Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1784. Fel). 20. An address delivered by Lord Algernon Percy to
His Majesty at the levee (containing as before) which was most
graciously received. Also a letter sent that day from Lord Algernon
to the Chamberlains^.
1781. March. Sir Francis Blake of Fowberry, bart., appointed
high !?herifi'.
His Majesty has given positive answers to his Commons that he
wonH change his ministry, he having a power to nominate, and
besides not charged with any crime.
Died, the Hon. Thos. Sewell, knight, Master of the Rolls.
Died, John Elspinall, serjeant-at-law.
1784. March. Died, Miss Clifton, daughter of the Rev. Mr.
Clifton of Embleton, aged 39.
1784. March. Married at Newcastle, Mr. William Smart of Wark
to Miss Bulman—6,000^.2
Lloyd Kenion, esq., appointed Master of the Rolls : the income
as follows —
:
Rolls estate, established 1757 at ... ... £1,500
do. by Act 1773 ... 1,250
Fees of Court 1,250
£4,000
R.d. Pepper Arden, esq., appointed to the office of attoi*neygeneral.
Arch. McDonald, esq., solicitor-general.
1784. March. Master Thomas Middleton, second son of Sir
William Middleton, bart., of Belsay, killed from his galloway.
1784. March. Sir Edward Swinburn of Capheaton, bart., had his
leg broke by a fall when hunting.
1784. March 25. The House of Parliament dissolved on account
of the discords subsisting amongst the members of the Commons with
respect to the present ministry. The seals of Great Britain stole
out of the Chancellor's house in Ormond Street—very remarkable
cii'cumstance at this time.
John Tempest,
1784. April. No contest for the city of Durham ;
esq., and Gen. John Lambton elected April 1.
1784. April. No contest for Berwick upon Tweed ;
Lord Delaval
and General Vaughan elected April 2.
1784. April 6. No contest for the borough of Morpeth; Peter
Delme, esq., and Sir James Erskine, bart., elected.
Mr. William Smart was second son and devisee of Robert Smait of
Belford West Hall and of llobberlaw in Alnwick, a niatlieniatician and
mechanical inventor of more than local celebrity. He farmed at Wark-on-
Tweed, and he married at St. John's Clnu'ch, Newcastle, 6 March, 1784,
Marfiaret, daughter of Thomas Bulman of Newcastle. By articles before marriage
dated 1 and 2 March, 1784, her marriage portion of £4,000 (not £fi,000) was
vested in James Pollard of Newcastle, flax dresser, and John Ikilman of
Newcastle, iiardwareman. There seems to have been no issue of the marriage.
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1784. 15 March. Master Thomas Ogle Middleton, son of Sir William
Middleton of Belsay, bart., buried.
lio/am lU'/i'iters.
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