New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-06
ENGLAND.
The Elpcf1O0a.

LOHDoy. February 5-Dlsraeii addressed
a meeting at Newport yesterday. In tn.
course of his remarks he said GadstOne's
Irish policy had utterly failed; instead o2
producing tranquility IN the country, IRE.
land was now in more disturbed state
and moro stringently governed than ever
before. He said that but for the University
of London Mr.. Lowe would be withcst 10
seat in Parliament His unpopularity was
such that his appearance ON any hustingS
would endanger his life.
Throughout the whole of Dsraeli's speech
the mob was pelting with stones the wine
dOws of the hall in which the meeting was
held They attempted to break up the ass
semblage, when 1iree fight ensued
The polling at Hackney has been dee
clared void because of informalltes. Addis
tiOnal returns show the conservatives have
gained one seat each at Buckingham, Cane
terbury, Christ Church, Marylebone, Newe
castle-onTyne, Salisbury and st. Ives and
the liberals have panied one each at Abing-
DON Hartlepool, Monmouth and Stockport.
Liberal members of the old Parliament
have been reelected from Darlington,
Hadderstield, Hull, Leicester and Perth.
by large majority. Messrs Mundell and
Koebuck are elected from Sheffield, Roe
buck leading by 1900 votes Mr.. Forsyth
Conservative, at Marylebone, had mac
iority of 1900 over the Liberal candidate
Sir Joseph Cowen (RadicaU was returned
from Newcastle by 1000 majority
over his Conservative opponent. Homo
Rule candidates have been elected in tho
Irish constituencies of Wollon and Youghale
County Cork.
At Staly ybridge, Lancashire, serious riots
occurred during the progress of the elece
tion and many persons were injured.
At Dudley, Worcestershire, a conflict oce
Cured between an imported mob of Irish
and A ,Ea, ,Nyh
sacked and much property destroyed. The
riot act was read, all the shops closed, and
it was feared the whole population would
rise against the intruders. A company of
soldiers was sent from Birmingham to aid
the authorities in the restoration of order.
The Times anticipates a large majority
for the Conservatives in the English cleo
tions but says that the Scotch and Irish
votes will turn the scale in favor of the Lib,
erals.
Additional returns received this morning
from the parliamentary elections show /.
gain of the Conservatives in each of the fol-
lowing places: Berwick, Lewes and North
Athertop. They also gained the two seats
for Nottingham. The two seats for Penryn
have been gained by the Liberals, who have
again been returned from Cockermoutbo
Dewsbury, Glasgow, Mertly. TydoI, Ro-
chade and Bradford. In the last mentioned,
Right Hon. William Edward Foster had a
majority of 100 over his Conservative op-
pOnent.
Liberals have been chosen to represent
the city of Elinburg. Ashton under Lyme
and Staley Bridge have again chosen Con
servatives.
Thus the Conservatives have gained
forty-fve seats lately held by the Liberals,
and Liberals have been chosen for nineteen
seats heretofore occupied by the Con-
servatives.
OF the total number of members chosen
up to this morning the Conservatives have
a majority of twenty three.
Abandoned at Sea.
The Ituna, from Darien, for White Plains,
was abandoned at sea; crew rescued.
The King of Ashantee Brought to Terms
An important dispatch received from Sir
Garnett WOo!sey states that all the white
persons held by the Ashantees had been
delivered to him, and that the King had ac
cepted his terms for cessation Of hostili-
ties. aud had agreed to pay an indemnity
OF t200,O00. The dispatch concludes: 'We
will halt for few days thirty miles from
COOmassie."
At Wittenhall, three miles from Wolver-
hampton, there was a serious riot yester-
day during the election. Several persons
were fatally injuredA Trouble is also re-
ported al Hastings, in Windsor. The Lib.
erals have gained one seat in Southampton.
Starvation in India.
The famine in Calcutta is increasing. 1t
is estimated that 5000 natives are already
severely distressed.