UNDER-SECRETARYSHIP OF IRELAND.
Mt Birrell informed Mr J. B. Loosdalo that Sir J. B. Dougherty would succeed Sir Antony Macdonnell in the Under-Sccretaryship of Ireland et the end of July.
WOLVERHA3IPTON BY-ELECTION.
The Roman CathcJio Bn'shop of Birmingham is warmly supporting Mt Amory, tho Unionist candidate for WoJTorh'amip-bon, owing to the education policy of tho Government. (Received May 6th, 11.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 6. The result of the "Wolverhampton East by-election was:— G. Thorn© (Liberal), 4514; L. M. S. Amery (Unionist), 4506. [Tho figures for th© 1906 election were:—Sir Henry Fowler (Liberal), 5610; L. S. Amery (Unionist), 2745. Mr Amery has therefor© gained 1761 votes, and the Liberals havo lost 1096. Six hundred and sirty-fiv© more votes wore polled this time. Mr Amery is on© of th© ablest of th© younger Unionists and Tarriff Reformors. Ho was Editor of "The Times' History of th© Souitih African "War."]
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13109, 7 May 1908, Page 7
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