17 FEBRUARY 1872, Page 3

Mr. Blennerhasaett was elected as the Home-Rule candidate for Kerry

last week by a great majority, Mr. Dease, however, polling a respectable minority in the county, and in Killarney itself, where Bishop Moriarty's personal influence is deservedly very great, a considerable majority of the votes polled :—

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Trains 643 466 Killarney 277 638 Listowel 965 142 Kenmare 156 92 Cahireiveen 176 56

GROSS POLL.

Blennerbassett

2,217 Dease

1,39G Majority for Blennerhassett

821

If Listowel had been blotted out of the contest, it will be seen that Mr. Deese would have won by a majority of two ; but only in Kil- larney had he a majority, and there it was a considerable one. The immediate augury, however, for the policy of conciliation is not good.