Perhaps the triumphant election in two districts of a "
female lady," as a humble electress called her candidate, at the head of the poll, and the defeat of the third (very much less known for educational efforts) by a mere handful of votes, is the great feature of the election. Miss Garrett polled 47,858 votes, while Professor Huxley, who followed her in the poll, received only 13,494. Allowing for a vast number of plumpers of seven, and many more of two, three, or four for Miss Garrett under
the cumulative vote, it is quite clear that she got a great many more adhesions than the highest of the Members of Parliament for Marylebone at the last eleadoi. To a frugal mind there is something overpowering in so great a waste of plumpers. But nobody can deny it shows a great enthusiasm for "the female lady" as a fit and proper person to serve on School Boards. It appears to be slowly dawning on the British mindt that a woman has practical powers, and the discovery, now it is. made, is enthusiastically welcomed. It is a humble discovery, but a very useful one ; for it will certainly result in making a goodt many girls more intelligent, and a good many women more use- ful and happy than before. Before many years are out, a third of the vacancies at least will be contested by women.
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