St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
From the Congregationalist
The British Constitution

BY CHARI FAIRBANKS.

| PaIllament-rauks next in dignity to
the Crown. ~ the second estate of the
realm. 1t is composed of the peers 0st)
OF England (2nD of Great Britain
that is. England. Scotland. and Wales =:
c}rI of thc TuiteL EinyJnm that i
Great Rritaiu and Jrel,nd u,;t.I and
of fine nrJs sni,itu,,l runs;St;nu nftwn
FuuIisb Arcbiisbons md tv,.I,t,-f fam,
BisLops. and f,,r represeut.ti>, Irish
Bishops. Before their respective nm
ION with England. Scotland and Ireland
each had Il Parliament with Il House of
Lords of il, own. There is now. how
ever. but one house for the United
Kingdom. and ONLY a certain number of
peers. selected from the nobility of these
two countries, are admitted to it; viz ::
I6 from Scotland and - from ireland
the former elected 10y members of their
own order for each Parliament, the
latter for life. Peers for Scotland are
no longer created but for every three
Irish peerages that become extinct.
through the want of an heir the Queen
may create one new one.
The number of peers of the realm is
not fixed or limited. and has varied cop-
siderablv from time to time owing to
tllItltll CAUSES. MdllN DttIdUtS ne
come extinct through want of heirs.
and the GREAT majority of those now ex
istiuU are. of cnrupnrativeIy modern
creation. The Crown possesses the ex
elusive prerorative of adding to their
number. although the nomination usu-
ally cones from tlc ministry but tle
Peers themselves are said to he very
Jealous of having their Numbers auG
mcuted from the ranks of the Commons
There are ,t nrrseut ahnut tlu fem
moral reers iucIudiuU I'm. r.ures,ut.,-
tive ones from Scotland and ireland
and thirty sniritu,l peers Since the
dis.staI,IiShun.,t nf tb, Irish St,ta
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The following j., a summary uf tb,.
rivLt, and duties of u.,r>.
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