The Liberals have been utterly defeated in North Northamptonshire. At
the close of the poll yesterday, the numbers were— For Mr. Maunsell 1721
Mr. Millbury 1108
About 900 electors remained to be polled ; and it is doubtful whether the Tory majority will be diminished or augmented by this day's voting. Our readers will remember that we never gave them reason to expect the triumph of the Liberals. In the same paragraph which announced the death of Lord MILTON, it was said—" We believe that the Reform interest is nut considered very strong in Northampton- shire ;" and in all our subsequent notices of the progress of the canvass, we have carefully abstained from encouraging the notion that the Tories would be worsted. - Besides the dishonesty of the thing, we deem it bad policy to inspire hopes of success founded on doubtful or ex parte statements of strength. The Tories are pretending that disgust at the alliance between the Ministers and O'CONNELL has been the cause of Mr. Ilasuwav's de- feat. We believe, on the contrary, that the superior influence of the Tory landlords has gained the victory to their side. Where the Whig property was the largest—that is to say, in the Peterborough district.-- the Liberals have not lost ground. At the last election, 227 Reformers polled from that district ; and we find that yesterday t25 recorded their votes for Mr. HANBURY. Hence it appears that the landowners turn the election which way they choose. Had there been a FITZWILLIAM estate in every district, the Tories would have bad no chance whatever. With regard to the result of this struggle, we do not much regret it, if it be true that Mr. HANEL:ay. uttered SO absurd and unstatesmanlike a speech as that "he hated O'Connell as much as his opponents." His absence from the House of Cotnmons can be no great loss to the Liberals.
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