The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-12-17
At Close of Last Week the Govern
ment Coalition Had 289 Seats
to 229 For Opposition.
The County Districts Touching Lon
don Favor the Liberals in
the Balloting.
Out of the $40 Members of Parlia-
ment But SO More Remain
to Be Chosen.

The polling results show monoto-
nous regularity, and the returns today
leave the government one seat to the
good as the result of Saturdays poll
ing, the Unionists having gained 81
seats from the government, and the
government coalition 20 seats from
the Unionists in the election Of 51S
members out of 60.
Such was the announcement made
from London at the close of the bal
loting Monday evening, December 12.
4, Elections Up to Tuesday.
Government Coalition - Liberals,
1871; Labor members, 35; Irish Nation
alists, Sc; Independent Nationalists,
z. Total, $780,
observation-disclosures 229.
Grand total, 51s. Government net
gain, /.
Lancashire by increased Unionist
and decreased Liberal majorities is
displaying consistent tendency in
favor of unionism, while the county
districts contiguous to London are
following the lead of the capital in
favor of the Liberals. Thus the Rt.
Hon. Lewis Harcourt retains his seat
Tor Rossendale with greatly reduced
majority, 1,o74 less than he received
IN the last election, while Tottenham
and Walthamstow in Middlesex and
Essex, respectively, give big liberal
votes.
The pollings thus far show no de-
cided movement in either direction,
except such as might be explained by
local circumstances. Tuesdays 40
pollings will include number of
Scotch and Welsh constituencies and
will indicate whether Scotland and
Wales remain loyal to the govern
ment.
Chancellor Lloyd-GeGrge, speaking
at Newton Monday night said that no
Home Rule bill would give Catholics
in Ireland any power over religion.
A clause would be provided to pre-
vent any religion being established,
whether Catholic or Protestant.
Results Announced.
Results of Mondays pollings, so far
as known, are as follows:
Lancashire (Gorton)-J. Hodge, La
borite, majority, 653. No change.
Lancashire (Rossendale)-Rt. Hon.
Lewis Harcourt, Liberal, Majority,
1,416. No change.
Lancashire Heywood)-H. T. Caw-
ley, Liberal, majority, 769. No change.
Middlesex (Tottenham)-Percy Al
den, Liberal, majority, 1,101. No
change.
Lancashire (Southport)-Major Dali
rynlple White, Unionist, majority $50.
No change.
Middlesex (Brentford)-Lord A. F.
Compton, Unionist, majority, S,o75.
No change.
Yorkshire (Hallenshire)-J. Wads.
worth, Laborite, majority, 2,871. No
change.
Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)-A. B.
Markham, Liberal, majority, 7,1s3. No
change
Liberals Gain on Saturday.
Belated returns announced Monday
of the results of Saturdays pollings
show the Liberals scored a gain in
the Cricklade division of Wiltshire,
giving Premier Asquith and his asso-
ciates a net gain of one seat on the
weeks pollings.
The elk missing returns Of Satur-
day in detail:
Yorks (Colne valley) - Charles
Leach, Liberal, majority 300. No
change. ......
Essex (waltham Stow - Sir J. A.
Simon, Liberal, majority 1921. No
change.
Wiltshire (Cricklade) - Lambert,
Liberal, majority 1913. Liberal gain.
Staffordshire (Burton)-R. E. Rat
cliff. Unionist, majority 2,0ss. No
change.
Derbyshire (Northeast)- Nv. e. Har-
III ~ x