Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-01
LETTERS FROM
PRIEST. CANNON.
He Tells Of Places Visited on
The Isle Of
Man.
HOME OF HIS F0REFAT HERS,
Interesting Facts Concerning Mem
bers OF the House of Keys-Of-
ficcrs of the Crown

The following letters from Elder An
gus NJ. Cannon, who is now visiting the
scenes of his youth, will be read with
much interest by Utah people The
first Is to his daughter, Miss Ann NJ
Cannon. 1t was dated Kirk Michael,
Isle of Man, March 81: The second ID
to Charles W. Penrose, and was dated
March 2. The letter to Miss Cannon
follows:
Here / sit in house Of my fathers
second cousin, Mrs. Jane Quayle.
near the old home Of our great-great-
grandfather, John Cannon. and his
wife, Anne Smith iJ0hn Smiths
daughter, Of Londonl He was born IN
1891, and occupied the farm known as
the 'Cooishallough," comprised OF
about so acres, that my third cousin.
John William Cannon, lately elected to
house OF Keys. that meets In Doug
las TO legisate for government OF H..
habitants on this island. Is now the
owner OF the old house. lie 10 a man or
AZ years Of age. and Is very bright ana
intelligent. He is quiet now, content
ing himself With making notes on
events as they transpre from time to
time. IL is my opinion he VIII yet
make his mark IN their oaaciIs
There Is a council 10 which the laws
enacted by the house Of keys In sub
United for their approval. who pass up
on an legislation Just as the senate OF
our country passes upon the acts OF
the lower house of legislature.
THE HOUSE OF KEYS.
The members OF the house OF keys
number "a, and are elected by the peo-
pie, while the council is formed OF
appointees OF the English government.
and being officers OF the crown. tOwit:
Lieutenant governor. lord bishop. clerk
Of the rolls, first deemnster, second
deemster. attorney general receiver
general arch deacon and vicar general
These men constitute the council OF
nine, and are largely under the lnnu,
ence OF the bishop of the English
church, receiving regular salaries as
such.
No law enacted by the house Of keys
can pass TO parliament. for its APP
prevail except It be approved by said
council. III law pass the council and
IL approved by parliament II must be
read In Manx and IN English, by the
corner from Tynwald hall, before IL
custom.
WHEN LAWS ARE READ.
The annual day on which these laws
are read occurs on July 8, unless that
day comes on Sunday. when II is pre-
Vlded they be read ON the day follow
ing. As there are but few now on the
island OF the $4,000 of its Inhabitants
who understand the Manx language II
is merely a form that requires them 20
be read in the old language. In case
It becomes necessary to enact spa-
clal law, the law making department
has TO arrange for special meeting, at
Tynwald, that the law may be read TO
justify its enforcement,
NO COMPENSATION.
Members of the house Of keys re.
celve no compensation, except the
honor that attends them, for their SER
vices.
The people are dissatisfied. II is said,
In that they have no voice IN the selec-
ton of any one person OF the upper
house or council OF the island, and :ha
house of Keys is agitating the question
of petitioning the crown TO extend To-
the people of the island. the right 10
n voice In the selection of part. at least,
of said council conversed with the
venerable Hugh s. GIN, NJ. A., the
arch deacon. who occupies seat I'm the
council, who told me. when called his
attention To the present agitation In
the meeting of the keys" He simply
replied; "Their talk can have little ef-
,fect on me-" lie IL Il years old. but
heard the clerk Of the rolls, Sir James
Cell. say before his death Che has re-
Gently died.: III this agitation contin-
ues ] shall advise the government Of
England to do away with the present
form of government and simply admit