HOUSE OF LORDS

Evening Star, Issue 19519, 29 March 1927, Page 5

HOUSE OF LORDS

NOTABLE CHANGES LAST YEAR There have been many notable changes in tho House of Lords during tho past year (says tho ‘ Daily Telegraph ’). Only four new peerages have, however, been created, a somewhat smaller total than usual, the recipients being .Sir Ernest Pollock. Master of the Rolls, who has become Lord Hauworth; Mr Henry Seymour Barry, noiv Lord Buckland; and Lord Justice Warrington, who received the distinction of Lord Warrington of ClylT© on retiring from the Court of Appeal. The fourth was Lord Oramuoro and Browne, an Irish representative peeiy upon whom a peerage of tho United Kingdom was bestowed as Lord Mereworth._ There was, however, a further addition—the Viscounty of Bolingbroko and St. John being called out abeyance in favor of Vernon Henry St. John. But it must be noted that there were three accessions to the House 'consequent on the death of three peeresses in their own right. Lady Strathcona and Mount Royal died early in the year, and was succeeded by her sou, Captain Donald Howard, who sat m tho Commons as member for North Cumberland. On the death of the Countess of Yarborough, who was in her own right Lady Fauconborg and Conyers, these latter titles were taken by her son, Captain Lord Worslcy, heir to the Earldom of Yarborough, so that in this case father and sou may sit in tho Lords together. In the third case tho Countess of Cromartie was succeeded by her son, Viscount Tarbat. Thus tho United Kingdom peers with seats in tho Lords were increased by seven.

On completing his term of office ns Viceroy of India, tho Earl ot Reading was advanced to the dignity of a marquis. Four other peers were advanced to tho rank of viscount, these being Lord D’Abefnon, on retirement from tho office of Ambassador at Berlin; Lord Dunedin, a Lord of Appeal; Lord Tredegar, and Lord Byng of Yimy, when ho completed his term of service as Governor-General, of Canada. On the other hand, no fewer than nineteen peers have died, these being Lord Chilston, well remembered as Mr Akers Douglas, Chief Unionist Whip for ten years in the House of Commons; Lord Carmichael, who had been Governor of Victoria, Madras, and Bengal; Lord Cbanning; the Earl of Gainsborough; Lord Stuart of Wortlcy, a former member of Unionist Governments; Lord Cnrcw ; tho Earl of Wharnclitfe; Lord Stevenson; the Earl ot Dunravcn; Earl Manvcrs; Lord Eldon; Lord Burgh; Lord Lye!!; Lord Melville; Lord Hothfiekl; Lord Norton; and Lord Emmott, who as Air Allred Emmott was Dbputy-Speaker and Chairman of Committees in tbc House of Commons for several years. _ The sixth Earl of Chichester died on November 14, and was succeeded by his .son, who died eight days later, and was in turn succeeded by bis brother. Five of these peers left no heirs, so that their titles become extinct —Lord Carmichael, Lord Cbanning, Lord Stuart of Wortley, Lord Stevenson, and Lord Emmott. The Earl of Dunravcn, who sat in tho House by tho United Kingdom title of Baron Henry, was succeeded in his Irish titles only by bis cousin, Colonel W. H. Wynhara Quin, the Barony of Henry becoming extinct. Six titles, therefore, pass from the roll of United Kingdom peers. Three of tho peers who died are succeeded by minors—Lord Burgh, horn on May 17, 19UG; Lord Lyell, Juno 14, 1913; and tho Earl of Chichester, Juno 12, 1912. Two other peers come of ago next year—the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, on March 2, and the Earl ol Fevershara, on November 2. There have been several changes amongs the lords spiritual. In January Dr B. 0. F Hcywood was appointed to succeed Dr Sir Edwyn Hoskyns as Bishop of Southwell, and ns one result of tho change Dr David, Bishop of Liverpool, became entitled by seniority of consecration to a scat in the Lords. Within (ho last few weeks Dr Bardslcy, .Bishop of Peterborough, was appointed bishop of tho new diocese of Leicester, and Dr P. M. Herbert, Bishop of Kingston, became first Bishop of Blackburn. There are now thirteen bishops without scats in the Hon so of Lords. As a result of all the changes the roll of the peers was increased by one during the year. Allowing for minors and two vacancies among Irish representative peers, the effective voting strength of the House now stands at 720. __________