5 MAY 1900, Page 2

The by-election at Portsmouth took place on Thursday, with the

result that the Home-rule candidate, Mr. Bramsdon, was returned by a majority of 579,—the figures being T. A.

Bramsdon, 10,287; and J. H. A. Majendie, 9,708. In 1895 the Home-rule majority was 711. No political significance can be attached to the election. ant: there is no change in the balance of parties, as Mr. Bramsdon succeeds a LiberaL