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Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1892, Page 2

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Mr Daniel O'Connel, son of the "Liberator" 1 supporting Mr James Lowtber's candidature, declared that Home Rule would be injurious to England and most disastrous to Ireland. Mv Gladstone, in his Midlothian campaign, is making a direct appeal to the Labour Party. He declares that Labour interests will be predominant in the Liberal platform. A.t one of his meetings a motion was proposed oensuring his attitude on the questions of Scotch Disestablishment and Irish Home Bule, but it was defeated by a large majority. The Unionist press is sanguine in the extreme.

The smallness of Liberal majorities and the heavy polls indioate how hard the fight is.

The remit of the Greenock election, the first returns of which gave Mr J. Bruce a majority of 44 (not 1040 as cabled) over Sir lhomas Sutherland, is still doubtful, as it is alleged that there was heavy impersonation indulged in. The Times, commenting on the results so far recorded, states that it is evident Mr Gladstone will sweep neither London nor the provincial boroughs!*

Mr W. O'Brien is seriously ill at Cork, the result of the election outrage.

The returns to hand showLiberals, 42 ; Tories, 62 ; Unionists, 8.

Fleet street is continuously blocked by crowds awaiting the posting of returns in front of the big newspaper offices. The cheering of the excited partisans is deafening.

In the election for North Lambeth Mr Coldwells, Home Euler, who polled 2524 defeated Mr H. M. Stanley who received 2894 votes.

At the wool auctions there was a large attendance and competition was fairly brisk. Prices continue very firm for all qualities, but are weaker for all inferior sorts, of which the catalogue is chiefly comprised. Mr Dibbs is on a visit to Paris, and it is believed that he will suggest to the French Government thut Noumea be exchanged for the New Hebrides. Mr Munro considers that such an exchange would not be tolerated by the colonists, who prefer that the New Hebrides should be retained solely for the British. The Tercentenary Festival of Trinity College, Dublin, founded by Queen Elizabeth, began yesterday. The proceedings were of a brilliant and impressive character. A public procession of delegates

and graduates marched to St Patrick's Cathedral, through streets thronged with enthusiastic spectators. Delegates from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and New Zealand are attending the Tercentenary. Festival of Trinity College; tfublim !the Liberal press is unshaken in its confidence in the ultimate success of the Party. The Times asserts that profuse promises and calumnies have not moved the mass of the nation.

The Standard considers that there is every prospect of Mr Gladstone being left in a pewerless minority. The Liberals have only gained nine seats in the boroughs, but there are still 61 borough polls to be taken, including 28 in London.