The latest English election returns give the result of the polling at : Liberals, 315 ; Conservatives and Parnellites, 320. There are still some five or six members to be returned to complete the list, so that the triumph of the Liberal party will be narrow enough. In the Gladstone Government of last year the parties stood in the House as follows '.—Liberals, 302, Conservative- 240, Home Rulers 02, there being at the time four seats unfilled. Allowing for about 80 Parnellites in the present Parliament the numbers will stand at about : Liberals 315, Conservatives 240, and Parnellites 80, 6ve vacancies being still unfilled. Taking these figures as correct it will be seen that in spite of the | great storm of indignation Mised against the Liberal administration of last year in relation to its policy in Egypt and Afghan istan the party returns to power iv almost unimpared strength, the Conservatives having gained practically nothing by an appeal to the people. Oaring, however, to the increased strength of the Purnellite vote in the new Parliament the possibility of the Liberal party being able to form a stable Government seems by no means assured. Mr William Dunn, the well known architect and builder, has just prepared plans and specifications for a handsome and spacious public hall, the erection of which will shortly be commenced for Mr John Dawson. The building will stand on the site reserved for it adjoining Daw son's Hotel, and will cover an area of 30ft by 90ft in depth. The front elevation of the ball facing Broadway will have a hight of 30ft from the footpath to the parapet, the height of the hip-roof being in addition to this The hall will be tw<> storey's high, the ground floor containing, a stage, 23ft x 30ft, main hall 62ft x 30ft, the remainder of the space being devoted to cloak rooms, stair-case, lobby and ticket taken box. Over the cloak rooms, etc., there will be a gallery capable of seating one hundred persons. Over this again will be the second floor which will contain a spacious lodge room 53ft long by 30ft wide, with lobby and ante-rooms, over the main entrance. 