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New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 510, 19 January 1883, Page 17

A Mr. Hensman and a Mr. Flint have had an interesting discussion as to the intellectual capabilities of the fair sex. The gentle- • man who is the possessor of the perhaps appropriate name of Hensman seems to have a very exalted opinion of the intellectual capabilities of women. It is unfortunate for the cause he indicates that the sound of his name is calculated to raise a suspicion of henpecking. Strange that the denier of woman's inferiority should be a person named Flint. Putting aside the arguments referred to, everybody who has had any practical aquaintanceship with the work of competitive examination knows very well that those of the fair sex who present themselves are, as a rule, the very best of their class, whilst the male competitors are only a poor average of their class. Notwitnstanding all this, it must be admitted that the young ladies of the present generation cut very respectable figures as competitors with the "lords of creation." — Universe. When the Naples correspondent of some of our revolutionary papers admits that a reform in manners and customs of the governing machinery of Italy is requisite, we may be sure that there is very good ground for complaint. Indeed, if there be the least truth m I recently published book entitled ' Bicordi di Questura " the unfortunate population lies at the mercy of an unrestrained police despotism The Pungolo maintains that, however incredible the scenes of violence described in this book may appear, they are but too true. But if this had happened under the Bourbons, what indignant , rhetoric would have flowed from the pens of Liberals from Mr. Watt* t atone downwards! — Universe.