1 JULY 1876, Page 3

The election for Pembrokeshire, to fill the vacancy caused by

Sir John Scourfield's death, has ended, of course, in the return of the Conservative, Mr. Bowen, who had represented the county in a former Parliament—namely, between 1866 and 1868. Never- theless, the contest was a great success for the Liberals. There has not been a contest for Pembrokeshire in our recollection, and yet the Conservative candidate only got a majority of 274, the slumbers being,—for Mr. Bowen (Conservative) 1,882 Mr. Davies (Liberal) 1,608

That is a very close run in such a constituency, and with a -former Member standing on the Conservative side. The Welsh counties will, in all probability, be the first which we shall wrest from the Tories.