We pay no regard to the accounts of the kind and number of difeafes given in the yearly Bills of Mortality, for the reafons affigned in our last volume.

We cannot conclude this article without heartily withing, that the great number of the drowned, among the above cafualties, may awaken the zeal of our readers to promote the views of the Beneficent Society inftituted for the recovery of perfons apparently dead by drowning, &c. See p. 196.

BIRTHS for the year 1776. Jan. ft. The Lady of Governor Verelit, of a daughter, in St. James's-fquare. 15. Her Royal Highnefs the Dutchess of Gloucester, of a 'Prince, at Rome. See the Chronicle. Lady Shelly of a daughter, at Putney.

16. The Lady of Sir John Smith, Bart. of a daughter, in Pall-Mall.

31. The Lady of Sir Jofeph

Duchefs

of Deux - Ponts, of a Prince.

9. The Grand Duchefs of Tuscany, of a Prince. 10. The Princefs confort of Duke Charles, of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, of a Princess, at Hanover. The Lady of the Right Hon. Thomas Townfhend, jun. of a fon, in Cleveland-Court, Saint James's.

11. Lady Bofton, of a daughter, in Grofvenor-Square. 12. Lady Mahon of a daughter, in Harley-Street, Cavendish-Square. 29. The Lady of Noel Hill, Efq; member for Salop, of a daughter, in Cleve land-Court, St. James's. 31. The Lady of the Hon. Thomas Moftyn, Efq; of a fon, at Ufton-Court, near Reading, Berks. Lately, Lady Bagot, of a fon, in Upper BrookStreet. Lady Stormont, of a fon

and

Apr. 6.

and heir, at Lord Stormont's hotel, in Paris.

Lady Lincoln of a daughter, in ArlingtonStreet.

25. Her Majesty, of a Princess.

See the Chronicle. go. Lately, The Lady of the Hon. Richard Walpole, of a daughter, in Great George-Street.

May 7. The Lady of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Digby, of a fon, at the Deanry, Weftminfter.

The Lady of the Right Hon. Philip Yorke, of a fon, in Great GeorgeStreet, Hanover-Square. Lady Tankerville, of a fon. 15 The Lady of Sir John Thorold, Bart. of a fon, in Cavendish Square.

26. The Countefs of Galloway of a daughter, in SouthAudley Street.

June 8. Lady Algernon Percy, of a daughter.

.

11. The Hon. Mrs. de Grey,

of a fon.

12. The Lady of Sir Hungerford Hofkyns, Bart. of a fon and heir.

30. The Lady Mayorefs, of a daughter, in New Burlington-Street.

The Lady of Commodore Charles Douglafs, of a fon.

July 6. The Princefs of Naffau Weilbourg, of a Prin

cefs, at Kirchkeim, Poland.

13. The Princefs Amelia Frederica, confort of the Hereditary Prince of Baden, of two Princeffes.

26. The Hon. Mrs. Johnfon, of a fon.

31. The Countess of Effex, of a fon.

Sept. 4. The Lady of Monf. Alexander, a near relation to the Prince of Condé, of a daughter, in DavidStreet, Berkley-Square. 6. The Marchionefs of Carmarthen, of a daughter, in Grosvenor-Square. 12. The Lady of Col. Ogle, of a daughter, in QueenAnne-street, CavendishSquare.

24. The Lady of Sir Thomas Mills, of a daughter, at his houfe on the Adelphi Terrace.

30. Lately, The Lady of Col. Pigot, of a daughter.

Lady

daughter.

The Countefs of Cowper
of a fon, at Florence.
The Countess of Roseber
ry, of a daughter.
The Hon. Mrs. Beauclerk,
of a daughter.

3. Lady Brownlow,

of a

daughter, in Bond-street.

8. The Countefs Dowager of Dumfries and Stair, of a fon, at Rookville, in Scotland.

18. The Countess of Derby, of a daughter, in Grofvenor-Square.

31. Lately, the Lady of the
Bishop of Worcester, of
a daughter.
The Lady of the Bishop of
Peterboro', of a daugh-
ter.

The Lady of Sir Roger
Moftyn, Baronet, of a

fon.

Hon. Charles Vane, of a daughter.

Dec. 15. Lady Grimstone, of d daughter, in GrofvenorSquare.

22. Her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Brazil, of a Princefs.

26. The Duchefs of Gordon, of a fon, at Fochabers, in Scotland.

MARRIAGES, 1776.

Jan. 2. The Right Hon. Sir John Blaquieere, Knt. of the Bath, at Dublin, to Mifs Elinor Dobfon, heiress of Robert Dobfon, of Ann Grove, in York fhire, Efq.

4. Sir Martin Folkes, Bart of
Hillington-hall, to Mifs
Turner,youngest daugh
ter to Sir John Turner,
Bart.

Sir John Abdy, Bart. of
Hanover-street, to Mifs
Gordon, of Brewer-
ftreet.

6. Mr. Mackenzie, of the Ex-
chequer, at Edinburgh,
to Mifs Pennel Grant,
daughter of the late Sir
Ludovick Grant, Bart.

Feb. 4. Nigel Bowyer Grefley, Efq; only fon to Sir Nigel Grefley, Bart. to Mifs Grefley, of Diakelow, in Derbyshire. 3. Edward Cary, Efq; of Tarmohan, in Devonshire, to Mifs Camilla Fleming, daughter of Governor Fleming.

13. The

13. The Hon. Charles Vane, of
Mount Ida, in Norfolk,
to Mifs Wood, eldest
daughter of Richard
Wood, Efq; of Red-lion-
fquare.
18. Charles Warwick Bamp-
fylde, Efq; eldest son of
Sir Richard Bamfylde,
Bart. and member of
parliament for Exeter,
to Mifs Moore, eldest
daughter of Sir John
Moore, Bart.

20. Sir James Harrington, Bart.
of Bourton on the Water,
Gloucestershire, to Mrs.
Moore, relict of William
Moore, Efq; of New-
ton, in Somersetshire.

22. Lord Erne, to Mifs Hervey, eldest daughter of the Bishop of Derry, and niece to the Earl of Briflol.

Mar. 7. Governor Blackett, of Plymouth, to Mifs Brown

john.

20. The Hon. Thomas Foley, Efq; to the Right Hon. Mils Stanhope, fourth daughter to the Earl of Harrington.

21. Geo.Goflin, jun. Efq; one of the registers of the Prerogative court of Canterbury, to Mifs Lydia Newcome, daughter of the late Dean of Ro.chefter.

22. Robert Lee Doughty,Efq; of Hanworth, in Norfolk, to Mifs Powis, filter of Thomas Powis, Efq; one of the Knights of the hire for the county of Northampton.

18., John Preftwich, Efq; only fon of SirElias Preftwich, of Holm-hall, Lancafhire, Bart. to Mifs Margaret Hall, eldest daughter of the late Alderman Hall, of Dublin. 20. John Wilmot, Efq; eldeft fon of the Rt. Hon. Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Knight, to Mifs Sainthill, the only daughter and heiress of the late Samuel Sainthill, Efq. 22. Colonel Morgan, of the guards, to the Right Hon.Lady Frances Sherrard, only daughter of the late Earl of Harborough. 24. Paul Cobb Methuen, Efq; fon of Paul Methuen, Ffq; of Corfham-house, Wilts, to Mifs Gooch, daughter of Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart. 25. Richard Metcalfe, Efq; to Mifs Stephenfon,daughter to the Right Hon. the Lord-mayor of York. 30. Lately, Jofeph Dimfdale, Efq; M. D. fon of Ba

ron

ron Dimfdale, to Mrs. Mary Beck, relict of the late Mr. Jofeph Beck, merchant of Bristol, at Bristol.

May 5. Lord Stormont, nephew to Lord Mansfield, his Majefty's Ambaffador at the French court, to the Right Hon. Mifs Cathcart, third daughter to Lord Cathcart.

7. The Hon. Mr. Talbot, ne-
phew and heir to Earl
Talbot, to Lady Char-
lotte Hill, youngest
daughter to Lord Hillf
boroug!..
9. Edward Winnington, Efq;
only fon of Sir Edward
Winnington, Bart. to
Mifs Ann Foley, youngest
daughter of Thomas Fo-
ley, Efq; Knight of the
fhire for the county of
Hereford.

18. Robert Shuttleworth, Efq;
of New Burlington-street,
to Mifs Ann Defaguliers,
daughter of General De-
faguliers.

20. James Bruce, of Kinnaird,
in Scotland, Efq; to Mifs
Mary Dundafs, eldest
daughter of Thomas Dun-
dafs, of Fingafk, Efq;
22. Lord Beauchamp, eldelt fon
of the Earl of Hertford,
to Lady Isabella Ann In-
gram Shepheard, daugh-
ter of Lord Irwin.
24. Sir George Howard, K. B.

and member for Stam-
ford, to Lady Dowager
Effingham.
John Tryton Fuller, Efq;

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to Mifs Elliot, daughter of Lieutenant-General Elliot. Henry Cecil, Efq; nephew to the Earl of Exeter, to Mifs Vernon, daughter of Vernon, Efq; of Worcestershire.

Col. Edmunds, of the footguards, to Mifs Kelly, of Queen-ftreet, Weitminster.

June 3. Sir Roger Newdigate, Bart. member of parlia ment for the University of Oxford, to Mifs Heller Mundy, fecond_daughter of the late Edmund Mundy, Efq; of Shipley, in Derbyshire. 4. Robert Robinson, Efq; fon of Admiral Robinson, to Mifs Kirby, at Eltham, in Kent.

6. John Newton, of Staffordfhire, Efq; to Mifs Kitty Seymour, daughter of Lord Francis Seymour, Dean of Wells, and niece to the Duke of Somerset. 10. Nicholas Smith, jun. Efq; of the Middle Temple, to Mifs Anderson, daughter of the late Sir Edmund Anderfon, of Kildwick, in Scotland, Bart. 13. Richard Vere Drury, Efq; an officer in the army, to Mifs Vandeput, of Queenfquare, daughter of Sir George Vandeput, Bart. 14. Thomas Wood, Efq; eldest fon of Thomas Wood, Efq; of Littleton, to Mifs Williams, daugh

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