, 1874-07-26

ENGLISH WOMEN.
Some time since re commented on the h.
that the ConTocation at the Uni7cr8ty Of Lou.
don had 7oted in favor of granting degrees
women. This decision has now been oye,rul.d
by the Senate Of the University. Tho 6er,:s
vote Tas IT to 10. It Wn5 unexpected. Tia
University prescubea studies to women and sr.
amnes women. It is scarcely consistent to den,
them degrees. They have been singula,lF src-
cessfu in tie fields hitherto open 10 them. Tia
first prize in Political Economy has been taken
By young lady this year for tho second time,
The first prize IN Jurisprudence was also carried
OF b. q lady, whose knowledge OF the subject
"as pronounced to bo "mar7eloua." Yet, in
the face of these facts, the degrees, the cut
ward signs Of what these women hase
done. arc denied them. 1t is not
vanity that leads to the request fx
them. It is common sense. The degrees IN
worth money. They are certificates Of nelt
which make employment easy to get.. NeYerthe
less, the Senate said no. The Hon. Robert
Lowe, Earl Kimberly, Mr.. Goschen, and dis.
tinguished physician. Dr. Billing plea5ed ths
cause OF woman. The weight OF medical
authority Was, however, on the other side. Sit
James Paget, Dr. Qoain, and Sir William Gull.
argued against the proposal The tmo former
took the position Dr.. Clarke defends so ably in
his '' Se1 and Education" It is curious fact.
by the way, that Dr.. Clarke's scnsible arguments
have been carried by wlirlwiud OF feniuire
abuse into every part OF the United States and
the British Isles. Tie author has become
elderly lady Of some renown as a SUI
frHge-6eeker was read before the Senate
In it she opposed the granting Of
degrees to women, but asked for increased fAcili-
ties OF education. This is said to have turned
the scale. Tho Senate, glad to compromise,
adopted her proposal It is utterly inconsistent
with the position taken By the opposing dcctora.
They said that constant hard study was uEfs for
women, and thereupon the Senate decided to
grant increased opportunities for such study,
and refuse the Hucep-skin signs Of tho fact!
1t is prophesied tha: another year will SEQ this
decision revoked.
English women, disappointed in tho uni'e's-
ties, have redonbled their political efforts. Mon
euro D. Conway describes. in the Cincinnati
Commercial, q wonan-sunrage meeting Vhth
he attended July G. It 6parlled with eenae-
and diamonds. Ladies' Of the highest raak
have Joined the movement. It has become
Nr. Forsyth, 4 Conservative IL F.
who manages to believe in woman suffrage and
n unfettered saloons at the same time, though
he former involves the overthrow Of the lsttcr,
presided. He explained the cct fol womsn-sui.
rage which he is now pushing in Parliament.
he Hon. James Stansfeld one Of tho late Lib
ral Ministry, eat by Mr. ayth,~-" no doubt"
'ritea Mr. Conway, "by the desire of 3fr. Glad-
tone. who does not desire that the Tories stao
in all the glory Of tho admission of women to The
ranchise which he secs to be inevitable" Itt
hrase seems bit too B:rong- Perhaps tie
riter'a wish is father to the thought. TeteiSts
the present Ministry have already voted ff
10 innovation, and Disraeli supports it. II
ou1d be mads Ministerial measure, it's s1ccess
Ugh. be hoped for with some cold reason. The
ectins closed With sharp speech By 1:s
RANGES Power Cobhe against Goodwin Smiths
cent essay on womau-suGraSe- a1i=a co5@
Irish. Her speech w2s thoro:o:'
ltty and 7itaperataye. sho styled Go1dwIn sr'lfh
The Knight Of the Euoful Countcnan:s," Tho
ID been thrown mud at women. On e1amln~
s the mud, sho land found > fe77 stones l.
,8 we'll to look at these hecricr missiles. Iheso
ire two OF then. First, women should no'
to because thoy are too strong; aeco1oF'
o. should not vote because they are too wesA'
1850 were aptl' characterized as "kllkenos@
t arguments which deyourcd each other.
Tho sncer8 at the Eoman-suGrago Party !"
lgland have dono it good. Its members ba''
en- shamed out Of much Of their folly. ho7a
ys they take mcderato measures to compass
'der.te ends. They hare msdo no attempt. Ae
air American sisters, to snea- in by the baca'
Or by taking advantage Of law that was never
ended to corer their case. They hare taatn
vociferous Woodruff into their com3ar'en@
p. Their prominent leaders hayo NOT Lao
3. Cady Stanton and Hiss Anthony with Lsu's
II, visited E convicted female criminal aca
Used her for killing man becarso no nSa
10 back to the rife whom ha once deses'7a