Mr. Goschen was returned for St. George's, Hanover Square, on
Wednesday, by a majority of 4,157 over his opponent, Mr.
Hayman, the Home.raler. For Mr. Goschen there voted 5,702 electors, for Mr. Haysman, 1,545, so that Mr. Goschen had not much short of four votes for every one given to his opponent. In 1886, Lord Algernon Percy obtained 5,256 votes, against 2,503 given for Sir Walter Phillimore, or little more than two votes to every vote given for his opponent. It is clear enough, therefore, that in London, Home-rule is not making progress, but the reverse. And it is a great mistake to suppose that the population of St. George's, Hanover Square, is mainly fashion- able. The place is full of alleys and slums, and probably a very large proportion of the voters came from these poorer districts. Mr. Goschen took his seat on the Treasury bench on Thursday, amidst great cheering.
