Most of the polling on Wednesday was in the comities,
so that many of the results were not announced till Thursday The same remark applies to Thursday; but 10 seats were won on that day's pollings, or 26 on the day's announcements. The greatest Government success was in Glasgow, where five seats were captured, Mr. Bonar Law, one of the ablest of Mr. Chamberlain's lieutenants, and Mr. Dickson, another ex-Minister, both suffering defeat. Glasgow is now solid against Protection, as the only two Unionists who retained their seats, Mr. Cameron Corbett and Mr. Cross, both went to the polls as Free-traders. Seats were also won in Hull, in three divisions of Lancashire, and in the Brentford division of Middlesex. Professor Butcher, on general grounds an admirable choice, was returned at the head of the poll for Cambridge University, Mr. Rawlinson standing second, and Sir John Gorst being defeated. If we add the results announced on Friday morning up to the hour of our going to press, the balance of parties now stands as follows ; Liberals, 222; Labour, 32; Unionists, 95; National- ists, 70. The Liberals have won 123 seats, Labour 27,, Unionists 3, and Nationalists 1. Among the defeats announced on Friday were those of Lord Stanley, Mr. Bromley-Davenport, and Lord Bingham.
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