The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-25
BALLOTING IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The Conservatives Ahead of All the
other Parties Combined.

London, July 24.-The election results
received to-day show that in yesterdays
contests the conservatives won three and
the unionists four previous liberal seats.
while the changes in Ireland balanced.
John Parnell beat the McCarthyite in
Southmeath. and Jameson. McCarthvite.
ousted Parnellite Mcclure from West
Clare. Il IS worthy of note that three
OF the unionist gains were made in Scot
lanu- me total returns UP 10 D. m.
show the election of 323 conservatives. 81
unlonists. 40 liberals, 50 Nationalist and
10 Parnellites
The returns declared thus far to-day
from the parliamentary elections held
yesterday show that the conservatives
and unionists continue generally 10 gain
seats or reduce the liberal majorities
though in some districts the liberals in
creased their majorities over those of
lSsz, OF reduced the tive-unionist
madorities.
Sir Wilfred Lawson, liberal. the noted
temperance advocate, was chosen for the
Cockersmouth division of Cumberland but
ms majority was only pa, against III in
1892.
Interest in the elections is waning to
a certain extent, the monotony Of the re-
turns showing unionist gains and reduced
liberal majorities aiding to bring about
the result. The exception is TO be found
an the clubs, where comparisons are still
as eagerly made as they We're during the
nrst days of the contest. To-day's returns
show that the tide of unionist success has
not been checked to any material extent,
and II may be said that the liberals have
no hope of checking il. Their energies are
now devoted to attempting to hold safe
the districts in which elections are TO be
held, but their campaign work is marked
by a lack of vim, particularly noticeable.
Slr Nlldred Lawson, the head and front
of the temperance section in the House of
commons, managed to be again returned
despite the opposition to the local veto
bill, but his majority was cut down from
III TO pa. Even this, however, is looked
upon as q sort of victory by the liberals.
There are now in the neighborhood of
| seventy-tive districts to hold elections,
but it is not believed, even by the liber-
| ais, that the returns from these will
| materially reduce the unionist majority.
Some unionists claim, perhaps, with rea-
son, that they are bound to make gains
in some of these districts, while the more
| conservative campaigners believe that the
| net result Will show little change either
| way in the complexion of the new House.
The last polls will be held on Sunday in
| the northeast division of Derbyshire and
the Wellington division of Somerset.
Sydney, n. s. w, July 24.-The general
result of the elections was the return of
| 62 free traders, 40 protectionists, and %
| members of the labor party. The latter
will support Prime Minister Reed, who is
| thus assured of a majority. EX-Prime
Minister Dibbs is among the defeated can
| didates. Every candidate of Sir Henry
| Parkes' federal party was rejected. The
| members of the upper house were actively
engaged in behalf of Sir Henry Parkes.
| Crowds pelted them with missiles at the
| polls.
After the results had been declared
| Prime Minister Reed made a speech, in
which he declared that the election had
struck a key note which would be re-
| sponded to throughout the world. II
would be the signal for the sweeping away
| of the old conservatism.
Edinburgh, July 24.-The Scotch peer
met in this city this afternoon and elected
| sixteen Of their number to represent then
| in the House of Lords in the new parlia
| ment. All are unionists.