6 JUNE 1874, Page 3

The election for County Mayo has ended in the return

of Messrs. Browne and Power by a small majority, Mr. Power, the Nationalist candidate, beating Mr. Tighe, the priests' candidate, by 1,319 to 1,272. The priests strained every nerve for their man, -out of dislike to Mr. Power, who entertains the American-Irish view of their pretensions, and their defeat shows how little they can intimidate electors. We presume, however, Mr. Power's election will be quoted as proof positive of their ascendancy, as indeed would the election of Mr. Newdegate be, if he were returned for an Irish borough.