text_original: But he was unwilling to dis  place the Duke of Newcastle. The upshot was that Russell got his way as to Sir George Grey, who became Secretary for the Colonies ; Newcastle remained, to the great disadvantage of the public service, at the War Office, and Lord John's personal wishes were satisfied by his appointment to the high dignity of Presidency to the Council — an office which no commoner had held for nearly three centuries.
text_transcription: BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO DISPLACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE THE UPSHOT WAS THAT RUSSELL GOT HIS WAY AS TO SIR GEORGE GREY WHO BECAME SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES NEWCASTLE REMAINED TO THE GREAT DISADVANTAGE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE WAR OFFICE AND LORD JOHN'S PERSONAL WISHES WERE SATISFIED BY HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE HIGH DIGNITY OF PRESIDENCY TO THE COUNCIL AN OFFICE WHICH NO COMMONER HAD HELD FOR NEARLY THREE CENTURIES
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː wʌz ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə dˈɪs plˈeɪs ðə dˈuːk ʌv nˈuːkæsəl. ðɪ ˈʌpʃɑːt wʌz ðæt ɹˈʌsəl ɡɑːt hɪz wˈeɪ æz tə sˌɜː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɡɹˈeɪ, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm sˈɛkɹətɹi fɚðə kˈɑːləniz ; nˈuːkæsəl ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs, æt ðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs, ænd lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːnz pˈɜːsənəl wˈɪʃᵻz wɜː sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd baɪ hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðə hˈaɪ dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv pɹˈɛzɪdənsi tə ðə kˈaʊnsəl — ɐn ˈɑːfɪs wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ kˈɑːmənɚ hæd hˈɛld fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli θɹˈiː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.