THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 41, 11 October 1900, Page 19

THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The result so far of the General Election in the United Kingdom has occasioned but little surprise. It was practically a foregone conclusion. The success of the war in South Africa and the complete disorganisation of the Liberal Party will have the effect of sending back the Conservatives to power with an overwhelming majority. Partly in consequence of the war trade has been for some time in a flourishing condition in Great Britain, and so lonjf as this state of things lasts the industrial classes are as enthusiastic in favor of a spirited foreign policy as the most pronounoed Tory. The Government put the war as the foremost plank in their platform, and the reault so far has been an emphatic approval of their policy. When the last mail left Home it was said that the Conservatives would make an attempt in Ireland to wrest some of the seatrf from the Nationalists. Like the Opposition in England the Irish Party had not made much provision for the election, and it would not be a matter of surprise if they did lot-e some Beats. Up to a few days ago the f-tllouintr Notionalists weie reported to have been returned:— Water ford. Mr J. K. Redmond ; Newry. Mr P. 11. Carvill ; Leitrim South Air J. Tully ; Ro^corumon South, Mr L. P. Hayden ; Kerry hast, Mr ,T. Murphy , Tipperary .South, Mr J. Cullinan ; Cork East, Captain Donelan ; Mayo houth, Mr J. O'Dounell ; Kilkenny City, Mr P. O'Brien ; Clare Ea*t, Mr W. 11. K. Redmond ; Gal way East, Mr J. Roche ; Mid-Cork. Dr. Tanner ; Westmeath South, Mr D. Sullivan ; Dublin North. Mr J. J. Clancy ; King's County (Tullamor« Divixum). Mr Burke: Limerick East, Mr Lundon ; South Meath, Mr C irt-w ; Sligo South, Mr O'Dowd ; Donegal VVe-t, Mr Boyle; Gal way >outh, Colonel >\clan ; Kerry South. Mr Roland ; Carlow, Mr Hammond : Connemara (Uahv.ty), Mr W. O'Malley ; Kildare Suuth, Mr Mmch ; Londonderry County, Mr Jur-tin McCarthy; Mayo Fast. Mr John Dillon; Tipperary North, Mr P. J. O'Brien ; LuiiHiick C.ty. Mr Joyce ; Cork South, Mr E. Barry ; Down South, Mr JM'artan; Longford South. Hon. E Blake; Leix Division (Qu<en s County). Dr. M. A. Maedonnell ; Monaghan North, Mr D. Ma,cAke»e : Roscoinmon North, Mr J. J. O'Kelly ; Wexford South, Mr I*. F Fiench, C.ivan West, Mr M Govern ; Sliiro North, Mr M'Killop , Wuklow La*t. Mr C'ogan : College Green (Dublin), Mr Na\etu-; -t Stephens l)i\i>ion (Dublin), Mr McCaun [thi* is a gain for the Nationalists] , Cork City. Mr Wm. O'Brien ; Galway South, Mr Dufty , Limerick West, Mr O'Shannessy ; Longford North, Mr J. P. Farrcll ; 'Jueen'n County (Ossory Division), Mr Delaney ; Cliiic We-t. Mr J. K. Maguire. Kerry North, Mr. M J. Flavin; Waterford Hast, Mr P. J. Power Wu-klow We«t, Mr. J O'Connor; Kilkenny North, Mr P. McDerinott : Donegal Ea.st, Mr. McFadden ; Kilkt'iny South, Mr. O'Mara ; Cork \\e*t. Mr. Gilhooly ; Mayo West, Mr It. Ambrose , Mid-Tyrone, Mr. G. Murningham ; Donegal South, Mr. J. Swift Mai-Neil ; Cavan East, Mr S. Young. The G.ilway cuy ;-eat has been captured by a Conservative in the person of J!r 11. 1' Morris, who contested the constituency at the previous election, wh'>n there were two Nationalist candidates, I tit numbers then being — lVikerton .09 S, Leamy 40.">, Morris 393. I1I 1 is cudt'iit the Nationalist vote was again split on this occasion, :uid consequently the <'onser\ative got elected. Mr. T P O'Cimro 1 - has been returned for his old constituency, Sootl.md Division of Liverpool. The following i* ihp state of paities so far Conservatives, 273 ; I'uiouisLs. 41» ; Liberals, \)2 : Nationalists, 64.