The Potteries Examiner : — 1878-05-25 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

THE CASE OF MRS. BESANT. vatives preponderated, and in the third ward main.' tamed their own. Greater interest and excitement Irwin THE " RIMEL") have not been shown in an election since the Ballot If it is clearly understood that the judgment of the Act passed, but there was no disturbance. Mr. Stoke., Master of the Rolls is altogether based on the who got up the Hyde Park meeting in favour of the effects to be apprehended in the position of the Government, and who took an active part at Worcester and Hereford elections, has been assiduously working infant daughter of Mrs. Besant, if left under her for the Conservative candidate. Up to the close of the . rare, an objection that might otherwise be raised poll very conflicting views were entertained as to the t P e arts of the judgment will be abandoned. result. The Liberals were rather sanguine of victory, Freedom of opinion is undoubtedly imperfect if it but the other side thought they had got a chance, does not extend to the freedom of professing and while impartial observers considered it a close fight. inculcating the opinions entertained; and it may How mistaken were the last two opinions was shown be hastily thought thatthe judgment abridges Mrs. when the task of counting the votes ended, for the Besant's freedom of opinion, inasmuch as it defollowing great majority for the Liberal was the prives her of the companionship and education of result:— I her child because of the opinions she holds and Palmer (Liberal) Attenborough (Conservative).— 1565 lin the interests of the daughter, and, if the mother Majority for Palmer 658 is punished, it is only as a secondary consequence. 1 Her freedom to deliver Atheistical lectures re_ mains the same as ever, but she is not permitted The body of a man named Hinkley, steward of to destroy t Acklam Hall, near Middlesbrough, was found i he prospects of her child by throwing , her own shadow over her. The child is a different hanging from s bedpost last week. At the inquest, i perr,onalty races it was stated that losses in betting on horse with rights and interests of its own, had driven the man to desperation. The jury and its sacrifice is not necessary to make perfect returned a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily the mother's freedom. It is, of course, a difficult insane." point to determine the measure of injury to the i prospects of a child that must be proved probable A IZOYAL Brnuitinr.—A special train left Pad., to justify an interference with the ordinary powers . dington at 6.30 On the 17th inst. with the guests for of a parent. It 'would be impossible to lay down any the Queen's banquet. Lord Beaconsfield, the rule on the matter, and each case must be judged ' Duke of Connaught. Lord and Lady Sidmonth, ' on its merits as it arises, and will be decided, as Duchess of Wellington, Marchioness of Salisbury, we have seen, by reference to the current opinion Count and Countess Munster, Prince Christian, !of the generation. The authority of a father is to and the Crown Prince of Germany, left London primary principle of our society, and it may not 'by an early train. In the 6.30 train, amongst be lightly inter.ered with. Numberless instances ; others were the Duke of Richmond, Lord and could be adduced, occurring round about us, of , Lady Rosebery, and Lord Edgecombe. I children whose worldly prospects are injured by the !