Daily globe., 1880-04-05
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS

The Liberal Victory Complete One
D'IsraeIi Dished-The "Times" Insists
That Gladstone Must Go Into the New
Ministry-Supposed Effects In Russia,
Germany, Turkey and India.
LONDON, April 3.-The defeat at York city OF
James Lawther, the conservative chief secre-
tary for Ireland, is received with wild delight
by the home rulers and nationalists in Ireland.
Sir John Lubbock, liberal, defeated at Weld
stom, will probably stand for the RadnOr dis
trict in the event that the Marquis of Harting-
ton, liberal, is successful in northeast Ian
cashire, the latter having been elected for the
Radnor district and not for Lancashire as pre-
viously announced. The poll for London uni
versity opened the 31st ult., and will remain
open till the 9th inst The voting is vi0G voce
Up to noon to-day Robert Lowe, liberal, cham
cellor of the exchequer in the Gladstone gov
ernment, received 957 votes and A, Charles 494.
A correspondent of the Times at Berlin,
says: In the highest official circles the pros
poets of liberal victory in the parliamentary
elections in England are regarded with no small
fear and trembling. The universal belief in
Germany is that the peace of Europe would be
much more assured under a tory than under a
whig government.
The Saturday ReUie,o, Independent, says: A
tlOb udVC given a uluOli
more decided answer to Lord Beaconsfelds IS ap-
peal but why they have given it nobody can
exactly say. Very probably many electors
were tired of the government, merely because
it had been six years in office, but there are
some things the elections have placed beyond
contest. They show that publicans have not
exercised the influence it was expected they
would, that the liberals have not decided by
crotchets that their party organization is
much improved, and that the moderates have
neither abstained nor gone over, but have voted
with their party.
In an article on the consequences of the lib
eral victory, the Spectator says: 1t is a severe
blow to the tory idea. The next man who pro-
fesses faith in the monarch and multitude
must appeal to the latter on socialist grounds,
or undertake enterprises requiring sacrifices
senses. No other man will ever wave the ban
ner of prestige as Lord Beaconfeld has
done. In the second place we are
rid of personal government. 1t is, however,
in Its effect abroad that the liberal victory will
be the most far-reaching. We do not believe
there will be joy at st. Petersburg at all.
Russia breads certain views of the liberal
chiefs, especially Gladstones, far more than
she breads the man who can be coerced into her
compacts. But millions of Greeks, Armenians
and Bulgarians will rejoice at the prospect of a
new career made possible to them and their
rejoicings will be feeble compared with the ex-
ultation of our millions in India no longer to
be taxed to death in order that the premier
may pose as arbitrator of the destines of Cen
tral Asia
The Times says: After Gladstone's defeat in
1874 he not only resigned the leadership of the
liberals, but declared his intention of with
drawing, as far as possible, from active polltl-
cal life, and the logical consequence of this
resolution would be that he would not take
Office in the coming administration. But this
resolution las already been, in its merits, very
conspicuously infringed; and it cannot be
doubted that very strong pressure will be
brought to bear upon him in order to induce
him to abandon it. Nobody can doubt that
Gladstone is the most potent force on the
liberal side. But for him there is no sign that
the policy of the government would have been
SO vehemently challenged. 1t is Gladstone who
has led an inspired assault, which
has now been so conspicuously successful, and
he must be regarded as representing the views
of that class of voters TO whom the liberal ma
jorities are due. The same article speaks to
the remark of Gladstone in speech at West
Colder yesterday, to the effect that he neither
directly or indirectly insinuated to any one that
he had come there as chief of the party, or that
return to office at his time of life was his de-
sire. The Times says: This is very different
thing from refusing to accept the responsibility
naturally attaching to the course he has recent
ly pursued, and therefore it is scarcely con-
ceivable that Gladstone, while remaining in
public life will not form member of the new
cabinet.
Up to the present time the liberals have Sc
cured 235 seats. The conservatives 1877, and the
home ruler 16.