The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-07
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England. .

MORE kBoUT TIE RIOTS AT THE ELECTIONS. /.
LoNDoN, February e.-The rioting wa
general yesterday in the polling districts O
Statfordshfye. At Haw}ey there was q dies
| perate fight between two mobs, in Bbief
one man WIS killed and many persons se
yerely wounded. Among the injured art
several special constables and policemen
At Tunstall the authorities, closed an tta
public houses. A mob seized the bauot,
| boxes, which were recaptured By the polsee
Similar scenes were enacted ac Louphtou
and Burslem. The Mayor Of Wolyerha usp
ssen and the magistrate Of South Stafford,
shire telegraphed late yesterday for military
aid, asking for immediate dispatch of alb
available troops. = 80.
In Ireland the feeling runs high between
the clerical and nationalist parties, espe-
| teially in Limerick county. a fight oc.
CURED yesterday between the supporters
of the rival candidates in AskeatoD, fn
which firearms were used and three men
SHOT dead. aaf :f-s. 4ts% - Il5*ts@
| Ashbury and Shpte, Conservatives. have
been elected at Brighton, which. was repre-
sented in the last Parliament BY Eancett and
White, advanced Liberals.
The polling in Manchester yesterday re;
sulte6 in the election OF .twepC Conservatives
aud the reelection Of Sir Thomas Bazeley,
Libesa}. Jacob Bright stood at the bottom
Of ths noll. and rbs Conservatives gained one
seat. THE Liberals gaina ssat at Blackburn,
and the Conservatives hold their OWN at SAB
ferdA Is & f-.<sp sst iii-. !.
The city Of London returns Messrs. Col.
ton. Hubbard, and TWesls,. Conservatives,
and Goschen, Eibenl. In the last Parl;a-
mers the four members for the, city were
Liberals. . E 81
IN the parliamentary elections, held yes-
te. aay, the Conservatives gained one seat
each in Belfast, Dover, GraYesend, and
Northampton. The Liberals gained seat
for Dumfriesshire and one for Coventry.
Home Rulers were elected from Droghesd
and Wiyferd. In the last Parliament these
TWO places were represented by Liberals.
! The Marquis of hOrne is returned from Ar.
gyleslire. So Elr, 40 members hare been
| iseiected.-227 Conservatives, 1913 Liberals and
| Home. Rulers. Conservatives have been.
chosen for 81 seals occupied by Liberals In
i the last Parliament,
COMMENTS OF FHE PRESS.
The London Times OF this morning says
| il IS BOW evident that the country has re-
.prned an adverse answer to Gladst0ne's APP
peal. The elections In Ireland may show an
Iuniooked-f0r result, but nothing is likely to
restore the losses Of the Liberals in Great
| Britain Disraeli is bound to accept office II
| the Government, solloWing bis example is
1888, resigns without awaiting the feai.se,n-
bling Of Parliament. ..s,s ;ss
The Post, In an editorial, says the blum
ders of the Government are far more than les
1 ayeraee, Its exercise of power has bean .as
/ absol1te as it has been indiscreet. II . I'M
EnateriaI whether the adverse results Of the
teIecfions are due 10 the dissatisfaction os tbe
country at ita past course or uncertainty re-
gardipg the policy OF the Government %
future. s3 5.s sss 4.
% zEsl France. M IS .4ssi
PaRfs. February o. Buffet y
traaiecfed President OF the Asae 81
II IN