Byron, of Newftead-abbey, in the regiment, and member of parliacounty of Nottingham. ment for Eaft Grinstead. Aug. 5. The right hon. lady Colville, of Culrofs. 7. The duc de Richelieu and Fronfac, peer and first marshal of France. 8. Right hon. Richard Wingfield, baron Wingfield, of Windfield, in the county of Wexford, and fifth viscount Powerfcourt, in the county of Wicklow. 10. Right hon. Edward Turnour Garth Turnour, earl of Winterton, of Gort, in the county of Galway, Ireland. 13. The right worshipful Peter Calvert, LL.D. F. R. and A.SS. official principal of the arches court of Canterbury, and mafter, keeper, or commiffary of the prerogative court of Canterbury. 24. Sir Charles Raymond, bart. banker. 29. Lady Purves. Sept. Lately, in France, the duc d'Augillon. 2. George Montagu, duke and earl of Manchester, viscount Mandeville, baron Montagu of Kimbolton, knight of the garter, lord lieutenant, cuftos rotulorum, and colonel of the militia of Huntingdonfhire, high steward of Godmanchefter, collector of the cuftoms outwards in the port of London, prefident of the Lock Hofpital, and LL. D. At Paris, the marquis d'Aubeterre, marshal of France, knight of the king's orders, and formerly am. baffador to the courts of Vienna, Rome, and Madrid, and commandant in chief in Brittany. 6. At Rome, cardinal Charles Boichi. 10. Lieutenant - general James Cunninghame, colonel of the 45th 11. At Lisbon, of the fmall-pox, Jofeph Francis Xavier, prince of Brazil, and heir apparent to the crown of Portugal. He was born Aug. 21, 1761; married Feb. 21, 1771, to his aunt, Maria-Francisca Benedicta, who was born July 24, 1748. 12. At Grenoble, Marshal de Vaux, commander in chief of the province of Burgundy. 19. The hon. and rev. William Digby, dean of Durham. 28. Lady Phillips, relic of the late fir John Phillips, and mother to lord Milford, of Picton castle, in the county of Pembroke. Oct. 9. The right hon. John Ward, viscount Dudley and Ward, recorder of Kidderminster, Worcelterfhire, and LL. D. 13. Robert Nugent,earl Nugent of the kingdom of Ireland. Nov. Lately, the princess of Wurtemburg, eldest daughter of the reigning duke of Brunfwick-Wolfenhuttle. Harriet lady Archibald Hamilton. 12. At Gattingen, his ferene highnefs Francis Justiniani, prince of Chio and the Holy Empire, born knight of the royal order of Christ. 23. At Madrid, his royal highnefs the infant don Gabriel, his catholic majefty's third fon; his confort died a little time before. Dec. 5. Ludy Aubrey, widow of the late fir Thomas Aubrey, bart. and mother to the prefent fir John Aubrey. 7. The hon. mifs Cuft, lord Brownlow's eldest daughter. 9. The right reverend Jonathan Shipley, D.D. lord bifhop and archdeacon of St. Asaph. 12. The SHERIFFS appointed by his Majefty in Council, for 1788. Berkshire. William Brummell, of Donnington. Bedfordshire. W. L. Antonie, of Colmworth. Bucks. S. Langston, of Little Horwood. Cumberland. Sir F. Vane, of Hutton. Cheshire. John Glegg, of Withington. Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonfbire. Euftace Kentish, of King's Ripton. Devonfbire. Sir J. Chichester, of Youlton. Dorfetfbire. A Chapman, of Hol neft. Derbyshire. Peter Pegge,of Beauchief. Eer. T. Theophilus Cock, of Metting. Hants. R. Brickenden, of Maltfhanger. Oxfordshire. T. Jemmet, of Little Milton. Rutlandfbire. W. Belgrave, of Uppingham. Shropshire. Jofeph Mucklefton, of Prescot, Somerfetfbire. J. Lethbridge, of Sandhill Park. Staffordshire. T. Fletcher, of Newcastle under Line. Suffolk. Sir T. C. Bunbury, of Barton. Surrey. John Creuze, of Wood bridge. Suffex. John Bean, of Littleing ton. Warwickshire. W. Elliot, of Counden. Gloucestershire. N. Smith, of N. Breconfire. Sir E. Williams, of Llangoid Castle. Nibley. Hertfordshire. C. Bourchier, of Shenley. Herefordshire. T. Downes, of Staunton. Kent. James Bond, of Hayes. Leicestershire. J. Clark, of Great Wigston. Lincolnshire. Edward Brown, of Stamford. Carmarthenshire. John Thomas, of Ciftanog. Cardiganfhire. John Vaughan, of Trewindfor. Glamorganshire. R. Jenkins, of Pantynawell. Pembrokeshire. J. P. Langharne, of Orlanden. APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Copies of the Letters received by the FERDINAND, &c. GENTLEMEN, Sit is our determined will, that A conformably to our former orders, the declaration of the 17th Counterfigned, by command of his excellency, Jan. 22, 1788.j VANDEVELDT. To the council of Brabant. Received by the council a quarter before nine o'clock. The above dispatch was accompa nied by the following, addressed to the chancellor of Brabant. MY LORD CHANCELLOR, I SEND you a dispatch for the council, which I beg you will cause to be immediately read. By the contents you will perceive that I am irrevocably determined to enforce the execution of what I mentioned this morning, even though I fhould come to thofe extremities which I have had the good fortune hitherto to avoid; but the explosion of which would be this day infallible, as well for the whole body, as for many individuals. It being his majesty's abfolute determination, which his dignity requires, that nothing, upon which he has already fignified his will, may be made the fubject of doubt, or altered in confequence of any representation or remonftrance, you will TRAUTTMANSDORFF. find in the faid difpatch the mott We In the mean time, gentlemen, may God have you in his holy keeping. * The council of Brabant resembles, in fome degree, as to its functions, a provincial parliament in France; it is diftinct from the legislature, and is the fupreme court of judicature of the country, enjoying fome privileges and prerogatives of a fuperior nature to any poffeffed by the courts of law in England. exprefs exprefs injunction to the council (of which you are the head) not to feparate before the publication fhall have been agreed to, and until their refolution thereupon fhall have been reported to me. I enjoy the judgefifcal (or chancellor of the exchequer) to take notice of every thing that fhall be done upon this head, and give me an account of it. I inform you, at the fame time, that I will not receive any more reprefentations or remonftrances; and if any fhould be fent, the council will expofe itself to the mortifying humiliation of feeing them returned unopened. I yesterday gave you twenty-four hours to determine; to-day I can give you only four; and if the publication is not made in two hours hence, I will compel the council to it by FORCE, even though I fhould be obliged to inveft the council-houfe with troops, and have recourfe to the dire expe dient of CANNON and BAYO NETS, which his Majefty MOST EXPRESSLY prescribes. And what would avail the most complete refiftance of the council, produced by that of the States? It could only throw a difficulty in the way of a publication, which it could not poffibly prevent; and would a mount to a renunciation of the conceffions made in the declaration of the 2d of September, which will certainly be revoked this morning, if the oppofition is not withdrawn by two o'clock. I have the honour to be, My lord chancellor, Your most humble fervant, TRAUTTMANSDORFF. Received by the chancellor the 2zd of January, 1788, with the above dispatch, at a quarter before nine o'clock. Soon after the delivery of the above letter, the whole town of Bruffels was alarmed, and feveral of the citizens, anxious for the event, repaired to the market-place; in confequence of which, general D'Alton ordered an enlign with a party to patrole the streets. Some boys having thrown a few ftones at the foldiers, the officer immediately formed, and ordered his men to fire, when five or fix perfons were killed; after which, without waiting to reload, the whole party, alarmed and panic-ftruck, ran with the greatest precipitancy back to the main body. To this circumftance the general alludes in the following letter. Another letter to the chancellor. MY LORD CHANCELLOR, incredible; and the death of fome THE obftinacy of the council is wretches, of which it has been the caufe, ought to make it a fubject of repentance to the members all the days of their lives. I fhall, however, foon find a remedy for it. In the mean time, it is neceflary that you continue to fit, till you receive a dispatch from the States, which will be foon delivered to you, that you may pass the refolution for the publication, and communicate it to me this night. I have the honour, &c. TRAUTTMANSDORFF. Received in the council a little after nine at night-1'he difpatch from the States arrived at eleven at night. To the Rector, Heads, Doctors, &c. of the univerfity of Louvain.. FERDINAND, &c. Venerable, dear, and well-beloved, THE answer you returned to our dispatch, |