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London, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Day.)
THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE.

COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at two o'clock.

Among the peers present were Lord Lyndhurst,
Lord Campbell, Lord Redesdale, Duke of Argyll, Earl
of Derby, Earl Granville, Lord St. Leonards, Earl of
Hardwick°, Lord Colchester, Lord Abinger, and Lord
Brougham.

On the motion of Lord LYNDHURST the House re•
solved itself into a Committee of Privileges, on which
the Lord CHANCELLOR left the Woolsack and took his
seat on the Ministerial side of the House.

Lord REDESDALE then presided.

Lord LYNDHURST said his present course now
was to prove the unconstitutional stretch of the prero-
gative in granting life peerages. He proposed that the
records relating to this question should be translated
and printed and circulated among their lordships.
Lord CAMPBELL said he was anxious Lord Wens-
leydale should be heard by counsel, but as that motion
could not then be made, he should make it after five
o'clock when the house had resumed its ordinary sittings.
Lord ST. LEONAItDS did not object to the motion.
It should be considered who should appear to resist this
attempt. It was the duty of the Crown to watch the
claims of persons claiming to sit iu that house ; but in
Ohl case the Crown was in favour of the noble lord
taking his seat, and therefore could not be said to be an
impartial advocate. It would be as well to consider for
whom counsel should be heard.
Upon the motion of Lord LYNDHURST, the Keeper
of the Records at the Tower was called to the bar of the
House, and produced the patent of the Earl of Hunting
don, which he read, granted in the reign of Richard
11., and the words used in the patent were, " sua vita
duranti."

The witness proceeded to read the various patents and
documents, vben

The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded the house
that the usual practice of the'house' in 'Committee of
Privileges was for the documents to be handed in and
thereby save the time of their lordships. He reminded
their lordships that it was necessary they should pro-
ceed with rapidity in the cas., because it was the in-
tention of Lord Wensleydale, as soon as he was re-
covered from an attack of the gout, to present himself
at their lordships' house with her Majesty's writ and
claim to take his seat.
L 3rd CAMPI3ELL said if that was the intention of Lord
Wensleydale, he should move that he''be not permitted
to take his seat until the Committee of Privileges should
have made their report on the validity of the patent.
Ito believed the Lord Chancellor was the-'only person
who considered the writ could be of any avail without
a valid patent.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it mattered not
whether the patent was a valid one or not. Lord Wens-
leydale, he considered, was bound to obey her Majesty's
writ of summons,

Lord BROUGHAM said that it was the intention of
Lord Wensleydale to come to town as soon as possible
and take his seat. To use his own words, "as soon as
the law and the gout will allow me." (Laughter.)
Lord ST. LEONARDS said he felt certain that if
Lord Wensleydale came' with a proper patent, entailing
the title on his heirs male, he would be readily and
gladly received ; but if he persisted in taking his seat
otherwise, the opinion of their lordships' house must be
taken on the question.

Earl GItES7 suggested that the noble lord (Lynd-
hurst) should have the assistance of a noble lord, to pre-
pare the precedents he relied on, and print them for
the consideration of their lordships, and subscribe a
formal resolution to the house thereon.

Lord BROUG.FIA.M concurred in the suggestion of
the noble earl, and said ho thought it not desirable then
to enter into a discussion of whether Lord Wensleydale
should or should not be permitted, on the Queen's writ,
to take his seat.

After some further discussion, it was arranged that
the documents should be put in, and afterwards trans-
lated, printed, and circulated amongst their lordships
for their consideration.

The documents wore accordingly handed in.
Mr. Hardy, in answerto questions from Lord Broug-
ham, said ho had not had an opportunity of making
searches fur other life patents tha❑ those now produced.
He only had an intimation at 10 o'clock last night that
those documents would be required. All the patents re-
corded in the Tower were printed in an appendix which
their lordships then had. It would take him till Mon-
day to search for life patents granted since Edward
the 4th.

The Earl of DERBY said it would expedite the in-
quiry if the Lord Chancollor would move for the pro-
duction of the precedents he relied on to enable noble
lords to examine them.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had nothing to
move for. He relied on the precedents in the printed
book, which was already accessible to their lordships,
aad with the contents of which noble lords appeared to
be conversant.

A further discussion enst;-d, when Lord LYND-
HURST said he hardly knew how their lordships could
proceed further that day, and was of opinion it was de-
sirable the committee should adjourn till Monday.
Lord CAMPBELL said he should move that Lord
Wensleydale be hoard, either by himself or by his
counsel.

The LORD ORA.NCELLOR said that he had re•
ceived a communication from Lord Wensleydale,
wherein he stated that he had received no intimation
from her Majesty that the subject had been referred to a
committee, and that, therefore, he should decline to
acknowledge the anthority of the committee.

Earl GREY complained that nothing definite had
been brought before the notice of the committee, and
called upon the noble lord to put before them a resolu-
tion of a formal character. lie urged them not to pro-
ceed is the manner they had begun, which was likely to
bring ridicule on their lordships' house.
Earl DERBY said the question before the committee
was the validity of a patent that had been granted to a
Commoner. The house now sat in a judicia inquiry to
ascertain the nature of life peerages that lad been
granted. lie admitted that the Crown had a right to
grant the dignity of a life title, but he did not recognise
the right of such persons to sit and vote in their lord-
ships' house, and it was to ascertain that fact that the
committee was called on to investigate the precedents
alluded to.

The Earl of ABERDEEN said a select committee
should have been appointed in the first instance to in-
vestigate the question.

It was ultimately arranged that Lord Lyndhurst,
Lord Brougham, and Lard S. Leonardo should form a
select committee to examine, consider, and report on the
question to the Committee of Privileges, and the com-
mittee adjourned to Monday next at 2 o'clock.
The house then resumed.
Lord CAMPBELL moved that Baron Parke bo heard
himself or by counsel on Monday next. •
The Earl of DERBY called the attentien.of their
lordships to the fact that L )rd \Vensleydale's natne bad
been placed on the roll of their lordships' house. He
would not then enter into a discussion on it, but merely
to ascertain the fact, as his claim to sit in that house
was in abeyance.
The Lord CHANCELLOR, objected to the terms of
Lord Campbell's motion, which mentioned the name of
Baron Parke and not that of Lord Wensleydale, and in
consequence
Lord CAMPBELL withdrew his motion, and asked
for leave to renew it on Thursday next. Ultimately
the noble lord consented that Lord Wensleydale should
be named in his motion.
The motion was then put and carried.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to 4 o'clock.

Their. lordships re assembled at five o'clock.
The Earl of ELLENB >ROUGH gave notice that on
Thursday next he should present a petition from the
seamen of various ports, complaining that they were
compelled to go to sea in unseaworthy ships.
lie should likewise ask on that day whether the:Govern.
merit intended to bring in any measure with respect to
the subject.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he would
answer tho noble lord's cruestiou now. Her Majesty's