New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-20
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ELECTIONS.
We publish this morning the fourth day
dispatcb concerning the result OF the English
elections. As was to be expected the tele-
crapbic reports are in general meageri and III
some instances unintelgible, inaccurate, and
incorrect; but they suffice i'll connection with
the latest steamer news to give us clear ldea
of some of the most important results and
features of the election.
I. While in the United States, in Germany,
and in several other countries, the great pOlt-
ical parties always make it point to contest
every important election, i'll England there was
no fight at all about majority of all the seats
In Scotland Al seats were uncontested, IN Ire
land AZ, in England 1ij. There were more
over, so-called three -cOnered constituencies
which elect three members, but for which both
Liberals and Conservatives had only appointed
two candidates, thus securing, in advance the
election of one Liberal and one Conservative.
Finally, there were a number OF counties elect
ing more than one member, and IN when the
number Of Conservative or Liberal Candidates
fell short OF the number of members to be
elected. Altogether, the Liberals, at tho time
OF our latest steamer news, which is uplto
| less than week prior to the beginning OF the
election. were sure of go, and the Con5erva-
| tivcs of PA seats, which secured 10 inc Lay
erals q majority of 1875.
2. Most Of the members of the present Tory
! Ministry have been reelected. The Cable men
tons in particular the elections of tie follow
| ing prominent Tories Dsraeli, Hunt, Chancel-
| lor of the Exchequer, Claiborne Hardy, Charles
B. Adderly Under Colonial Secretary Lord
Robert Montague; Col. Taylor, Secretary to the
Treasury; Mr.. Beresford Hope Lord Stanley,
| Mr. Laird. the builder of the Alabama Among
those that are defeated are mentioned DIR.
Russell and the Attomey-General. The Tories
carried Stafford, southampton, and Liverpool
/ (Which elects two Conservatives and one Lib
cral)
3. The return of most of the leaders of the
! Liberal party is also fully secured. Mr. Glad
stone has been elected at Greenwich, and his
son, w. IL. Gladstone, at Whitby. John
Bright. Coschen, Cardwell, Vernon HarcOurt
| c. Hstoricus"), Lefeyro. Forster, Stansfeld,
| Sir Rounded Palmer Kinglake, Colcrdge,
Robert Lowe, are among those whose cleo
ton is announced by the Cable. The Lib
erals carry Edinburg, Glasgow, Birmingham,
! Sheffield. Bristol London 0hree members OF
four Manchester ttwo Liberals, one tOh-
scryatve), Leeds two Liberals, one Conser-
vative). The number of eminent Liberals who
have been defeated is, however, unexpectedly
| large. Among them are John Stuart Mil,
| Milncr Gibson, Baron l.. do ROthschild, An.
| thony Trollope, Mr.. Beales. While these losses
will be seriously felt. the Liberal party can
only be benefited 10y tho defeat of n man
like Roebuck. The NOrkingmcns candidates
were badly beaten.
A. Returns have thus fnr been received of
the election Of 481 members, which is nearly
two-thirds of the whole House of Commons.
OF this number 25s a.e Liberals and $50 Con-
seryatiyes; Liberal majority thus far Of 49,,
and gain over the last election of over
! 90. No intimation Is given as to the
usual political character of the constit-
ucncies not yet heard from. but from
the general tenor of the dispatches of the last
four days we have no doubt that thc expecta-
tons of the Liberal papers, of ma
joIity of no less than l3O, will be more than
realized la England as VOL as IN the United
States, the November election has resulted in
q glorious triumph of the Party of Progress.