NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ASSUMING that Greenock is a gain for the Gladstonians, and that the election in the Orkneys goes for Mr. Gladstone, the following is the result of the General Election of 1892

Conserves tives. ENGLAND.

Liberal Glad- Unionist& stonimus. Anti-Par- nellitea. Par. La- nellitea. boor.

Boroughs 118 14 90 1

3

Counties 114 17 102

1 Universities 4 1

WALES.

Boroughs 2

9

Counties

19

SCOTLAND.

Boroughs 2 5 24

Counties 7 5 27

Universities 2

IRELAND.

Boroughs 4 2

6 4 Counties 13 2

65 5 Universities 2

268 46 271 72

9 4

The Liberal Unionists, it will be seen, have fallen in numbers from 64 to 46, a considerable decline, no doubt, but not at all the complete extinction which Mr. Gladstone, in his dire resentment, promised them. The Unionists as a whole have lost 10 seats in Scotland and gained 5, have lost 2 seats in Wales, have gained 5 seats in Ireland, and have lost 44) seats in England, of which 12 were lost in London alone. They muster altogether a compact minority of 314 (though we can hardly count Sir Edward Watkin as a very secure Unionist), which greatly outnumbers the 271 Gladstonians taken alone. But if Mr. Gladstone can keep the Anti-Parnellite, Parnellite, and Labour votes all with him, he will have 356 votes against our 314—mijority, 42.