The revolt of the Farmers in Cambridgeshire has been success-
ful, and Mr. Hunter Rodwell, Q,. C., who advised them never to come to terms with the labourers till Mr. Arch had given up lecturing, has been returned for Cambridgeshire unopposed. If the prece- dent is followed, we may yet see the landlords and the labourers uniting to demand a wider suffrage in the counties. The Cam- bridgeshire election makes no change in the position of parties, but in Northampton, Mr. Bracllaugh has cost the Liberals a seat. Had he retired, Mr. Fowler, an excellent candidate, who polled 1,836 votes, would have polled at least a third of Mr. Brad- laugh's 1,766, and with 2,327 votes would have beaten Mr. Mere- wether, *ho, though at the top of the poll, had only 2,171. On the other hand, Mr. Fowler's retirement would have done no good, for Mr. Fowler's supporters would have abstained, or have voted for Mr. Merewether. Mr. Bradlaugh's supporters say it is most unfair for Liberals to reject him on account of his religious opinions, but when a man makes those opinions—paraded, for- merly at least, in the most offensive way—his political differentia, he must expect people to consider them. They are always con- sidered when a Catholic stands. Mr. Bracllaugh's supporters— strongly against his counsel—revenged their defeat by attacking Liberal newspaper offices, hotels, and even private houses. It was necessary to call out a body of Artillerymen to keep these fanatics of negation in reasonable order.
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