New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-08
THE RRAULT OF THE ENGLISH
ELECTIONS.

The elections in Great Britain and Ireland
closed OH the cath inst, and the result is def
niteiy known. The new House of Commons
will contain, at its opening, 367 Liberals Of all
shades, and 200 Conservatives, also Of various
grades The position of many of the members
is. however, very difficult to define. The Lib
erals are divided into Radicals, Of whom there
are few, advanced Liberals, moderate Liberals,
and Conservative Liberals. The Conservatives
NAV be classified as Tories, moderate COnserva-
tives ultra-Protestants and ultra-CatholicS
The elements on both sides are inharmonious
simply because they hate the Catholics more
than the Liberals do. Other Irish districts
eject Tories, or at least men who would support
Tory Ministry, because it is fanced that such
q Ministry would lend some support to the tenn
poral power Of tho Pope. On the other hand,
Messrs. Lowe and Horsman, and Lord Elcho,
who bitterly opposed all projects for admitting
the working classes to the right of suffrage are
reckoned as members of the same Liberal party
which includes Messrs. Bright, Mill, Hughes
and McLaren, who have been elected espe-
caly for their desire to effect liberal extension
of this. right.
In the last Parliament, 30 Liberals" voted
against Mr.. Baines's bill for extending the fran
chise to tenants of &c houses in towns Sever
al of these members have been defeated in the
late elections, and some Others of them have
retired without q contest. In the new House Of
Commons not more than 90 of; the $50 Liberals
will venture TO oppose a moderate extension of
the elective franchise, unless Lord Palnerston
should prove moro stubborn in his opposition
than there is reason to expect. But it must not
be supposed that the new Parliament would
tolerate for moment the idea Of universal SUI.
frage or of the ballot.
Among the prominent friends Of America and
advocates of the North, we notice that Messrs.
John Bright, W. +. Forster, w. f. Baxter,
Miner Gibson and r. ID. Potter, and Lord L.
Cavendish, are returned without opposition.
Messrs. r. Bailey, G.. S. Lcievre, J. s. Mill, r.
Hughes, Z. Baines and w. II. Leatham, are
elected upon a contested poll, and Messrs. ia.
cob Bright, Il. A. Leatham and Mason Jones
are defeated. Mcssrs. Roebuck and Gregory,
who have been conspicuous as our enemies, and
Laird, the builder of the Alabama and the
"rams," are all reelected. W. 8. Lindsay.
whose motion for recognition OF the South was
pending when Lee surrendered, and Sir j.
Ramsden, who was rebuked by Lord John Rus.
sell for rejoicing that the bubble Republic had
burst" have retired from Parliament without q
contest. Ramsden is replaced by Lord Freder.
lick Cavendsh, the only English nobleman who
publicly spoke in favor Of the North in its days
of struggle aud doubt
Although the American question entered di.
rectly into very few of the contested elections,
there is no doubt whatever that the result of
our war had great influence upon the general
course of tho peaceful contest which has
Just closed in Great Britain. The demonstra-
ton here given that popular government has
not failed, and the general satisfaction that il
felt in England over the non-intervention
policy Of the Palmerston Government, have
the hands Of the advanced Lber'
ais immensely. Our example has shown that
popular sovereignty is far removed rom
anarchy; and the Tories are deprived oil tneiri