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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2287, 5 September 1870, Page 2

Should Women Vote or Darn Stockings?— A discussion took place hr the Church Convention at Dublin on the question of giving women the power to vote at vestries. The Rev. Mr Hickey wished to .give the vote to any “female head of a family.” whereupon Sir William Osborne hoped that his own wife- would be excepted, baying quite enough to do at home without cantering and trotting off to every diocesan'meeting, and to every vestry that may be held in the parish or the diocese. The arijumentum: ml homimm is very satisfactory (said Sir William), and I put it in this case in this -way .- —A man goes homo after a hard day’s work, and asks where is Mrs A? “ Oh, sir,” the servant who comes to open the door, says, “she is gone off to attend a preliminary meeting of the Diocesan Synod,” ;('aughtcv). “ But where are my daughters ?”. “ Oh, sir, the young ladies have boeu sitting in t)jc vestry this last thrqe hour's.” “ Well f want my dinner.” “You cannot have it; sir ; the cook is sitting along with the youpg ladies— (renewed laughter) and mistress desires me to tell you that her hands are .so full of the new charoh work, that she thinks yon had better order a little bit for yourself, or take it at the club.” .(Daughter.) JEverything should be in its right place, and a lady or female head of a faiiply is much’ better at home, sewing on my buttons, ! if yqu like, darning my stockings, if you please—(laughter)—but not neglecting her everyday wholesome, useful vocations. (Hear, hear.) After some discussion, the Rev. Dr. lj?dley saadi the real secret of the opposition rtq women the clergy over women;' Resubmitted* that the was,iporsd aud intellectual, and that the Ainvmtioh should'affopt the motion. L'he motion was IbttiMhowever, by 158 noes to 108 ayes.