The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-03
EUROPE.
Continued Success of the English
Liberals.
GRANVILLE OR HARRINGTON TO BE-
COME PREMIER

LONDON, April 2.-Gladstone's majority is
Leeds, over the Conservatives, was over 1O,-
Co.,
The Times says the result of Yesterdays
election tends to confirm the prospect held out
by the voting of Wednesday and to render it
scarcely doubtful that when the new Parlia-
ment assemblies the government will encoun-
ter an adverse majority in the House of Com
mons.
The Telegraph, Liberal, in an editorial saws
that yesterdays elections affords undoubted
encouragement to the Liberals, but in solid
significance the vote of the city of London
must be held to outweigh dozen petty bor-
oughs.
A St. Petersburg despatch says the announce
ment OF the success of the Liberals in England
has produced considerable satisfaction in polit-
ical circles there The indefinite postpone
ment of Skobeloff's departure, together with
the belief that no actual expedition to Turkes-
tan will be undertaken this year, as we'll as
the despatch of the Russian division to Kuldia
are regarded as significant of indecision exist
ing in Russian ministerial circles, probably in
view of the possible results to be obtained by
the ultimate success of the English Liberals
and to abide the formal verdict which may
then be delivered but even if the final result
of the present elections should be evidently
adverse, the course Beaconsfield will take
need not be that which was pursued on the
last two occasions. There is now every pros
pect that the present ministry will have to
make way for a Liberal administration. Not
withstanding the generally adverse character
of the returns it is evident that they are far
from involving that wholesale condemnation
of the government for which some Liberal
speakers have argued. In this respect the re-
turns offer conspicuous contrast to those of
IA or to those of '6S.
Additional returns show the election of thir-
teen more Liberals, five Conservatives and one
Home Ruler The total lumber Of Liberal
votes polled up to last evening was 10000;
total Tory vote 521 900, showing an increase in
the Liberallvote over the last election of 1884,
600, and in the Tory vote of 5000.
The Manchester Guardian, Liberal, says the
result OF the election has astounded the best
judges on both sides. 1t may now be safely
assumed that the Liberals will accept office
A strange idea prevails even in well informed
quarters that the Queen will send for Harting-
ton instead of Granville. 1t may be taken as
absolutely certain that she will not summon
Gladstone. A ministry formed by Granville
would certainly include Gladstone, but Hart
lngton not Gladstone would lead the Commons.
Ii the Liberal majority should fall below II or
10 the next Parliament will probably be very
short lived.
Later returns show eight more Liberal gains.
LONDON, April 2.-Dispatches from Paris,
Berlin, Vienna and Rome represent disap-
pointmeut and uneasiness is felt at the success
Of the Liberal party in Great Britain.
The Times says it will be for Lord Beacons-
field to advise the Queen who is to be the Lib
eral chief. The Parliamentary leader of the
Liberals is Lord Granville, who has every
claim to become Premier. Harrington will
hold an important position in the cabinet and
will lead his party in the Commons
NEW YORK, April 2.-The Associated tress
has received returns OF the elections in 218
constituencies in Great Britain, showing that
the Liberals have elected 2O6 members, the
Conservatives 100 and the Home Rulers u.
The Liberals have gained So seats and lost II,
while the Home Rulers SO far show gain of
members