Junius, éd. de 1812, en particulier vol. I, p

14. The Speeches of Mr. Wilkes, in the House of Commons, 1786, p. 54 sqq.

15. The Législative Rights, § 41. — C'est exactement le futur programme « radical » et c'est aussi le futur programme a chartiste «.Dans la brochure de Cartwright se trouve peut-être pour la première fois employé le mot a radical » dans son acception politique. V. § 116 : « Annual

■ Parliaments with an equal représentation of the commons are the only spécifies in this case; and they would effect a radical cure ».

(Pp. 228-233) notes. 351

16. Législative Rights, etc., ^ 152 sqq. Sketch of Provisions to be made by Parliament for securing an equal Représentation, and an annual Parliainent for ail times to corne. — Cartwright choisit l'âge de dix-huit ans, parce que c'est l'âge de la milice, et que les registres se trouveraient tout dressés. Il justifie le scrutin secret : « this would prevent undue influence, personal offence, and self-reproach. But it would not prevent that influence winch ought to follow worth, wisdom, and a right use of wealth. » — Cartwright n'accorde cependant pas le droit de vote aux femmes. (The Législative Rights, §55). Tucker avait demandé, si tous les hommes doivent voter, pourquoi ne pas étendre aux femmes l'application du même principe. « It might perhaps be a want of politeness to ask thèse gentlemen if they seriously meant what they said ; but, as I am serious myself, I will beg leave to refer the Dean to the Scriptures, and the other gentleman to the law of nature and the common law of England, and both of them to the fair sex, in order to settle this point. Man and wife are called in scripture one flesh, in law one person ; and

by both, the temporal dominion is given to the man Women know

too well what God and nature requires of them to put in so absurd a claim for a share in the rights of élection. Their privilèges and power are of another kind ; and they know their sphère. »