28 NOVEMBER 1868, Page 1

We regret to notice the defeat of Mr. A. lIerbert

for Berkshire. He had not a chance, for with three votes the county would have returned three Tories, and, of course, any stray Conservative vote went to Mr. Walter, who is substantially an Old Whig. The last of the intellectual Liberals now in the field is Mr. Freeman, the candidate for Mid-Somerset, whose chances, despite the reaction, are still believed to be good, and whose qualifications we have described elsewhere.