Evening star., 1923-10-12
Baldwin of Tuscan Origin,
Italians Are Now Claiming

! Beck, solicitor general for the United
| states. appeared to appeal-not to
| any British tribunal, but TO the Brit
ish king-against decision rendered
against his American clients by the
/ supreme court of Canada.
The sovereign usually accepts the
advice of the judicial committee of
his privy council, and decides the
case In accordance with it's recon-
mendation. But he is under no obli-
| cation. legal or constitutional to do
so. He remains the fountainhead of
justice for every one Of his subjects.
for every corner of his empire. be it
| in South Africa, in Australia, in Cam
ada or in the Irish Free State. On
the advice of the judicial committee
of his privy council he can, IN. the
case of appeals to his throne, reverse
the decision of the highest tribunals
of any portion of his empire, even of
| the house Of lords, in order to repair
| justice, his sovereign's action in the
matter being safeguarded by the CO.
operation Of his privy council. Con-
| sequently, the people of the Free
| treaty granting them autonomy they
have lost their former right of appeal to
| the house OF lords at Westminster,
still retain unImpaired their ancient
right of appeal to the sovereign
against the decision of their own
courts.
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| The election of Sir Lewis Newton
, last week to the Office of lord mayor
| of the city of London, now merely
one of the twenty nine boroughs into
which the huge British metropolis Is
| divided, will involve his taking up his
residence in the official abode which
the colossally rich municipality of the
| city has provided for 200 years past
for its chief magistrate. Prior to its
construction, according to the designs
of the famous architect, George
Dance, in 1873. the lord mayors lived
in their own homes, generally above
| their shops or business premises, and
| thus 1t has happened that the chief
magistrate of the city of London, who
is entitled to the prefix of lord
and who ranks with the earls, has
in former centuries administered the
duties OF his Office from a cobbler's s
store, from a brick yard, from a
haberdashery emporium and even
from a pawnshop.
| The Mansion House, across the
street from the Bank of England, is
today a stately, rather pompous build
der, which has been described as a
sort Of Hallelujah chorus in stone. II
icost some 100000 and was paid for
in entirety out of sheriff's fines. OF
course, its building led to many
be no doubt that some of the con-
ltracts were grossly corrupt, and some
of the most strange discussions en-
sued. Thus. no provision was made
mayor Of the day demanded the in
stallation Of bath the municipal
court Of common councilmen was
unanimously against any such luxury
on the ground that no previous chiei
isuch a demand upon the city or had
Insisted upon bath. In fact, It was
mot until 1892 that the city council
finally gave way and ordered single
bathroom to be fitted up.
baths to their fellow countrymen, de.
ispite their proverbial love for soar
land water. Thus the present Mar
louis Of Salisbury, a member Of Stan.
Hey Baldwin's cabinet, on one public
occasion protested against money as.
signed to the improvement of agri.
cultural laborers' cottages being usec
for eouipping them with the useless and
| extrayagant luxury of baths. while
when the house OF commons was call
ed upon to vote the money necessary
for the Transformation Of a portion o,
the Palace of Westminster into an Of
lfciaI residence for the lord high chan.
celIor of the realm, 1t stubbornly re.
fused to provide the funds required
for the construction and equipment o,
even q single bath. indicating that II
was in no way concerned or inter.
ested in the ablutions of the lcre orc
keeper of the great seal ana or the
kings conscience. then Lord Birken'
head.
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Mansion House occupied the site Of
n former livestock market, known a.
the Stocks market. where, IL any Of
the animals were found to be dis
easede they were straightway KILLED
and incinerated on the spot, in such
manner that the perfumes of the com
: lbustion were directed entirely to thu
, nose OF the offending owner. And be
fore its being livestock market
, was the site of a villa, dating from
the time Of the Roman conquest o!