Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-23

whilst his party rs 70 be as last yeot-NlcS
torious. - Carroll Free Press.
A private letter received from London,
makes allusion to the recent election in
England for members Of Parliament,
which though well enough understood by
the student OF English history, will appear
rather singular to those not we'll read in
the manner Of holding elections on that
side OF the water, in Queen Viotoria's do
mains. The letter Is dated the 81 ult.
"The general elections, it says, "for
members Of Parliament commences to-day
and will last five or six days. The regula-
tions are somewhat different to what oc.
ours in America; different parts Of the
country vote on different days and wher-
ever a man owns real estate, I. G. freehold
he has a vote. III he were to own real es-
tate in every county in England, he would
be able to vote in every county provided he
we're able TO get over the ground in time;
and curiously enough, each university is a
borough, and returns one or two members,
and the graduates Of each university have
"A vote for such candidates. One day is all
| that is usually allowed, but the voting for
| London University is spread over five days,
so as to allow the various graduates TO col
lect themselves from whatever part Of the
| kingdom they may be in. Very nice, isn't
| itp Whether Dizzy and the tories will get
in again, remain to be seen. His party
have had about 90 majority in the Parlia-
ment which is just dissolved. Every one
seems to think that the liberals may posi-
bly, get it, il they do not-the tories will
have much smaller majority, and so the
balance of power will very possibly be held
| by the Irish members, most OF whom-like
| Parnell-are Home Rulers, {. G. 20 in for
Ireland having a Parliament Of her own.
| Why shouldn't she, and have her rights
within her own boFdersp
The significance Of this result, both to
the politics Of England and to those OF
Europe, can scarcely be over-estimated.
In home affairs, the Liberals are pledged
to a very different program from that
which has been acted upon for six years
past by the Beaoonsfield cabinet The
Tory policy has been to let home matter:
severely alone; to leave things, as much as
possible, as they are; not to "harrass mate
rial interests" above all, not TO undertake
any disturbing and perplexing reforms
In regard to Ireland the Tory policy hai
been for the most part, repression of dis
order by the strong arm of the law and tn,
military. 1t is true that the outgoing cab
r met has established an Irish national uni
verslty. But for the peasant and the elec
tor it has done nothing Meanwhile Hom
, Rule has grown, and the new Parlia
ment, 10 very near holding the balance o
power between the Two great British par
? ties. The new Liberal Cabinet must pre-
) ceed on what, politically speaking, are ia
bolder aud more perilous lines in home al
fairs. 1t must not be forgotten that Will
, the Tories are a solid, united mass, bount
together by the negative policy of simpl
letting things alone, the Liberals are mad
up of several factions, which are YER
prone to pull against each other. What
eyer course Liberal statesman may take
he risks losing the support of one or NOR
wings of his party. But it seems now un
derstood that the Liberals must actvel
undertake certain reforms. The radica
wing will insist upon it, and the moderate
must acquiesce, at the peril of again losin
, their hold on Office and power.
1t is well known now that the Liberal
, carried the day, and have working majo
ity.