Lords Sitting of 7 December 1900

BARONIES OF DARCY DE KNAYTH, MEYNILL, AND FAUCONBERG.
Petition of Marcia Amelia Mary, in her own right. Baroness Convers, the wife of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough, one of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and of Violet Ida Evelyn, the wife of George Charles, Earl of Powis, Her Majesty's Lieutenant for the county of Salop, the daughters and co-heirs of Sackville George, Lord Conyers Darcy and Meynill, deceased, to Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty (1) to terminate in favour of the said Violet Ida Evelyn, Countess of Powis, one of Her Majesty's Petitioners, the abeyance now existing in some one of the three Baronies of Darcy de Knayth, Meynill, and Fauconberg, together with the rights, privileges, pre-eminencies, immunities, and advantages, and the place and precedence due and belonging thereto, to hold the same for her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and to be begotten for ever; and (2) to terminate in favour of the said Marcia Amelia Mary,Countess of Yarborough and Baroness Conyers, the other of Her Majesty's Petitioners, the abeyances now existing in the remaining two of the said three Baronies, together with the rights, privileges, pre-eminencies, immunities, and advantages, and the places and precedences due and belonging thereto, to hold the same to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and to be begotten, for ever; together with Her Majesty's reference thereof to this House, and the report of the Attorney-General thereon, thereunto annexed: Presented (by command), read, and referred to the Committee for Privileges to consider and report.

LORD ORANMORE AND BROWNE.
Petition of Geoffrey Henry, Baron of Oranmore and Browne, in the Peerage of Ireland, claiming a right to vote at the elections of Representative Peers for Ireland; read, and referred to the Lord Chancellor to consider and report thereupon to the House.
House adjourned at Four of the clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven of the clock.