The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-05 00:00:00

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norset Conut4 Express.

TUESDAY, MAY 4. 1874.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

It is said that the Queen will accompany the ;
Duke and Duchess of Edinbutgh on their visit I
to the Duke of Abercorn's seat in Ireland; in the !
coming autumn. The Royal visit is to be i
signalised by celebrations of an unusually elabo-
rate character, and it is expected that her Maj.-ley
will hold a levee and drawing room.
The rumour that Mr. Arthur Peel is about to
resign tho office of Whip to the Liberal party is
contradicted by the Deify Ncics, which adds,
" Peel's health has, we believe, suffered from
the incessant duties of his post, which have aggravated
the effects of an accident from which he suffered some
years ago; but seasonable relief may, and, we trust,
will, set right what is wrong. It would be a serious
loss to the party if his services were to he withdrawn;
and we trust that the necessity will not arise."
The new Licensing Bill is conceived in the
same spirit as the Budget. It is an attempt to
please everybody. When a Minister or an
Arbitrator is unable to see his way out of a
difficulty, he bethinks him of a compromise.
This is what Mr. Cross has done. He knew
that twelve o'clock for closing in London was to
a certain extent unpalatable, M. he gives
inetripolitan publicans another half-hour. C,im-
promise her one. He was aware that in
the country, closing at eleven in many places
WM regarded as a hardship ; he there-
fore recemmends that publicans in every town
with more than ten thousand inhabitants shall
be allowed to keep their inns open till half-past
eleven. Compromise number two. Two such
alterations as these were sure to offend a large
and very talkative section of the community,
and to meet this difficulty he ordains the half-
hour limits we have mentioned, imstead of giving
full hours which so far as the Permissive people
are concerned, may be looked upon as compro-
mise number three. There is a large portion of
the public not interested either in selling liquor
or prohibiting the use of it who will much regret
extension of tnne even by half-an-heur ; and if
, the Home Secretary were perfectly free and
unfettered, we do not doubt for • moment that
he would have adhered to the restrictions imposed
by his predecteesor. For the peace of the
community, whether in town or country, it is
far better to confine the sale of liquor to the
earlier hour. Exceptions might be made perhaps
in the case of London, which in this as in many
other matters seems to require special arrange-
ments. But that eleven o'clock, taking the
country throughout, is late enough for ordinary
purposes of refreshment, no unprejudiced person
would venture to deny. To lengthen the time
is to exhibit not a little moral cowardice which
is hardly reconcilable with the legislative pro-
gress of the day. Everyone admits that the
drinking customs of this country-lead to incalcul-
able evils. Ministers if religion, Judges, and
Government ministers themselves confess con-
tinually that unless some check is imposed, there
is no limit to the ill effects which may ensue.
And yet with this conviction deeply impressed
on their minds, the members of the government
do not hesitate to extend the hours of selling !
If beer and spirits were necessaries of life they
could do no more. Our drinking citations,
under the guise of recreation, are manifestly
absurd. To check them ought to be the
common effort of both Liberals aid Tories ;
and now would have been a sued opportunity
fir it, seeing that in spite of certain indistinct
pledgees, the party in power could have
successful), settled the point. It may be said of
Ministers that promises were made in their
name rather than by themselves. Recognizing
the evil of altering legislation, they might at
least have rove 1111 l elided the continuance of
Lord Aberdare's act for some time longer. As
it is, they have pandered to the evil propensities
of the public with the view of pleasing a noisy if
influential class. By so doing they will fan
opposition into a flame, and cause the
agitators for extreme measures to redouble their
exertions. In Dorset only two towns will be
affected by the half-hour exteneien, viz., Wey-
th and Poole. There may be some justifica-
tion of later closing in our fashionable seaside
town, on account of visitors arriving by trains
that are sometimes so late as eleven at the
terminus : for, although, as travellers they can
legally get admittance to public-heuses, it is not
to be expected that landlords would keep their
establishments ready for the reception of chance
travellers if ordinary business is suspended : so
the belated excursionists would be inconvenienced.
It is to be said, however, that the trains are not
always late, and we think it would be better and
safer to make the railway companies more
punctual, than to extend public-house hours to
meet their delays. Fir the ordinary inhabitants
of a town eleven is plenty late enough. At
Poole, which is 97 over the 10,000 I t there
can be no special need of the extra half-
hour, and there will probably be very few
who will be thankful for it. In other parts td
this county the Act, so far as we can gather,
will be restrictive. At the present time the
local magistrates can grant special licensee for
special occasions, such as club suppers suet the
like, and have usually given till midnight • but
under this amended Act it would seem dial re
fixed will be inflexible. Giving the local magis-
trates discretionary power to meet such occa-
sional gatherings did seem to us a reasonable
and convenient arrangement, end go far as we
have seen it has answered admiralty ; lint now
we are to have one rigid rule to COMIMMO4II4 for
the extra half-hour granted to the larger towns.
The Act is a system of cemprinnises and is not
likely to enhance the reputation of time Ministry,.
Mr. Ward Hunt discovering a " nuire's met, '
vehemently declaimed against " dummy ships "
anti is " paper navy." New to the Admiralty
office, he did not apparently understand that a
certain proportion of OUT ships must alwaye be
under repairs. Mr. Samuda puts it at one-fourth
—and that in these days if rapid clumge in ar-
maments another import must be obselete ;
and, in his surprise that only 18 out of 36 sca-
g g iron-clads were really effective,ho certainly
got up a very pretty scare ; but the House of
C 1111 l mons was reassured by various authontios
on Thursday night, and Mr. Hunt had to explain
away his alarming expressions. With our 18
first-rate inin-clads in 11111 l ission, repairing
and building, we are in a position to meet any
possible European naval alliance against us ;
while as for America she does not possess a ship
built or building compared to one of our 32. So
the British taxpayer may sleep in peace once
re without dreams of invasion, and visions of
slaughter and 'alpine in his native land.
Englishmen will be as well satisfied as Irish-
men with the majority of two which Mr. Spun
obtained in the House of 011111111,1111 on Friday
eve g for his resolution " That the question of
the Irish fisheries called ler the iluniediata atten-
tion of the Government," since this majority
shows that Parliament is not indisposed to con-
sider and deal with real Irish grievances. The
majority was all the re si,gnihcant, as Sir M.
H. Beach virtually promised to apply a partial
remedy for the decay of the Irish fisheries.
Our British way of showing the world "how
not to de it" is, amengst other things, the re-
ferring of any great grievance to a royal com-
mission. This has just been done with regard to
railway accidents, and a commission will inquire
I into the casinos of accidents on railways and
I with reference to the isossibility of renewing
such call Sale by legislation. The question luny
well arise whether there is any tic-comity fer any
inquiry at all. We have had scone; of inquiries
already. Even time that life has been sacri-
ficed on a railway we have had a careful inquiry
by a coroner's jury, and ton 1.106 t OCCASiOIIf
Co!rtaillly in regard to all the great accidents—
'we have had a Board of Trade inquiry, elaberate
and impartial OH whele. In a word, all thus
facts are known. What is wanted is legislation
on these facts. The railway accident season is
now setting in, this seasen being contempomn-
tom with the excursion season, and will last till
oetidier. But when we hear of a railway
slaughter, all we shall be able to console our-
selves with will be—there is a royal commission
sitting on the subject.
The electii in petit ions are makin, 'rapid progress.
The fall of the Liberal members for Stroud—Mr.
Snuitonand Mr. Dickenson—hasbeen utter. They
albandiined theirdefence, direct liribery by friends
~r recogiuisesh agents—thi iugh iinknow in to them'.
iliilates or their chief agents--heing clearly
pn iced. At Windsor the member who had
" coached " the borough, and bought small
I i else property freely, verily seeking Conserva-
tive tenants, was more fortunate, and escaped ;
iii also have the Liberal members for Barnstakie.
The Cousereative member for Wakefield, r.
Green, loses his seat, and has to pay coots. Mr.
Justice Grove is at Poole for the hearing of two
petitions against the return of Mr. Waring.
The first scrutiny under the ballot leaves the
Hon. Mr. Joliffe, Conservative, in possession of
his seat by a majority of one vote. It was
curiotes to find that many persons had voted
centriry to the belief of the agents, eald when
objected to, and the objection ...established, were
found to have recorded friendly votes instead of
antagouistic, Thia cote was of course, disallowed

liouxuu Irn ristenoss, boinlay.—Deforo the Mayor (Mr.
U. J. G. Gregory) mini Hr. Hodges.
Henry ropy, buttiter, of Stonninster Newton, teas sum.
monad fur la.in • hone and tart in High liaet-etrout longer
than isecestary, on the tirti Alr,l. —nt. Canard pruvol
sers ice of the summons, but directly after the defendant
appmred.—P.('. Gould spoke to erring the cart statuliog
opposite Hr. ila)ward's front two to four p nt. When the
constabie met the tit:Umlaut up the street and spoke to him
about hint, he emphatially expreseed hie indifferenoe to befog
euttunoned. --He em fined 10a. and costs.
. .

Tbu hcenee of the Star Inn IMO tranaferrol from John
it,trgera to John lirushett ; and that of the Union Anni from
George PRAM to (A‘rultite ritflettl, binlkidow.

.all the same, so that raising objections to science, difticulties. and troubles, soil would export
vice They had o called hint to be
recorded votes is found to be a more hazardous itilifilrilimead roori oto,01:4ot rok.r. but to be
process than was conceived. Election petitions their pastor. helper, tunl adviser. and the position was
under the ballot are as full of uncertainties as difficult and delicate, an.l required •II tedium,. kind-
ness and forbearance, if they would work happily
formerly. together for Christ. lie urged thin not to listen to tiles
agaimt him, but to pray for themselves and their pastor,
not to toner their pasfor's sermon., were pior in thought,
or be offended if he seemed to speak pointedly to them.
Let theta pray that they nii.dtt not art in an unkindly
spirit, and that he might be nimbi in the work.
The Rev- IL welcomed Mr. Itin.ros into this
cotmty, (rim! o Laneashirel and drlitered an addss re
.n
" The Christian Pastor A t iielity to the 'gird Jesus I Inst.
The Rev. W. is expressed lii, I.le*Allre at Mr.
Bolton being settled at Glourester-streat, aml stated that
he hail done all in his power to persuade the congregation
to have him.
The Rev. R. DOLTON explained that this church did not
call hint away front any other; he left on account of the
state of his wife and family's health.
The Rev. le .1. AVATIA...f Bridport, read a paper on" The
Pulpit ; its Place and Powers.
The Rev. T. Sitsrr., of Dorchester, also spoke.
Rev. Hardwick Burnt prayed, and the benediction was
pronounced.
Between the speeches the choir gang several anthems
very nicely, the re Drum being particulary fine. The pro-
ceedings were altogether very cheerful, and they lasted
till a quarter to 10.

WoMEN'S st7FFRAGE.

A meeting in connection with the National Society for
Wooten'. Suffrage, Itristol and West of Elighuid branch,
was held on Friday evening Lod, at the Royal Hotel
Assembly Booms. The company began to come early, and
by about 20 stainutze after the time announced for com-
mencement, there was a pretty numerous audience,
mostly very respolable indeed. They were •a little
piqued by the non+appearanee of the -peakers, hut we
suppose the ladies and their friends must he oariloneel for
a feminine want iif punctuality. After a little stumping,
to pass off the incipient ilupatleme of the audience, the
'semi WWI entered by Mr. .than Hreenwell, Mies Bosly,
Miss Spender, and Mr. K. N. 'toward, who took placea on
the platform, and were received with renewed applause.
Mr. GREEXWKLL presided and mid that Mr. F'oreyth,
the member for Marylebone, in =aid June, is going to
bring forward the Women's Dimbilities' Bill. This is a
trying time for the question, and &plod deal depends upon
the action taken in Parliament upon it ; they have many
good friends in Parliament ; but would like to increa.se
their number, ei as to have a large majority. They were
not seeking inuch, the numlier of women for whom they
asked the franchise would be only about one-seventh of
the number of voters, yet it w Add lie • groat matter to
them. It wine an important question, lad only on account
of the persons interested, but it would alm be important
in the result from the influence it will have hereafter on
any question coming before Parliament. The audience
would most likely agree with him that any Induence
which women can bring to bear in Parliament will be a
geed one, umful, mural, and elevating—Omar.) They
were asking not for a thing the first time, fur women had
been deprived of the franchise, formerly having had an
equal right to vote with the men, for before the Act. of
10M., both women and men qualified by pmasseising
I property had the representation vote; but the new Acts
which enfranchised more men, and gave more
power into the }iambi of men, took awes._ from the
wonien the little power they had. The rights
of persons in civilised communities are supposed to be
three, the right of life, the right of freedom and and the right
to develope that power and neture with which they were
born. The right of life was not now under dimuseion, but
the right of freedom was, and without that right and the
power to exercise it, beheld that no one could have the
full development of their nature. Their nature must lie
I stunted without freedom. It it sail that women should
not trouble themselves about this question, but if women
have the right to vote in Parliamentary electiena they
will feel they are • constituent part of the empire, awl
, instead of using their influence, for influence they have,
fin a way that is not very straightforWard, they will use it
in a way altogether beneficial. Unnatural development
leads to want of wisdom, and he illustrated this from
the practice of some Indian tribes who press the infante'
-head between boards, and as a result they grow up fools.
Ile felt that unless he did all lie could to procure the
franchise for women, he ehould not he doing all he could
for their good, or fur that of the country generally.
Miss isEspT said the resolution to which she asked their
assent ainately affirmed the epirit of their moveumut—that
the exclusion of women otherwise qualified, from voting
for the election of meinbers of Parliament is injurious to
those excluilod, and contrary to the principle of just re-
presentation. The dais concerning whom they made this
complaint was not a very large one, and if admitted they
would only number oneeeventh of the voters, being
simply that class of independent women who are only
inequalitied on account of their sex. They were not esk-
ing the fralichise fir all women, not for wives, hut ioily
that propertied widows and unmarried women might
have au equal share with that given to bachelors
and to badlands. Since the Municipal Act they had
voted for the election., of Town Conneillone, and they have
voted for School Denis. This was lavause they were
taxed and rite.' just as men are. The same reason holds
good for their voting for members of Parliament, and
with stronger force, since the money raised by local
Governeuents amounts to 1.:30,1100,1.10l/, and that by the
luiperial Guvenunent to A.7O.IanI,UUU, and women cm-
tribute an equal share to the taxes. But there are other
reasons u by women should have the Parlisunentary vote,
for local governments have no power hi confiscate pro-
perty, and Parliament has. The citizens of Birmingham
wanted to get possession of some property of Sir Itobert
Peel's for public pewees, and Sir Robert rufwasl te let
them have it, defended laid iiglitu in Parlianaent, and the
citizens of Birmingham were defeseted. But if a woman
had held that
i property, she would have lee,, at a Ilia-
advantagen & in dit, and the eitagens of Bin ii i ii gleam
would have got what they wanted. Theo Parliamentary
laws are continually discriminating !eta evil what is best
for Olen, and what in bent for women. for Mahone in the
law as regards property of husband and wife. The bride-
groom at the altar very gallantly premiss% at the altar to
endow the bride with all that lie has, but the law not
only protects Min from the vonneenences of the wenkin,w
of this -entiiumital mt, but makes the owner of
all the wile has, no that he may give or will it away just
as lie please. Barim Coleriihte sahl this was rather
like a barbiumus than a civilized nation. Then with
regard to the guardianship of children one would' euppose
in reason that children belong equally to the father awl
another, and that lie ought to uottrol the education of the
buys and she of the girk or each of half of OW children,
hut t,he law says the children belong exclusively to the
father, and be may place them where he likes, even
where the mother cannot see them, and she hiss
1.0 redress, eleept by a long and expensive process
at law, and then she must prove itacinupeteney a
most difficult thing to ilo. Many eased of hardship
on this semunt are reported in the papers, particularly
in Ireland, where there are dlitfureeicial 01 mi. li, one
see a Winner! appealed to the law, and the judge said
" You ha.: our sympathy ; but the law Paws that your
child I.elougs to the brother of it., deceased father." The
lases in thew matters are ahnost unit ersally one,ided
and tartlet, and naturally AO, fin., they Were Made by melt
We do not expect that capttalists alone would legislate
justly in matters lens cell then. awl working men, vie say
that there must le: some on either cult, awl we mind have
both the influence of men And stollen to make fair laws
between then,. She liad reas..ll to belie% e that women
alone would be noire jUst or generon. then men : she knew
Seine women, who believed that the children lielong
exclusisely to the mother ; hut let there he the influence
Of both, and the law`, %rola.' leworne iiiii re fair, for ',psi,.
Lion by men had been legislation in favour of men. Then
w m want lei:hi:di as a means of giving them a
us ider sphere of employment, to enable them to raise
their wages. Wunien of the poorer ,-lasses plain that
there is SU little work for them to elo, aaid the wages are
ee, leer. that, they eau scarcely live, and she sonietinue
thought that wemen fronttile higfau clasoies are even
worse off, for when left pour, they are often unable to get
eituations to fill. They say there are Many ',millions and
offices in the gift of the Government which might he tilled
by women. Women till some positions in the post snit
telegraph offices, and are tilling them well ; but there is
only one Government post open to a woman, in which she
can get a really good saLlry— the Inspectorship of Board-
ing-uut Pauper Ihildren, given by Mr. titansfeld. This
peition was eminently suited for w ttttt en, for they know
all the little details connected with the economies of the
poor. In profe,nional work al t mull dere are shut
against Wolliell, though all right minded people will agree
that if us ~niemm hoose to have Wollien for their medical
advisers, the others ought to he allowed to practise if they
are qualified. There are only two holy physiciane, Dr.
Elizabeth Blackwell found the leek doors little open, and
mmemed te slip in ; but the floor was immediately shut,
and fir. Garrett Anderuni found the way up the track
Claire open and luanagiel to slip up; but that way was
also immedjetely eluded. flow lung would this be allowed
if women hail the Vauban:tertiary fraucliise. But they
were tolil that woolen do not do guoel work, and they
admitted it, they lacked mental training,and how is a letter
education to he got Eleven-twelfths of the educational
endowments of this country are used for boys, althiough
left for boys and girls alike. The great Blue-coat School
man in-stance; now I,Seu boys enjoy its advantages and
only BP girls ; but the 1,2111.1 boys have the opportunity of
fitting themselves for the ersities, while the girls are
trained for domestic service. 71ie women say they must
have a share in these funds, or new funds mast he appne-
priated to them ; but they cannot get them because linty
have no little influence in Parliament It is useless to
say the franchise will not help them ; before die Reform
Ball, the legialation was unjustly in favour of the
misteeracy, hut when the middle clauses were admitted
to the franchise the result was lase, in their favour, the
repeal of the torn laws, new navigation laws, the Dissentere
were admitted to the universities, the Civil service
appointments, formerly given to the younger sons of the
anstocracy, were thaown upeu to public competition, and
the position of the middle clams.' wad tuuel improved.
Then the working climes complained and when they were
admitted to the franchise the result was laws protecting
trades unions, mineo regulation laws, Factory Acts, the
Ballot Act, the Education Act, and so forth, In the interests
of the working climax. The complaints of women are
precisely the same, difficulties in the way of their industry,
went of olucatimi, unjust legislation, and it i• said those
difficulties calmest be remedied till Woinull have the
franchise. In askieg for it women do not say they are
better than men, or that they will legislate re wisely ;
Ind as the working classes say their interests have gut on
better since they bad the fraliChige, so W iiiiiiii argue their
Interests will he bettered when they have influence on
members of Parliament, who will le very just anul very
generous duet, they are to lea rewarded with rote...
MMitien do not profess to be letter than men, they will
probably accept Mrs. Poyeefe statement of the matter ;
The Said " I do not deny that women are foot.; God made
them to match the men "—(laughter). But in moue thinga
men are letter and wiser, and in some things women ; the
leen for their own work, the women fur theirs.
then has chiefly been directed to territorial defence.
.I,,,velopment of commerce, raising of revenue; hut
the direction of legidation at the present tiiiie has mainly
resulted in °duration bills, sanitary laws, temperance
billa and thin,u that look forward to protecting the 'purity
of seciety, and if women were Called on they would be
found to understand these matters letter than men
Women are not trying to take the place of men, but only
to Nino, up to their side, to do their part of the world's
work, to put re competent women in charge of the
hiders. It is sail that women are inferior ta men in in-
tellect because the average weight of woulan's brain is
less than that of Malta. But when El. ftrote, the eminent
hi.teriem died, a pt bet marten. revealed that Woo
below the Ikeelsige Weight. Physiologists kindly came
forwent. and suggested that the liner matter of Dr.
Grote, lirain,the more numerous folds. nalght make up
for leek of weight: so perhaps they might kindly say for
woman—Omar). w iiiii en le judged by their work,
she did not refer to Mrs. Somerville. Mims Martineau,
Georize Eliot, because there were exceptional ; hut taking
tl-e results of the university examinations, they found
that the average onlinary girls of the country stied well
beside the as erage onlinary lope, and that without any
Rugby, Harrow, or Eton, with only one-twelfth of- the
ederatienal endowments of the country. If women are
widow. Or sloilliiti•rs. an.l inanagine business, us-e May be
nure th,y are maho e the average of men, for there are so
many difficulties in the way ref managing their property
fur women, and if they have to do the elmalele duty of
fathers and mothers, that develops a very Ii eritainating
judgment The women who correspond to the least
intelligent classes of voters will not lie enfranchised
hy Mr. Eorsyth's bill, for it does not ask for the
franchise for wives or deametic servante, therefore
Am believed ii, sir adiniazion would considerahly
oldie the average of the intelligence of sneers. In Mon-
tiona
yu'ne re'muire.t hi lie
~F1..1i to atm
i.triu.:.thr.,:n.ilt7e:tello:l7.;,:r.aei,:::•thlitin:l:. th'fl
rtennioe.::ll6 ct.
hut 1.1.1•31111: else hail left her spectacleu at home ; but of
iu,uls
~f thus r.uuuntry are alm
~iie in ten rcssuirrel to lie treated as illiterate. The
wellolieposeil people, and a large Fart of mar literatilre
rittoi liy this rtes.. It Is
the mad solliti do 1101 : huit 200,000 'MVO tied-
tionol Parliament for It, and this +oils In a eaiall area.
Mr. Hodgson in Bristol mid that if the women wanted
the franchise he should feel bound hi sup rt. the bill,
and 1,100 signature, were quickly so that he

would they Five it up now they had it.
that theiseaato•orakiPurtelaitit.ses Thdisel ynohta'allinhteardthe ftirimm 01
At this point the lecturer stopping to look at her notes.
the crying of a baby was heanl, causing immense laugh-
ter.
Miss needy went on to argue that mixing in politieal
6 objection
life wont.' not it sh the refinement of women. Lady
Burdett (*.eats votes for members of the Town
C its not ef the School Revd, and no one would
anew she was less refinni on that account. Before the
Grinican war, it wit% thought unladylike for women to
appear in hoopitals for the army ; hut since then, in the
American, in the Franco-Prussian wars, women hail
helped in alienating the sulfuring. if the Wo,lll,leo—
hear. AIM alpine.). They ilbi not expect less
courtesy for reaching out the hand fir justice ; People
generally show courtesy to power ; beauty is power,
and beautiful women Afet a great deal of courtesy
rich women, women in good social positions get
a great deal of courtesy, and they do not expect leas when
they get more power. Sometimes they do not pet it
courteay now ; in the North the workmen in one trade
use a headrest, by which they get through more work,
and the men leagued 'together to strike if a wnman was
allowed to use a headrest. In Manchester the printers
league.' together to strike wherever • woman was
employes' to set type. These instaneesshewed wemen are
not likely to get courtesy if they do not get iewer—(hear.)
They also beard that women are naturally l'onservative,
but it is a fact that in many towns where Conservative
Ton Councillors have been retuniol and the women
rhargal with the reindt, yet in those very towns, though
the women not vote, Consenative members of Parlia-
ment were retuniell at the last °heti . But there are
aim Liberal woman voting for School Boards, and imp
biddy they arc divided about the same as the men. The
last election was said tsi turn on the Bible and beer
isiestions ; probably women would strengthen the Bible
force. but she was sure they a ould strengtlwn the
beer -force. But people ought to look at this an Mr.
BrLilit did at the Ballot, w hen lie said he was in fai our of
the liitluut. whether it won or bat the party votes. 3lr.
Gladstone had said the laws do insich less than justice to
'women, and Mr. Disraeli had always supported Finns
worn., sow. ; they hail ga. I ii.ipes of the bill in the
House of (' ~,,, mons, and heart from ;en ate sourees that
it would not be In thi• Lords. The law sabl that
Minors, lunatics, blots, and women," are disqualified,
and she asked the meeting to help in taking woman out
of that companionship—fgreat applause.)
Mr. thiamin se...sided the resolution, which had just
been MD ably proposed lie thought that if there ever
wan a country where such a subject as this A0..1.1 hue
introduced and fully discussed, it WM our own highly
favoured England, because every country is supposed to
be governed by the greatest suid lest person in the realm,
earl we have here not a man but a w an :it is the glory
of our nation, the glory of the world that Queen Victoria
reigns over us. After the able mlilress of Miss Reedy, it
would lie foolish in him to speak at greater length, and he
therefore, with a great deal of pleasure, seconded the
resolution.
The residution was carried.
. . .

Miss SYKNI.KR said the common illsll Wil4 that every
woman depended upon mane luau; but facts and figures
Allowed that there are a million more women than men
here, And that three millions of women are earning thcir
own living. So that those who would have all women to
" remain at home,and gladden their own domestic circle, '
would condemn them simply to starve at home. It has
been said that women, are inilsueneesl by their feelings
more than by their judgment ; but the mender for
Nl'hitby had mitt his feeling. were against the exercise of
the franchise IT women, and why therefore should not
women be influenced by their feeling. I Some talk as if
women were to remain refined and ethereal beings by not
voting; but DO one wishes to make women vote against
their will, and with the Itallot they can vote at elmt ions with
has trouble than they can take a ticket at a railway station.
Ti poste. Use franchise is of vital importance for the three
millions of w 1111 l en earning their own living, for the state
of things is like that which happened one winter in Lon-
don. The West End wits almost itupassable for snow, on
account of the want of labourert, yet there were labourers
at the East End starving for want of work, The world
suffers front want of workers, and women suffer from
want of work, and a writer aiming them sayt "The very
miser of our lives is that we cannot tell what is our
work ' Surely women are ati deserving of the franchise
as those men voters of whom a publiean said "I coultl
secure twenty votes by giving away twenty pints of beer, '
Men who have been criminals, who have been passport,
who are drunkards, are allowed to vote, and why not
w t She went on to urge that women exercise a
good deal of influence in elections now; the election for
Shaftesbury was said to lie won by the influence of the
Ihmager Marchioness of Westminster, tail one etection at
Ilath was decided by the wife of a candidate, who CAW
vassed for days and days, tusking judicious presents of
tea and tobacco--(laughter). She went on to argue in
favour of the franchise for women, and inosed • remits-
t that • petition to the House of Commons in favour
of Mr. Forsyth's bill be signal by the chairman on behalf
of the meeting, and that Henry F.lwardt, Esq., Ml',,
and Sir Frederic Johnstone, Bart., M.P.. and the 111011-
Imre for the county, lie requested to support It, in °uncial-
Ilion she Impel in the future we About.' have—
" Wohtllell 14 gentle, rmliant forms
From eushen't eta taint, mu-nips mad 10111 S;
Speaking the wifthona once they coshl not think ;
I...king einotious imee they hared to feel
And changed to all which site, they dared not be,
Yet, being now, make earth like hsaven."
(applause.)
rhe HAT. E. BOIMON, as enact of simple justice, seconded
the resolution. It teemed to him nothing but right that
a large proportion of the property of the country should
be represented, when the only ground of its not being so
renremiitel was that it was held by women.
The resolution was carried almost unanimously.
Miss Itxrpr urged those present to write to their mem-
bers on this subject ; their Liberal member had sahl that
none of hie constituents hat asked him to vote for the
Women's Franchise, but one hml asked him to vote
against. The I 'onservati member't opinion on this Ault.
ject was not known to the society. She again urged all
to bring their influence to bear upon their members, and
conclude.' with a vote of thanks to the Chairman