, 1874-02-07
FORElCN.
Further Gains by the English Con-
servatiyes In the Pending
Elections.
Report Current That Gladstone Has
Resigned.
GREAT BRITAIN.

uuHuoh. EoD. Os-ln LnG IhrllaInoHtAty cleG-
1''ns held yesterday, tho Conservatives gained
s'"o seat each, in Belfast, Dover, 9ravosend,
:7d Northampton. Tho Liberals gained q hcat
& and aotS s1' sss.os 5Ss e0ysHt5
j,r ogheda and Wexford. In tho last
Parliament, these two places we're represented
hy. Liberals. The Marquis of Lorne is
t4noted from Argyloshiro. The first report
;.,at all tho Liberal candidatoB we're elected
J., Glasgow was incorrect. Later returns
,'sow that tho Conservatives gained ono OF tho
=, lts. 30 far 40 members Of t he new Paria-
r:,nt bayo boen elected. OF this number, 227
-, Conservatives and 1o3 Liberals and Homo
!-,tlers. Conservatives have been chosen for Bix-
;.one soata occupied by tho Liberals i'll the lass
:'.I1nment, md the Liberuls have ouBted tWen-
...four Conservatives.
Conservatives wero elected in Westminster
:'sterday by largo majorities. Tho representa-
Il .es Of Westminstor III the last Parliament wors
:; Liberal Conservative and n Liberal.
Tho Times th8 morning says: F" It la now
r:idont that the country has returned an ad-
''rae answer to Gladstoness appeal. Tho
'',ctiona in Ireland may show nnlnoked-for re-
ite, but nothing Ia likely to restore the losses
bound to accept oiiico, ii tho Government, fol-
lowing bis example in 1868, resigns without
awaiting the roassemb1ing Of Parliament"
The Post in m editorial Of similar strain,
says I" Tho blunders Of tho Government arc
moro than the average. Tho exercise Of power
has been as absolute as 1t Inns bcsn iudiscleet.
It is immatorinl whether tho adverse resultn Of
tho elections arc due to tho dissatisfaction Of
tho country at tho past or uncertainty regarding
the RoS{ 1 q ~ fna 10 s,,f tho fsS 9ston
Hnbbard. and Twel!s, Conservatives. and
doHchct, Liberal. In the last Parliament, four
members for tho city wero Liberals.
In tho elections hold to-day, twenty-one Con-
al
Rulers were returned from twenty:.two consttt--
uencies. Tho Conservatives have gained one seat
each In Ayrshiro, Storlingsllire, Leeds, Chelsea,
Oldham and tho Tower Hamlets. Tho Homo
Hulers have gained seata IN Clomwol and dnyo
Sir CHARLES Dixie Was ro-elected In Chelsoa,
standing at tho head Of tho poll, but lis Liberal
colleague In tho last Parliament is replaced by Il
Conservative.
bIr. Burt tho workmon's candidate, was elect
cd IN swansoa by ,750 minority. Rltchio, Com
aeryative and samuda, Liberal, wero returned
from the Tower Hamlots.
Mr. AyEton was def"atcd, his w.t. ~ L si'":
ahort Of Rtohio's.
Baron RothBchitd' - fa.,s.."'-, i. 10 81,
standing ut the hotte j.. g. t";;i.
u;'d htssseG9t; Weol9a;,iia%Fsa asasa;: - - r.: ;,$'
msmnsssj 4osu9nsS in Al Al fsf e a 49, ~: " @ y: y 49,
Homo -Rutoss,, II Ceu-':- i. -: va J.. =; .
LONDON, Fob. 7-.,a .A.~;- y :rEri :; IA;
Gladstone has Hont hia resignation to the 4uues,.
LONDON. Feb. $3.50 q. m.-Iho Daily 1ele'
graph says: The opinion Of tho country has
been pronounced, and it is strongly adverse tc
Mr.. Gladstone. He will comply, with
tho decision, as he is bound tc
d. and will follow tho constitutional
precedonta set by Peel, Melbourne, and otherf
untler similar oircumat anccs.. They met Pariia.
mont with the royal speech. and either resigned
.horeupon or submitted to . formal defeat. MOI
only is tho field lost, but it is lost most leceiye
The result ia to be attributed to Bruco'a un
popular licensing act tho division Of the Libera
party on side issuoB-such as the Education
| act, female suffrage. the Permiasive htl!, etc.
the deep and not unnatural disploasure
At the violsnt language against soeioty
used by supporters OF workingmon's candidates
and, lastly, the want of tact and sympathy
shown by several members OF tho Adnainistra-
tit,n.
The Liberals gain seats Ia Coleraine mud Dun
ga,,uon, aud the Home Rulers IN Dundallt antl
Limerick, the latter returning Dr.. Butt and Mr.
O'Shaughneasy.
According to lateat dispatches, 4s4 members Of
Parliament hnve boon returned, Of whom 255 art
| Conservative, 229 Liberal. THO Conservative Vol
replace II Liberals, and the latter have oustet
| AZ Conservatives.