Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
GLADSToNE'S FIGHT.
THE RETURNS FROM THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
Home.Rule Chances Seemingly on the
Wane-some Very Close
Contests
lBy Anglo-Americsn cable to the Dispatch.l

LONDON, July 6.-C. Il. Lewis lCon-
servatiye) has been reelected in Lon
donderry over Justin Mccarthy Par
nellits) by vote Of l,S46 to LIZA. In
the last election the same candidates
contested the district, when Lewis won
by a vote Of 1924, against that Of l,795
obtained by Mccarthy. Right Hon.
George j. Goschen, one Of Gladstone's
bitteTest Unionist opponents, has been
defeated in the East division Of Edin-
buTgh by Wallace (Gladstonean candi-
date by majority Of l 1889 in total
poll Of 5.937. In the last election Cos
chen was elected as q Liberal by ma
jority Of 2,40S in total vote Of 6,266.
Then Goschen received 6,331 votes;
this time be polled but ., 249. j. Will
son (Unionist) has been defeated in the
Central division Of Edinburgh. I.
Sutherland Unionist has been elected
from Greenock by a diminished ma
iority. II. G. Childers, Home Secre-
tary, has been elected by a vote of 3,77S
against 9, l9I over Purvis for the South
ClYiSlOn OF EdlnOuTgn.
The Pail Mall Gazette, commenting
on The results OF the election, says
1--WE are beaten. The total Of the
votes polled gives clear majority
against the Ministry. The only ques-
ton remaining is whether the Marquis
Of Salisbury will not sweep the cOun-
try"
John Morley, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, has been reelected from New
Castle.upon-Tyne by vote Of 10, GSl-
an increase of 552 in his vote; James
Craig has been elected as Glad
stonean to succeed Joseph Cowen who
has retired from public life for New
Castle. upon-Tyne by a vote Of 10,
which is 81 less than the vote given
Cowen in the last election.
P. j. Foley Parnellite) has been
elected for West Division Of Galway
and j. D. Pyne (Parnellite) for West
Division of Waterford; j. Stock Par
nellite) has been elected for North
Division Of Kerry j. j. Jordan par
nellite), for West Division Of Clare /;
James Leah Parnellite), for Southern
Division Of Kildare +. o. Gray Par
nellite). for St. Stephens Green Diyi-
sion of Dublin. Gray received 5,OOo
votes, while his competitor (Sulliyanl
received only 2,0G8.
Among other candidates returned to-
day are Captain James McCalmont
Conservative for Antrim John Dill
lon (ParnelliteJ for East Division of
Mayo: +. W. Manim (Parnellite) for
North Division Of Kilkenney. They
we're all unopposed. D. Shelly par
nellite) for South Division Of Galway ;
Thomas Mayne (Parnellite) for Middle
Division Of Tipperary; Colonel Nolan
Parnellite) for North Division Of Gal
way have also been elected.
The Tory candidate for Dudley, Wor-
cesteIshire, Mr.. Brooke Robinson, car
lied the district by majority of 1000.
In the last campaign the Liberals car
ried the district by majority Of l,l6o
in a total vote of ll,5SS. The case
affords an instance Of the greatest pO-
litical change in so short time in any
election on record in England.
At o'clock this evening the Tories
had made a net gain of Is seats and
had elected lS7 candidates. The Union
lists at the same hour had elected Al
Gladstoneans SO, and Parnellites "a.
| The Tories continue to gain. Thell
victories to-day include Chester, Eas
Bradford, Clspham, Mile-End, Eas
Islirgton, South Islington, Bow, ant
Bromley. The Gladstoneans have
gained Wolyerhampton. The net Con
servatiye gain at midnight is twenty
one. Messrs. Barry and O'She'
lParnellites) have been returned
without opposition in Wexford ant
Donegal respectively. in Newry
j. Ii. Mccarthy (Parnelli!el received
1.lS3. and his opponent, Saunders
ZIG; Ashmead Bartlette and Howard
Vincent Conservatives, and A. J
Mundella (Gladstonean), retain thel
seats for Sheffield and IlliDgworth, anC
shaw Lefreye (Gladstonean) for Brad
fold r. Chamberlain (Unionist), bro
ther Of j. Chamberlain, retains his sea
for Islington by 1900 majority.
The tide of the Unionists' success /:
undated. The London divisions ar
going wholly Unionist. All four seat
in Islington, hitherto Radical strong
hold, have returned Unionists. In th'
working class districts of the Tower
hsmlets five Unionists and two Glad
stoneans have been returned. Elec
tons were held to-day in twenty-tou
county.seats. The results OF most o
these contests will be known to-mor
row. The active stumping Of the Union
lists is sapping the strength Of the Glad
stonean vote in the farming districts.
The PaH-MaH gazette says: 18th
outlook in the counties is becOmin
worse on the Gladstonean side. Tn
Ministerial party can have little hop
Of holding its own yet. Ii must wi
many seats in order to escape dlsas
trous defeat"
GosChen's defeat Is attributed 10 IN
local popularity of his opponent, Wa
lace. The latter has been professor i
Edinburgh College, minister at Gre
Friars, and editor Of The Scotsman
lie is now a barrister. Goschen wi
contest Leith if Gladstone elects to 81
for Midlothian.
The latest totals of members electe
are: Unionists, 25l; GladstoneanS
l4l Conservatives, apart from Libera
Unionists, 2l0. The Liberals are alarm
ed lest the Conservatives obtain an in
dependent working majority.
LONDON, July THE Conservative
have gained Portsmouth and Monmouth
; and the GladstoneanS have gained Wed
nesbury. The totals now are Consel
yatives, 2l0; Unionists, 43; GlsC
E stoneans, 90; Parnellites, 400.
GLADsToNE's CONGRATULATIONS.
EDINBURGH, July 6.-Gladston
9 has telegraphed the Liberals of Edir
burgh cOpgratulating them upon hayin
wrested the seat belonging to the Gel
;ral division from J. Wilson, UniOnis
i and that belonging to the East di7isio
Y from Goschen. The Premier's TELEGRAM