LORD CURZON. ENTITLED TO SIT IN THE LORDS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1908, Page 7

LORD CURZON. ENTITLED TO SIT IN THE LORDS.

OCCUPIES FRONT OPPOSITION BENCH. By T.kgraph.— Press Asiociation.--Copyri£ht (Received January 31, 8.4 a.m.) LONDON, "30th January. Tho Lord Chancellor (Lord Loreburn) was; satisfied übat Lord Curzon of Kedleston was entitled to sit as a representative Peer in the House of Lords. Lord Curzon was accordingly sworn, and tcok his seat on tho fiont Opposition bench. Lord Curzon, whose place in the lii^h peerage docs not entitle him to sit in the Upper House, considered that as an ox-Viceroy oi India he should have bron called to the House of Lords- on his return from the East. As tho Prftmier (Sir 11. Campbell-Bannerman) declined to accept this view, Lord Curzon offered himself for election to tho vacancy among the Irish representative peers caused 'by the death of Lord Kilmaine. Most of the authorities- agreed that an ex-Vfce'roy had no claim as such to be called to tho Uppar House, ' though in practico it was tho rule as a matter of courtesy. Lord Clirzon was .elected fay his ielluw-Irish peeis, Lord Ashtown being second on the poll. Then the question was rah-ed, Is ho entitled to the oe.it, inasmuch as he technically failed to establish his right to vote at ah election of representative peers? This question ha~. now been answered in tho afiirrnativc by tho highest, legal authority.