The result of a by - election in East Antrim has been
hailed with delight by the Home Rulers. Those who had not seen the figures would suppose from the Liberal -comments that East Antrim had returned a Separatist Member. All that happened was that an Independent Unionist, Mr. Hanna, heided the poll with 8,714 votes ; that Major Agnow Moore, the Unionist candidate supported by Sir Edward Carson, 'stood second with 7,549 votes ; and that a Liberal, bk. Legg, was last with no more than 1,778 votes. If the Liberals are delighted at polling rather lees than ten per cent, of the votes in East Antrim, we need not grudge them their satisfaction. The Ulster Unionists had a little family quarrel, no doubt, but they could afford the luxury in such a constituency. On the main question of resist- ance to Home Rule, Mr. Hanna, an Orangeman, is as sound as his friendly opponent.
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