Parliament Since Parliament adjourned, two by-elections have taken place, and
the result of the Twickenham election will be known this week. The Attorney-General was returned for Preston by a majority of 6,440. His Conservative opponent, Dr. Howitt, polled almost exactly the same number of votes as at the General Election. No Liberal candidate stood. For the seat at Leeds, vacated by Sir Henry Slesser, there was an election pour rire. Less than a quarter of the voters went to the poll, and the Communist candidate polled only 512 votes. Mr. Baldwin, speaking at Preston, charac- teristically absolved the Government from any blame in connexion with the troubles in the cotton industry, and justifiably claimed that his successors were struggling along the same path upon which he had set the country. Their policy abroad, over reparations, in the Rhineland and elsewhere was the Conservative policy ; equally so their efforts to reduce armaments and to encourage emigration. So is their policy at home in regard to unemployment, education, &e. The facts and the circumstances are unchanged ; the Lord Privy Seal and other members of the Government admit the difficulties now that they are in office.
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