text_original: Conscious of increasing debility, Russell attempted in January, 1849, to induce Sir James Graham to fill the vacancy at the Admiralty caused by the sudden death of Lord Auckland. Graham had already (in 1847) declined the Governor Generalship of India from Lord John, as he had previously declined it (in 1835) from Peel. He now declined a Peerage and the Admiralty.
text_transcription: CONSCIOUS OF INCREASING DEBILITY RUSSELL ATTEMPTED IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN FORTY NINE TO INDUCE SIR JAMES GRAHAM TO FILL THE VACANCY AT THE ADMIRALTY CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN DEATH OF LORD ALKLAND GRAHAM HAD ALREADY IN EIGHTEEN FORTY SEVEN DECLINED THE GOVERNOR GENERALSHIP OF INDIA FROM LORD JOHN AS HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DECLINED IT IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY FIVE FROM PEEL HE NOW DECLINED A PEERAGE AND THE ADMIRALTY
phonemes: kˈɑːnʃəs ʌv ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ dᵻbˈɪlᵻɾi, ɹˈʌsəl ɐtˈɛmptᵻd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi nˈaɪn, tʊ ɪndˈuːs sˌɜː dʒˈeɪmz ɡɹˈeɪəm tə fˈɪl ðə vˈeɪkənsi æt ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi kˈɔːzd baɪ ðə sˈʌdən dˈɛθ ʌv lˈɔːɹd ˈɔːklənd. ɡɹˈeɪəm hæd ɔːlɹˈɛdi (ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən) dᵻklˈaɪnd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlʃˌɪp ʌv ˈɪndiə fɹʌm lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn, æz hiː hæd pɹˈiːviəsli dᵻklˈaɪnd ɪt (ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv) fɹʌm pˈiːl. hiː nˈaʊ dᵻklˈaɪnd ɐ pˈɪɹɪdʒ ænd ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi.