New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-20

closes the list Of Liberal caamites for the day, re-
jecting poor Mr.. Eykyn, the cabman's friend. whom
it elected by votes five years ago, and now brushes
out of sight under Tory majority Of 4f6-a reac-
ton with q vengeance.
The Liberal gains of Tuesday will not take long
to count up. They number in all 8, against the
Tory 10, and two of them are to be credited to the
town which gave name to tho chief city of New
England. Mr. Ingram who comes in first for Bos-
ton, is the proprietor of The illustrated London Neos
and Mr.. T. Collins, who goes ont last, was known IN
the late Parliament a good fellow with a particu-
lar genius for organizing count-outs. The defeat
personally the most damaging the Conservatives
have yet encountered is that of Sir John PakingtOn
at Drotwich. Sir John has the distinction of beng
the first man in the ranks of Cabinet Minister'S past
or present, who has been beaten in this election
Under different Conservative leaders he has been
Secretary for the Colonies First Lord of the Ad-
mralty, and Secretary for War, and il has been sup
posed he would with equal readiness undertake the
CHARACTERISTIC of the Exchequer the Foreign Office
the Premiership itself, if anxious party, some
what deficient in competent men, should require his
services. He deserves honorable mention as ono OF
the earliest advocates of general system OF educa-
ton. and as q straightforward, honest man. whom
his opponents might sometimes laugh at, but in
wardly and rightly respected There are not too
sat since 1897 and it is hard to say why his 100 sup
porters have dwindled to 40, while his old antag-
onist, Mr. COrbett has gone up from 6G3 to 49, and
comes in by 3s6 majority. In Durham and Poole
two Liberals supersede two Conservatives, IN
Shrewsbury the Liberals gain two, in Worcester
one SO that on Tuesday night, (242 members
in all having been chosen to tho new
Parliament, of whom 100 are Liberal and
1876 Conservatives) the total Liberal gains were
TO- the total Conservative gains 26 and the balance
of &c. counting double in a division, reduces Mr..
Gladstones majority of GS by nearly one-haf. This
result is known this morning in every constituency
of the three kingdoms and | need not add that the
influence of it on the contests of to-day must be
great. There is perhaps country where the float
Ing majority is easily turned to one side or the
other; where general belief in the coming success
of party contributes 80 powerfully to bring that
very success about. The tone of the Conservatives
is already triumphant and the Liberals find it diff
cult TO conceal all traces of depression. Nobody
doubts any longer that the Conservative minority
in the House will be greatly strengthened; the doubt
is whether it may not become a majority. Another
dissolution is already talked Of. Liberal high
in position was predicting this morning that the
new Parliament would not live six months. Mr..
Gladstones majority if he has one, cannot be what
it in numbers, and is not likely to be very COM
pact. On any question, at any moment, 1T may go
to pieces and il is certain that the Prime Minister is
in no mood to hold office on doubtful terms. Very
likely these speculations rasb certainly they
are premature; but the fact that, before the cleo
ton is halt over they hazarded at ALL will give
you some notion of the confusion and distrust pre-
vailing among the Liberals. g. W. 8.