, 1876-02-05
Ambition Of. Engl!shtuen To BecoMB En-
noblcd...The Prize Generally
t;atied Through PARTY.
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! II Itctr SENTATIVE Peers nf Scotland,
II Representative rcers Of ireland,
OF 1853 IN all. Thcro are also aev6n latos who arc
Peu' essos In Their own right. Tho House oe
Commons cans,hts of G5s members, VIZ: 493
returned BY English aud We'ah. an by scotoh,
| aud 1D5 by irish constituencies. Tho tnenbsrs
Of the Housn of Commons. though thoy variod
IN tl6 past, havd remained stationary i. tho
msAscal n,,tabor OF G53 aincc tic un,oh With Ire
lauud 1T tho coso OF tho lass century; and this
statlouarircss Inns survived notwithstanding Tho
numerous, and nnslst fundamental al
torstous which hhro been rlado tn thn distri-
button OF The electoral franchise BY tho several
1seform adta which taso been passed durtng tho
oootury. Theru Ia no reaso,i WIN 858 Hhon1d be
Reccted rather than any oth6r fancy number.
Thirty u forty more or thirty or forfy towor
members Of Parliament would not rnako any per-
oept;bo difference cithev in tllo quality or auan-
tty OF tho Legislative OF deiiborativs aets per-
| tomed ty thin body. but tic who!o dhtribnsion
Of political rowor 10 thin cauntrg is full os cnr.
ositics and ahoma;ies, Kro ont Of tradition or
compromise, aud fosterod bY the conservative
instincts Of d Slow!y-mosi,g population. Prob
Ably 5G3 Ii N good as any other fancy number,
Au;l does its WORK with sort Of clnt,sg method
TINT suita tho gouius. Of the psoplo. The NUM-
| beta br The Houao Of Lords aFo not reatrlcteu.
PocraaS;os become dormant from tims 10 TIME. or
dts ous, but tho gaps made BY thcEo nRtnra! pro-
cesscs are moro than filled up by nov creatfons
and promotions from + lower to higher raux.
DunnV tho ,o'gn of Qnobh yictoHa, no fower
ttan TAG creations or promotions in tho Houao
| Of Lords haya been made. Each Prime
ni'e, " ssem, =, to fs0 il D09sa 4 e 2, tap Hps
tapnortesh At TIN beginning. In tte mid
die, ur at tho end Of hts tonl,o Of oflse. When
L0rd Melbourne was prime Minister. At tho com:
nencs'not Of the ousn!s ,egu g., conp!s ct
psol. bctNAat 1s43 and 1916, ras aat;sked With
four. 1,otl lssHseal. .baswoeu 1917 and 1851, and
assn in lsGG. croatcd twenty; Lp,d rntsaaraton.
s hi 1s& tssss &fs' & fss t. p. IT. tn 2ijsP s$ GPs
llonse lveel tho creati m IT ~ iesa titan turts
p.css In six years at!a Ut. Diaraell. not to be
oasstonc, bag, IN tue b;iet parola Of biz two
md rithlu tho last foa dayb he hal promoted
tltoe OF his supportrra aud ELEVATED four lnote,-
. giv1un him round total Ut fonr- -ant-twtntv III
tsroo yea:s, Of an average Ct eight a year. But
among his four.Anu-ewonty there arh no ess tlan
ebreo Dukes, Anl no lr,ms Minister excop. Mr.
DiHrAolt las ossr luAnngod mora than tso. Faw.
inbred, have ventused 10 aspire aooyo q plurality
OF FIacounts.
New creatsona arc inteigb!e enough to ANY
Dili.h-born subject lu country II Which
poiton IN hocots Ii % highly taInod as il Is il
ills country, entr1h.b lntu md Gccootance .bS
lho oil borelita.y nobility Of G,eAt Bti:l1n ire
obvious object. Of ambtson What man desirs.
) aud still tno1e what wotnon doslto. When thby
'lava acquired tho necess'tloa aud cotnforts Of
lifs, Is consideration from and power oyes 9th.
ofa. tltte, oven thu hu1nbioae kind o[ title. gav
KuiRh.hood. ID = stepplng. stoue touarda tho ro-
!, nl,1al9n Of shsir doslr-s But Kn,gh.hool Ia
q poor th'ng after all. It confe,s tho title Of
= LADY upon your wife Or WIDOW, but 4 doca
! not help your cht'drcn. Az ao?n. thereto.e. as
I man Il made Kul:hs. ho asplrsa, Il he haa .
, I .inlv, 10 become : Baronot; And than tho title
i, desconda to his Oldest aon, an !! 20 on Through
I tho geuerationa whct succegd him. By. thia'
+ within tho horodsthry Portage. 4 Baronotcy doea
Q not give q man seat in Parliament and II
docs ycfv little tor hia young children. It syes
!te rot Of shf1ao"y precedence at dInssT
!. hhadovy precedence ths eoos and daughters o,
:. Dasoneta are not allow TO e1hct. Bit It docs mol
q give them c1thor power or consideration. A
. august being. f1e Ia an hereditary Peer Of tho
y noalm, whose blood " annobled, aud whose
= dignttios can be lost only by attandor OF taker
o AWAY by ACT Of Parliament. tIe canuos sit iu
/ House Of Lords, Which dcscends to hit Oldest
: Bop.. Ho hrs prseedouce over all commoners,
+ and naroncts, aud Knights and privy, ,oounoori
!. !. who aro not ennohod. llo Is, In sirtue Of his
!, hereditary mombor Of tho highest judicial body
i; in tho country. His .ifo aharos h.s tisles anf
). iionors With hun, and their sonb aIit
ddsaghefss Eso are ts4 d'ngsnsa fro ~
II II behind By coutcsy-tttlpa Of ..'Houorable '
= added to tbor natnea. Their deacondsuts, how
oYcr do rot Eenssn IN the ranks Of tho nobility
eey DO o5.s 1nS3 agS s sssons net ba int ~
" st1." md "MtAs'' Of domestic life.
!. To bo thua ra,aed above your follotvs init
what most people c4a,idsr heheF sphere q
ssi ssSis esq., whs: M a,s sis ats q
70 lrible il tho dGstD for promotion 10 thf
2 highor sphore. Promotion In the army, Of th
y y navy, or tho civil Hory1oe. means higher pay
- and mora interesting and important and rospoo
.. kib!e work. Promotion in tho ,poerage. it |
= means anvth!ng At. al. tmeans th
i rsyorne Of this. Why. for Instance, should th
:. present Lord President Of tho Oouun', Il,
70 70 Duko Of Richmond, dos!rs to add now barre
. l,nhedom to his na1no 60 s Duke Of Rich
y mond in tho reerags ot England. Dnko Of Len
= n9r 70 tho roornge s Of Scotland. aud; Dq
y EarI 81 : rood many PLACES nd baron or man
10 more. lut hie taata for titles ia Unsuitable, an
J.. lsst wsek ho was gaza!toa Dukp OF Gordon. II
g. g. .na' wear his weight q Duaedoma like lowe
T. Into his coronet aud Il he da. ha and Ills ooEt
20 rumor sass he has persuaded the Primo h1iuiste
L; to advise tio Grown 10 mako him Duke {
II e 1tunsly. who, ~ tho l!naA descendant of til
Il II old Dnkes os Gordon. naturally aaplre
to- SEQ the dignity teyivod for hi1
Of unfortunatoy. however, for his chances ull
y tho present TORY Qofetnmons, Lord IIuntly
y. Lioeln!-Almost Adleal-h politics. and acttTeI
~ !. hoatt!e 10 tue present Administration. Thts
~ tic only explanation hithetto vouchsafod Of th
- Duke Of Iicbmond's proceedings, The moliv
IL con.onptsbIe. IT i be tho tr,o one But Lor
Iluntly may console himself. II ho cares To i
go, BY comparing bis psd1gros with that Of ii
cuckoo Duke who has eutcrsd into his neS
For. white h!s ancestry IL lott in tbs clouds {
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Malcolm CAnnora. she crckoo Dnko desceut
from QUO OF Charles the Becoud's bastsrda. VT
VITA born two trumpssy centuries aeo. Wh
again, should tho Earl Of Aburgaysnhy-tho d
beendapt OF the NcsIes. nne OF England
Oldest familioe-ask I jaw Primo Mtnistsr
Anahln hin 10 n.tk tia Earl1nm which hi