2 MARCH 1878, Page 3

Mr. Goschen, Mr. Lowe, and Lord Charles Bruce were the

only Liberals who voted against the motion, while only one Conser- vative, Mr. Serjeant Spinks, voted for it. The majority was the smallest which the Government have yet obtained against Mr. Trevelyan's motion,— less by four than the majority of last year, —and very much less indeed than that of any previous year. As the sands of the Parliamentary glass run out, the majority tremble at the prospect of the political judgment to come.