Evening star., 1928-03-18
Anomalies of Peerase.

/ The British pcerage presents man"
points Of curious interest. In thS
! first place there exists an astonishing
disparity i'll the number Of titles en-
/ loyed bv the various peers. the DuSc
Of Atholl. for instance being so richly
/ provided for III this relation that. were
+ he competent. he might transfer a titlc
+ 20 each OF 81 men and yet retain his
duEedom for himself
The Duke Of Argyll is also a man
( of many titles, III addition 10 that q
duke. he holds some IT titles as baron
4 viScount, carl and marquis, 10 say moth
/ ing Of knighthocd more than 60l
, years old
/ The Duke Of Hamilton has Is titles
I TO spare. The Duke Of Buccleuch aNc
the Marquis Of Eute could each spare
/ Is, while refining the rank whereby
he is chiefly known
Despite the almost unlimited range
Tor choice Of title many Of the Brit
iSh peers have titles which they share
with several others. No fewer thar
five members OF the English nobility
are Lord HowardS, and like number
are entitled 10 pose as Lord Hamilton.
There are four Lords Grey and the
same number Of Lords Bruce Bowie.
Hay. and others there are At least three
apiece
This confusion OF titles in ENsland
! Is the more dificalt IL understand be-
cause there are quite number cs
counties Still unappropriated for our
poses or ennoblement, Embryo peers
may have choice Of seven collntiC> In
England, nine IN Scotland and sin In
Ireland OF the towns awaiting Setec~
ton by ennobled gentlemen there are
quite few, including London ard
Liverpool,
There have been cases in England
III which, curiot,SlS enough, a younScr
son has become peer before ar elder
son, and son has attained such u;le
before his father, When, IN 1888. the
Duchess Of sutherland died her $e>-
ond son became peer as Earl "
Crcmartie. four years before hts elder
brother, atterwayd the duke, was en-.
titled to sit IN the House Of lords
When Susan, BARONESS North, d}td
IN 1884, her son succeeded her In tHs
naEOny aud tcck a seat In the lCic,
While his father Col North, VAS 81
ting IN .he lower chamber.
Many Of she privileges possessed ~
toS peers are quaint and ll;egSS,&NS
The rights Of Lords NiNsNale ana
toFeSter include that Of retaining tNSr
mats IN the fosal preSsnce lcgd
ANANANh NEN ttACfA ENl> QS>VCltt ~ s.
date antsCeStent IL the conquest, Is sV~
titled 10 deck his servants III the r0,ai
lNeFN, a privilege that dates grcl0 tar
tine os kenry rui.
much pIpl,Ger MiNhese IS tNsJ
winch TOR over five cvutllrieS has eHsn
ths perNASative es the pvn,eSeS II
ScrlNelSev This family furnished she
NASas ehampson" feW every soycnaghNn
until that vi Edward VII. when .hs
nslNtlege VAS abolished The ChamyaNl
clad IN mail. With visor Chased AnV
lewered lance ro.ls mto Westminster
Hall and challenged che WeYsd IL dis
pute the title tc the egcwn THIS quaint
reminder Of the days et vNivaivv Suy>
NiNed for meee than sou yearS
The term "heusnG vi pNeyaSa" gONv
trS same odd pgtyttegea Cndel Il
neer can demand a private. aItilenC
With the sovereign tn pesent ms NteWN
on mattels NJ piAhc WeltaFr tVr
treason ~ selonN H. san dHlnaud g.
Ne ttied hS his neevs he VaAAet eS
autlaNed IN any eiy1 asttau aud h ~
eNSlispt srcm lUgy selNire Ii >adv
SIT With hts has en iN Sel'gtS II iuS}tte
And shaN'3 NJ he l,ahsa gN ths aS5
penalty eg tha lw ha can det,Nol =
silAen e9a tassead e hslupsa ge2sS