London is more anti-Radical than ever. We have had two
London by-elections, and both of them show the strong Unionist view of the constituencies. South St. Pancras has elected a Unionist in place of Sir Julian Goldsmid, whose son-in-law he was,—namely, Mr. Jessel, the younger son of the late Master of the Rolls (Sir George Jessel), and senior lieutenant in the 17th Lancers. It is significant of the steady Unionism of the constituency, that though a young man and comparatively unknown, Mr. Jessel increased slightly the large majority gained by Sir Julian Goldsmid in July,—namely, from 1.210 to 1,256, and that, too, against the Fame antagonist. Under ordinary circumstances, the new Member, coming after so distinguished a Member of Parliament as Sir Julian Goldsmid, would certainly have lost ground. The result, however, was, for Mr. Jesse', 2,631; for Mr. Harris, 1,375,— majority, 1,256. The poll, too, showed an increase on both sides, instead of any falling off of the total numbers, so that the result cannot be attributed to the aptly which sometimes prevails at a by-election in the energy of the minority. The election for the Brixton Division of Lambeth is still more remarkable. There the majority of last July was increased from 1,999 to 2,362. Mr. Evelyn Hubbard polled 4,493 votes, against only 2,131 given to Mr. Nunn, his Radical antagonist. And here, too, the total poll was larger than at the General Election, though the Radical candidate's poll was somewhat smaller.
