Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-21
means, and that every one of these had re
paid the society the money borrowed for that
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A bill has been introduced into the House
of Commons to allow an appeal to prisoners
convicted of capital offensss. The Attorney
General, who fathers the bill, says that it is
designed to protect the innocent, inasmuch
as miscarrisges of justice do occur. men be-
ing convicted through the ignorance or preju-
dice of juries-so much so that the present
Home Secretary has in two years had to par
don twelve regularly convicted men. To
this view it is objected that the pardoning
power in the hands of the Home Secretary
sufficiently meets saoh cases. He is aided by
the details of the trial, by the judges notes
and often, it may be, and doubtless is, by in
formation of private kind, the accuracy of
which he has ample machinery for investi-
gating-all of which enables him Che is al
most always, like the present holder of the
Office, lawyer) to arrive at quite as sound
conclusion as court of appeal could. It is
very doubtful if the bill will pass the Lords.
even if it goes through the Commons.
A story about a Boston woman which is
going the rounds shows that there is one
woman who is thoroughly 'temancipated.
She says: am milliner and have made
between 81, 500 and 81, 500 a year in my bus
mess for some time past. married four
years ago. My husband is kind and good
looking, but he never learned any trade had
no profession, and could not average $500 a
year. loved him, however, but saw that
1t would not do to depend upon him, SO 1
kept on with my business. After a time
think he got little lazy, and as we
could not keep house, and got sick of
boarding. Finally I proposed he should
keep house and I would run the business and
find the money. We have now lived very
happily in this way for two years. My hus-
band gets up and builds the fire, gets break
fast, and leave at 7:45 for my business. He
does the washing and ironing and cleaning
and do not know of any woman who can
beat him. He is as neat as wax and can cook
equal to anyone 10 town. It may be an iso-
lated case, but I think the time has now
come when women who have husbands to
support should make them do the work; 9TH
erwise they are luxuries we must do without.
Many American young women go abroad
to study, but though foreign schools have
many advantages there are serious objections
to them. In order to overcome some of
these objections the late George P Marsh,
United States minister to Italy conceived the
plan of an international school, to bs estab-
lished at Florence. MIR. William Clark for
many years resident of Europe and the far
east, and for twelve years United States con-
sui in Italy, was also deeply interested in this
scheme, and, with Mr. Marsh, brought it to
the attention of the Italian government some
fifteen years ago The minister of pub
lie instruction approved and a palace was
offered for the use of the proposed
school. But various causes pre-
ented the development of tbs plan at that
time. Mr.. Clark has always thought it prac-
tieable, however, and has now convinced so
many others of its merits that it is believed
1t will shortly be put into execution AS the
first step an act of incorporate has been OBJ
tanned in Massachusetts for the International
Educational association, and the association
has been organized with board of directors,
including Mr.. Clark, Raw John w. Olmstead,
Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, Hon. benjamin F.
Stevens, DR.. Eben Tourjee, and others. New
directors will be added from different parts
of the United States. The purpose of the as
sociation goes further than to supply needed
educational advantages for American girls in
Europe. 1t designs also to give to the peo-
pie of the country where the schools are es-
tablished the opportunity of educating their
daughters on the plan of American semin-
aries of the first class. A beginning is to be
made in Florence, where the first school will
ba established