... WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. The question of female enfranchisement, over which the Government sustained its first defeat, will probably bring the whole subject once more for discussion. The principle the eligibility women for the suffrage is one of very slow growth ...

... said it Iwd often e i asked —Why women want the suffrage ? of wh:it use will it lie to them ? how will it benefit then, ? In answer to questions such these, she rea some reasons why it was just and expedient that women should be enfranchised. Among these ...

... DISRAELI AND WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. The following acknowledgment has been received from Mr Disraeli of the memorial addressed to him on the subject of the Women's Disabilities Bill. The memorial was signed by 11,.,00 women (9000 of England and Ireland and ...

... Our Fouden WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. It is @ marvellous demonstration of Mr Gladstone's influence that the uestion of women’s franchise was ed as virtually settled from the moment the publication of his phiet. If he given his voice in of Siz Rollit’s measure ...

... THE FEMALE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. The ladies who constitute the fairer portion of the National Society for Women's Suffrage may reasonably felicitate themselves on having achieved triumph. They at least command attention and respect. The Observer has a special ...

... OF THE MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE TO Women.—From and after January Ist, 1882, women ratepayers will be entitled to be as electors iu all municipal barghs, and next November, when the annual elections take place, women’s suffrage will be in full Hitherto there ...

... whether, if he had been member of Parliament, he would have voted with Mr Balfour or Mr Gladstone on the question of women's suffrage in the House of Commons od Wednesday night. Mr Napier's reply was that had the matter been a party question, he would ...

... minds the community on the subject. The Council resolved, the casting vote of the Provost, to petition in favour of tne Women's Suffrage Bill. It was intimated that Mr M'Ncil, of the Board of Supervision, had notified to the Bocal Authority that he woull ...

... of Women Removal Bill. By Mr Trevelyan, on Monday, petitions were presented from the executive committees of the Hawick and Galashiels branches of the National Society for Women's Suffrage, in favour of removing the electoral disabilities of women. Petitions ...

... ask about it at the end of the meeting. Trusting this will be the case in the present contest, I am, &c., Faik Play. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Sik, The ladies Selkirk seem present exercised over the above tjuestion, if oue may so notice in a recent issue the Southern ...

... EXTENSION THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE TO WOMEN. A circular issued by the National Society for Women's Suffrage says : The plr>a which this large and important class of the community at present laying claim to admitted the electoral franchise, is one which ...

... the | ut no direct evidence is forthcoming to connect Mr CHaMBERLAIN ON THE Women’s SUFFRAGE a public meeting held on Friday right in Birmingham on the question of women’s suffrage a letter was read from the Right Hon. Chamberlain, who wrote :—*“ As regards ...