1818 Nov r 25

Parl Reform Bill

Reasons

'.1. Seats and Districts

'.2. Electors Who

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Question 7. Between the interests of the whole male /female/ sex on the one part and the whole of the female sex on the other part is there that /does there exist a/ entire connection such, that by the male sex no injury could be done to the interest of the /aggregate of the/ female sex, without a real injury done to that of the male?

Answer. Such, as it seems, is the /a/ supposition generally entertained. Such at least is the only supposition by which the exclusion in question can be justified, unless it be supposed, that though by the exclusion an injury to a certain amount is done /produced/, yet the amount is not such as that the exclusion /prevention/ of it should be a good sufficient to compensate for the additional evil which would be produced in the shape of expense, vexation and delay, as above.

Upon experience and examination, should it ever appear /be established/ that an adequately strong conviction of interests has not place, and that for want of it, more evil is produced by injury done by the exclusion to the interests of the female sex than is [...?] for by the exclusion of the mass of Election evil abovementioned, the propensity of removing /abolishing/ this exclusion, and giving /according/ admission to the votes of females will have been established.

If in any other shape than as above, inconvenience[?] be really by the nature of the case, attached to admission given to the votes of females, it rests with him in whose opinion such additional inconvenience has existence /place/ to [...?] it and bring it distinctly to view.