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... THE WHIGS. (3forning Herald.) Centralisation has- latterly become the principal idol of our Whig and Liberal statesmen. The idea seems to be to convert the kingdom into a bus, hive of functionaries, owing their elevation and- iimportance to Whig officials ...

Published: Wednesday 12 March 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1295 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... = Scemarive Terecrara.—The Nerthera Whig 0 An effurt was made yesterday to lay dows the cable the channel from Donaghadee to Portpatrick. The cable was coiled on board the Reliance schooner off Do- waghadee, and the Belfast steam-tug having towed her ...

Published: Thursday 22 July 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... again failed ; and both the Government steamers solicited to aid in the operation, it is said, left for Liverpool yesterday. Whig, Belfast, Nov. 29. Tue Evecrric Tevecrarn.—The Magnetic Telegraph Company completed the laying of their wires through the streets ...

Published: Monday 05 December 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 246 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... be dragged at the heels of the Whig party, have been recently mani- fedtug a disposition to think and act on their own account, and without any special anxiety as to whether the reins of power are in the hands of a Whig Chief or a Conservative Lord, They ...

Published: Monday 06 June 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4713 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE MINISTRY

... THE MINISTRY. of A uRunn Whig Ministry is now announced 's a last re-the source-a Ministry of sufferance once more. Is this the pIS strong Ministry that was wanted? A Ministry to the carry on the war, with a minority in the House, and drc part of that ...

Published: Wednesday 28 February 1855
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 620 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

TWELFTH OF JULY RIOTS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND

... midst of, the spectdttoras, Major: Hoo4 eiclaimed -.-l herae aarehese d-..d -reporters? ,Is the d-d reporterofr the. Northern Whig here ? ?? . ' - - - After giving vent to some further choice after-dinner expressions,, the military werieorderecd offtoclea6rthe ...

Published: Wednesday 22 July 1857
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 868 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

REPRESENTATION OF SCOTLAND

... places a, Conservative: laml comes forward as a candidate against four Whigs, the Con- than servative party contest with the Whig eleven seats, all of which'I of tie were held by Whigs in the last Parliament; and there are five Scats whic ,are contested ...

Published: Wednesday 07 July 1852
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1186 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

LORD JEFFREY

... a similar fate. It is time that it should abandon the vain endeavour to preserve in a narrow circle of the Whig- born, Whip-connected, and Whig-ordered, that ascendancy which was won by popular intellects in the popular field. ...

Published: Thursday 31 January 1850
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1006 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

THE SCOTCH FREEHOLD MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND

... grievance. In Scotland, however, it has not been regarded with universal favour; for various reasons. It is a depar- ture from the Whig track, and in Scotland the Liberals are very faithful to the principles which derived their name from Scotland. Again, the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1857
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 723 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LORD DUNDONALD'S YOUTH

... escnamble my father, who was i determined.WVhig partisan, insistea on my wearing yellow waistcoat landt breeches; yellow being the Whig colour, of whic1lfl wsaS admonished never to be ashamed. A n~ivrc certain mode of callin into action the dormant obstinacy ...

Published: Friday 30 December 1859
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 608 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE MINISTERIAL DEFEAT

... about to be dealt by the that bad so long kept others from stabbing Whiggery to heart. Charteris got up ; but, though a Whig, the Whigs immediately clamoured him down, and cried oat for the divi- sion. Bat it was too late—too late. ‘oo late, indeed! “How ...

Published: Thursday 26 February 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1474 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MACAULAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

... ofthe- sod Whig camp acted the part of Tories, while the occupants of theC in- Tory camp acted the part of'Whiigs. But thatwliichsin ?? 0i :01was ' excess of wickedness,' was simply in a Whig I'ill-rega- I fihe hated conduct;' andlthat whichi ina Whig was ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1856
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3711 | Page: 6 | Tags: News