MAIL NEWS.

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 256, 16 January 1886, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

The estimate of the final result of the elections gives the coalition of Tories and Parnellites a majority of ten over the Liberals. Apart from the Parnellites the Liberals have a majority of 72. The Irish Conservatives, headed by Mr Lewis, are forming an independent section, and opposing any coalition with Pamell. Mr Burt replaces Sir Willed Lawson as the leader of the Local Optiomsts. Mr Bradlaugh has entered into negotiations with the Liberal leaders. The number of the members of the new House of Commons who never before were elected to Farliament is 332. This has had no parallel since the first Parliament under the Reform Bill. The Paruellite vote in Dublin was immense, being 23,772, against 4476 cast for the Conservatives and 3170 for the Liberals. A despatch from St. Petersburg of 13th December says that Ptussian agents are actively (intriguing at Belgrade to dethrone King Milan in favour of Prince Karageorgevitch. Despatches from Belgrade of lGth December say that the weather was intensely cold, and the soldiers at the front are suffering severely. Thomas B. Gratz-Browu, who ran at Vice President on the Horace Greely ticket, died in St. Louis on Decembe 14th. Six children were bitten by a mad dog running at large at Newark, New Jersey, on December 4th. The peculiar feature of the case is that, at his request, the children have been sent to M. Pasteur, at Paris, for treatment. •"Continuation of News, see 4th Page."