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ELECTION MOVEMENTS

... making four in the field already, viz.: Mr. Clayton and Mr. Deering (Conservatives,) and Lord Nugent and Dr. Phillimore (Whigs.)— Bucks Gazette. Mr. W. Whateley, Q.C., the Oxford circuit, is a candidate for North Shields at the coming election, the ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 872 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AYLESBURY ELECTION.—DINNER TO LORD NUGENT

... justice to admit that lie never approached them under the nickname of a party man, or under the nickname of a Whig or Tory. (Hear, and cheers.) Whig and Tory appeared to him to be fossil men—the wreck of some decayed planet. (Cheers and laughter.) coutd not ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1312 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

READING, SATURDAY, Dec. 4

... similar question is agitating the public mind. An important meeting has been held at Lexington, presided over Mr. Clay, the great Whig leader, at which resolutions were passed denouncing the war, and disavowing any desire acquire fresh territory. The Administration ...

Published: Saturday 04 December 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... exist. Whig and tory uo longer denote any definite or distinctive political views. There must Ih> some added term to describe the complexion a member's politic** As have seen during the elections various candidates designated as 44 protectionist whig, or ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1663 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The New Pakliament.—Our readers will find in the preceding page complete list of the New Parliament, with tbe ..

... the vague epithets 4 liberal' and 4 conservative,' which have now entirely superseded 4 whig ' and 4 tory,' convey even less meaning than their predecessors. 4 Whig' or 4 tory' I meant at least a member of an organised party, but there are free trade ...

Published: Saturday 21 August 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1624 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEATH OF GEORGE BYNG, ESQ., M.P. We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. Byng, one of the

... of Portland, Mr. Fox, aud Earl Grey, preferring to remain in the House of Commons. Hereditarily and socially Mr. Byng was a Whig; but his Liberal principles were grafted into a mind whose moral sensibility was worth far more than mere brilliancy of intellect ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 809 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IRELAND

... circulated during the recent contest in Kildare, and pronounced them to vile and calumnious. To the unholy alliance hetiveen Whigs and Tories, coupled with the intimidation of tenants, and other unconstitutional practices, was the temporary defeat of Repeal ...

Published: Saturday 28 August 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 744 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION

... exponent ot ignorance. They went together, hut tbey did not go pari passu. Other Cabinets ran their beads npainnt a w;ill, but Whig Governments first huilt their wall, and tben ran their heads against it. (Loud laughter.) considered the Government scheme ...

Published: Saturday 17 April 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 821 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IRELAND

... agony, and expired during the evening. No blame whatever is to be attached to any pcraon except the unfortunate girl.— Northern Whig. ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 945 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS

... over the partj. Why is that ? It is, that the General Election approaches. Having, in office, adopted a negative policy, the Whigs of course are inclined to make the most of that policy, now that the season approaches when they must their best in the way ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1049 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COLLECTANEA

... said Dr. Johnson to Boswell, 44 comparisons are odious. Sir, the Whigs make comparisons. W hat Johnson meant by the latter assertion, we not know, hut certain it is that the Whigs are making comparison which, whether odious or not, is «tainlj just ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2074 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS. Death Gbnbral Sir G. Cockburn.— The death of this veteran officer and politician took place at ..

... reform. The passing of the Reform Bill commemorated by a column erected near his residence; this afterwards swept away, for the Whigs went too alow for him, and he gave in his adhesion to Conservatism and Sir Robert Peel. Jenny Lind at Brighton.—The Swedish ...

Published: Saturday 28 August 1847
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 2387 | Page: 4 | Tags: none