7 JULY 1877, Page 2

The result of the election for Huntingdonshire, announced on Saturday,

is noteworthy. The Tories had an excellent candidate, Lord Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Man- chester, and he defeated his opponent, the Hon. H. W. Fitz- william, by 1,468 to 1,410 ; but the figures show a great increase in Liberal strength. In 1874 Lord Douglas Gordon had only 1,192 votes, and the Liberals have therefore increased by 218 votes, or more than twenty per cent. The improve- ment is attributed to careful registration, and to the personal favour enjoyed by Mr. Fitzwilliam ; but it is clear that there is no additional enthusiasm for Conservatism in Huntingdon- shire in consequence of Tory policy in the East.