Three Men Who Supply the "Sole Protection."

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1065, 12 August 1904, Page 2

Three Men Who Supply the "Sole Protection."

Sliam Baronets"Thci'onre betwoon fifty-five and sixty baronots, moro or less generally accepted as such, who would probably fail to establish their claims if subjected to a stric scrutiny—for example, on (ho linos of a peerage case bofoid the Oommittoo for Privileges." Thi? tliundorboit has been dropped by tho editor of" Dod's l'corago" in a lettor to the Times, in which newspaper some corrospondonco arising out of a question by Sir John Dorrington in the House of Commons lies recently appeared on " Tho Wrongful Assumption o' Baronotcios." " I doubt whothor tho question calls for ft commission of inquiry," was tbo roply which Mr. Alcors gavo to Sir John, " And I am not in a position to state," bo continued," tho advieo which I shall have to give Nh M"jest,y the King as to the possibility uipieviiling a remedy for tho alloged wrongful assumption of baronetcies. I can only say that I have not yot seen any suitable proposal for tho effectual remedy, and it may bo feared that tho remedy, if any, h by legislation." 'lbo editor of "Dod's Poorago" terms the roply of Mr AkorsiDouglas " a more evasion."

" 'l'ho pnwor lo create bfivdnots," ]io siu/b, " n 11 prerogative of the Crown in theory, but in iictiiiil fuel, for nil practical purposes ihc ronl power of mukinj.' and unmaking bnronots asis in tho hands of threo men, V'Z., the editor of 'Jiurlio's PcorngG,' tho cili'o f' Dobrod's PccfiKO,' mid uiyaclf, Tho Mi i! protection tho public has now lies with i a thrco of us, Compared with tho tiled iv j power wo havo, mid habitually exercise, dm efforts of tho Standing Council of the BuroiuitiißO tiro fawnl." "Tlio roal truth in thai the Govornmcnt lines not want to lie bothered," nays tho editor of " Mb." " Loßi'slatum, tuoro. over, in unnecessary, nmi unlikely to toko place, " Tho law i.lhYprs of the Crown would probably iuforni Mr. Ali<jis-*Doii«ln3 that leqislßtioii cone:■niiuy a niuiter of honour would bo an iii(rin»ini(m,, of tivo of the Sovereign, and l'nrliauiont has before now ilcolnrod bueh inlorferonoe to be uucoDilitutioiiitl,"