THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 DECEMBER, 1936 8115 M. P. A. Hankey. Majesty's Most Gracious Declaration to Their R. R. Scott. Lordships might be made public, which His John Jeffrey. Majesty was pleased to o'rder accordingly. Rupert B. Howorth. . M. P. A. Hankey. Ellis Hume-Williams. J. H. Penson. H. R. Boyd. F. J. Fernau. At the Court at St.. James's, the 12th day H. F. Batterbee; of December, 1936. H. A. Strutt. 'Colin Smith. • • PRESENT, . .. George Penny. The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty. F. D. Acland. - • •' His Royal Highness The Duke of Amulree. Gloucester. Mark L. Romer. • His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Malcolm A.- Robertson. Connaught. Denman. Archbishop of Canterbury. Midleton. Archbishop of York.. W. G. Nicholson. Prime Minister. Merrivale. Lord President. J. Locker-Lampson. Mr. Speaker of the House of Commons. Arthur Griffith-Boscawen. Lord Privy Seal. Sankey. Earl Marshal. Hugh Cecil. Master of the Horse. A. F. London. Duke of Devonshire. G. A. Montague Barlow. Duke of Atholl. J. H. Thomas. Marquess of Huntly. John Tilley. Marquess of Salisbury. John W. Hills. Marquess of Londonderry. Maugham. Marquess of Zetland. R. McKenna. Marquess of Crewe. Donoughmore. Marquess of Willingdon. Cecil. Lord Chamberlain. Atholl. Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. William Erskine. Earl Stanhope. Alexander Hardinge. Earl De La Warr. Noel Buxton. Earl of Bessborough. St. Davids. Earl Winterton. Herbert Morrison. Earl of Donoughmore. Maurice Givyer. Earl of Onslow. H. A. L. Fisher. Earl Granville. Granville. Earl of Lytton. Lugard. Earl of Liverpool. GOD SAVE THE KING. Earl of Athlone. Earl of Midleton. Lord Richard Cavendish. Lord Eustace Percy. At the Court at St. James's, the 12th day Viscount Goschen. of December, 1936. Viscount Wimborne. Viscount St. Davids. PRESENT, Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent. The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. Viscount Dunedin. HIS Majesty, being this day present in Viscount Sankey. Council, was pleased to make the following Viscount Swinton. Declaration:— Viscount Dawson of Penn. Your Royal Highnesses, My Lords and Lord Stanley. Gentlemen: Viscount Wolmer. I meet you to-day in circumstances which Lord Hugh Cecil. are without parallel in the history of our Bishop of London. Country. Now that the duties of Sovereignty Lord Denman. have fallen to Me I declare to you My ad- Lord Stanmore. herence to the strict principles of constitu- Lord Southborough. tional government and My resolve to work Lord Weir. before all else for the welfare of the British Lord Ernie. Commonwealth of Nations. Lord Inverforth. With My Wife as helpmeet by My side, I Lord Illingworth. take up the heavy task which lies before Me. Lord Hewart. In it I look for the support of all My Peoples. Lord Mildmay of Flete. Furthermore, My first act on succeeding My Lord Daryngton. Brother will be to confer on Him a Dukedom Lord Blanesburgh. and He will henceforth be known as His Royal Lord Merrivale. Highness The Duke of Windsor. Lord Stonehaven. Whereupon the Lords of the Council made it Lord Lloyd. their humble request to His Majesty that His Lord Atkin. A 2