New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

rro THE BRITISH ELECTIONS. r..s
NO IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL GAINS ny EITHER LIB
ERALS OR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF HOME
RULERS IN KILKENNY AND KERRY COUNTIES
MR. DIsRAEIL OPPOSED TO THE REPEAL OF THE
INCOME TAx-MR. GLADsToNE's DEFENSE OF HIS
FINANCIAL POLICY. -
LONDON Monday. Feb. 4, 1874
Dispatches show that there were SO Parliamentary
elections last week, resulting in the return Of rs
Liberals and 81 Conservatives. The additional re-
turns show no gains for either party.
II was Denzii Onslow, the Conservative candi-
date, who was elected in Guildford on Saturday.
His opponent was Gudford Onslow, Liberal. who
represented the borough in the late Parliament.
The return of the Right Hon. Robert Lowe from
London University, Tomorrow, without opposition,
is regarded as certain ..I.r
A dispatch TO The Times from Dublin says that in
spite of the short time allowed for preparation for
the Parliamentary elections, many Home Rulers
have announced themselves as candidates in Ire
land.
Elections were held to-day at Cambridge Unver-
sity and in West Norfolk and MidLincolnshire
They resulted in the return of six Conservatives
without opposition. In the districts Of Bedford
shire the vote was close, and the result is divided
between the parties
Mr. Disraeli has declared against the repeal OF the
Of the fact in the present canvass.
Midnight.-Members Of Parliament were to-day
nominated without opposition by 10 county and
three borough constituencies in England and
Wales and &c Conservatives and 10 Liberals were
returned. .u..
Three Liberals and two Conservatives were re-
Turned in Scotland, and six Conservatives. two
Home Rulers, and two Liberals, in Ireland
No party made any gains to-day except the Home
Rulers, in Kilkenny and Kerry Counties.
The Right Hon. Thomas 4. Taylor and Mr. j. T.
Hamilton were returned by Dublin County and the
Right Hon. John 7. Ball and the Hon. David r.
Pluukett by Dublin University. All are COnserva-
tives and represented the same constituencies in
the last Parliament.
Mr. Gladstone addressed an assemblage of 5000
people at Newcross to-day. He confuted the state
ment of Baron Rothschid, that the proposed remis-
sion of taxes would cause loss to the revenue OF
nine millions sterling, which would have to be made
good by new taxation. lie declared that the Gov
eminent placed its reliance the equitable ADJUST
ment of existing taxes and the practice of rigid
economy. He called attention to the fact that the
Opposition leader would promise the total aboli-
ton of the income tax any measure Of relief for
the general consumer.
There was some fighting at Sheffield to-day, and
the police were obliged to protect Messrs. Mundea
and Chamberlain. the Liberal candidates, from the
violence of Mr.. Roebuck's supporters.
The Conservative candidate has been elected in
Wakefield by 1873 majority in place of Mr. Beaumont,
the late Liberal member, while in Westbury, which
was represented in the last Parliament by Mr..
Phpps q Liberal Conservative the Liberal candi-
date has been returned by majority of %. Whole
sale bribery il charged against the Conservatives IN
Wakefield and petition will be brought to unseat
the member-elect
In Warrington Mr.. Peter Rylands, the former Lib
eral member, has been defeated, the Conservative
contestant having a majority OF $50. In 1868 mr.
Rylands was returned by only q majority.
Mr.. whaliey the friend of the Tichborne claimant.
has been reelected in Peterborough.
Two Liberal members have been returned from
Macclesfeld.
The voting I'm Bristol to-day was very close. Both
parties claim the victory but the counting OF the
votes is not yet completed.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes has withdrawn from the cleo
ton in Maryebone, submitting to the opinion of the
Attorney General who declared his chances Of sue
cess were not equal to those Of Mr. Grant the other
Liberal nominee. Mr.. Hughes appealed to and ac-
ceptcd the decision of the Attorney to avoid
division of the party and its possible defeat in the
pending election in Marylebone.
LONDON, Tuesday. Feb. 81 q. m.
The floor OF q factory in Bury, Lancashire, where
a Liberal meeting was held, gave way yesterday
and precipitated large number Of people to the
story below Six persons were killed and 1t is feared
many are fatally injured.