The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-21

The Liberals Find Some Crumbs OF Com
fort Amid Their Defeat.


LONDON. July ls.-The results Of the
polling up to Z. NJ. to-day are as fol-
lows:
Conservatives, ~: Unionists, IS; Liocr-
ais. S.: NcCarthyites. a., ParnelItes, =.
The return Of the Right Hon. Herbert
II. AsqLItn Home Secretary III me iale
Ministry, by his constituency IA Past
FifcSnire by "A greatly increds Il majority
over that which he received in 1888, has
gladiered the sinking hearts OF the LID
erals and the election OF sir 4. - 'tl-
michael 10 the Midlothian seat, long of-
cuploi by Mr.. Gladstone, mas sun iuitheI
leSscatd the weight Of their sorrow.
'rhe Government had confidently eA-
pected that the wave which ~ ept Mr.
John Morley out Of MS seat Tor NeWcAalie
would also OyerWhelm Mr.. Asquith' anu
they were likewise sangulne that the
Grand Old Mans seat would ran 10 tte
Unionists, while the iberaLls We're mercy
hopeful Of saving one, or perhaps poln'
of these seats from the wreck OF the-r
The returns from The East flieshlIe
and Midlothian divisions have greatly re-
licVed tneir feelings.
They came. see in the salvage OF TWO
seats from the sea OF political adversely
sufficient cause for an ebulliuOn or re-
inictue but they realize that the result
has greatly ilghtened their burden OF
humiliation. especially in their retention
of the seat for Midlothian, when the
Tnlonsts made the most strenuous Efforts
II Is true that Mr.. Glads;one's major.-
~ in 1890 was $50 while Mr.. Carmichael
is only 49, but IN view or the fed-cel
Liberal vote and the sweeping away OF
majCrities everywhere tnef are Wen ~ 80
isned with the result and take comfort
in the assertion that had Mr.. GLADSTONE
himself been their candidate the Ola ma
jority would have been as great II Ho'
Increased. However these TWO successes
together with the gains they nave made
generally in TO-DAY y polling over the NCt-
ing of the previous days have the ci-
feet 10 put the Liberals III a mood or
almost cheerful resignation.
The following peefases were SaIettea
to-day. Lord HCnghtOn. as the Earl or
Crewe. Sir Henry T.. Loche. as Baron
Loche, OF Drylat. Mr.. sidney Jam IS
Stern. NJ. p, as Baron s-Adsa~, aad
Mr James Williamson, NJ. T., as Baron
The returns to-day are somewhat less
favorable 10 the UniOnsts.
The success Of eX-Home secretary AS
auth. I'm East Fifeshire, and OF Sir y. -.
carmichael, I'M Midlothian. Mr.. Glad
stones old district have given ntAft 10
the Liberals. and disappointed their OF .
Do rents. who were almost certain ula'
they would capture Doth seats
The Tniou.sis experienced other I'M
pleasant surprises in Dunireyshire, the
| Iitchhs.d division OF StaHordshiie, Lon.
| donierry and North Tyrone In me hrSl
Two named constituencies the Liberals
| captured the seats from the Liberal
| I'm, onist. In Londonderry Mr. Knox, Ma
| ti0nalisi. defeated the CONSERVATIVE can
| didate. and North Tyrone VIII De rePIt'
| scented by a Liberal. Instead Of a Conser-
! vative. Nevertheless on the days re-
turns the UniOnists go one better thai
the opposition. while several material re
I auctions in Liberal votes and increase In
| Trnionists' votes are to be noted. tx
ceptions 10 this, howevr are not want
/ ing.
/ shn,v me election Of 20 Conservatives
| 4s Liberal-Un,onists. 5 Liberals, iS Anti
! Parnellites. and Parnellites.
The net gains for the Conservatives are
| row %. ,
The Liberal-Urionists have gained L
seats. the Liberals -. the AEti-Parne lliic!
], and the Parnellites :.