The Portland daily press., 1886-07-20
FOR EicN.
The Totals of the Vote in the English
Elections.
Another Sensation in the Crawford =
Dixie Divorce Case.
Cholera Rapidly Abating in all Points
of Italy.
The Duke of Argyll and the Premier
ship.

LONDON, July 19.-Earl Rosebery has sue
ceeded Earl Granville as the leader of the
Liberal party in the House of Lords, in con-
sequence of the latter retirement from pub
lie life, and will assume that position on the
assembling of Parliament. This advance
ment of Lord Roseberry will be OF very
marked advantage to Mr.. Gladstone, as he
is not only an abler man than Earl Gran
vile, but is unquestionably devoted to the
Individual fortunes of the Liberal. leaders,
and is sure to indorse all his politi cal
man9uverS.
The proportion of lawyers in the two great
parties has been totally changed by the cleo
tions just closing, and it is altered for the
worse SO far as concerns the support Oh MI
Gladstone by gentlemen of learning and at
tainments The whole number of lawyers
returned to the House is about the same.
there being 10 less now, or 40 as compared
with 130 in the preceding Parliament VI
these 120 only 3S are to be counted IN tne
Liberal ranks, against 70 last year, while the
present legal representatives on the Con-
servative side number 50, against 90 Tory
barristers last year.
The Tory journals throughout the country
are beginning with simultaneous eagerness
to call for the production of the Tory scheme
for Ireland, of which Salisbury and Idde-
sleigh on the one hand, and Harrington and
Goschen on the other can say; This IS
what we recommend to the Commons and
the country"
The Scotsman of Edinburg publishes a re-
port current at Inverary that coalition is
being formed by the terms of which the
Duke of Argyll will become premier, the
Marquis of Harrington and Lord Salisbury
serving under him.
moned to meet August 9TH. 1t will then,, it
is believed, be adjourned to re-assemble
some time in October.
The final analysis Of the pollings give the
Unionists 1924, ,107 votes, and the Gladston-
A Eor acfim9tn Of the
popular vote there must be added electorate
of 113 UniOniSt seats which were not contest
ed. A total of 1,067, ,104 votes and that OF 104
uncontested Gladstonian seats, a total. OF
S05, SIT votes. The popular vote results IN
Unionist majority of 272,6 ,6S2.
Phenomenal Shooting.
There was some phenomenal shooting in
the rifle matches at Wimbledon today Rig
by, for instance, made 10 consecutive bulls
eyes at 600 yards.
A Sensation in a Divorce Case.
In the divorce case of Crawford against
Crawford and Dixie, an expert in catography
today, testified that he had compared the
handwriting in four letters admittedly writ
ten by Mrs. Crawford, and signed Virginia,
with anonymous letters warning Crawford
against s'the member from Chelsea, and
which eventually stirred Crawford up to the
discovery of his wife,s alleged relations with
ilarity between the writing in the anony-
NOUS and signed letters was so great that he
believed the same person had written all the
letters he examined This testimony pro-
duced a sensation in court.
Ruskn's Illness.
Mr.. Ruskin's condition is considered Sc
rious His friends admit that his present
illness is similar to the last, which is simply
insanity, with symptoms which his physi-
ordered to take absolute rest, but persisted
in working. The present is the fifth attack.
Cholera Abating.
VENICE, July 19.--The chorera is rapidly
abating in Italy and the symptoms of the
disease are becoming milder. In Venice
there were but two new cases and two deaths
Saturday
Foreign Notes.
A cotton ware house in Bootle Cumlinaere,
atthe mouth of the Mersey, was burned to-
day. Loss, 100000.