, 1874-01-28
FOREIGN.
Speculations as to the Result Of
the English Elections.
English Sympathy with the Germans In
Their War upon the Ultra
m0ntanes.
Sixteen Lives Lost by O. Railroad Dis.
aster i'll Scotland.
GREAT BRITAIN.


LONDON, Jan. 27.-Whilo tho oxpresB pnseon-
ger train from Edinburgh for d1nsgow WIS ruiz
ming ut groat speed, this morning, 1t camo in
collision with another oxpreBs trim. sixtcon
porso,,s were killed. and number wero hoyorely
injured. Several coachos wero demolished.
POLITICAL nrEnuLAT1oNs.
LONDON, inn. 27.-Spoculntion continues in
regard to tho reaeons which causod tho Govorn-
mont to decide upon tho dissolution of parlla-
mont. Hoino dcclaro 1t wnH brought about by q
dlssonblon in tho Cabinets; othors that Glad
Atonc has boon summoned boforo tho Court Of
Qmocn's Bench for not standing for rc-elocLion
nftor accepting tic Office, in March Inst. Tho
utmost ntoreAt is manifested over the cloc-
lions, and much actsylty IL displayed III propara-
tion. Tile nowupanors aro filled with appeals
for elections. County elections, contested and
uncontcstcd, will occupy tho first two weeks of
February, anil those i'll tue boroughs tho time
botwcon tho 3Oth inst. and tho 7th prox. Allow
ing for doays in tic receipt Of writa OF election
in distant ,parts Of Scotland and ireland, 1t is
beloved tint tho general election will bo COM
pletod by tho 1Gth of Fobrlnry. Both parties
are confident Of SUCCESS. Betting is now In favor
Of tho Liberals.
HrEou1.ATIoNB CONCERNING THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
New Yonw, Jan. 27.-CharleB Dradlaugh has
written d lottor concerning tho prospects of tho
Radicals III tho coming general election in Eng
lind. I1o Rays II It Is probab'e there wilt 10
moro Conservatives elected nnd fower WlligB. but
Lu0 OOlSCTFltlFGH Will uHfG LO pTOIItlbe bD1n0
worry radical measures in order to get returned.
The next Parliament will show o sturdy
Radical band, for lilo first time in English his
tory. Tie working minors will probably be
represented III tho House Of Commons. They
llavo at loast three otllciont candidates, Nd
Donald, Burt, md Crawford. Thore is now . Ratl-
ical party growing, and (Dradlaugh belieycs) this
party. which haa mustered gallant little band,
oven III tho Parliament Just slaughtered, will
DO strengthened 10 materially in tho parlin-
m In c1n Int rri1 os,fx.
bo strong enough to prevent tho Conservatives
faon returning oficelfor any long torn, oven sup
posing that they should win 1t, but they will be
able so materially to modify. tho Lboral pro-
might aa vol perform hnrl-kari."
MIR. LOVES ADDRESS TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.
hfr. Lowo, in Ills address to his constituents,
! deals largely with local topics. Ho aayB an fu-
Conservative administration. Djsraoli. wlou in
power. noyor had q large surplus himself, tllore-
fore he is welcome to dispose III imagination of
! the accumutafionH of others. Progress In En-
gland was over tho reau1t Of haraBsing legiafa-
| tion; but adherence to custom would stereotype
bnrbariBm.
| RELIGIOUS.
| large meeting waB held ut st. Jamca' HaE1
| inst night. tho object Of which was to exproBs
| tho sympathy OF EngIiBhmou for the German
/ tame party. Lottcrs supporting tho PURPOSES Of
tile mooting wcrs received from tho Archbiallops
Of York and Canterbury, and a37 menlbore OF Par
lamont. Speeches woro mado by Mesars. New
| dognte, Pool, Chambers, and othora.
hlr. Joseph Thompson, nn American resident
Of Berlin, waB ono Of the Bpoakora at the moct-
| ing IN St. James Hall. lie traced the llstory OF
| ralieions disHontionE In Germany, and praInul
Which. ho declared, was ono Of
the most effective nloans Of combating
| Ultrnmontanism. Tho Times, this morning,
alludos to hfr; Ihompsons speech in torms Of