Chancellor of the Exchequer when James Callaghan was the first chancellor to break with tradition when he used a newer box. Prior to Gladstone, a generic red Despatch Box of varying design and specification was used. The practice is said to have begun in the late 16th century, when Queen Elizabeth I's representative Francis Throckmorton presented the Spanish Ambassador, Bernardino de Mendoza, with a specially constructed red briefcase filled with black puddings. In July 1997, Gordon Brown became the second chancellor to use a new box for the Budget. Made by industrial trainees at Babcock Rosyth Defence Ltd ship and submarine dockyard in Fife,
The Survivors of the Chancellor Note: This timeline omits any events for which the date cannot be precisely determined. (audiobook) The Survivors of the Chancellor The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger () is an 1875 novel written by Jules Verne about the final voyage of a British sailing ship, the "Chancellor", told from the perspective of one of its passengers (in the form of a diary). At the beginning of its voyage, the "Chancellor" carried eight passengers and twenty crew members. By the end, only eleven people (five passengers and six crew) remained alive. The crew and passengers of the