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CHRONIL LE. 
17th. John Lane, esq. of Upper 
Eaton-street, Grosvenor-place, to 
be receiver-general of the duty of 
one shilling in the pound on salaries, 
fees; and wages of any offices and 
employments payable by the crown 
in North Britain, vice the carl of 
Leven and Melville, resigned. 
'-. 20th. John Philip Morier, esq. 
“appointed consul-general in Alba- 
nia, the Morea, and the adjacent 
territories of. the Ottoman empire. 
»=— Charles Lock, esq. to be con- 
sul-general in the country of I. 
gypt. 
- 21st. James M‘Intosh, esq. to 
the honour of knighthood. 
22d. Charles Cameron, esq. ap- 
pointed captain-general and gover- 
nor in chief in and over his ma- 
jesty’s Bahama islands in America. 
24th. Major William Munday 
Harvey, of the 1st West India re- 
giment, to be lieutenant-colonel in 
the army. 
To be inspetting field-oflicers of 
yeomanry and volunteer corps: col. 
-G, Bromhead, on half-pay of the 
late Lochabar fencibles; col. Wm. 
Murray, on half-pay of the late 
24th light dragoons; licut. col. John 
Lee, on haif pay of the late 112th 
foot; lieut. col. James Orde, on 
half-pay of the 4th foot; and Gor- 
don Skelly, esq. late lieutenant-co- 
lonel of the Royals, with temporary 
yank of lieutenant-colonel in the 
army. 
27th. Capt. Ernest Misset, of 
the Queen’s German regiment, to be 
major in the army.—Capt. William 
Marlay, of the staff corps, to bea 
permanent assistant in the quarter- 
master-general’s department (with 
the rank of major in the army), 
vice Lowe, appointed to the com. 
_ mand of a corps. 
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Hi. Bisshoppe, esq. late major in 
the: 17th light dragoons, to be in- 
specting field-officer of yeomanry 
and volunteer corps, ‘with tempo- 
rary rank of Heutenant-colonel in 
the army, 
Right honourable Percy lord 
viscount Strangford, appointed se- 
cretary of legation to the court of 
Lisbon. 
Rev. doétor Nelson, brother of 
lord Nelson, to be vice dean of Can- 
terbury, vice Walesby, who goes 
out by rotation. 
Lord Frederick Campbell, ap- 
pointed treasurer of the society of 
the Middle Temple, vice Hatsell, 
resigned. 
Mr. George Vincent, (second son 
of the dean of Westminster), ap- 
pointed, by his father, chapter-clerk 
of that cathedral, vice Cope, de- 
ceased. 
DEATHS in the Year 1803. 
Jan. 1st. At his house in Bath, 
Philip Champion Crespigny, esq. for 
merly king’s proétor, and M. P. 
for Sudbury. He was a man of ex. 
tensive knowledge, possessed a taste 
for literature, and wrote two num- 
bers in the periodical paper intituled 
‘©The World,” which was con- 
duéted by Mr. Moore, author of 
‘¢ ‘The Gamester,” though, at that 
time, Mr. C. must have been very 
young; a proof that his taste and 
talents were, however, mature, as 
‘6 The World” was enriched by 
contributions from the most distin- 
guished wits of that period. He was 
four times married, and has left se- 
veral children by his different mar- 
riages ; was very much the man of 
fashion ix his person and demeanour 3 
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