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London, Aug. 28.
Although the magnificent "ritual of the House of Lords will be invoked if Lord de Clifford is tried by peers on a charge of manslaughter, the law is the same as before ordinary courts and, likewise, the punishment.
Lord de Clifford, son-in-law of the Yate Mrs. Meyrick, who was known as London's" "Night Club Queen." seas committed for trial to-day on. charges of manslaughter and driving. without due care or attention in connection with the death, on August 49, of Mr. Douglas George Hopkins. a motor engineer.
Lord de Clitford's trial before the Lords would, if it takes place, be the first since 1901, when' the late ori Russell was found guilty of bigamy" and sentenced to throe months in prison.
The case will probably be offered first to the Old Bailey, whence it will be transferred to the House of Lords by a writ certiorari issued by the Lord Chancellor.
Peers accused of a felony Uke manslaughter must only be tried by peers under a law dating back 10 Magna Charta—Reuter.
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