The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-03
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Unexpected Gains By the
Liberals.

London, MANY more candidates
for Parliament were, to-day, elected
without opposition. Following are the
party gains reported: Chas. p. Phipps,
conservative, for Westbury, a conserva-
dstS,s gain; L. w. Bridges Williams.
libe,Sz, for Truro, liberal gain. The
representation from London City is re-
latively unchanged. L. 0. G mpton,
conservative, for South Hampshire, a
conservative gain; j. Spencer Balfour,
liberal, for TsmwOrth, a liberal gain;
Sir ID. l.. Thomssson, liberal, for
marlborough, a liberal gain; Mr.
Warrior, conservative, Tor BRIDGEPORT, a
| conservative gain; j. Ingram, liberal, for
Boston, reelected. He is proprietor Of
the Illustrated London NelDS. Hon.
Robert Bourke, under secretary of state
for foreign affairs, conservative, for
Kings Lynn, reelected The liberals
gain the following seats: Wakefield,
Bith, Pontefrayt, Kings Lynn and |
Rye, two in Nottingham aud two il |
Stafford, while the conservatives gain the |
following seats; Newark, Newcastle |
1nder-Lyne, HastiDgS, Newry and |
Sheffield. Net liberal gain, 80
Three more liberal gains are reported |
in the elections. Hon. William E. Foster
is reelected from Bradford. For Leeds
the following are elected: Right Hon.
VIM. L. Gladstone, liberal, receiving
q, 622 votes; John Barran, liberal, re-
elected, receiving %, 647 votes, ard ".
Lewis jackson, conservative, receiVing
IL, 331 votes. This gives Leeds liberal
gan of.
London, 2.-The Standards leading
editorial, this morning, declares the re-
suits ofyesterdAy's voting only served to
increase governments losses. The con-
sentative majority has we'll nigh d s.
and the question no longer is |
whether the ministry will be abe 10 hold a
their own. but whether the opposition t
will secure a majority, that will enable .
them TO take Office with a reasonable pro- \
;pect of carrying on the business of the | 3
country satisfactorily.
The Times, in its leader, says, about
/ third of the entire number Of members
If the house of commons, have now been =,
elected and the apparent re5ul. is that the
msjority has been replaced
~ liberal majority. The balance of I
rains and losses recorded yesterday will T.
uthce to set ut rest many hopes and 4
ears and to give the country means Of
stlmatlng The future relations of parties
4 the house of commons. The Times saws.
Notwithstanding the general adverse
haracter of the returns, it is evident that |
hey are far from involving that wholesale |
of government for which
ONE liberal speakers have argued In
his respect the returns offer conspicuous u
ontrast to those of 1874 or 1865"
Six more liberal gains are reported; -
ONE By large majOrities. The liberal
Ote so far is 10000; tory vote, 52l COO,
n increase for liberals over last election,
I 154, 600 and for tories Of Sc, COO. -
The Telegraph says yesterdays cleo
ons afford undoubted announcement to
berals, but the solid, significant vote of ef
le city of London must be held 10 out hi
-eigh dozen. -
Berlin, 1.-The results of the elections
/ Great Britain produced a most pro-
'und sensation here. 1t is thought the
.ports Of the liberal success are exsgger- r.
ed. So
st. Petersbur 2-The announcement IN
the success Of liberals in England pro- -
lced considerable satisfaction in politi-
Il circles here. .,
The indefinite postponement of General N
koblotf's departure. together with the
elief that no actual expedition to Turk
tan will be undertaken this year, as -
ell as the dispatch of Russian division r
kuldja are regarded as significant of i
decision existing in Russian ministerial
relies, probably in view Of the possible =
suits to be obtained by the ultimate
lccess of English liberals. \
Manchester, "A London correspond. II
1t says: A strange idea prevails, even U
well-informed quarters, that the Queen ez
i'll send for Lord Harrington, instead of So So
ord Granville. 1t may be taken as alb p,
'lutely certain that she must not sum- a
ION Gladstone. A ministry formed by tic
ord Granville would certainly include III
ladstone, but Lord Harrington, not -
ladstone, would lead the House of
ommons if the liberal majority should "
IL below II or 15 The next Parlis-
ent will probably be very short-lived.
Chicago, 2.-ItDles' London, April I
t: The latest figures concerning the I
ections show the return of III liberals ne
i'd 81 conservatives, the liberals having of
lined % and their opponents Is, q net 81
Deral gain Of 16. The number of mem r,
IT'S thus far returned is consequently P,
i, leaving 449 still to be elected.