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Manawatu Herald, 1 August 1895, Page 2

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Kesult ot the elections : — Conservatives and Unionise ... 410 Liberals ... ... 175 Parnpliites . . . . 12 Anti P:irneliitt'3 ... ... 09 Four returns yet to come. The not Conservative and Unionist gain in Ihi election is 90 seats, t-qnal to 180 voUs on a /li vision. D^lfiefcing -ihs Li-b-ra! majority of 28 in Ihe last Parliament, the new G iverunicnt uus a mcj irity oi 152 on a cIU vision.. ' s Mr Chambsrlain, in the oourae of his letter to a corvesp md rit, attributes the victof^ yf rhe;Conservatives en(,irely*t6*the strong feeling against Home Bfule" and the preference 'for ddMteWiO fßSdfWcial iVformir'aq^Sbm; 4 : parcel wiih revolutionary legislation. ~Thc Irish Catftolic "states- that a highly ho.iourcrt clerical dignitary writes, suggesting thai; a National Convention should arrange to with draw the Irish members from the Imperial Parliament, where their presence would be little better than a mere mockery, owing to the Unionist mijorhv. Lsonard Harp: r leaves for New Zealand in custody on August Bth. At the hearing of the case counsel for the prosecution stated that the accused was anxious to return. Tho total quantity of wool catalogued up to the end of the week was 845.200 bales, of which 327,200 bales were sc-ld. The bidding yesterday wa3 spirited. The catalogue comprised good selections, and prices wore very firm. American buyers made heavy purchase.-:. The English wheat market is firm, the Coniint-nial is inclined to buoyancy, and the American shows a general advance. Cargoes of South Australian wheat sold as follows : — Per ship Queen of Suots, 25s 3d ; par ship H'lio?, 21s; per barque Seriol Wyn, 25^ Gl. J-pot quotations in New V >rk f»r No. 2 red winter wli^ai, i. 79 A- criit-. At yesterday's .sak-s 1550 casks Australian tallow wcn> put up to auction, of which 1000 casks were sold. Tha prices realised were — Medium mutton, 2 ls Gl ; medium beef, 20s. Silver, 2s GJ 8-16ths.