New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12

beyond all question and any decent ground for q
petition against Mr. Gladstone is beyond the ingenu-
itv Of the most INSCRIPTIONS Tory 10 Invent There
being no vacancy now for this coveted borough, 1t
will be needless to settle the claims Of the various
aspirants 10 it's succession. In advance Of Mr. Glad
stones defeat in Lancashire, both Mr.. NH and Mr.
Be;los had written TO their friends declining to be
brought forward for Greenwich.
The Liberal disasters of yesterday did not end with
the defeat of Mr.. Gladstone In the morning their
majority stood at 1877 in the evening it had been cut
down to 1l9 by series of Tory victories, not all OF
which were unexpected, but some of which might
certainly have been prevented. In the great liberal
and even radical county Of Middlesex, which in
cludes good part of London, quarrel has been
raging for weeks between Lord Enfield and Mr.. La
bouchere the two Liberal candidates 1t was patched
up toward the end but cordial union was possible
between the adherents Of the two men, one OF whom
despsed the other as plebeian, and was denounced
bv him in turn as o sneak. A Tory candidate, Lord
George Hamilton, son of the Duke OF Abercorn and
brother to the Lord Caud Hamilton, who was beaten
At Londonderry, came forward to take advantage Of
tho dssension among the Liberals. He Is returned
at the head Of poll in county which heretofore
has sent two Liberals without contest. Lord En-
fields Liberalism is Of very mild Sort
Mr. Iabouchere's was always energetic, yet
Lord Enfield is chosen by this radical constltu-
ency as Junior TO their hGlfhedged Tory lordlug
Of %. You may recollect Mr.. Labouchere as one
party to quarrel at Hombourg last year, in which
On American lady was more less concerned and in
which an Italian cheuoIier dindaSfrie proposed to
thrash Iabouchere but thought better Of It, and did
not. / don't know that the Englishman was to
blame in that affair." bnt find he is dislikod In the
House and in the county for personal treasOns
Out OF constituency OF over 2n,00O, not moro than
1900 troubled themselves TO vote, and when the
success III the Tory became certain, his supporters
spht for Enfield aud carried him in over IabOuchere
as the next best thing 10 having another Tory. In
Md-Surrey. new district. including many metro
politan suburbs and which was counted on rs Lib
eral the Tories were returned by maiorties of 1900
each. The star of the Cavendshes went down again
in East Sussex, where Lord Edward Cavendish
shares the fate Of his brother the Marquis of Hart
iugton in North Lancashire. Altogether, the Tories
gained u seats, the Liberals hut 3, and the days
work summed mp with 10 Liberals and "a Conserva-
tivcs.
There is really eause for urprseithat the Torres
should be doing wen in the counties, which, taken
together, are always Tory stronghods. The depres-
sion which seems to overcome the spirits of the Lib
erals for the moment is due rather to such isolated
caastrophes as the defeat of Mr. Gladstone and Lord
harrington As lOt DODuHllS lioiN t4lt4A NiN'tNno
fore tho counties it always happens that good news
comes first to the Liberals. Their majority reached
great figure at the end of last week, bnt cool
headed politicians did notiexpect it to be maintained
untouched When the end of this week comes and
allowing for every possible Conservative gain, Mr..
Gladstones majority in the House will still exceed
100 and is likely to be abOut 10. Now there rs no
Liberal who before the struggle began would not
have been clad TO accept the lower of these figures.
Dumfresshiro is a Scotchrcounty, supposed to be
bopelessly Tory which an English Liberal has never
theess carried. When Alderman iSir Sidney Water
loo went down to contest it, the Tories treated his
coming as joke. When, presently, they found that
he was in earnest and that his chance ofeecton
was by no means desperate, they took some rather
strong steps in opposing him. One Of the Tory agents
directed detective officer in London to find ont
whether Sir Sidney was Unitarian and attended
the South-place Chapel in Finsbury; whether he had
a new there: whether he subscribed to the funds OF
the chapel and went regularly 10 meeting: ne Is
al present in London" wrote this eceesasIcsl Tory
Ascertain if you If he attends there tomorrow
in fact all YOU can about him in regard to this point
The detective visited the chapel and made ms re-
port, He was sent back again wilh short'hahu re-
pastor of South-place Chapel is our NIginian AbO-
iitionist Mr. NJ. d. COnway-that they might nave
postive evidence Of the heTesY that was preached,
and nforentia evidence Of the herosy that S Sidney
believed and supported fear they never succeeded
in making much use of the sermon, which - "A pity
for the Scotch get sadly little liberal theology DIS
courscd TO them. The spying of the Tory detective
got wind and raised so much Indignation among the
honest folk Of DuInfrosshre that the Tory candidate
thought II prudent to disOwn his agent Ohe ~ giad
TO be able 10 saw that Sir Sidney Waterloo was finally
elected beating his opponent by some 10 votes
Cabinet-making begins AS promptly for Dir. Glad
siSe as for Gen Grant The telegraph Of thus morning
produces curions piece Ct io!neT-woIk Its article
Is in the well-Inown style of that Journal which
regulates the solar system every "a hours AMI now
Announces that the new Government must contain
large infusion OF new blood that 1t must be Cabinet
ofthe year 1862 not of the year 1850 or Of any previous
year, which may, indeed. be set down as q safe
prediction, OF demand. Nobody u TO DO let IN be-
cause OF anv good he has done IN the past. The
sole claim IL what may De hoped from him IN the
future-which comedies pretty nearly WITH cole;
Russell. Lord Halifax sir Charles Wood, Sir George
Grey, the Duke of Somerset, MI Miner Gibson, and
Mr. Tilliers are summarily set aside ny TINS news
naner Warwick. In place Of them the slate includes
as Prime Minister, W. T. Gladstone Lord Chan
callor Sir W Page Wood. whose place is TO he filled
by the appointment Of Sir Rounded Palmer as one OF
don, india Office Duke of Argyll Secretary Of War,
MARQUIS OF Harrington First Lord OF tho Admiralty,
President of the Board Of Trade Mr.. GOschen; Lord
President of Council, Earl Granville; Chief Seore-
tary for Ireland Mr. Chichester fortescue' :,
This list is conspicuous by the absence OF hr.
BriQhts name but he is not forgotten There IS no
place not eveu the highest, 10 which he might not
aspire which looks like an attempt to set up Mr.
Bright rs o possible competitor OF MI Gladstone.
Such a contingency is even less probable than the in
trusion of Earl Granville. But believe II is an at
among the Liberals who still regard Mr. Bright with
aversion aud contemplate his accession to Office with
alarm they take small pains TO conceal The Telegraph
makes itself the mouthpece of tflis faction, and
eylnces a noble if not unseltsh admiration for Mr..
Brghs proud position as leader OF the independent
Liberals which he has never, says our new oracle,
'eyiuced any willingness TO resign for the tTammes
of power" And il adds with more explicit &C
Acknowledgement of the latest grievance OF the wing
Liberals against Mr. Bright: Perhaps we are Iusti-
Tie worklnemen Of Edinburgh as an intmation that.