Show ENGLISH I ELECTO RETURNS i Unionists Make a Net Gain of Three Seats in ill the thc New Parliament LIBERALS HOLD THEIR OWN IN LONDON Gilbert Gilb rt Parker and anti W M Aitken Two Canadians Will Take Seats With the Unionists LONDON Dec c 3 Including those unopposed members had been elected to the new parliament at nt the close of or s polling The standing of the time parties Government Coalition Liberals rals 51 Labor 7 j Irish Nationalists 5 total 03 63 Opposition Unionists 62 Unionists Gain Three Seats The Unionists gained seven seats sl six from born the Liberals Salford South War Warrington rington Kings s Lynn and fUd and one ono from the Laborites The Tho lIo Liberals won IOn four seats seatS from the tho Unionists Manchester lanchester Southwest Rochester and the Peck Peckham Peckham ham hom division of Camberwell and Exe Exeter Exeter Exeter ter So that the gain of the Unionists Is three seats scats net This result Is not quite finite up to the expectations of or the Unionists but at that if the current continues to run rim in their favor the government will be he placed In a very ver awkward position and In all proba probability probability would resign Neither narty harts received the time lead from London and Manchester that It desired although on the whole the government came off offbeat best beat since It succeeded in holding the northwest division of Manchester against A Bonar Donar Law one of or the tho chief exponents of or tho tariff reform who was greatly assisted In his cam campaign campaign campaign by Mr 11 pledge to submit sub submit submit mit tho Limo question of or protection to a n referendum 1 Liberals Carry London 1 The Unionists reported P rt d the t i return r i r of or a majority of or Unionist free traders of which there are aro many In Manchester Manches Manche ter tor to the time Unionist party In London the Liberals held their own and a little lit little litlie tle lie more Captain Norton Dr T J MacNama MacNamara ra and C F Masterman junior mem mom member member ber of the tho government all hold their seats scats and helped to win Peckham In addition the Liberals held Hagger Haggerston ston stop The Right lIon Hon Augustin Bir roll rell chief secretary for Ireland and the Right Hon C E finan financial financial cial secretary to the treasury main maintained maintained their own on position in Bristol but were unable to lo Improve condi condl conditions conditions for or Liberalism Two Tyro Canadians Successful Two Canadians Sir Gilbert Parker and amid W r M Aitken a young oung man manfrom manfrom from the dominion take seats in to represent Gravesend Gr and respectively Both Doth aro are Unionists and Aitken for fora a novice has lies accomplished the unu unusual unusual sual sua suaI I Another Unionist gain must be cred credited credI credited I Hed to Sir G who won wan back I Grimsby lost last January J Mr Ir Bal Dal Balfour Balfour four personally took part port In the in behalf of this Unionist candidate while Home Secretary Churchill helped time the Liberal candi candidates candidates dates da tes Two seals West Bromwich rail and Gloucester are held by y tho the Unionists bv br b a bare majority of or five and four I scats respectively In each ench case caiO there will be a recount On tho the whole hole there Is an extraordinary similarity In im tho the as compared with 1 the tho election Jn i January although few fewer fewer er persons voted ted I Weather Drove Crowds Crowd inThe In Tho The weather was very cold collI and wet wol which militated against a large vote A few fen f hardy enthusiasts gathered in Fleet street but tho time downpour ofrain of ofrain rain min drove them to the shelter of the tho music halls balls where the returns were I shown on screens |