The Elections have gone decisively against Mr. Gladstone. Dn Thursday
week, as we reported in our last issue, the first borough election, in Colchester, showed an increased Conservative majority for the Conservative candidate. On Friday week, the rains and losses of each party were equal, but it was noticeable let the majorities for the Unionists were in general increased najorities, while the majorities for the Gladstonians were in general diminished majorities. For instance, even Lord Randolph 3hurchill, whose violent and discreditable election address had dieuated all reasonable men, was returned for South Paddington )3r an immense majority ; -and at Barrow-in-Furness, Mr. Caine ound himself with a larger poll than he had polled in April. It Bedford, Mr. Whitbread only kept his seat by the narrow majority of 23 votes. Even at Bolton (in Lancashire), the Iladstonians were defeated by a greater majority than the Aberals had been in November last ; and only in two or three laces like Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds, where the Irish ote is strong, did the Ministerialist party gain clear ground,
