Women's Suffrage Meeting Noted Quiet Yet Earnest
Our correspondent reports the National Association for Women’s Suffrage meeting at St George’s Hall with strong turnout and sharp debate. Speakers included Mr Russell Gurney and MPs Cowan Hinde Palmer Hopwood O Shaughnessy while Miss Becker Miss Sturge and Miss Cobbe framed arguments against Bright and for expanded female rights. The tone was serious with less sparkle but clear determination.
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National Association For Woman’s Suffrage
St. George's Hall
Russell Gurney
M.P
Cowan
Hinde Palmer
Lincoln
Hopwood
O'Shaughnessy
Mr. Bright
Miss Becker
Sturge
Birmingham
Bright
Mr. Smollett
Mr. Leatham
Miss Cobbe
House of Commons
Sketches From The Gallery House Of Commons Tuesday Morning
The article recounts a week in Parliament with two key events. The Royal Titles Bill division exposed party rifts as Hartington yielded to ministerial pressure. later a Sunday opening debate in Ireland ended with a government defeat and Mr Sullivan’s eloquent speech influencing Gladstone and Bright.
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Houses of Commons
Henry James
Marquis of Hartington
Lord Hartington
Earl Granville
Mr. Gladstone
Sir Henry Jamee
Lord Selborne
Childers
Sir W. Harcourt
Gathorne Hardy
Robert Peel
Lord Elcho
Mr. Bright
Mr. Lowe
Pease
Cowen
Anderson
Mundella
P. J. Smyth
Ireland
Smyth
M. Hicks Beach
Sullivan
House of Commons
Gladstone
Louth
Major O’gorman
Plutarch
Dr. Kenealy