New-York tribune., 1908-07-22
NATURALlZED PEERS
Lord Fanfar Viii When Declared"
Be One of a Trio.
rc,prrssht. 1905. hy the Brentwood Company


r,r5 Fairfax's application to the Committee OF
,J,-ileses of the House OF Lorcs for the official
.oeustio- Of his status peer OF Scotland.
- 70 the title which he has already assumed of
-o-s FAIRFAX. is vastly simp,ifed both regards
oossure and expense by the fact that in the
ersf Mace there rival claimants. and
,,5lv through the circumstance that his great
---.at-sr,sn6father the Rev. Brian Fairfax
- England from the United States. in the
xear OF the nineteenth century, and established
t, Claims TO the barony eighth Lord Fairfax
10 the satisfaction of the Committee of Privileges
=, she House Of Lords All that Albert Kirby
rx;-fax Will be obliged TO do in order TO establish
his claIms TO the. Scotch barony of Fairfax will
ioe 70 prove his legitimate oescent from Brian,
eighth Lord Fairfax.
still the same time. specially favored
.,,ough he be in this respect Lord Fairfax will
be compelled 10 pay heavily secure the recog-
-ttion by the Crown OF his honors For the fees
Ct the procedure very big. and then. too.
4here are only certain lawyers who can be
Moved 70 present matters the Committee of
privileges OF the House OF Lords and these legal
luninaries exact extremely large retainers. In
short Lord Fairfax will. even under the most
advantageous conditions be compelled to pay sew
eral thousands OF pounds sterling, and he is
far from being a rich man Il is difficult TO con-
ceive what object he can have in going to this
expense unless there be truth in the rumors
that he is about to contract very rich marriage.
Some time viii probably elapse before the Com
rnittee OF Privileges CT the House of Lords issues
8 verdict, and ii viii take the form of a recon-
rnendation 10 King Edward to cause 'the right of
Albert Kirby Fairfax The title and dignity OF
Lord Fairfax Of Cameron 10 be declared and
sahshed' When that is done Lord Fairfax will
be invested with the prerogatives Of peer Of the
realm. and among other privileges VIII have that
Of demanding immunity from the ordinary tribunals
Of the land and trial by his fellow peers-that is
10 sag, by the House Of Lords-in of any
charge of felony At present. strictly speaking he
is only lord by courtesy. and could not claim any
Of the peculiar rights OF peer of the realm which
are stiIl quite numerous including that OF being
hanged with rope of silk instead of with one Of
hemp
az course his barony being a Scotch one. IL does
not carry with II. per Sc, a in the House Of
Lords. but his proclamation peer by the Crown
viii endow him with the right of sitting and voting
in the next meeting Of Scotch peers in Holyrood
Palace. a Edinburgh for the election of the six
teen delegates represent their order in the House
of Lords II is only in the event OF Lord Fairfax
being chosen occasion such as this that he
can hope sit in the House of Lords These
elections at Holyrood take place on the occasion
@. each general Parliamentary election, differing II
This respect from the methods adopted for the
choosing Of the representative peers of Ireland
For whereas the latter elected for life, the
Scotch representative peers elected only for
the duration Of a Parliament. Whenever a new
Parliament is summoned royal proclamation is
roeted at the Market Cross al Edinburgh and in
al the county in Scotland, ordering the cleo
lion within days OF the sixteen peers, by whom
the northern kingdom IS represented in the House
OF Lords at Westminster The meeting at Holy
rood Palace is presided over by the Lord Clerk
Registe- namely the Duke Of Montrose. The
peers present vote for their nominees while prox-
les are accepted for those who are absent. and
then the Lord Clerk Register makes his return to
the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. and through
him TO the Clerk Of the House Of Lords.
A, these elections at Eolyrood the Great Roll
Of Peers Of Scotland IS read out, each peer pres
ent either in person by proxy, answering to his
name recording his vote The Great Roll Of
Peers Of Scotland bears the date of 1707, since
which time Scotch peerage has been created.
the only additions thereto consisting Of peerages
created previous TO that date which had fallen
into temporary abeyance. but which had subse-
'ouently been revived by the Crown in favor Of
heirs who had proved their genealogical rights to
t.he ancestral honors If Lord Fairfax wishes for
election as a representative peer Of Scotland in
the upper chamber at Westminster he will do
well 10 proclaim himself a Conservative, or, AT
env rate a Unionist. rather than Liberal For
The Liberals. being in a minority among the Scotch
peers they have little chance OF election
Lord Fairfax, who became naturalized as a Brit
{sh subject TWO or three years ago, is descendant
OF the first Lord Fairfax. but not Of the third
and great Lord Fairfax, the victor Of Naseby and
..he Eeneralssino OF the Parliamentary forces in
she civil War against Charles l. This Lord Fair
fax. Of whom Milton wrote,
Fairfax whose name IN arms through Europe rings
Filling each mouth with envy or with praise
and who having overthrown the monarchy OF
Charles by his victories restored it by co-operat-
ing with General Monk. in bringing about the re-
turn 70 England Of Charles II, left no male issue,
but only daughter, married TO the second Duke
Of buckingham Il his second cousin. a grand
so- Of the first lord who succeeded him IN the
family honors and estates. and the present Lord
Fairfax is therefore not altogether correct when
he alludes TO the great Parliamentary commander
his ancestor.