13 JULY 1872, Page 1
We have lost the Southern Division of the West Riding.
The vacancy caused by the retirement of Lord Milton has been filled up by the return, unopposed, of Mr. W. S. Stanhope, a strong Tory, who in his speech returning thanks stated that the "revolu- tionary, socialistic, and infidel" principles of the Liberal party had received only a temporary check ; that the Ballot had no hold upon the people ; that he should vote as he pleased about the Permissive Bill, and that he should fight hard for his seat at the next General Election. There is not much guidance for Tories in that programme, but Mr. Stanhope's return has restored some cheeriness, quenched for a moment by their failure to resist secret voting.
