30 MAY 1868, Page 2

The division of yesterday week shows a less majority for

Mr. Gladstone's Bill than was obtained in any debate on the Resolutions. His majority was only 54, whereas on the three previous divisions it had been 61, 58, and 63. The difference seems due to the absence of ten Liberal members of little note, who voted on the former occasions, and who probably did not conceive that, as the majority was certain, they need inconvenience themselves to be present at this fourth division. Twenty-eight Liberals in all and only three Conservatives absented themselves ; but while only five Liberals voted against their party (unless Lord Elcho be a Liberal—the Times, we see, classes him as a Conservative), and with Mr. Disraeli, nine Conser- vatives voted against their's and with Mr. Gladstone.