The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-28
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Foreign.

or course the absorbing Topic III EpS ianO
during the past week has been the elector
of members of the new parliament. Unlike
elections in this country, where the whole
business is done up on fixed day, the par
lamentary elections in England occur II
different localities on different days ano
extend over several weeks, so that II a can
didote is defeated in one district he can
take his chances in another
The result of the elections thus far Is I'M
expeotadly Favorable to the conservatives
or t.-fcs Mr.. Parnels manifesto, issued
week ago advising the Irish voters In Eng
land 10 cast their ballots for the conserva-
tive candidates, may turn out to have been
a gun so heavily loaded that it kicked the
marksman over" He went on the assump'
tion that the liberals would of course have
majority in the new parliament, and his
object was TO prevent that majority from
being SO large as TO take from the Parneil
ties the balance of power. But the cleo
lions already held indicate that the conser-
vatives may have majority that VIII over
TON both the liberal and Parnellite vote. Az
latest accounts, out of 1877 members elected,
80 are liberals 81 tories, and Parnellites'
the tory gains being27 to q for the liberals
There are G5S members to elect. LORD
Randolph Churchill failed to carry BIZ
mineham notwithstanding the vigorous ana
picturesque canvass made by his New YORK
wife, ne daughter of Leonard Jerome lie
was Leaten by John Bright.
The troublesome Eastern Question ari-
sing ct Of the late disturbances in the lur-
kIsh Balkan provinces, is near another tenn
porary settlement. The conference of the
powers at Coustantinople has agreed on
full restoration of the Stdtu Quo, ordering
Prince Milan and King Alexander TO stop
their fighting and compelling the latter to
resign his pretensions to Eastern Roumelia
The Seryians appear to be quite content
with the decision. They started out win
a hurrah, announcing that they would eat
up the Bulgarians; but in week they
found the latter more than match Tor
them, and now they are tumbling back In
IN S4rvia with more haste than they Wen
out in. The truth is, it was disastrous
cap,p.ign for the Serbs, and now it is Mi
Ian ~ ler than Alexander that may be fore
ed 10 abdicate.
There is nothing yet decisive from th'
British expedition against Burmah. Gen
Prendergast promised to take Mandalay
the capital, by Tuesday, capture KIM
Theebaw, and thus end the war in blaze
Of glory, but at last accounts he was sui
sev al days from his objective point.
Alphonso the young king of Spain, died
nj Madrid on Wednesday morning of con
sumption accelerated by dysentery' His
death leaves affairs in Spain In ticklish
condition The heir to the throne is the
Princess of Asturia, littly girl of A years,
which of course involves the establishment
of regency, and the office of regent has
been conferred upon the mother OF the
Princess, Alphonso's queen. Don Carlos,
chronic pretender to the Spanish throne
will no doubt again attempt to stir up ri
sing in his favor, but a greater danger Il
the regency lies in the growing strength OF
the Republicans who are already believe
TO be in a majority in Spain and before
year is up may have possession of the gov
ernment, sweep away the throne and estab
fish republic.