The most interesting poll this week has been that in Caithness-shire, where Dr. Clark, who at the last election obtained about three quarters of all the votes recorded, has now got considerably less than one quarter, and has come in a bad third on the poll. The seat hes been won by Mr. Leicester Harmsworth, a younger brother of the journalist whose financial genius has in " few years made him one of the richest men in the country. Mr. Leicester Harmsworth put himself forward as a Liberal Imperiali his brothers also did tuencies, but without success. Alfred Harmsworth, who contested Portsmouth as a Conservative five years ago, has not offered himself anywhere this time. Both parties are rejoiced at Leicester Harmsworth's success, Liberals generally may have some reason to protest against the charge freely made against them by their opponents of being traitors to their country; but that Dr. Clarke was moraily if not legally, a traitor his letters seized at Pretoria leave no doubt. Everybody with a spark of patriotism, whatever his political views, must rejoice that Dr. Clarke is no longer numbered among our legislaters. For the rest there have been few notable features in this week's returns. Dr. Rutherford Harris of Jameson Raid fame, has wrested the seat from Mr. Albert Spicer at Monmouth; Mr. Jardine Maxwell has won Dumfries from Mr. Souttar; and two old members, whose loss will be felt by the House, have been ousted in the persons of Sir W. ©. Gull, Conservative, and Mr, J. A. Pease, Liberal. In the whole, however, there have been very few losses of distinguished politicians on either side.
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