18 JULY 1885, Page 2

The North Lincolnshire election proved to be a great triumph

for the Conservatives, Mr. Alderman Atkinson being returned by 4,052 votes against 2,872 given for the Liberal candidate, Sir H. Meysey Thompson,—majority for the Con- servative, 1,180. In 1880 the Liberals carried the seat by a majority of 205; but it is certain that in this contest, which only bestows a seat for a few weeks, and a seat for an obsolete constituency which will never vote again, the Liberals did not think it worth while to exert themselves, while the Conservative tenant-farmers, who were angry at the admission of the labourers to the franchise, did put all their strength into this last and useless kick at the Franchise Act.