The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-06 00:00:00

FFAIALE SUFFRAGE.

Mr. P. A. Taylor, Mr. ['Laren, and Mr. Jacob Bright
bawne Presented petitions in favour of Vie Women Biz-
blittlee Bill,
IP.. .ects BAAL moved the ice ,hd reading of the meu-
Etre II hi that the questha had Man Bat brought for-
wos I in 1,67, and the bill bad last y oar been rent a secord
time by a consideraLle majority, a d no fewer than 170
a.enshors of the present Parliament had sanctioned its nein-
clpte The I orge b Tough constltuencle.e hdaho Oven an
veto In 11. fuvono. Won,-u ndpal for a Path 1
RIC !Lary vote icesuse they bore, in common with inn, all
the bnpiens of the State. T my believed that tbey bad a
slituttenal right to hill, nes the making of the lame
svh,,h they v.'ere called upon to obey. Women behoved that
it they bad the fronchtse, tho House would legislere wlch
more regard to thole views aot opinions, and it could not be
dhulitcd that legirlaVon would be much more tab:undo, in
co.:sequence. Whilst the II use bad payseo bill to pl:e
DParpters open the rime I ootbq In the smiveratiLs with
Churchmen, nothlrg hod been 'one for the relief of those
women who wore strusglhg ti obban a Heber education, aid
they were of opinion that ti they could Julio non Parliamegt
at the punt-mouth they could set to work a machinery
wblea would relieve them of greet disadvantage It on-
obT 'el wire to (ilia at all they shhuld be filac.o up .11 Men,

end tint Crete woLen; for men c •ntrollea—the 1;:te s. the;
tel tattorco, the rulpit, and the profotslono In ihe c tunt,y.
Too MU seetalti %%mho an addition of IS to 16 pr cent.
to the c .itstirmaecies, ond althom:h that nut I ba
sect us matter, it would be fr more anions to exclude so
I,,en a portion of the community fro u the hanchise Teem
would nut be the sllglitest necessity for a dissolution of Parha-
m In c.nserynence of tho pa/singed the mea-ure. The preisnt
1. te. iloec fit hod given the metnictpal and school-hoard votes
to men, and had encouraged them to sit upon school-
ottls, ondli was Impossible for them to find any justifie
c,tieu fArrefusicg to rote for this hut. women corn .
tic .olcg a great politlc %I power, and it was a go:slim% LT
Vie Govorommit whether they would allow that power to
me sttsched to the Conservative side of the title, as
re •y p t men.b.rs of the G wen:men! were tee wahle
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! 1 r, eye el hera were not hostile to it. Ile asked Vie
0 v reorient at least to leave the question an open one for the
etc pass the second reading.
r^II rtivf At ascended the motion, Ile supported the
in • • Lessner) it wou'd complete the representation of
ea and property, and would enable woman to
, ,a 1 educational awl social advantaves with men ;
s r u the ground that the Inerriorly of womo
N • i were real or not, bad a detrimental titan'.
a still MOTO pow riot reason than ntze, howev r,
1 as the Immense hildence the example of tax
°obi exercise upon 1 200 millions of Aslatles,
all .1. ~, woman bad been degraded to a Wee of little
be • . •in silvery. How could they expect woman to by
en, d teem this condition, it at Init.ed to the adven-
t. it-- rile. me Alen, ii this country cautioned to maintain her
I u '..10i icy.

B ‘usele nisi% d u n amendment that the bill be
rt. a sec al 1U x.e that day Ca maiths, which was tecoaded
b 'lr. S. irtell.

ltr. G'srlatore raid that tho Gworrmmt wo'f.d abstain
laklaz any part whatever In 'ha riltunatioa of the
ho ae a Government, rot upon the ground that they
we a no rettartzt d wtth puloto instant, but rt me
tte wont, d that it was not dertraule or edeso-
U tit tt Vat G. v r -anent should make a ru'e of I tt-r-
-f t, at a G worriment In eve-y inputi tat discuss'ou in
t ,k e•et.et What it as cleared In this country ww. tin,t
1 -.t.c..ttion should be founded on a mature and free const.!era-
I tt. ,tf 'objects, hut that mature and free consPeration was
11111,11 inpede, by considerations of party. which It wets
Lt.;, lo to keep out att,r the !tdf.p 1,11 of one view re
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m.l tiler readered it the property of the executive Govern-
no set. With regard to ti.e bill, he was not prepared to vozd
in favour of it. nod he would explain the reasons which
diii, elf ed him to take that cenr.m. He congratulated
the hen. member for illenchester on the ability with
h he hat stated his mg° ; but, although ho did rot
Ott k the Fee.ent state of the law was perfect, be was m-
asa Mg to adept upon second reading the principle of a
measure for its amendment until he had some to tter
Ms.. hoot as to the salefactory nature of the particular
messure shoat to he roamed than he Lad at the
present seem' nt lie agreed wi.h the mover nt the
bm, ivimeht in oljectiog to the revolutionary changes
litho were lutroduced by the 1.411, and WM of eptelen
that It was log ily elfpctionahle to Involve women
personally PI attendance at election contests. he
etimltted that thee was more ground for a change
in the law than the oymsnents of the bill were pre•
pared to askrowledge. As to any practical grievance which
now existed there war no case for entertatelog the bill, hut
when they looked at the whole of society the cane was Aft-
hir,et. In the that place they were enceu»tered by a Mae
metal f act. The mover of the amendment based his °pros
oitioft noon the old law that to woman lxii the domestio
yorilon of the household duties, and to man the pre
curb gof nolnistems But that welt and weal-wide fact
wa, a fact which every succeeding census oho wet to he
thaio7,..ing a progretelye ad serious modification. T.
meteor of sto folutely eelf-delendent ornou sae in-
creeeleg year hy year, especially In great loam, and
it was found net only as a matter of necessity but of pre.ctice
that no day passed when, as a gist spmoached womeohomi,
Is did not become her duty to begin to think and set about
rreellifig ha herself. ibis Increase in the Lumber of flat.
ct-s, silent women was a serious fact' benktite they were
calf-clog the beavtest burdens of men, whhe they approach'!
the tssk under much greater offlicultas than man. It
ira, a nnetter of astonishment to observe in London
tee distribution of employment to m• n and women.
1 here Ram namely over seen in tie hands of woolen
an tiepin, fuent preperly bolo:Th.lr to man, but there ml,
be c,.tontly seen in the Mums of men employe:cols
that relent more advaritageonsly ho in the bands et worm'.
FrO,kl the tore and generelbearing of the law In these matters,
where the peculiar relations of men and women were con.
earned, our low did less than justice to women. Tao tor.
mein twr foe Kilmarnock had t bterved that to glee the tram
01 V` tm women would be a blow at the law of merrier, but
for Lis port, he thought that the Leglaleture struck a Mow
at f .t taw when tfoey pieced the Divorce Act, which did
rimer thso jostles ro w.onen, and mimed great ma-
chit 1 mil misery In many of the events of Ito aithow4h
he sas as .Ine to else his vote or the thi present
ahopg there heir gno promise for its modification, homes not
vary 'to see that the buy activity of this busy limo was di-
reel," Melt to the eultjt et of the relations that actually Fre-
ya led between men and women, hod II It should be found
posslele to make a safe end well-consldered aLeratton of the
law for the general welfare of women, the man who should
do as would be a great benefactor to his kind.
Ataer rsmarks teem Lord J. Manners, Mr. B. Hope, Tr,
even Id iyiair, Mr. H. James, Mr. Ward Hunt, and Mr.
IC 3 depte,
Too Home divided—for the second reading, 101 ; against,
; mejority against, Co The bill was therefore lost.
The Nees 11111 and the Benefl tee Resignation 11111 were re-td
• eir.ond time.
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tome di c mien took ilaCe Upon the Local Legheation
(IrclAnii) ill aml the detrite wee tildmidely adjourned. Some
°the" menhir.). were advanced a stage, and the Ilouse ad.
j 1.

A- lint week's sitting of the French Academy of
S v.,: a enrieue communication wag received from M
wb!rb, if It were borne out, would be Invalunble to
nav4otten. lie atetes that if a hollow cylinder malie of

thin matailals, opea at the top and provided with a sharp-
ed,xl hettorn, be prlparly ballasted and then put Into a
huh r other vessel Oiled with water, it will soon move in a
Laver carbine dlr..otion from west to east! The round tin
box- tin !dell c.,r.centrated milk Is preserved, will do per-
re r.r for the xpwianet,t, which will become more and more
percepttole the oftener the lame cylinder lamed, to do duly
he that Way.