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Conservative Adhesions to the Whig Government. —Mr. Monckton Milnes has addressed a letter to his constituents ..

... Conservative Adhesions to the Whig Government. —Mr. Monckton Milnes has addressed a letter to his constituents at Pontefract, which he implies that any other Government than that of Lord John Russell is, in the present state of parties, impossible. The ...

Published: Saturday 11 July 1846
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 215 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... complete at all points. Lord Grey is an hereditary Whig, but he of no party except himself. Lord Lansdowne a real Whig, but the colour is much faded. Palmerston never was anything but an official. The only true Whig in full preservation is the Premier, Lord John; ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1848
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1382 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... they calculated upon long tenure place and salary. Yet now, less than year from that victory, the popularity and power of the Whigs visibly on the wane, and the democratic faction fast recovering its former ascendency. the State of New York, and every other ...

Published: Saturday 04 December 1841
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... continued endurance of the Whigs to keep out the Tories; the Tories have learned that the Whigs may serve the purpose of keeping out Peel; while they expect that Peel out of office, will revert to his old policy of nullifying Whig measures. Don't yon wish ...

Published: Saturday 20 June 1846
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 920 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... large estimates—Whig blunders had rendered them necessary. Were they compelled to impose new taxes— Whig profusion was made answerable for the burdens laid on the people. Did they deem it advisable to make fiscal and commercial changes—Whig tampering had ...

Published: Saturday 13 May 1843
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1282 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Debates in both Houses, during fie week, have been of a more exciting character than usual the close of

... quarter were collected, tbe noble lord would find his alleged deficiencies to be incorrect. Lord Brougham then attacked the Whig financial policy of 1841, and the proposed fixed duty of Bs. on the imported corn. Lord Monteagle replied, that though be admitted ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 1843
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 641 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TO THE BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF READING

... considerable portion of the constituency, being dissatisfied with the financial statements tbe Whig Corporation, relaxed in their efforts to maintain a Whig majority in the Council. The Tories, consequently, secured preponderance, which they have ever ...

Published: Saturday 23 October 1841
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1062 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

UNFAIR WORKING OF THE TITHE COMMUTATION ACT. the EDITOR of the READING MERCURY. Sir,—l wish to call the ..

... two classes, Whigs and Tories. The former say the Tories returned Conservative Parliament, and if their measures injure them, they deserve it—forgeting that if Tory farmer ruined bylegislative enactments, the same result will follow to Whig. The Tories ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1843
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 914 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ELECTIONS

... lawyer would walk off with the oyster. But he felt sure that the electors of Southwark would show their detestation of the Whigs. He concluded by nominating Mr. Walter. Mr. Boxer seconded the nomination of Mr. Walter. There was no man who better deserved ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1840
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1347 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ELECTORS!—REGISTER! —REGISTER '.—The 20th of July is the last day for sending in county claims; and for voters ..

... Conservatives during the last four years. Again . In London, between the highest candidate oa the poll and the expelled Whigs, there was but difference of some or votes: difference wholly caused by the exert urns of the City Cor.sci Associatum. Chronicle ...

Published: Saturday 17 July 1841
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... deficient revenue, and public distress, must have arrived. They bequeathed its certainty to the Whigs ; and their own factiousness baa compelled the Whigs to leave them the fatal legacy unimpaired.—The ten-hours' deputation reports that Sir Robert Peel ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1842
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 983 | Page: 4 | Tags: none