. Review of reviews and world's work . cure the disaffec-tion from him either of the Iiishmem>)ers on the one hand, or else of a portion of theEnglish and Scotch Liberals on the other. But is likely to surmount these obstructions inbrief order and win his well-earned he may do after that will appear in due time,and x)rophecy at this moment would be absurdly use-less. The Gladstonian Liberals in the House are alittle more numerous than the regular Conservatives,and the main body of Irish Nationalists, who are thusfar in fuU harmony with Mr. Gladstone, are abouts
. Review of reviews and world's work . cure the disaffec-tion from him either of the Iiishmem>)ers on the one hand, or else of a portion of theEnglish and Scotch Liberals on the other. But is likely to surmount these obstructions inbrief order and win his well-earned he may do after that will appear in due time,and x)rophecy at this moment would be absurdly use-less. The Gladstonian Liberals in the House are alittle more numerous than the regular Conservatives,and the main body of Irish Nationalists, who are thusfar in fuU harmony with Mr. Gladstone, are aboutseventy strong, as against only forty-four of theChamberlain Liberal Unionists, who are in fullalliance with the Conservatives. Besides these four groups there are nine Pamellite Irish members, andfour English Labor members. The Conservativesand Unionists number 314, and the opposition as awhole is 356. But nobody knows how the four• Laborists, as they are now called, or the nine Par-nellites will array themselves. Mr. Gladstone bids. (From a photograpn by H. E. Simpson, Toronto.) HON, EDWARD BLAKE. fair to have a small but reliable working majorityfor his principal purposes. Incidents of -^^^^^^^S the interesting incidents of thethe elections was the great reduction of ions. Gladstones support in his own constitu-ency of Midlothian (Scotland) on account of hisunderstood sympathy with the disestablishment ofthe • Kirk, the State church of Scotland. Mr. JohnMorleys narrow escape from defeat at the hands ofthe voters of Newcastle was another unpleasant sur-prise for the Liberals. The success of Sir CharlesDilke in getting back into parliamentary life in theface of the best public sentiment oi all parties and THE PROGRESS OF THE IVORLD. 15 elements is neither creditable to that gentlemenssense of decency and good taste nor is it any gain tothe Liberal cause. Sir Charles had promised toeschew public life until he had cleared his returns to Parliament in conte
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