The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, IF6B.

ment ; but not a single Cabinet Minister has lost his
seat. On the other hand, three members of the last
Cabinet are among the slain. Mr. AUSTIN BRUCE
has, indeed, been defeated by a Liberal, but that will
scarcely diminish the satisfaction felt at his over-
throw. Mr. MILNER GIBSON owes his defeat, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER tells us, to his
opposition to the Cattle Market Bill, a fact,
if fact it be—though we suspect Murphyisin
is really responsible for the event which
will rather increase the delight at the re-
verse sustained by that not very energetic
statesman. But the great victory, the " crowning
mercy " (if the Constitutionalists may borrow. a
phrase from the rebel CROMWELL), is the fall of the
Marquis of HARTINGTON in North Lancashire. This
constituency has never been contested since the first
Reform Bill. Its representation has been always
divided between the two great political parties, and
generally between the two great territorial families
of CAVENDISH and STANLEY. But on this occasion
Lord DERBY was determined to exert all his influence,
and to spare no expense to defeat the Whigs.
So a STANLEY and Tory Lord of the Admiralty was
set up to do battle with a CAVENDISH and ex-Secre-
tary of State for War. Thirty thousand pounds
are said to have been placed by the late Tory chief
at his son's disposal, and the Duke of DEVON-
SHIRE, no less liberal, has, it is also said,
been allowing his son to spend £5,000 a week.
The result has been what our readers learnt on
Saturday. The STANLEY has beaten the CAVENDISH,
and Mr. GLADSTONE is for a while deprived of one
of his future Ministers.

We do not intend to explain away the signi-
ficance of this Conservative victory. The
Marquis of HARTINGTON was the best man that
could have been brought forward to contest the
constituency, the only man who could have contested
it with any hope of success. North Lancashire
must henceforth be classed as a Conservative county.
It has followed the example of Bolton, Ashton, Black-
burn, Staleybridge, and other Lancashire boroughs.
We think it not at all improbable that the divisions of
South Lancashire will follow the example, and that
this week the Conservatives will win a victory which
will almost atone for the overwhelming majority
against them in other parts of the country. The
defeat of the Marquis of HARTINGTON in North
Lancashire is at all events a bad omen for the
success of Mr. GLADSTONE in South-west Lanca-
shire.

At the same time, of course, pace Lord SALISBURY,
Lancashire does not govern England—at all events, as
yet. In such a question as the present Ireland willhave
more influence than Lancashire. Murphyism may
abound in one county of England, but itis Ireland, after
all, that must decide the great question of the Irish
Church. And how has Ireland gone ? The answer
is astounding. We expected, of course, that Cork
and Limerick and Galway would return Liberals
pledged to disestablishment, but that Orange
Belfast should do this seemed inconceivable;
that Ultra-Protestant Londonderry should re-
ject the son of the VICEROY for a lawyer
pledged to abolish Protestant ascendancy is
extraordinary. Even Bandon, on whose gates were
engraved a sentence consigning Catholics to
eternal perdition—even Bandon, the pocket borough
of an Orange Earl, has rejected the Earl's brother
and has returned a Liberal. In Wexford the
Conservative candidate, Mr. HALL DARE, has
retired before nomination day. On the other
hand, the Conservatives have won Dungarvan.
Altogether, Ireland has responded far beyond
our anticipation to the appeal made by the
Liberal party. The response comes not alone
from Munster and Connaught, but from Leinster,
and even from Ulster. Had there been any doubt
before as to the fate of the Irish Church, there is no
longer room for the smallest uncertainty.

LATEST INTELL LGENCI%.

(REU'TER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, NOV. 22.

Measrs. Fould, the bankers of Paris, have tele-
graphed to the Minister of Finance stating that
they are disposed to accept Treasury Bonds of the
present issue in payment of their claim on the
Spanish Government, which will fall due at the end
of next month. Messrs. Fould are ready to return
to the Spanish Treasury the pagares and other
securities of the consolidated debt, amounting to a
very considerable sum, which had been handed
over as security for the loan contracted with them.

PARIS, NOV. 23.

The Siecle of this morning publishes a letter from
Barcelona, dated yesterday, announcing that a
large majority of the inhabitants of Barcelona have,
through the medium of the political clubs, pro-
nounced in favour of a Federative Republic and
against the coalition of the Unionists and Pro-
gressists with the Democratic faction.

ITALY.

NAPLES, Nov. 22, Evening.

Prince Humbert and the Princess Marghareta
arrived here this afternoon. The streets from the
railway to the palace were densely crowded, and
the houses decorated with the national colours.
Many flowers were thrown by ladies into the Royal
carriage. The popular welcome to the Prince and
Princess was cordial and sympathetic although not
enthusiastic. The National Guard mustered very
strongly. On their arrival at the palace the Prince
and Princess appeared on the balcony and were
loudly applauded. This evening there is an
illumination and fireworks, and also a serenade is
to be given to the royal pair.
_ _

The intensity of the eruption of Vesuvius ap-
pears to be diminishing to-day. Yesterday an
immense quantity of ashes were discharged upon
the surrounding country, doing considerable

damage.

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.
SUEZ, Nov. 22.

Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Sumatra sailed at 1 p.m. to-day for

The

Bombay.

CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND, Sunday
Captain Adamson reports that the brig Robert
and Sarah, of Blyth, in ballast, struck on the rocks
at Cullercoats in a south-east wind and strong sea
last night. The lifeboat Palmerston, of the National
Lifeboat Institution, was at once launched, and
fortunately succeeded in rescuing the crew of eight
men, who were safely brought ashore. The night
was very dark. The ship remains on the rocks, and
is likely to become a total wreck. This lifeboat was
presented to the society by Peter Reid, Esq., of the
Stock Exchange, and since she has been on her sta-
tion she has rendered good service to distressed
vessels and their crews.

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

The following are the members returned up to the

time of making up this list. The asterisk before a
member's name means that he was not a member of
the last Parliament ; a dagger before the name signi-
fies that the member represented a different con-
stituency in the last house of Commons. The two
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