24 SEPTEMBER 1898, Page 3

The election at Darlington has resulted in the return of

the Liberal Unionist candidate, Mr. Pease, by a majority of 688. Mr. Pike Pease polled 3,497 votes, and Mr. Owen Phillips 2,809. In 1895 the Unionist majority was 657, and in 1892 the Home-ruler was returned by a majority of 56. The poll was a very heavy one, and every effort was made by the Home-rulers to carry the seat. The election should show timid Unionists how little there is in the parrot-cry that the Government has lost the confidence of the country. The truth is, the inevitable reaction is setting in, and men are now beginning to say to each other : What a good thing it was that Lord Salisbury would not let the Jingoes rush us into a war over China.'