The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-08
ENGLAND.
THE ELECTIONS.


LONDON, July 6-The issue is becoming definite
Ihe poslton last night presages a crushing defeat
for Gladstone, unless he obtains a larger county
vote than in November. The boroughs are declar-
ing against home rule. OF 2, London polls de-
clared last night, the unionists secured D. the
Gladstoniies &, when the polling was closed.
The conservative candidate won Central Fins
bury by only five majority.
Mr. Saunders, GladstOnian, is defeated In East
Hull by thirty-seven majority.
Among the eminent Gladstonians defeated are
Collector Davey, Advocate General Malore, Mr.
Hibhart, secretary to the admiralty, and Prof Har-
old Rogers.
The London labor candidates, Cremer and How
ell, retain their seats by fair majorities.
Sir John Lubbock's reelection is assured by a
poll of 40 ahead of Harrison.
Slr Ihos Brassey has been nominated as the
Gladstonian candidate for the ST. Andrews district
The Pail Mall Gazette admits that the polls are
has responded with an emphatic no. TO Mr.
Gladstone's appeal to settle the Irish question on
the basis of home rule Up to midnight 207 union
lists and 3 Gladstonians had been returned
Yesterday the tories Joined Central Glasgow,
Broomwlch, Central Finsbury, East Hull, Chelsea
and Bermondsey.
The unionists gained the Strollop division of
Glasgow and the Gladstonians gained East Fins
bury and the Black Friars division of Glasgow
The unionists have made net gain of twelve
seats.
BRIGHT ON GLADSTONE.
LONDON, July 6.-John Bright has replied to Mr..
u adst0ne as tollows 81 am sorry that my speech
irritated you 1t has been as great grief to me
to speak as have spoken, as it must have been to
you to listen to or read
Mr.. Bright then argues that Mr. Gladstone's
asking, last November for a majority to enable
him to be independent of PANEL, was by the
country as wells as by the liberals understood to
mean majority to resist Parnell and not to make
a complete surrender to him.
Referring to Gladst ne objection to his quota
ton of the phrase describing the Parnellites as
marching through rapine to a disruption of the
empire. Mr.. Bright says he believes that the Irish
movement is now such conspiracy, and that it Is
expecting and seeking its further success through
Mr.. Gladstone Concerning the Irish land pur-
chase bill, Mr.. Bright thinks that
both Mr.. Gladstones g friends and enemies through
out the country have right to know the premier r's
intentions concerning his future action on the
measures and adds: "Your language seems
e rather pnd sFo puzzle VI than an
is contradictory though a little clever.
Mr. Bright says: 81 have urged no
man, in or out of parliament, to vote
against you. have abstained from speaking until
it was in the face of my electors | adhere to what
| said. shall be surprised if the new parliament
be more favorable to your Irish measures than the
one you thought necessary to dissolve.
JUSTICE MCCARTHY.
LONDON, July &C. Il. Lewis, conservative, has
been reelected in Londonerry over Justice McCar-
thy, Parnellite, by vote of $50 to LIZA In the
last election the candidates contested districts
when Lewis won by vote of 1924 against ,795 OBJ.
tained by Mccarthy.
Right Honorable George j. Goschen one Of
Gladstone's btterest unionist opponents, has been
defeated in the east division of Edinburgh by Mr..
Wallace, the GladstOnian candidate, by majority
of 1,39 in a total poll of 5,937. In the last cleo
ton Mr.. Goschen was elected as a liberal, by a
majority of 2 4OS in a total vote of $685.
CUTTING THE MAJoRITIEs.
In many constituencies where the Gladstonian
candidate has been returned, the majorities were
reduced fully 1t 60.
Shaw and Stransfeld, Gladstonans, have been
elected at Halifax by large II ajorities.
Sir Charles Russell, attorney general, has been
elected in South Hackney by 10 majority. At the
last election his majority was 9i2
sir Chas. Dixie, GladstOnian, has been defeated
at Chelsea, by Mr. Whtmore, conservative. The
vote stood 4, 04 to 4,12S The news of Sir Charles
defeat caused sensation here.