Appointment of William Wyndham Grenville as Secretary of State
From the London Gazette June 5 news that the Right Hon. William Wyndham Grenville was appointed by the king as one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State and was sworn in to that office this day.
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William Barnard
Thomas Came
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Establishment of Duke of Clarence Household Officers
The London Gazette records the establishment of His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence household in St James's with titles for officers including George Keith Elphinstone as Treasurer and Comptroller, Warren as Captain, Poles as Captain, Dalrymple as Colonel, Christian as Equerry, Rodney as Equerry, Byde as Col. of the Coldstream Guards, Waddington Lloyd Tuting as Chaplains, Blane Moseley and Keate as physicians and surgeon.
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Houseold
George Keith Elphinstone
Royal Navy
Sir John Borlase Warren
Charles Morice Poles
Col
Wm. Dalrymple
Queen’s Regiment of Foot
Hugh Cloberry Christian
John Rodney
J. Byde
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
George Waddington
Thomas Lloyd
William Tuting
Gilbert Blane
Benjamin Moseley
Thomas Keate
Benja. Moseley
London Gazette
Change of Speaker in the House of Commons
Friday June 5 House meets to read a letter from Mr Grenville announcing his appointment as Secretary of State and resignation as Speaker. The Chancellor of the Exchequer urges swift business, and the House votes to adjourn to Monday to elect a new Speaker. Budget work postponed. Slave Trade evidence to resume Tuesday after royal approval.
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Hatfell
Grenville
House of Peers
Pitt
New British government reshuffle and royal arrangements
Reports from London detail a sweeping cabinet reshuffle with Mr. Addington elected Speaker and Marquis of Graham replacing Grenville as Paymaster. Townshend becomes Lord of the Admiralty while Leveson Gower and others move to new posts. The Duke of Leeds may receive the Lord Privy Seal and Eden is slated for a peerage and Foreign Secretary. Royal plans include Windsor residence, Weymouth for sea breezes, and early retirement of the Duke of Gloucester's London house. The Queen and Princesses join the royal party. the Prince of Wales discharges a drunken footman, gifting his wife a life pension to aid her family. The Turin court halts public entertainments due to the Emperor’s health. news notes the Dauphin’s death.
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Lord Graham
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Eden
Madad
Foreign Department
Adam Gordon
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James Grant
Stisling Castle
James Murray
Queen’s Lodge
Windsor
Weymouth
Duke of Glocester
Prince of Wales
Col. Lake
Co. Lake
Turin
Dauphin
Royal Highness relief trials and shipping news excerpt
Trial notes on royal physicians advising against a return to the Dauphin’s chamber. Stock transfer books dates for India, South Sea, Three per Cent and Five per Cent. Shipping reports include Purser of the Kent arrival and Bengal voyage details. Weather, voyages, a duel fashion update, sugar and indigo crops, a gale, accidents, and local notices on marriages and deaths.
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Landaff
Joseph Banks
Beaufo
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Exeter Road
Hemel-Hempstead
Trial of Merchants Drops Cures Scabies and Scurvy
An Edinburgh reader reports recovery from a long standing leg scurvy after using Merchants Drops. The testimonial cites 16 weeks in the Royal Infirmary in 1773 and a prior decade of illness, with a minister's certificate endorsing the cure. Purchasers are advised the product is sold by printers and vendors with Hayman Golden-Square branding on the stamp.
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