The Portland daily press., 1881-08-24
FOREIGN.

Herbert Gladstone Reelected to the
Commons.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-At the election at Leeds
to-day, to fill the vacancy in the Commons
caused by the appointment of Herbert Glad
stone to the treasury, Gladstone was returned
without opposition.
The Spanish Elections.
The Standards Madrid correspondent says:
Sufficient is now known of the general results
of the elections to see that Congress will con-
sist of $50, more or less, staunch followers of
Premier Sagasta, nearest to whom will sit
Senior CASTELAR, with fourteen moderate Repub-
licans and nine Independent Democrats with
Senior Moret and Montero Ries, both groups
being always ready to combine with the Cabi-
net against the advanced radicals, numbering
twelve, under Martos Ruiz and Gorilla or
even against Senior Canovas del Castillo and his
thirty-five Conservatives The only notables
not elected to the Cortes are Seniors Ruiz, Zc-
rilla and Salmeron, who are in voluntary exile.
They received many votes, however, in Madrid
and other districts.
The French Elections.
PARIS, Aug. 23.-The mayor of Belleville
declares that Gambetta has been elected in
both divisions, but the Temps says there is a
question of some informality in voting in the
second division which will be submitted to the
commission of scrutinizers.
One Of the most significant features of the
lection of Deputies in France is the defeat of
the Bonapartists in Corsica. The Bonapartist
journal, L'Ordre, admits that the elections
have been in favor of the Conservatives of all
shades, defeat from which it will take long
to recover. According to Independent esti-
mates the Reactionists in the new Chamber,
even after the second balloting, must be below
hundred in number In the department Of
Lot the two sitting Bonapartists were re-elect-
ed at Cahors in spite of the recent brilliant re-
ception to NJ Gambetta there. At Versailles
NM Pain and LIE Pelletier, we'll known vio-
lent Intransigeants, were elected. Among the
candidates of note who we're elected are M.
Geeppo (Republican Union). M. Charles Ferry
(Republican Left in the department of Vosges,
and NJ. Albert dc Nun (Royalist) in the de-
partment of Morbihan. The following Depu-
ties have been reelected M. Baudry d'Asson
| Uegitimatist), department of Vendee: M.
Louis Legrand (RepuDican Lefty department
partment of Tam et Garonne; M. de Nader
Monjan (Extreme Left, department of Drome;
M. La Rochefoucauld Uegitimist), department
of Sarthe; M. Jauvier de la Motto (Bonapar-
tist), department of Marine ct Loire; M. Ma
guet Extreme Lefty, department. of Vancluse;
| of Charmte; and M. Lefere, ex-minister IRE
| publican Union) department of You've. M.
Paul de Cassagnac (Bonapartist) has been
elected at Mirande, department of Girs.
The Temps referring to the elections in
Belleville says that M. Gambetta has become
a representative of large majority in the
| cou, try The elections have placed him al
most under the necessity Of assuming power
and will necessarily result in the formation Of
a ministry with Gambetta at the head.
Political Arrests at st. Petersburg.
| News comes from ST. Petersburg of recent
| arrests there, including an official Of the gen.
erals staff, who is accused of advising revo-
| lutionists of precautions which the Govern
ment is taking. Although the prisons are
| filled with the accused very few are brought
| to trial.