New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23

| the nations of Europe.
In England in reported case I, Is stated by counsel
and substan lily assent-d 70 ny tia Court th,t woman
capable Of serving in slmost all the Offices Of the king
dom such as tho-e of Queen Msr.hL Grand On amber
lain spd COn<taha of England the Cham ZION n snd
Commissioner Of s. <er-, Governor OF WOrkhouss SIX
ton (psri.h clerk Keeper Of the Prison OF the Gate
Iouse Of the Dean and Chapter 81 W.stmn-ter turn
ing Officer for Membar. Of Parliament and Constable the
latter Of which IL respects judicial The Office Of
/ JsilOr i. frequently exercised by woman"
In an action At sv il has been determined that IN
married woman, having freehold might vote for Mem
bers Of Parliament il il recorded that LAZY Packing
ton returned two The office Of Grand Chs nberlsn IN
l-22 filed BY two women and that Of the clSrk OF
the crown, in the Court Of Queens Bench, has been
granted TO q female.
Al the coronation of King Richard II Dame Margaret
Dimock wife Of SIR John Dinock, into court and
claimed the place be the Kings champion By th9 virtue
Of the tenure OF Of Scrneby in ncolnshire 10
challenge and defy all such opposed the Kings right -
the crown The Counties ri Pembroke Dorset and Mont
gomery had the ose o' bereditsry sheriff Of Wesnore
land and exercised il 10 person Atthe asizss Apple
by, she sat with the judges on the bench
In the reign Of Henry WILL when, during some family
qusrre Maurice Berkey and others entered the park OF
Lacy Anne B-rkey. at fate, and committed dePred.
tions the lady conp sned TO the King. rho Immediately
granted her SPECIAL commission under the great seal 70
inquire into the She then returned 10 Giolcest9r
opened the commission sat the bench in the punnc Ss
sions hall impaneIed jury received evidence aud hnA
ly sentenced the rioters.
IN. ut has passed current originating with Gilbert
Stuart 10 the ee that the Anglo Saxon were sc
customed assist the Parlsmens convoksd by hsr
bu. bands But have no, been able to Ind conindon
L !
Bamesbury and the Anglo Saxon Chronicle. |. Is not
improbable however in of the fact that during that
ptrod prioress might preside over meeting Of ec'e
sastic and egsie for the government Of the Church
and might take precedence in rank the assembly as was
the in the Council Of Becancsd, convoked in the
yesr 6Si.
1t is remarkable fact that Of the most important
treaties Of modern Europe-the peace Of Cam0rsy. IN
l529-wss negotiated by two womenIMrsret tns
aun' 81 Charles v, and Lnuiss, mother Of Francis
II is strange to turn from such vide variety OF ploc
stations TO the very different provisions Of our Own nation
which yet 90 much liberal Of office 10 its male
population. In the United States says Judge Hurou
o. may administer upon the estate OF her dee4as
ed husband and she has occasionally held subordinate
place tn Poet Office Department She hs therefore,
sort Of post and post mistress notorety bat with
the psD of handling letters administrative aud letters
mailed rhe is the submissive creature OF the old
law" This would seem rather an inadequate insult for
woman of American Revolution, Declaration OF lndopen
deDce and Constitution and even suggests doubtful con
PARSONS with the days when "the Great Squav Sschan
ruled the inhabitants of Eastern Massachusetts, from Mys
tic TO Agawsm.
Mr. HiggiDson then proceeds to argue in favor Of
according the largest liberty TO in the manage
ment of affairs His forcble rs4sOnings well set
of by multitude Of pointed illustrations We close
our extracts with specimen:
In the disorder sometimes exhibited at our csucues
and town meetiDg there is plainly argument, not fpr
the eIcuioD but for the admission OF women They have
been excluded quite too long Observe the different chsr
acier of public dinners since their admission there w'eh
yet would have seemed as unpard 10 our grand
fathers Such is my faith in the moral phver Of woman,
that fear cannot spare her from these Of temp
tsoD There wisdom in that hearty Ognitlon given
by pa ~ Of rough California miners to brave New
England who or ssins the Isihmus in ths
rainy season to Join their husband. Three cheers (sad
"iheyl FIR ths ladies who hare 10 make ne bsr
We need the feminine element in public Affairs 70
max better agree with those who deny that
there certain differences Of temperament bstween tn
sexes God has great purpose IN these let US not deny
them nor let us ~aste then II il precisely these f. minnie
attributes which need in all the spheres Of life Wher
ever the experiment has beenred rs among the Qlskers
it has proved succrsful j, vii yet be tried farher The
noble influence Of Msnuett Rosa n Paraguay 'ns
policy Of the dictator her father Is but mint Of what
is yet come when such influences ,hs be- openly leg
mated Woman. as class may be- deceived but not
wholly depav'd society may Impair her sense but not
Der sefde, otion. H-r foot has ben crimpsd in China
and her head every where bn her heart ~ unoranPsd
We need ia politics and ia our society little N re
heart The temperance movement would lie dormant IN
many Of our towns but for rue ymP'tes aud en4rge 81
The ani-savery ment had hardly m ,1e iis
wsy to the mssses I'll womtn und-rook 70 -xpith "
And the Western editor objection - tn 1mIn gas
movement 10 be Of rs strong p,in'-
that "f should prevail may ye: SONS Mrs Stove
in the Presidential chair ~
THE REDEEMED CAPTIVE RETURSIVG TO ZI1s Ei,si
by sTtfnEN W WILLIAMS NJ D. i@nO, PIP. 10! Noraanp
ton. Hopkins Co.
The captivity Of Rev John Williams. minister u 'h-
Gospel in Dee'f-ld Of the m-morsbs events Of
the Incisn in Massachusetts, about the comn.nc--
of the last century Just before day b-eas. m
morning Of February - l7Oi the house Of Mr. Villa
attacked by party Of Indians himself and family
were tken prisoners nearly forty # the nhAbsnt. ~
Deernflc were put 70 death th- tosn burned ana over
hundred persons carried captive C,nad, Tns present
narrative written by Mr. Williams. after his in s07
il well known antiquarian document of great interest
II familiar 20 former generation as the Nv Eng
land Primer shoU Oh edition has been ISSUED pr over
fifty years II brought ont by descendant Of the
family Who has heretofore distinguished hinsefio hi,
quarsn researches and IS enriched with full 7'gr ph
cal emoir Of the author, appendix aud notes, which
greatly nci cas- the value OF the edition.
Among the notes, Is ooe devoted 10 the Rev. Eleazer
Williams who, il not a Bourbon is the gre, grandson Of
Eunice Williams, dsagLfer Of the " redeemed captive
John Villains This woman. who eight years of sg-
when she went 10 Cansds preferred aiming among thu
Indians whose habits she adopted and amsng whom she
married With regard TO Eleazsrs claim o. the ,uphl
ship the editor Of this volume heard Of them until
the wear ls49 eight years after the alleged interview with
de JOiuye although he had been terms of constant
innscy with the pretended heir to the kingdom H. has
doubt Of the regular descent Of EeaZer from Elnics
Williams has always recognized the marks Of Indian
blood in bis person. and heard from bin the
est alusion his royal extraction until the TINE stated
above
Apart from its interest in cOnneIion with the locA
history Of Massachusetts, its discussion OF ths Bourbon
question gives certain freshness 10 this work which vii
reward the curiosity OF readers who meet with for
the first time.
sTRMoS BEFORE THE SECOND uSITARIAX SOCIETY
or BROOKLYN AT The OPENING or fEiR NEW
PLACE or WORSHIP. By sAnUEL LoSGFELLOs.
The sny spirit and vgorsus language of this discourse
place shove the level of those which usually deliv
erred from the pulpit special occasions II is manestly
the production Of Independent and esrnes, mind-One
nbued with the sentiment Of humanity and tbs love o,
progress In the following statement of the functions OF
the pulpit the author is true the spirit OF tbs age