New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24

the House OF Commons has right TO taks
part in the election.
There are more than eighty Irish peer. other
than the twenty-eight representative peers who
occupy seats in the House Of Lords by virtue OF
peerases OF the United Kingdom. which they
hoio IN addition 70 their Irish honors so that OF
the oS0 members OF the upper house OF Great
britain's national legislature more than ons
hundred are peers OF Ireland. Those members
OF Erln's peerage who not representative
peers. and who have no English diznttfes en-
rirling them TO a seat IN the House OF Lords ar.
az liberty 20 stand for the House OF Commons a
privilege which is not shared by the peers OF
scotland Thus the late Lord PaImerston who's.
peerase was that OF an Irish viscount spent his
1"Ire documentary career. extending over a
PERIOD OF threescore years. in the House OF Com
mons while az the present time viscount valen-
"a VINO Is also an Irish peer. represents the city
OF O11ora IN the lower house OF the imperial leg
s.etAle- While occupying seats IN the Commons
Irlsh peers foreso all the prerogatfves and in
llunltIes or the peerage save those Of prece-
dence, and in the eyes OF the law Ae,,-a a. 80
H'oners- Were Lord vaIentia TO become involved
III some such sCrape as that in which Earl Rms
sell was tncriminated IN connection with his
matrimonial affairs a few years ago the Wis
count would be amenahle TO the Jurisdiction ~
the ordinary courts Of law unless he resigned his
SEAT IN the House OF Commons. In which event
ne could. Ike Lord Russell. claim trial by the
f1ouse OF Lords-that is to say. by his peers
A peer Of the Emerald Isle does not receive
from the crown invitation 10 vote for tra
| election or a representative peer for Ireland
until his rights 70 the peerage which he holds
have been decided in his favor bv the Com
Hittee OF Privileges OF the House OF Lords IF
there has ever been the slightest question
raised as to the validity OF his succession. The
crown IS careful before it issues irs vrtr, p,
/ English and Irish peers 20 make sure thar II
Is not summOning the wrong man There Is
no such check. however. with regard 70 tba
Scotch peers. whose sixteen REPRESENTATIVES, ~,
Parliament are elected in a separate and a.
together different manner The rnodA 90 ~
cedure Is as follows: Whenever new ParIis-
Tnent IS summoned. royal proclamation ia
posted ~ the Market Cross in Edinburgh and
III an the county towns OF Scotland. ordering
the election. within ten days of the sixteen
peers by whom the Northern Kingdom fs rem
resented IN the House OF Lords ar Westminster.
me election takes place AT HoIyrood Palace
az A'iloursh the meeting being presided over
oy the Lord Clerk Register as the p-inctnaI
J JUDICIAL dignttary OF Scotland. The peers pres
ent vote for their nominees. while proxies a..
accepted for those who are abse1r and IT,, -,
Lord Clerk Register makes MS return 10 the
Clerk or ihe Crown in Cnancery. and bv him IN
the Clerk OF the House OF Lords AZ these
elections at Hollywood the Great Roll OF the
peers Of Scotland is read out. each peer prassnr
elther IN person or by proxy. answering hfs
name and recording his vote. unless he happans
10 nave seat IN the House of Lords as a peer
OF the United Kingdom The Great Roll or N.
peers OF Scotland bears the date OF 17O7. since
which time no Scotch peerage has bean craa+a7
the additions which have been made thereto
consisting exclusively OF peerages created prs-
Nious 10 that date which had fallen into fem
porary allegiance through the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
claimants but which have subsequently, baan
revived oy the crown IN favor OF heirs who had
proved their genealogical rights TO the ancestral
hohors- The Great Roll contains H. names.
Dul lhere are not more than eighty-six peers
OF scotland in existence, many honors having
become extinct since the time of the union two
centuries aGo. Nevertheless they cannot h.
struck OFF the roll. and the names of the Mar
CUTS or -NiliI''ndae. OF the Earls of Hyndsord OF
To''nlore. OF MarchIaou1 and Findlater as we'll
IS or the Niscount OF Primrose will continue p,
DC called at each election at Ho!yrood as long
as the Scotch peerage lasts There is no cr4
al these elections who mas authority To csal
lenSe ON behalf Of the crown. IRE right 20 tha
peerase which he claims or holds or even "a ~
his Identity
That some such check ! Eecessa-y in tAe. latter
respect is shown ny The Gaze Of the vorrs Fs-s
or Seane.d who h;ts always lived in New-Zes
Iand In humble circumstances and who paid ca
brief visit 10 England about four wears aco
Utterly unknown even by sight to his fellow.
peers OF Scotland there 3 nothing whateve, ii.
prevent some irlpOstOr from attending The s,,,
ton az Hollywood Palace, and when the nam. of
the Earl OF Seaield is called fforn voting ur5.r
that designation Nor is this uy any means a.
only Instance where the question OF identity
would have TO De taken on trust by the p
Iralnder OF the Scotch PEERS voting Nor IS -ha-,
anything 70 prevent the claimant TO some S,,,.-
'1sh peerage that figures on the Great Roll but
"h-ch IS n2w in ebeyancs from answering 0ha-,
us name Is called and recording mis- vote As
sGch- True II two or more peers present file A
protest against the pretensiOns of the claimant
the Lord Clerk Register must report the fact m
the House of Lords. which may order thar The
ute he not called again until the Claimant bss
proved his right thereto. But meanwbiIa IN.
vote which he has recorded stands. and even
with the protest lodged against il. is counr.4
with the others
OhiN N one instance has the House OF Io-5s