, 1870-04-17
LONDON.
The English Hsuse Of Lor2s.
The Howard Case.
Peers In the Cabinet.
Cer1es7ezaa1s1 a 1As cAsaa9o Ht1arne.

Foets 1T tne SdoaHee.
9 4Ss e1san ss ar,ss."S sran u
Fog usu weeks the House Of Lo.as ha,
leen bearing i claim to eetahlish The leg;h
macy Of = boy, asnl TINA to ei,e title not on],
To larca .<+,ta~ t,,. ,,., =, tho ,,..,,o. m.
~;,s ~ -s', wy AA'o ~ ~ peIA 80 1as
heard; counsel on both sides have snads thc;,
Epeechea, anG the Lords are now consideriu1
what decision taeE uust pronounce nn thr AZ
tlence. Into n, c.s, ;t..,y nv. =, 80
ton Of en,srsnC in d,,,il r m,y +. ~ .n.".s -
ur IN i few sentences, Mr. Howard lady Of
dnt:ors antcccdents, raAaied uaa Of m
dcul<trl character, who wa. the mars 49,
70 The Es.,don of wict1gr M. a.s.so aes1
sr-rt -no.+ ~ Nj. d.. ~: eeaae1aAo
eIen' aa,.ea r.N o' NJ o.ss N Uaein PRISON and
sfnrs ri himself by getting drunk. His char-
sster WAS 50 bad ae to admit Of no dafanca
NLkt he lid wss AlvAss ooen tn onaa+;,r, - =
IN m,r1.ine wife le exnnsea h h;4..,s 41u. ~ .ao
nens a nnch a. IN the other actions Of his
3:*sel:ue life That he did ma.7y is undoub,cd
tl-s Lc ever bee2ue father in . 1a<,;t;,,sts
ard legal manner Ia lees frpa f,,r, ~,s.-:.:."
Th,t h;s vii. ava -. -, 4'Nt suspicion
tfs been strictly denied. Hoxeya-
cach rartir1lar interest these oonc1r .r...
rirkt have had ooohons
the1 wrre not ,,,t+.- - SeAts ago,
1s public h.s Other matters q tbn, eanes. 20 I'm
these which concern the doings Of nro1ieate
.Il fool But, when death h,a -nrasNae 10 -,
.Avee who stood in III. ~ ~ u ~
ch;Y,; ,,,,;,;n,. - =. -ao7" hoFs1da
hereditary aEsstcdaey, md when that child Il
born III lawfal wedlock, would become thu heir
10 vast estate. the E;ocead;nn, t...s -. N
s4rt ths ch;,,i.s n, ,roo,,.. ]ea 70 49,
e1c;,s,, ,na ,,,s1;'. .u'aso Aoa position have
taken their rlscc among the tonic, n, ,,rhN.
imrortance. Tbe t,;sl bcfora r. y. puuac
Lords has not hacn dera;s 4a taoaas o.
Jp1,,s ,r,s 49, ,assa,. s'o1o VI Strange Incl
sgo,r.r w ~ 49, ss5 ~ ~ pceo mAfxod BY bard
PREPARED taemtelres 1t ha. been sTorn tb,t
N.. Howard tant .u,v =, ;.y,.t 1"r ~ 'oA'
,o.1 .orl,,o4-ac -t,;.i .a--.-.s1, 1m tAsef-
~ 49, NV nMe, 49, Tnlca enstaponda with the
rcF hand he little boz L. u been ss predness 9a ed
H. Ha 1s,r ssfaek those .ho knew his fathef =
La ncted ii wv 1rbS.s. oe:esn, s:ss',
exceedingly fnoi;ah ~ H.. . u e eitnaf
cious, She hss refnsed e f. ~ aasaJ aolJ }qdi-
thus Lost "a oppoftanity for si1iag osidenee Sd n
cou hi Ia. Isee,, ,-a+.a ,-,1 ti .tfn W1th tho
ceeJincly conl fe-,1s ~ saae s,e = On e1-
inS Geinsn % nsine me m, ~ ~ eot.emsH boar
tscara being snmr,o,ad ~ @. .nAte1 ~
ke1l NE na4tef Is venod IN mystery. Ataf
~ eAn ascertain, the story told BY Mr. How
tho,ah fuea ~ 6e'ng ut least credible,
eo,usn Who h.s puo1os hsen s. one. she y either
sae VEG 3s INC m1st!eas Of deceit md subtar-
t4esi 1n1t see "! gain her case is doubtful;
ona mat Tie decision Of the House Of Lords
III throF Light on the difficulties anl reconcile
tho ccatradictioas wticl, exist ia mora th.n
anticipate
1at CONSTITUTION OF THE urq1a Rorsk
da7log sid word about the Housa OF
Lo,os ies me 50 Oh to point out somo things
eonnesseo eon7 WIN lss organization which are not
EnghshIaen well ve1sed in CONSTITUTIONAL h;a-
toIJ, who could furnish car1ect nnswa.s 70
questions which might be put With rogsnd t.
mat nonse Unless er greatly, one Lori re-
en- s pob.tIx o ta N ress,p .1s opinion q n Ane-
thst Al members Of the pse1ase A,c runmfars
OF the House Of Lords, and II 30. tha notion ;s
ono which may b very naturalE forms5 and
entertained The truth is, however, that our
s:senab1y: It rs EAdeup Of no less :hsp ne
kinds of Peeru. Tho trst clase corn
1!lse the hereditary peers OF those RsnJamen {
who hsre done no more to merit tLeie positinna +
1 1Esn to Undergo he involuntary labor Of being Fl
IN the Upper House On his fatheTs deash Is a.
tnnsh uAttcr Ct course Is that ho should be
sucked On his entering the world. Of fh.+s I
feess pE accident OF hHh, there arc less thxn I
onght 10 supposed. The entire peerage num- ,
~ Aoous ~ persona md of this number two
NV THoee Soea .ha 1se hs present
Q TIC conqneIor, or to any other Triumphant
freebooter Of tho dark ages, are emxI1 hi mimi. s
'ez. 3ad their Claims are not always quite clear I
lna ae!enslele Not more thzn tEroo Families
al ssustactotdS tsce their descent period I
. remote t. the thirteenth century. Fnnr t
anohlcd il the fourteenth century. and esyan {
ave al uudisputed pedigree hnu, the a. d
eenth century downward. The most uuucr- I,
~ e!Ass has oeen elevated to tbs Peerage in (,
'oHesn tunes, hnl for reasons which 1rpper-
IN creates neera hnt rs.S11 S1oatty ny sao s9yet-
ter exercises this power. Thu. vhen the "
,ey send the;r - +Eaita r.. @ :, u41o o.ace, 81
oscs, unlees some nan has distinguishcd
tneeu as public servant, has proved hinaneH
go ~ - Ine pubic rather than their 4:
ese tn Gh+ VA NJ Gl.dstone r. found hirnself un-
Lo,yle, aud th.t the etnsssoa tcrseap - toe house
lieh prevails there wcrc tn f-xt ~ 1g m.3ong ~:
e1e p11T Tote, and thus put rtop to |
t'r1 nr,ia desasaaon. Then the Prime Minister II
laIority By creating naw peers - sns
!, ~ II "a ne faet that this power ia lodged
b;.1 ID; a-.1s o. tne 1Itne 1Hnistar Of the day. "!
haeh trndezs the Peera slow to nrrss .T1
!. nch " e.r ~ ~ md to uBo their power -,
he.s are r.rt r,nt;o1 .al ~ puo4s business.
d teudeoriaa ~hn Pe1sone o. Rsrong radi- ~
.adie.tas es s., *no ts. regret this circunaspeeiou
puld Ike In saa ~..,. aoNee " Lofds- They u
es, 20 AMI :. no1i;.;e.s pnsnao 70 e1tronni- II
Fseo the two Hocses ~ +. .n tA4e piace be- :
a rr,,,n++r r,,-L. - - - AA1Aeukt And th1t