Mr. Kenny was returned for the St. Stephen's Green ,Division
of Dublin on Monday by a majority of 432 over Mr. Pierce Mahony, his Parnellite opponent. For Mr. William Kenny (Liberal Unionist) there voted 3,325, and for Mr. Pierce Mahony (Parnellite), 2,893. At the General Election Mr. Kenny obtained a majority of 556; but in by- elections the relative numbers are seldom so adequately representative as in a General Election, and probably more Liberal Unionists than Parnellites were on their travels and unable to return. Curiously enough, however, the poll was larger for both candidates than in July, Mr. Kenny improving his poll by 135 votes, and Mr. Mahony increasing by 259 votes the poll given in July for Count Plunkett. Apparently it was not the Conservative dislike of a Liberal Unionist which kept down Mr. Kenny's
majority, for Mr. David Plunket, Mr. Dunbar Barton, and Mr. Carson all registered their votes for Mr. Kenny. In all probability, Mr. fdahony was less unpopular with the Anti- Parnellites than Count Plunkett, and so polled more of the opposite Home-rule faction than the Parnellite candidate in July. On the whole, the result must be taken by the Unionists as perfectly satiafactory.
