NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MO-DAY polling takes place in sixty-seven constituencies.
These include twelve London divisions and the cities of Manchester and Birmingham, as well as several Southern and South Midland boroughs, such as Plymouth, Bath, and Oxford. In fact, the seats contested may be regarded as a -fair sample of the electorate. In any case, the decisions given to-day will be likely to have a considerable effect on the Election as a whole, for voters like to be on what they believe to be the winning side. As to the result we shall attempt no forecast ; but in our opinion the agitation against the action of the Lords has fallen, as we believed it would, exceedingly flat. It has proved impossible to persuade the democracy that • it is an outrage and an insult to ask for their orders on a .• matter which is undoubtedly of vital importance. Was it likely that the appeal to Caesar would be regarded by Caesar as an unforgivable offence P
