... that the grandson, who grew up at his knee, was nine years old at the time of grandfather's death. They both belonged to the Whig, or Covenanting, party, in the west Scotland, an I the family have honourable mention in martyrologv of that heroic period ...

... Lord became more unpopular than almost any 1 .Ming statesman of his time. The Toriei dislike I liim for his Liw Reforms, the Whigs for his return to his old Toryism, which ended iu the famous measures which turned out the (iovernment. Then began these celebrated ...

... were chiefly oocfiued, and it most suffice to say that from 1805 to 1820 he woe a zealous supporter of the principles of the Whig party, except in 1815, whan he supported the Ministers in renewing the war against Napoleon. statesman ever won more respect ...

... tbis is the man who most rarely enters d.e walls of St. Stephen’s. Remember bow the Tones and ill treated Canning, and bow Whigs, like i-’ox and Lord Holland, underrated Sheridan and ■rko oa account, chiefly, it may be presumed, their literary character ...

... concerned. The Whigs, for some reason or other which it is not easy to understand, have never been olibt ral to those who make literature in its various forms their calling as have been the Tories. Of this, the opposition which the old Whig Government made ...

... previously known, the effect produced the Ministerial announcement was very striking. It mattered not whether one conversed with Whig, Tory, or Kadical, the bin then of the talk was the same—the certainty of a dissolution of Parliament, and whether week or ...

... prepared at this day to avow the principles the tory. The substitute u conservative,” signifies nothing at all. Lord Grey, the “whig,” is ttuly more reactionary that Sir John Pakiugton, the quondam “tory.” Wr. Gladstone, “conservative” enough in some things ...

... marked a change of ministers; Lord Derby gave way to Lord Palmerston, with broad-bottomed following, for it included, with old Whigs, the boat remains of Peel and few decided Radicals —indeed, one Quaker, a professor of peace principles, not in the Cabinet ...

... I»avitt, addressing large meeting at Athy the other day, com| tlie* two English parties, and said that while lie agreed that the Whigs were all lliat O'Connell had d«'»crib*d them, the people should not lore sight of tin* crimesandinfamyoftlielandlordclaHS, ...

... tbs House is very shaky indeed. Lord John Rusaell, who believes the House can never safe unless it rests solid substratum Old whig family clique, is seriously apprehensive that the want ot such basis at present endangers the whole structure. Williams, who ...

... pull to pi involved in Lord construction of a clause in the Ea resignation of his and made, as usual, capital fun ou of the Whig party part of the joke was enjoyed by tl e construed as made time aware that this clause was th almerston cannot in a person ...

... editorial. Mk. vvitEßLAis, spt*aking At Warrington the other night, ridiculed the invitation of Lord Randolph Churchill to the Whigs to join the Conservative*; but at the same time he warned the moderate Liberals that the great body the electors would not ...