19 SEPTEMBER 1868, Page 1

At Ashford, in Kent, it seems that a few women

have got on the Register for want of any challenge to their claim. It seems to be the rule that a claim made and unchallenged is allowed without examination ; and so here, at Ashford, Miss Becker will have the satisfaction of knowing that a few women will vote by an evasion of the law. Who in the world will gain by that ?