The third creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was for Prince William Augustus, the third son of King George II. Other titles granted to Prince William were Marquess of Berkhampstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon and Baron Alderney. Since the Prince died unmarried and without children, his titles became extinct at his death.
The title was created again in the Peerage of Great Britain, but the form being changed to "Cumberland and Strathearn". The dukedom and also the Earldom of Dublin in the Peerage of Ireland were bestowed on Prince Henry Frederick, the third son of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, and grandson of King George II. Since Prince Henry died without legitimate children, the title became extinct again.
The last creation (the form being "Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale") was for Ernest Augustus (later King of Hanover), fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom. The title was suspended for the third Duke's pro-German activities during World War I. Under the 1917 Titles Deprivation Act, the lineal male heirs of the 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale have the right to petition the British Crown for the restoration of his peerages. To date, none has done so. The present heir is Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 26 February 1954), great grandson of the 3rd Duke and current head of the House of Hanover. He is the senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom.
When he came to Armagh he continued the fight which Robinson had begun for government assistance and eventually he was rewarded by a grant from the treasury of 2000 pounds, together with a clear indication that this was a once-only payment, not to be repeated.
Armagh Observatory, although set up as a public institution, was basically financed by land endowments and thus it fell victim to the new legislation.
Armagh astronomers have studied the behaviour of active regions; for instance, what proportion of their energy is emitted in different parts of the spectrum and how much is involved in moving jets of material.
It is in the north-east circuit: the assizes are held at Armagh where the county court-house and gaol are situated; and quarter sissions at Armagh, Lurgan, Market-hill, and Ballybott, of which the three last have each a court-house and bridewell.
The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Armagh, and in the patronage of the Rector of Tynan, who allows a stipend of £50 to the curate, together with the glebe, comprising 54 statute acres, and valued at £56.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Armagh, being the corps of the prebend of Tynan in the cathedral of Armagh, and in the patronage of the Lord Primate; the tithes amount to £800.
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