Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-08
LIBERALS DEFEATED.
TEE TORIES GAINING STEADILY IN
The ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
The Results Yesterday-The Liberals in
Great Gloom Gladstone's Defeat IN
Assured Fact.
lBy Anglo. American cable to the Dispatch.

LONDON, July The latest TOTALS
Of members elected are: Conservatives,
23l; Unionists, AZ; Gladstoneans,
rs; Parnellitss, SIS.
The PaU-HoU Gazette, commenting
in On early afternoon edition on the re-
turns, SAYS: The Liberal defeat is nov
degenerstirg into rout. Yesterdays
defeats assumed the proportions Of
catastrophe.
LoNroN, July 7.-E. S.W. De Cabain
CONSERVATIVE has been reelected to
Parliament from the East Division OF
Belfast by 5,056, against ,239 for his
Painellite opponent. McCalmont. The
district at the last election was contest
ed by two Conservatives and Liberal,
and DeCabain then received 3,O33
votes; Cory CONSERVATIVE, 1921
and Murray NiberaD, SO. T. l.. Ca
rev (Parnellite), in the North Division
Of Kildare, and 4. Blaine (Parnellite),
in the South Division Of Armagh, have
been elected without opposition. Will
liam Johnston Conservative is re-
elected for the Southern Division Of
Belfast.
Among the candidates returned UNI
opposed were Lawrence Connolly par
ueIlite), for South Longford; p. j.
Power (Parnellite), for East Waterford;
T. o. Hanlon (Parnellite), for East Ca
van: p. A. Chance (Parnellite), for
South Kilkenny Mshony (Parnellitel,
North Meth; j. D. Sheahan (Parnell-
itG. East Kerry, and L. Leamy par
nellite), Northeast Cork. Sir I. Es-
monde (ParnellIte), is reelected for
Dublin county.
Thomas Sexton (Parnellite), who sat
in the last House for South Sligo, went
Up into Belfast again this campaign to
contest the West Division against j. Ii.
| Usslet (Copseryatiye). Sexton has won
the district and scored the greatest
| P.rnell victory Of the campaign so far.
lie defeated Haslet by a vote of 3,SS2
to 1929. The returns from the Eng
lish counties show large gains for the
Conservatives, who are winning some
Of the county divisions by sweeping
maiori,ies. Such is the case in North
Cambrideesbire, North Shropshire,
West Somerseish;re, and Northeast and
Southwest Warwickshire, in all OF
which the Tories have won seats held
by the Liberals in the last House. The
Tories have also taken Carnarvon from
The Liberals. The Gladstoneites have
captured EIgin from the Unionist can
didate who represented the district III
the last House.
The Tories so far have gained L
seats, the Unionists 9, Gladstoneans Is,
and PaIoilites /. The Liberal candi
date Williamson carried kilmar7ock
Scotland, where, because Of a split II
The Liberal party, the Tories elected
Provost Ihuuock at the last election
James Rankin Conservative won The
! Lecminster Division of llerfordshlre BY
a majority Of nearly 1000.
The Leominster returns were frs
published from county elections to-day
and the result caused profound excite
ment among the Tories over England
s. Waddy (GladstoneaD) carried thu
Brigg Division Of Lincolnshire by
majority Of over 1000. This news
published alongside Of the great Tor!
victory IN Leomins;er, put the Liberal
in gloom.
The last hope of the Glsdstoneal
vote in the counties has failed. Tn
English counties are going Unionist
The counties Of Somerset, Warwick
| Hereford, Derby, Derbigh, and ShrOp
shire, in which centres the sgricultur
vote. have returned Conservatives
Scotland continues Gladstonean. NJ
mUous county polls have not yet bee
taken. but it is impossible to revers
The defeat Of the Government. Tn
nionists arc confident of an ultimat
strength OF $40 against 300. The Cor
, servatiyes are certain that with com
pact phalanx of 800 members LOr
Salisbury will form purely Conserve
live Ministry.
LONDON, July S.--A Cabinet coun
ell will be held Tuesday to decide 0
the course to be pursued in view Of th
: results Cf the elections.
: Mccartney Conservative has bee
. elected in Antrim, the Nationalist cal
: didate's nomination having been declare
T informal. The Tories have gained II
North and South Divisions of Westha
snd Accrirgton and the Southport Div
., ,iors OF Lancashire. Every poll show
: increased Tory votes. The net Unlol
; ist gain at J 4. NJ. is 90.
/. Crawford, who MAS connected VII
4 the Dixie case, has been elected
!. Lanarkshire. Sir L. j. Reed (Gla
stoncan) has been elected by 800 IN
icrity after a great fight with Bran
y enc Of the moving spirits Of the Unlo
ISIS.
= The latest totals are 240 Tories,
:. Uniopists, 10 Liberals, and 30 Ia
Q Hellites.
o JUBILATING IN DUBLIN.
! Dublin, July Crowds parade
e the streets until midnight, headed
Y bards Of music and carrying torch
It and the American and Irish flags. E
t thusiastic cheers we're given for ParnC
. ,oJ boua,,tla Cavton was seranad,