7 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 18

The Chorley election has resulted in the return of Lord

Balcarres by a majority of 1,428 votes. He polled 6,226, and his opponent, Mr. Lawrence, 4,798. The last time there was a contest was in 1885, a year when the Liberals won at the General Election,—yet even in that year the Conservatives had a majority of 3,059. If the new fiscal policy were going to sweep the country, some indication of the fact must have been visible in the great Lancashire constituency. Instead, there is a most well-marked counter-indication.