, 1886-07-07
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
The Outlook for the Liberals
Not Very Cheering.
Rioting in Dublin Between
Conservatives and Catholics.
Seventy Persons Poisoned. by
Eating Ice Cream.

LONDON, July 6.-Gladstone has tele-
graphed to the Liberals Of Edinburg
oongratulating them upon having wrested
the seat belonging to the central division
from j. Wilson, a Unionist, and that be-
longing to the east division from Mr..
Goschen. The premier's telegram reads:
81 rejoice that the capital of dear old
| Scotland has shaken off the chains and
once more spoken with a voice whose
sound will ring throughout the land on
behalf of Justice and peace for Ireland
The Tories continue to gain. Their
victories to-day include Chester, East
Bradford. Chaplain, Mile End. East
Islington, South Islington. Bow and
Bromley. The Gladstonians have gained
Northampton. The net Conservative
gain at midnight tonight is twenty-one.
Mcssrs, Barry and O'Hea, Parnellites,
have been returned without opposition in
Wexford and Donegal respectively.
The tide of the Unior;sts success is I'M
abated. The London divisions are going
wholly tnionists. All four seats in Ar.
lington, heretofore a radical stronghold,
have returned Unionists. In the working
class district of Tower Hanlets four
Unionists and two Gladstonians have
been returned Elections we're held to-
day in twenty.fo four county seats. The re-
o,,lt f 900 20 tk1oa ao.taetc will he
known tomorrow. The active %stumping
of the Unionists is sapping the strength
Of the G%ladstonian vote in the farming
districts.
The Pail Mall Gazette says. The
outlook in the counties is becoming worse
on the Gladstonian side. The ministerial
party can have little hope of holding its
own, yet it must win many seats in order
to escape disastrous defeat"
Mr.. Goschen's defeat is attributed to
the local popularity of his opponent, Mr..
Wallace. The latter has been a professor
in an educational college, a minister at
Grey Friars. and editor of the Scotsman.
He is now a barrister. Mr.. Goschen will
contest Leith if Mr.. Gladstone concludes
to sit for Midlothian.
The Liberals are alarmed lest the Con-
.servatives obtain an Independent working
majority. The Conservatives have gained
Portsmouth and Monmouth and the
Gladstonians gained Wednesday,. The
totoIa o~o oor. Noneorvot,voa ON ITn;o,
lists 43. Gladstonians SO, Parnellites 43.
Joseph Chamberlain to day addressed
5000 electors at Llanelly, Wales. He
implored them to refuse to submit to a
rupture of the union.
The trials of the new Nordenfelt gun
and carriage at hartford, in Kent, were
entirely successful. The weather was
clear and bright. The trials were wit
messed by a small but brilliant assemblage,
numbering 200 all told, including the
duke Of Cambridge, commander in chief,
and Gen. Lord Wolseley. A number of
prominent Americans were present, in
Guiding Frech Hadwick, naval attache of
the American legation at London.
A mob of Unionists to-day tore down a
green home rule flag. which was hanging
from the windows of priests house at
Brigg, Lincolnshire. The flag was cut
into hundreds of pieces, which were
strewn about the street. The priest sub
sequently displayed fresh banners and
hired a guard to protect them.
British Consul Sadler. now at Panama,
has been gazetted as consul at Chicago.
The Newmarket July meeting opened
to-day. The race for July stakes, for
2-year-olds, was won by Douglas Baird's
chestnut colt Enterprise, j. A. Craven's
brown colt Hugo second. and Mr.. Abing-
tons bay FLY St. Mary Bird third.
DUBLIN, July 6.-The lord mayor has
issued a proclamation entreating the peo-
pie 10 preserve order. Crowds are gather
ing on the streets tonight and the excite
ment is intense. William and Robert
Long, brothers, and Archibald Crook
shanks, members of the Dublin Conser-
vativo Workingmens' club have been re-
manded on charges of firing upon and
wounding Catholic processionists yester-
day. Other prisoners were discharged.
There were three counts in Londonderry.
The second made the election a tie. and
the third gave Mr.. Lewis a majority of
three. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has given
notice that he will demand a scrutiny Of
the poll and if necessary n recontest of
the district.