New-York tribune., 1886-07-11
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND SfohIlN" H'
.nsroxt,s prrrAT-woNDERrUL CRi'N"
.c-urx,rY AND NEWMARKET
RAILS AND PARTIES.

BALLS AND PARliES
nyc,mn To rns rRIBvSE.I
roxpoS. July iO.-Nobody no" dou''s '""' W"
.,o ,,;on has gone irretrievaby against MI "'""
.,o,e He holds his own pretty well III ''o'''
wo,.s thourh not without losses but Lns'""'
=, ,,. mona of him. The majority against ui'h VI"
.,.,. o,or,;no. returns is Sc Yesterday was '"'
;mrortapt day in the counties. but the county
solts as a rule are not known till the Gay 'o''
A., o,oo,ous the votes having 10 be cohec'e" ''o'"
no,,ing-places. The counties thus lar yi''u
,h;rteen Conservative gains and sho" "'
,ion to reverse the verdict of the poro"s"'
Tho rooulor vote is even more slghlhc"n' '"""
.,;., 90 members chosen, the Gladstonians VIII
,.,o.,v reduced majorlies and the Cons'r-
..;,.os hv increased majorties. There is no ino'o
s,artluu example than South Bedi'rds"'fe ""''N
C,rn Flower. one of the Ministerial WINDS anu
,nos, nonular candidate, loses 1000 Vo'eS ny '''
.h.,sotions and has his majority reduceu HUN
. ooo % 600 The Gladstonans expect 10 WI"
IL. of ,lc 40 remaining seats. Fourteen oi
tbese are Parnellitc seats; twenty are '''''"
,r,ior,v Of the rest at the last eiec''o" "e'' '''
-, S.,cu;ne Conservatives still hope to increase
their present Conservative majority
rho C,adstonians still find crumbs OF comfort
~. coxton,s election for West Belfast was con-
spicuous triumph, due. however to the curious why
IN which Belfast ia divided The total vote OF '"0
town is Conservative bv great majority MI
erand,s defeat in Cardiff rejoices the Giadston'an
.;o;ons Mr. Brand was Lord IIartinCton's
whip.
Lord Harrington himself has 4 hard tight to-day
for the Rossendale division in Lancashire. Inc re-
sn,t will not be known till Monday, but LORD Hart
,ngton is expected to win. Lancashire where the
Irish vote was thought 50 strong. has been gong
heavily Conservative. Mr.. Chamberlain stands
shoulder TO shoulder with Lord Harrington
sugnlar spectacle :" cay the Mnsteriaists bu,
Mr. Chamberlain's ald is of the highest vaiue III
checking Radical secessons from Lord har''hs'on'
Tho alliance between the different sections OF
roio,is,s and Conserv atives has drawn closer as
the struggle has proceeded
Discussion has already begun on the question
what Mr.. Gladstone will do. Will he meet the he"
Parliament Win he resignf IL he does not
resign. Le is under pledge to summon Parliament
early in August Some of his supporters say that
nc sill still wait 10 be turEed out lnere Is iit'e
nrospect that the Conservatives alone Will have an
absolute majority of the whole House. MI Olad-
stone. cav these har-spltters. is not bound 10
osspmo that the Liberal Unonists would vote
against him. He may vet devise they add' so'''o
formul, about Home Rule elastic enough to lhciude
botb wings of the Liberal party; the Conserva-
t,ves and Unonists not likely to pull together
on1 a toet,cian SO astute as Mr.. Gladstone Will
soor s,w dis,ensions. So they urge him to hold on
and TO take his chance of what may turn ur but
if Mr. Gladstone meets Parliament there must DC
Oueeos speech there must be an address ana an
amendment to the address is sure 10 DC moVeu Ill
terms which the Conse, vatives and Liberal Union
s,sca, both support; and out Mr. Gladstone must
mo ANY ,ttempt 10 make terms with the Liberal
Unionists would probably cost him the support oil
the larnelltes
Those who know Mr. Gladstone best think that
hc will in these circumstances prefer to follow re-
cent nrccedents and TO resign before Parliament
assemblies. He has too much pride Of character to
seek to retain Office by stratagems when the Nation
has declared against hin. That is point on
which Mr. Gladstone. whatever his friends may say
j. nndcr no illusion lie has taken plebesct and
GOT n tremendous " No in answer to his demand
for unlimited confidence. The verdict OF the Eng
Ish boroughs is the most decisive ever pronounced
by the English dem ,cracy against an English
Minister The majority against Mr. Gladstone IN
these boroughs at the last election was Six. 1t is
now lO6 1t is. of course, in measure verdict
against Home Rule, but it is pre-eminenty verdict
against Mr.. Gladstone. The constituencies have
not altogether condemned Home Rule in Ireland,
in every shape and form. What Mr. Gladstone
asked was carte blanche to deal with the whole
Irish question as he liked. That is what the
country has emphatcally refused.
The announcement that Russia means to close
Batoum as a free port elicits some sharp comment
on Russian good faith. IL Is impossible to divert
general attention from the elections There is no
sign that Ens gland will do more than protest. The
Foreign Office must probably take decision of the
question while the present Ministry are in Office
The Queen has answered the question, What
would she do next" by receiving at st. Georges
Hall, Windsor, ninety natives of India. Ceylop,
Africa Guiana, Hong Kong and Cyprus, this last
being possession Her Majesty holds a tributary
Of the Sultan. The uatiycs weyc arrayed in native
costumes many of them picturesque. The Indians
according to the official narrative, bowed to the
grourd before ther Queen and Empress and offered
presents Of gold and silver whch the Queen and
LSpress touched and returned. Rectations, sing
entertainment all of which gratifed the native,
anu hi8Ay amused Her Majesty