, 1880-04-06
Russians Fortifying and Strength
ening Their Position at
Batour1.
The Chinese Empire About to Break
of Diplomatic Relations
with. Russia.
Weekly Roviow Of tho English Crop Pros
poets and Breadstuffs Trade.
: GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
THE ELECTIONS.
IroynoE, Aprii h.-1n tho Parliamentary efcc-
tions for Mldtllcscx, Lori George +. Hamilton
and Octavius Il. Copper, Conservatives, hnvo
been REFLECTED, receiving 12,9H and t",aS votes,
rcapcctiyely. 1Icr,Iert Gladstone, Llbcrnl. Ros,
Of tho cx.Prcn1cr, who also stood for Middle
sex, wns dcfontctl, receiving 8,S70 votes. at tho
last election Lord Hamilton received lo,iJ votes,
and Copppr D,8O7 Tho defeated candidates,
Viscount Enfield and Frederick Lehman, Llbcr-
ais, received 5,o@1 and 5.1Nas, respectively.
Tho total number of Liberal votes pollca up to
tho prcsellt ttnc IL LII 900: Conservative votes,
B1IOt showing pN1n I'll corresponding cnnet1ttl-
cncies nver last election OF 0i LOCO Liberal anu
D9,D00 Conservative.
Tho Liberals gain n sent IN st. Ivcs.
Tho Liberals tfatn Eaat hl Dublin and two IN
tho West Hiding Or inrkstlire. Enss cun'poF-
A woltK1K1 NAJOntTY.
The Opposition has cloar working minority
in Parliament. Even tho Homo-Rulers aro loft
ont Of aooount-
NINE NOMINATIONS
werc nndo to.day and twenty-five pol1ngs hold.
For Es1inburgBhlro tstid-Lothlanl, William f.
Gladstone, Iboral, has been clccsr.'. sccetvlng
LTD yotcs, defeating tho Earl OF Datkclth, Con-
borvatlro, who received l,3oS votes. Tho hitter
represented midlothian iii tho lust Parliament,
having received 1,l0t votes, agalnst ,050 FOR Ills
opponent. Lord william Hay, Liberal.
THE NEW HOUSE.
Tho Pail AEan Gazette snys: ut fs estimated
TINT tho now House Of Commons will consist OF
BIT Liborals, a71 Conservatives, and 63 Home
Rulers, Tho Liberals will thus havo majority
of 40 over tho Conservatives. or OF 100
with tho Homc-1tulers, hut tho Conservatives
mud Homc -NulcEa combined will outnu1nber tho
Liberals by II.
rAnNEtL-
correspondent at Cork suyB: Parne1l has do
clhrcd open war apn!nst william Shaw, tho
1Iomo-Rulo leader, by nominating Kottle, Of tho
I.and League, aguinat 6haw, and Colthurst for
County Cork. parncll was accompanied to
tho Shcri1's utTteo, whore tho nomination took
placc, by cheering mob.
TIE sroCK MARKET,
Tho Times snys: Tho foel1ng OF unensiness In
tho city lest tho parties bo too evenly balanced
for other to form a stable Government passed
away Saturday. and tho stock maxkeA wcfc
strong and almost buoyant.
THE QUEEN
Is expected to return between tho 10th and I'd
Of tho present month.
THE COLONIAL sEORETAKY
left Saturday for Baden Balcn to not as Minis
ter in attendance on the Queen. It Is inferred
ho will communicate tho Cabinets decision to
resign Immediately.
AsunAN1srAx AND INDIA
: The Tfmes in reference to tho s!tuat'ou IN
Afghanistnu, snys; Win india aB hero something
like M intorrcgnllm must prevail until the I'm.
pending changes havo becn Innde. Lord Lytton,
tho Viceroy, Inns been 30 entirely identified
prolonged tonuro Of olIco ia rs little
Ss ssei i q waooe I 10 sf"Ss % Wilt e h0 be ony ~
called or will anttclputo BY hs own net tho rc.
@ h en- 9}o9 to Hya TIE
crnl Of 1ntlia, fuEKpst8 iteglf MS Lord LyttOn'B