The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-07
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S'>ffy
KoMn. February &. 5.-aen. Delto 5 Mar. I,
mora, to: day, requested permission to
resign his seat in the Chamber of Depu.
ties, but the, Chamber refused to accept
his reaignation, and decided to grant
himtwo, months leave of absence.
BERLIN. February 5-The asssion OF
the Rsichstag waa opened to-day, with
aspeech from the throne, delivered by
Imperial Commission. The Emperor
regrets he cannot attend the opening in
person. he enumerates as the princi-
pal measures to be submitted during the
session bills relating to the army, the
press. trades unions and marine juris-
diotion. The speaoh concludes with
the assurance that all the nations of Eu-
rope are resolved to preserve peace
LONDON, February 6.-Rloting was
general. yesterday, in the pottery dis.
trict. OF Staftordshire. At Hunty, there
was g, desperate fight between two mobs;
one man was killed and many parsons
severely wounded. Among the Injured
were seyeri.l special copstables and po-
iloemen. AZ Lunstall. the authorities
closed all tho public houses; the mob
seized the ballot-boxes, which were re-
captured by the police. Similar scenes
W0AN-OAoosSA oV ASuBtOn duo ouE6LOu.
The Mayor of Wolverham and the ma
gistrates OF South Staffordshire teIe.
graphad, late yesterday afternoon, for
military aid, asking for the immediate
despatch of all available troops. In
ireland, the feeling runs high between
the CierioRt and Nationalist parties.
especially in Limerick County. A fight
occurred, yesterday, between the SUP.
porters OF the rival candidates in
Askelon, in which firearms were used
and three men shot dead. Ashbury and
SHUT, Conservatives. have been elected
at Brighton, which WAS represented in
the last Parliament by Fawoett and
White, advanced Liberals. Fawcett.
yesterday. stood at the bottom of the
pell. The polling in Manchester, yes
terday, resulted in the election Of two
Conservatives and the reelection OF Sir
Thomas :. Baselow, Liberal. Jacob
Bright stood at the bottom of tho DOLL
and the Conservatives gained one seat.
The Liberals gain seat at Blackburn,
and the Conservatives hold their own at
Stafford.
LONDON, February 6-Everipe. In
tho Parliamentary elections held yester.
day, the Conservatives gained one seat
each in Belfast, Dover, Gravesend and
Northampton. The Liberals gained a
seat for Dumfreeshire and one for Co
ventry. The home rulers were elected
from Drogheds and Wexford. In the
last Parliament, these two places were
represented by Liberals. The MARQUIS
OF Lorne has been returned from Ar
gyleshire. The first report, that all the
Liberal candidates were eNoted in Glas-
gov on Wednesday, was incorrect.
Later returns show that the Conserva-
tlves gained one of the seats of the city.
So far, 420 members of the new Parlia-
ment have been elected. OF this num-
Der, 227 are Conservatives and 1913
Liberals and home rulers. Conserva.
tives have been chosen for sixty-one
seats occupied by Liberals in the last
Parliament, and Liberals have ousted
twenty-four Conservatives. Conacrya-
tive candidates for Parliament we're
elected In Westminster, yesterday, by
a large majority. The Representatives
in the last Rarliament were o Liberal
Conservative and a Liberal.
The city OF London returns Messrs.
Cotton, Huhbards and Truelles, Con.
ser7atives, and Goshen. Liberal. In
the last Parliament, the four members
for the city were Liberals.
oS - $Ueoo1 euIS HnOIulUK, says IL lS
now evident that the country has re-.
turned an adverse answer to Giadstone's
appeal. The elections in Ireland may
show unlooked.for results, but nothing
10 likely to restore the losses OF the LII
berals in Great Britain. Disraeli is
bound to accept the Office of tho chief
officer of the, Government. Following
his example of 1868, he resigns without
awaiting the re.assembling OF Parlia.
ment.
The Post has an editorial of similar
strain. The blunders of the Govern
ment are far more than On average. It's
exercise of power has been as absolute
as it has been discreet. It is immaterial
whether the adverse results OF the cleo.
tions are due to the dissatisfaction of
the country ut the past, or uncertainty
regarding the policy of the Government
in the future.
Baron Mage Denothochico died to-.
day.
Telcgra raphic-Amcrfcnn Matters.
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