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The Aristocracy Of Britain

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Day
14
Month
June
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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There are In Eiigland tweuty Dukos, nineteen Marquisas, one hundred and ten Earls, twenty-throe Viseounts, twentyfonr Bishops, and two hundred and thirty Barons, AU these) vitli foür Üukes (whd ttïfc priiicos ot' the blood), and the two Aretibishops, are; mcmbnrs of the lloiwe of Lords, as it is asOally terraed, lnit which is moro correctly tonnod the IIouss of l'eers. T lu.-rc are ten ludios who aro l'neresses ín their own right, Two of theiDt tho Bnm-ss Lo Despender and the Baronesa Da Clifford, wear titleg that are more tlian aix hundred yenrs old. Mury Anne Disiaeli, the wifo of tho late Primo Minister of lngland, was veated Viscoantess Beaoonsflfld in 1868. ie wffl bo remeznbéred thnt Queen Victoria was deirous oicoüfcrrinti a title opoo Jlr. T)isi:ic!i, wi-,o refjusod to aeoept it, but noquiesced ú Lis wifeB becoming a Viscu un tess. Evprybody fleca not knpw thai, Baronots and kniehts are not pneru. Tliore ai-e spvfii hundred and eighteèn of the formor, nnd I l;now no+ hnw manv of tho latfer.' Tiiey are tyled SirJobn Sraith, Sir James and so forth, and ttioir wivos are onliod Lidy Smith, Lady Joños, and so forth. My roadrrs will notice that there aro many noblo families in Knorland with ♦he nnnie or title of "so forth." The orilor of Tirirmiots wns establiéhed by James I., 161 1. and exista only in tho British DoiTiinions. Tho soul and danshtors öf Baronets and Knifirhts have no titles. The poeraro of Sootland consists of roven Duk(-s finclu'linff Hio DuVp of Ai'srylo, whoe sou. tbe M ininis ff Lorne, has cpntlv mtrriofl Qnppn viotoria's danshtpr, thoPrincpss Louis"), tour Marquisas, fcrtv on Eirls, flvo Vieconnts. twentytwo Barqn=, three Oounteises and three Bironpssps. Rome of the Scnttish titlos nrp vprv nncipnt. Tho prpspnt Erirl of Suthprianrl can bonst of an ancpstor vho ■worp ihnt titlp in tho ye;ir 1228. The Qnmber of Pcooh Büronpf-s slip;htlv exCPeds onp. hundrod. All the Sootch ]"prs nro not ontitlcd to seats in the British Parlianient, Vmt sixtonn of thcra arcelcütcd tor pnch Parliament. In Trplnnd thprp aro %n Dnlc;, t plvp MarqniiPS, sixtv fonr Earls, tliirty-ciKht Visontins. scvcntv Barons, and ahout scvpntv Barnnpfs. Thpre. are no pepreggi - i:i fTipr on rieht in Ireland. The Peors of Tmliind, likp those of Sontland, arp not pntitlpfl to son.ts in th" House of Pocrs. Twf'nfv-PTirht Imh Poprs are eler.tpd to Parliiimpnt. who, ;nlilce thoso of Scotland, hold their seats for lifc,

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