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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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London letter extract from Jan. 24, 1770, details noblemen and officials dismissed or prompted to resign for opposing the current ministry: Marquis of Granby, Lord Camden, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Piercy Brett, and Sir George Young.
Merged-components note: The Earl of Chesterfield quote immediately follows and provides witty commentary on the political resignations and ministerial changes described in the preceding London extract, forming a coherent foreign news item.
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Extract of a Letter from London, dated Jan. 24, 1770.
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The Noblemen and Gentlemen that are said to have lately been turned out, or (which is the same thing) given to understand that their Resignations would be agreeable, for not supporting the Measures of the present M-----ry are as follows, viz.
The most Honorable John Manners, Marquis of Granby, eldest Son and Heir to the Titles and Estate of his Grace the Duke of Rutland,---a Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Land-Forces, Master General of the Ordnance, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse-Guards, one of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire.
The Right Honourable Charles Pratt, Lord Camden, Lord high Chancellor of Great-Britain, Speaker of the House of Lords, one of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, and (in all Matters that require a full Board) first Lord Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, &c. &c. &c.
The Right Hon. Henry Temple, Lord Viscount Palmerston; a Lord of the Admiralty; brought to that Board a few Years ago under Auspices of the Earl of Chatham,---his Lordship's descended from the great Sir William Temple (who abhor'd the Stewart Race,) and on his Mother's side from the beloved Sir John Barnard of London, his Lordship is Member of Parliament for South-Hampton, and a near Relation to the present Earl Temple.
Sir Piercy Brett, another Lord of the Admiralty, and also Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, brought to the Admiralty under the Influence of the Duke of Northumberland, to whose Dutchess he is related, and in the Female Line is descended from the Antient Somerset Family, he is an Elder Brother of Trinity-house, and a Member of Parliament for Queenboro' in Kent.
Sir George Young,Baronet, also a Lord of the Admiralty, and Member of Parliament for Honiton in Devonshire, Heir to the late Sir William Young, Secretary at War, patronized by his Royal Highness the late Duke of Cumberland,and nearly allied to a R-y-l Family.
The Earl of Chesterfield said upon a like Occasion, in Sir Robert Walpole's day,
If to come In, they do go Out,
The way is strangely round about.
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London
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Jan. 24, 1770
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turned out or given to understand that their resignations would be agreeable, for not supporting the measures of the present m-----ry
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The Noblemen and Gentlemen that are said to have lately been turned out, or given to understand that their Resignations would be agreeable, for not supporting the Measures of the present M-----ry are as follows: The most Honorable John Manners, Marquis of Granby, eldest Son and Heir to the Titles and Estate of his Grace the Duke of Rutland,---a Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Land-Forces, Master General of the Ordnance, Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse-Guards, one of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, and a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire. The Right Honourable Charles Pratt, Lord Camden, Lord high Chancellor of Great-Britain, Speaker of the House of Lords, one of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, and (in all Matters that require a full Board) first Lord Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, &c. &c. &c. The Right Hon. Henry Temple, Lord Viscount Palmerston; a Lord of the Admiralty; brought to that Board a few Years ago under Auspices of the Earl of Chatham,---his Lordship's descended from the great Sir William Temple (who abhor'd the Stewart Race,) and on his Mother's side from the beloved Sir John Barnard of London, his Lordship is Member of Parliament for South-Hampton, and a near Relation to the present Earl Temple. Sir Piercy Brett, another Lord of the Admiralty, and also Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, brought to the Admiralty under the Influence of the Duke of Northumberland, to whose Dutchess he is related, and in the Female Line is descended from the Antient Somerset Family, he is an Elder Brother of Trinity-house, and a Member of Parliament for Queenboro' in Kent. Sir George Young,Baronet, also a Lord of the Admiralty, and Member of Parliament for Honiton in Devonshire, Heir to the late Sir William Young, Secretary at War, patronized by his Royal Highness the late Duke of Cumberland,and nearly allied to a R-y-l Family. The Earl of Chesterfield said upon a like Occasion, in Sir Robert Walpole's day, If to come In, they do go Out, The way is strangely round about.