held them, and was succeeded on his death, Oct. 28th, 1708, by
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, Earl of Dorset, as Constable and Warden, in December, 1708. He resigned these offices in 1713, and in his room
James, Duke of Ormond was again appointed that year, anno 12 Queen Anne, and held them till the accession of King George I, when
Lionel, Earl of Dorset, was again appointed to these offices of Constable and Warden; but he resigned them in 1717 and
John Sydney, Earl of Leceister(sic), was appointed to them in his room, and he continued Constable and Warden until the accession of George II, when
Lionel (before Earl but then) Duke of Dorset, so created in 1720, was re-appointed to the offices; and on July 5, 1757, the patent was granted for the term of his life. he died in 1765, and in his room,
Robert Darcey, Earl of Holderness; was that year, also made Constable and Warden for life. He died on May 16, 1778, upon which
Frederick North, Lord North. K.G. (afterwards Earl of Guilford(sic) was appointed to the offices, and was confirmed in them for life, by a patent in April, 1782 anno 22, George III. He died on August 5th, 1792, and was succeeded by
The Right Honourable William Pitt, who was appointed by patent, dated August 18th, 1792, and sworn into office at Dover.
The successions of Chatham, Wellington and Dalhousie belong too much to the history of our times [for description here], and the future is unrevealed. Thus much from the “Dover Telegraph” but for a more extended list and fuller details, see vols. 1, 2, & 3, “Premier Cinque Port”
Hopes of Continuance. Only a few weeks passed when Hastings, with the other members of the Cinque Ports, was able to congratulate itself on the probability of the continuance of the Wardenship. It appeared that there was no real necessity for its abandonment, and that nothing would be saved to the country by such a course; although the question remained open, respecting the duties and jurisdiction of future holders of the office. It was believed that the Cinque Ports were mainly indebted for the change of intentions to the energy of the Hastings Parliamentary representatives, to Mr. Hugesson, M.P. for Sandwich, Mr. Deedes, M.P. for East Kent, and the Hon George Waldegrave-Leslie, Captain of First Cinque Ports Rifles, supported by the remonstrances of the volunteers of Hastings and other ports.
The New Warden. Soon after the despatch of memorials from the several Cinque Ports, the memorialists were informed that the office of Lord Warden was to be continued, and that Viscount Palmerston had received Her Majesty’s commands to undertake the office. And then, while waiting for the time to come for the inauguration ceremonial, the Kentish Gazette reported that his Lordship had given instructions for the disposal of the whole of -
