The Dulwich election,—or, more correctly, the election for the Dulwich
Division of Camberwell,—has resulted in the choice of the Conservative candidate, Mr. Maple, by a majority very slightly decreased from that obtained by his predecessor, Mr. Morgan Howard, in 1885. Mr. Morgan Howard came in by a majority of 1,694 in 1885, when the total poll was 7,118. Mr. Maple, who was not only a stranger to the borough, but cer- tainly not nearly as popular a candidate as Mr. Morgan Howard, gained a majority of 1,419, with a total vote of 6,630,-4,021 polling for Mr. Maple, and 2,609 for Mr. Henderson, who was regarded as a " strong " candidate on the Home-rule side. It will be observed that both sides polled fewer votes than in 1885, though the party which was confident of success very naturally fell off more than the party which was trying to win the seat. Judging from the result, we should expect that at the next General Election the Home-ruler will suffer a much greater defeat than he suffered on Thursday last.
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