Suffragettes cause of another scene in the House of Commons on Wednesday evenings. Two women chained themselves to the grille in front of the Ladies' Gallery, and a portion of the grille had to be removed by the police in order to release them…

Disturbances also occurred at the same time outside the House, leading to numerous arrests for disorderly conduct outside St. Stephen's Hall, and for attempting to harangue a throng at the base of the monument in front of the House of Lords. The two women who were the principal figures in the disturbances in the Ladies Gallery gave their names of Helen Fox and Muriel Matters…

No less than fifteen arrests were made in connection with the disturbances in St Stephen's Hall. They gave their names as follows: Arnold Cutler, Miss Violet Tillard, Miss Edith Bremer, Mrs. Emily Duval, Miss Margaret Henderson, Miss Alison Neilans, Miss Marion Leighfield… They were taken to Cannon Row Police Station, and were bailed out later.

Efforts by the Women's Social and Political Union to advertise Tuesday's "Votes for Women" demonstration, resulted in the appearance of one of the number, who was accompanied in the dock by a young man, at Bow Street, Police Court, on Friday.

Marion Wallace Dunlop, 44, described as an artist, on Montpelier Road, Ealing, was charged with wilfully damaging the stonework of St Stephen's Hall, House of Commons, by stamping it with an indelible rubber stamp; and Victor Duval, 25, clerk, of Lindor Road, Battersea, was accused of aiding and abetting her. Duval said he wished to complain about having been locked up in an insanitary cell for four hours and a half before he was bailed out…

Mr. Pethick Lawrence and Mrs Flora Murray became sureties for Miss Dunlop

Object: To secure for women the Parliamentary Vote on the same terms as it is or may be granted to men.

Methods: (1) Action entirely independent of all political parties. (2) Opposition to whatever Government is in power until such time as the franchise is granted. (3) Participation in Parliamentary Elections in opposition to the Government candidates, and independently of all other candidates. (4) Vigorous agitation and the education of public opinion by all the usual methods, such as public meetings, demonstrations, debates, distribution of literature, newspaper correspondence and deputations to public representatives.

Woman's demand for the vote can claim to be the highest expression of civilisation, for its dominant note in the law, civilisation among nations mean the gradual elimination of all elements of anarchy and disorder.

People may differ as to the precise form in which the vote should be given, but the student of history is bound to admit the wisdom of its advocates in claiming no more than it is possible, in present circumstances, to obtain. It may be argued that it would be a bad thing for all women to have votes, or for only a limited number to have votes, but from no point of view can be justified the exclusion of every woman from participation in Imperial government.

There are two aspects of government – home and foreign affairs. As to home affairs women have already shown their capacity and usefulness in purely local administration, and they now seek a share in legislation, rightly feeling that problems affecting their well-being are not otherwise capable of satisfactory solution.

Have they not before them the records of glaring injustices suffered by women because of their sex? Consider the laws of inheritance, those relating to marriage and divorce, illegitimacy, etc. This state of affairs, wittingly or unwittingly, brands women as an inferior being, with the result that in spheres other than legislative woman suffers. Her average wages are less than 10s. per week. As a rule she works longer hours than men, and if she is married worker her labour is never ended. Again, men have always had access to education, the universities and the learned professions. Women on the other hand, have had to fight inch by inch for every privilege, not, because of their unworthiness or unfitness, but solely because of their sex.

As to the moral value of women in young States, it is interesting to observe that the women of Australia first formed temperance societies, and later, within these, established a woman's suffrage department, because experience taught them that without the vote they would be unable to do very much. Now they possess the vote, and Colonial statesman bear witness one and all to the benefits which have occurred to their States from the inclusion of women in the electoral roll.

The Rev Hugh Chapman, who conducted the wedding of Miss Una Dugdale and Mr. Victor Duval on Saturday, writing in the Pall Mall Gazette last night on the question of a revised marriage service, said - "The intention of a true marriage is that the service entered on should be altogether mutual and equal, each glorying in a deference which crowns the other without the smallest lowering of themselves. It would most assuredly be a good work and is clear case for a referendum to the clergy, if their opinions on the whole subject were canvassed throughout."

In addition to the list published in the journal yesterday, further opinions have been by well known women as to whether the word "obey" should be omitted from the marriage service.

The Duchess of Sutherland thinks "obey" an unnecessary word. "Love and honour" stand much stronger without it.

Mrs George Cornwallis-West says that, although the husband should be recognised as the head of the house between two people who are admittedly to the companions, the word is grotesque…

Lady Alexander thinks the word is hopelessly old-fashioned and out of date.

Miss Lena Ashwell and Miss Beatrice Harraden would have the word left out, and Madame Marchesi says that "In these days the obedience of a wife to a husband is an anachronism."

Miss Evelyn Milliard thinks its deletion would not make any difference, whilw Miss Helen Mathers says "Either leave ‘obey' in or don't get married at all. We want English, not American wives."

At Bow Street today Mr Marsham heard the last of 223 cases arising out of the Suffragist disturbances at Westminster.

The defendant, Victor Duval had been remanded last week that he might call evidence for the defence on a charge of obstruction. One witness said the policeman clutched Duval's throat, and forced his head back for two or three minutes. The police behaved riotously towards the woman in his opinion.

Prisoner also made allegations against the police.

After fining Duval 10s on a charge of obstruction the Magistrate said there had been a good many cases arising out of the disturbances, and he had dealt leniently with them. If anything of the kind occurred again the offenders must not expect to get off so easily. In cases of wilful damage, especially of personal violence, he should deal very differently with offenders than he had on this occasion.

Following on the Suffragette disturbances at Bow Street Police Court yesterday, five defendants appeared before Sir John Dickinson, today.

Sarah Carwin kept up a running commentary during the evidence. She was ordered to be bound over, and left the dock protesting against the course.

Another woman, described as "Number Four," aged 31, entering the dock, turned her back on the bench and clung to the rear rail of the dock. Her hands were pulled away. She then sat quietly and left the court in the ordinary manner. The charge against her was one of the insulting behaviour in throwing bags of flour at the magistrates, and, she was fined 40s or ten days. 

Mrs Emily Duval, who was charged with assault and disorderly conduct, said she went to her son's assistance when she saw him struck. A police-sergeant stated that the defendant struck him in the face and kicked him.

Mr Musket, for the police, said the accused had also previous convictions against her. She was now fined 40s or 20 days.

A fine of £3 was made on her son, Victor Duval, charge with striking a detective constable and with disorderly conduct.

The Liberal candidate for North Camberwell (Mr Victor Duval) was continually interrupted with parrot cries at a meeting at Old Kent Road Baths on Saturday night. Finally he announced that his wife would sing, but as soon as she started the rowdies yelled and whistled and then screeched "The Red Flag".

"Now I know what you are," said the candidate.

Mr Hughes introduced Mr Duval as having been recommended by the Federation by Sir Herbert Samuel. He was born in London in 1885. In 1913 he travelled in the Malay States, and during the war served in the Royal Engineers with the British Forces at Salonika. He had taken a prominent part in the women's suffrage movement. He was a cricketer, and had been a member of the Surrey Cricket Club, Mrs Duval had a niece of the late Viscount Peel who was a speaker of the House of Commons…

Turning to politics generally, he said they were constantly being told that the taxpayers could look for no relief, and it would appear that was the opinion of the government. Every year new taxes were put on, but there appeared to be no thought of taking taxes off, and although in the Budget there were some measures of relief for agriculture and for the income-tax payer in regard to children, yet the main result of that Budget was that certain burdens were removed from the shoulders of one section. The duty of a Government should be to legislate for all people without respect to any particular to any particular class or section…

Referring to the condition of industry, the speaker, said there was depression in the iron and steel trade and shipbuilding, and terrible conditions in coalmining. It was true that the war had impoverished the countries which bought goods from the countries which bought goods from the country, but the depression was worse because of the friction between employers and employed. They would not get very far unless the employers and employee. They would not get very far unless the employers and employed. They would not get very far unless the employers were prepared to give to the workers a much greater proportion of the product of industry as in the past. The standard of life was four or five times as high as it was 40 or 50 years ago, but if they were to have peace in industry and get greater production, to compete with foreigners and to get back their shipping trade, they must create throughout industry the idea of co-operation and co-partnership.

Mr Duval went on to declare himself a Free Trader, and concluded by declaring his faith in capitalism and private enterprise, and protesting against the Socialist preaching of class warfare.   

Mr Victor Duval, who unsuccessfully contested South Nottingham in 1923, North Camberwell in 1924, and South-West Norfolk in the last General Election, in the Liberal interest, has written to Mr Lloyd George resigning from the Liberal Party and stating his intention of joining the Labour Party. He writes: "I have come to the conclusion after careful consideration that it is today through the Labour Party that the active advance towards a brighter and better life for the people for which I have so long fought can best be realised."

Founder and Honorary Secretary Men’s Political Union for Women’s Enfranchisement; born 16th March, 1885; married 13th January, 1912, to Una Stratford Dugdale, daughter of Oommander Dugdale, R.N.; joined Men’s League for Woman Suffrage in 1907 and resigned from Executive of the Clapham Liberal and Radical Association and League of Young Liberals in 1909. Severely handled many times when protesting at Cabinet Ministers’ meetings. In January, 1910, was responsible for the formation of the Men’s Political Union for Women’s Enfranchisement with an anti-Government policy, the first militant Suffrage society for men; arrested on October 17th, 1910, for addressing Mr. Lioyd George outside City Temple, and sentenced to one week’s imprisonment ; the first Suffragist to receive the benefit of Rule 243a; served five days’ imprisonment again in November, 1911 ; formed one of deputation to Mr.
Lloyd George, and acted as spokesman on October 15th, 1911, at Whitefield’s Tabernacle. Publications:
Pamphlets on Woman Suffrage, ‘‘An Appeal to Men," "Why I went to Prison.’" Recreations: Golf and billiards. Club: International Women’s Franchise. Telephone : Western 6928. Address: 18, Harrington Road, 8.W.

Victor Diederichs Duval was the second eldest son of Jane Emily Hayes (1860–1924) and Ernest Charles Augustus Diederichs Duval (1858–1953). Victor's father was born Ernest Charles Augustus Diederichs on 13th September 1858 in Mainz, in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany to an unmarried woman Emilie/Amelie Diederichs (born 1838, Alsace, France). As a baby, Ernest Diederichs was fostered out to a midwife and her husband, both Roman Catholics..Emilie's brother, Ernst Karl Diederichs, took financial responsibility for her son Ernest and served as his godfather. Ernest Charles Diederichs was baptised as a Protestant. (Ernest's putative father, Eduard Ludwig Schott von Schottenstein was a Lutheran Protestant).

By 1871, Ernest's mother, Emilie/Amelie Diederichs, was residing in London and was employed as a teacher. (At the time of the 1871 Census, Emilie / Amelie Diederichs was recorded as a "Professor of Music and German" and in the 1881 Census she was described as a "Teacher of French"). Between 1858 and 1875, Ernest Diederichs was brought up by his foster parents in Germany. Ernest Diederichs' foster father died in 1873 and his foster mother died in 1874. In 1875, with both his foster parents dead, Ernest Diederichs joined his mother in Battersea, London, but changed his surname to "Duval" so that his unmarried mother was not disgraced and could continue working as a teacher. On the 1881 Census return, Amelie Diederichs and her son Ernest are recorded at 52 Wycliffe Road, Battersea, London. Amelie Diederichs is described as an unmarried "Teacher of French" and her 23-year-old son (under the assumed name of 'Ernest Duval' ) is entered as her "lodger". Ernest Duval gives his occupation as "Correspondence Clerk". Living on the same road as Ernest Duval, at No. 37 Wycliffe Road, Battersea, is 20-year-old "Machinist" Jane Emily Hayes, the daughter of Jane and Thomas Hayes, a "Coachman" in domestic service. Jane Emily Hayes had been born in the Mayfair district of London on 25th November 1860.

On 19th September 1881, at St Mary's Church, Battersea, 23-year-old "Ernest Duval" married 20-year-old Jane Emily Hayes. On the marriage register "Ernest Duval" declared that his father was "Edward Duval, Merchant". Ernest Duval gives his occupation as "Correspondent". Amelie Diederichs (Ernest's mother) is recorded as a witness to the marriage.

The union of 'Ernest Duval' and Jane Emily Hayes produced 9 children:

(1) Ernest Edward Diederichs Duval (1882-1904) who worked as a "Commercial Clerk" before he died from heart disease at the age of 22.

(2) Victor Diederichs Duval (born 16th March 1885, Battersea, Surrey - died 4th October 1945, Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe, Lancashire) - see below.

(3) Walter Diederichs Duval (1887-1887). Died 10 days after birth from "Congenital malformation of heart".

(4) Barbara Diederichs Duval (born 11th September 1888, Battersea, Surrey - died 5th January 1919 at South London Hospital for Women, Clapham Common, London).
From the age of 20, Barbara Duval was active in the Women's Suffrage Movement.
1908. Arrested when Muriel Matters chained herself to the grille in the House of Commons. Released on promise to refrain from militancy until age of 21.
1911. Mass window-breaking, and rushing of police cordons. Siblings Elsie Duval and Victor Duval, and her mother, Mrs Jane Emily, also participated.
28 November 1911. Tried for militant suffragist activity at Bow Street Court.
1915. Married Denis Gerald Barry (born circa 1893, Bray, Dublin, Ireland). Served in the British Army during WW1. After the death of his wife, in 1921 emigrated to West Africa.
Marriage produced one child - Denis Francis Doyne Barry (1915–1988).
Death
On 5th January 1919, Barbara Barry (née Duval) died at South London Hospital for Women, Clapham Common, London. Cause of death: Influenza & Lobar Pneumonia. (Spanish 'Flu Epidemic?)

(5) Norah Diederichs Duval (born 8th January 1891, Battersea, Surrey, – died 1972, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire).
1912. Arrested for window smashing. 2nd March 1912, tried for window smashing at Bow Street Court, London. 4 months imprisonment.
20th June 1913. Assisted Lilian Lenton to escape police surveillance. Norah posed as a baker's boy, then changed clothes with Lilian who departed in the van.
16th July 1920 at St John the Evangelist Church, Putney, Norah Duval married Arthur Gerald Benstead (1889–1968), an electrical engineer.
Two sons from marriage - Derek Gerald Benstead (1922–1991) and Arthur Rodney Benstead (born 1926, Kingston, Surrey).

6) Elsie Diederichs Duval (born 19th February 1893, Battersea, Surrey - died 1st January 1919, 35 Porchester Terrace, Hyde Park, London)

(7) Winifred Diederichs Duval (born 2nd June 1895, Battersea, Surrey - died 25th April 1918, Ewell Colony, Epsom, Surrey). Cause of death: "Pulmonary Tuberculosis".

(8) Gurney Diederichs Duval (born 27th November 1897, Battersea, Surrey - died some time after 1967). Served in the British Army during WW1. Worked in various jobs - electrical engineer, cafe owner, security officer. Married twice. First marriage dissolved.

(9) Ivy Emily Diederichs Duval (1901–1902). Died in infancy.