The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND.

M. John lantolone, writing In the Aurnal dcs Dats on
the Engllth electlone, sa) s : -
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"The Conservative feeling which for some years past
ha been developing iteelf al mly, surely, and, as may
be aid, invisibly, has proved the stronser ; and the
appeal made to the nation by the Minister, once the
head and centre of all power, has been decided againat
him. Mr. Gladstone, however, ought not to have
blinded himself to the progress made by the Conserve.
tire party, which showed itself significantly enough in
most of the elections whi.:l2 took place from
time to time. The solid mass of that party—
old and motionless and torpid to look at,
but, as ever, impenetrable and tub of resistance—re
ceived this formidable blow a i hoot breaking, even
without a tremor. Passive strength—the strer gh of
women and of priests—remained masters of the eitna.
tion ! Now for figures. It was seen the Friday before
esterdey (Feb. 6) that the known result of the elec.
tions showed a gain of over forty seats for the Opposi.
thin, and consequently of over eighty in a disisbn.
I Those yet to come cannot charge this proportion, and
I will rather augment it, to the further disruption of
the party now In tffice. The county elections, whico
take place the last of any, always give a Conserva-
tive majoiity, and as one success attracts another,
I the vistory already gained in the boroughs must give
a fresh impulse to the gains and losses in the conutire.
If Mr. Gladstone, with the majority he had in the late
House of Commune, thought himself compelled to go
t 3 the country—declaring that it was not sufficient to
support his Government—it is evident that he could
n.,t keep in place with a yet smaller msjority. But he
is now in an absolute minrr:ty, and it may now be ex-
pected that at any moment the Prime M mister w.l
p 1 cc ifs res gnation in tn.: hands of her Msjeo' 7
Ql-en. With the I. 13.-cal patty will diaappel: cit
one ins poirsical stage, but from that of the Gov, rn-
meat, a constellation made up of the most brilliant
orators of Groat Britain,"

AN ELECTOR'S LAMENT.
(From Ptonch )

V,T2 by Aptt!. Vote be bothered ' Vote by litdk t vAo

te hlowed '
Never tor theta blessed L'bersla wouldn't he voted If I'd
knory'd.
Call It Lamest I vsy shabby, not to pay a poor man's out,.
Wol'a that w. rth now when among 'am all there stat a 6'
pun note

Ilelsucholy alteration—a'n't It ?—from the good old Hates.
When they hied at every 'le ti oft Oben for to vet the chimes.
Then It was the Oedemata' 'arvest, witoo the poor man
reaped as well
Every free cud Independent 'lector 'ad a vote to sell.

O the chys w'tch I rememer, never more latch limes u
tney,
Drew to poll In. phe‘ton, ever sttch a little wet!.
o„,n 'ouse at each Committee—dila and wlttles dratis
free ;
er the thnes as we 'eve seen, and now to think of them we
see !

Trestdn now Is male currupthn, and the laws Is .o seven.
There shit notlsh k nowhere gtotti, Co nut even • plut o'
besr.
Wet a change fir to come over Ws hero former 'appy
land!
Call It standhi for • Member when • drop he mustn't
stand?

'Eta 's& 'tote o' ttliags we've oome to which before wail

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never known
Now a voterk vote and Interest he net call no more his

O.D.
Wall • Briton's ancient birthright, witch I am forbid to

Wy not for • mess of porttl ge let me sell It Lt choose

Now my vote I can't dispose of 'taint no rood no more to me.
Who the man is for my m. 1.4 there ain't one as I can see.
And for t useless troub .1 don's feel I got no c di.
Witch, It so, would be a reason wy I shouldn't vote at all.

But for me between the parties though to choose there's
scarce a plu,
They've a tr.tle tu their favour charge HI always went &gin.
There's some hopes, however little, ft so be they gale the

SJ the Tortes I shall poll for, though I Plugs my v...te away.