The result of the poll in the Barkston Ash division
of Yorkshire was announced on Saturday last, Mr. Andrews, the Liberal candidate, being returned by a majority of 228 over Mr. Lane-Fox. In 1886, 1895, and 1900 the late Sir Robert Gunter was returned unopposed in the Conservative interest. In 1892 he had a majority of 1,241, and in 1885 of 1,906. Mr. Lane-Fox's figures on Saturday -were only 13 less than those polled by Sir Robert Gunter in 1892, but the Liberal poll showed an increase of 1,456,—a figure practically identical with the difference between the aggregate poll in 1892 (7,081) and that of Saturday, which amounted to 8,524. The lesson of the election was therefore correctly. interpreted by Mr. Haldane in a speech delivered on Saturday night at Chirn- side, Berwickshire. Mr. Haldane noted as' the remarkable feature of the election the number of people who appeared to have given their votes who had never done so before. "Even the silent voter, who had for some time been against the Liberal party, was now with them, and their position was the happiest one that any party had been in for a very considerable time." The country will tolerate neither Balfourism nor Chamberlainiam.
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