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In spite, however, of this great catastrophe in Edinburgh, which

was not known here till Tuesday afternoon, it appeared on Wednesday morning that the net gain of the Unionists had risen from 15 to 21, including two gains in Glasgow, and one in a place so Radical as Nottingham. On Thursday morning, the net gain was 26, three Lancashire divisions having been gained from the Gladstonians, to one Lancashire division gained by them ; and yesterday afternoon, the net gain was 29, including one more Lancashire division. A gain of 29 seats implies 58 on a division, which, added to the 30 which we had in the last Par- liament, promises a majority of at least 88, unless the tide of victory should be rolled back by the Yorkshire vote.

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