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» 5th,\ Joseph Hawker, esq. late 
rouge-croix pursuivant of arms to 
the office of Richmond herald, yoid 
by the promotion of Ralph Big- 
land, esq. 
6th. Major Thornton, to be 
one of the equerries of his R. H. the 
‘duke of Cumberland. 
7th. Col. Frederick Augustus 
Weatherall, of the 82d foot, to be 
deputy adjutant - general to the 
forces serving in Nova Scotia. 
. By grant from the king, the royal 
licence and permission to major-ge- 
neral Richard earl of Cavan, to 
wear the badge of the order of the 
erescent, transmitted to his lordship 
by the grand seignior. 
. 8th. Major-general David Dou- 
glass Wemyss, to be commander of 
all his majesty’s land forces serving 
‘in the island of Ceylon. 
13th. Anthony Hardolph Eyre, 
esq. to serve in parliament for the 
county of Nottingham, in the room 
of lord William Cavendish Bentinck, 
who vaeated his seat therefor. 
Qist. Major-general John Doyle, 
to be lieut. governor of the island 
of Guernsey, véce sir Henry Dalrym- 
ple, resigned. 
23d. “Ihe king has been pleased 
to confer the honour of knighthood 
en sir James Pulteney, bart. lieut. 
col. Francis Whitworth, capt. Ro- 
bert Boulton, of the royal navy, 
Rupert George, esq. and Richard 
Hankey, esq. as proxies to five of 
the knights of the most honourable 
order of the Bath, at the late instal- 
lation. F 
24th. The earl of Cardigan, 
elected high steward of the borough 
of Windsor, vice earl Beaulieu, de- 
ceased. 
Martin Davy, M.D. F. R.S. 
elected master of Caius college, 
Cambridge, vice Belward, deceased. 
ANNUAL REGISTDHR, 1803. 
Edward Bouyer Shocke, D.' D. 
to be dean of Bristol, vice Layare, 
deceased. 
William Nelson, D.D. to be ca- 
non prebendary of the metropoli- 
tan church of Canterbury. 
William Radclitic, esq. to the of- 
fice of rouge-croix pursuivant of 
arms, in the herald’s office, vice 
Hawker. 
28th. Howell Holland Edwards, 
M. A. to be a-prebendary of the 
collegiate church of St. Peter, West- 
minster, vice Dr. R. P. Finch, de- 
ceased, 
Lieut. general the hon. H. E. 
Fox, to be commander in chief of 
his majesty’s forces serving in Ire- 
land. 
Major William Nicholson, of the 
72d foot, to be deputy-adjutant ge- 
neral to the king’s troops serying in 
India, with the rank of lieut. col. in 
the army. 
Lieut. col. William Gordon, from 
the $5th foot; major H. Lowe, 
from the royal fusileers; major W. 
IH. De Lancey, from the 45th foot ; 
and captain H. F. Brownrigg, from 
the staff corps, with the rank of ma- 
jor in the army, to be assistants to 
the quartermaster-general of the 
forces. 
3ist. Thomas Fydell, esq. the 
younger, returned to serve in parli- 
ment for the borough of Boston, in 
the room of Thomas Fydell the 
elder, esq. whose election has been 
declared yoid. 
June 1st. The right hon. Geo. 
Tierney, to be treasurer of the na- 
vy, and of his majesty’s most hon. 
privy council. 
4th. The king has been pleased, 
by letters patent, to grant and con- 
firm to his grace Henry duke of 
Beaufort, and the heirs of his hody 
lawfully begotten, the ancient ba- 
rony 
