The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
OBSOLETE PRIVILEGES.

OBSOLETE PRIVILEGES.
peer has certain number of priv
ileges, some of which, however, he
scarcely ever mai1es use Of He Is free
from arrest. In all civil actions, and in
such cannot be outiawed; he Is exempt
from serving on juries; from taking his
turn as sheriff, and, in case Of riot, the
posse comitatus, or sheriff's posse, as
called in America. IIe is tried in case
of treason and felony by other peers.
And suppose he should be condemned to
capital punishment, he can be beheaded
instead of being hanged
A peer gives his judgment rot on oath
but on honor Libel against a peer is a
far. theoretically, more serious offense
than against other people, and anyone
committing this offense can be tried for
what IS called scandalum magnatum.
But this is practically obsolete.
Peers have the privilege of sitting COW
cred in courts of justice, and one peer
Baron kingsdale, may remain covered in
the presence of royalty. Peers have the
privilege in parliament of wearing parlia-
mentary robes Of scarlet cloth, with bars
of ermine on the shoulders, the different
number of bars marking the different
grades. These, however, are worn on
very few occasions. For instance, when
on being created a peer he and his two
sponsors, or introducers, both wear them;
also when serving as lord commissioner
OF the queen, in the house of lords and
on other great occasions, such as coro-
nations and royal funerals.
HEREDITARY PEERS.
The eldest son of peer Immediately
on the death of his father becomes a
peer and as such Is eligible, whatever his
age. to sit in the house of lords, but the
custom is that he should not take his
seat until he has attained the age of
twenty-one years. The procedure in the
case of peer taking his seat on inherit
ing title is entirely different from the
case Of peer taking his seat on the Gre
alton of mis- title. On inheriting all he
has to do is to establish his right Of sue
cession by producing his fathers and
mothers marriage certificate and his own
birth certificate, together with a letter
from one of his male of kin testifying
that he is the person. designated in these
documents and on their being passed ne
simply subscribes to the roll, which Is at
the door Of the house, whenever it is sit
ting, and walks in.
In the case Of creation the proceedings
are very elaborate. He obtains two spon
sors, peers of the rank of his own crea-
ton, and the three dressed in their diff
ferent parliamentary robes, present them
selves before the bar of the house with
great ceremony and much bowling. Five
lords commissioner, also dressed in par
liamentary robes and usually among them
the lord chancellor, preside over the
house. The patent Of the peers new Gre
| alton is read aloud and also the oath Of
allegiance to the queen in justice is read
| aloud and signed before the whole house,
and then he is formally conducted to mis-
| seat.
PRECEDENCE FOR AN ARCHBISHOP.
AS to the precedence in England 1t Is
roughly this: First, the archbishop of
Canterbury, next the lord high chancel-
lor, next the archbishop Of York, lord
high treasurer; the lord privy seal. then
dukes of England, dukes Of Scotland,
created before the union; then dukes of
Great Britain, those created since the
union with Scotland; dukes Of the United
Kingdom and dukes of Ireland created
since the act of union between England
and Ireland; then eldest sons of dukes
of the blood royal, then marquises, the
same order of precedence as dukes; then
dukes eldest sons, and so on through the
different grades, youngest sons of the
dukes of the blood royal ranking after
earls, and bishops ranking before barons.
All peers above the rank of baron are
designated by the sovereign officially rs
cousin" This arose from the fact that
Henry " being really related to every
earl and nobleman of high rank In the
kingdom, through his wife, mother or his
sisters.
viscounts are called right trusty and
we'll beloved cousin"
Earls are called right trusty and well
beloved cousin"
Marquises are called right trusty and
entirely beloved cousin"
Dukes are called right trusty and
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