Saturday.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 34, 18 December 1885, Page 9

Saturday.

The elections are now concluded, and the final returns are : England returns 244 Liberal?, 220 Conservatives ; and Wales 27 Liberals and 3 Conservatives. Scotland, 62 Liberals and 10 Conservatives Ireland, 18 Conservatives and 86 Parnellites. The totals are 333 Liberals, 251 Conservatives, 86 Parnellites. There seems to be no prospect of an alliance between the Moderate Liberals and the Government. It is unlikely that the Liberals will attempt an early expulsion of the Ministry. It is believed m high quarters that the Conservatives have refused to accede to the demands of Mr. Parnell. It is expected that war between Bulgaria and Servia will be resumed.

Forty -seven Servians have been shot for having resorted to selfmutilaiion in order to prevent their taking part in engagements. King The«baw, with the Queen and members of his suite, are being conveyed aa prisoners to Madras.

An outbreak of what appears to be Asiatic cholera has occurred on board the British India Steam Navigation Company's R.M.B. Dorunda, which arrived at Towneviile in Queensland yesterday from London. Up to the present four deaths have occurred, one being an adult and three children. Sixteen persons are now seriously ill, four of whom are apparently dying. One man, who was quite well on Wednesday morning, died before the night. The 6erious outbreak has occurred since the vessel left Cooktown. It is believed tb« disease was carried abroad at Batavia.