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... The Whigs, as might be expected, are very indignant at the undue proportion of Peeliter, compared with themselves ; nor do they hesitate to express their surprise that Lord John and the Marquis of Lansdowne, who negotiated mat- tersfor the Whigs, should ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 407 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

Ireland

... Turn THE Proc AMATION aGAinsT ruc Carno- --T mystery atten that extraordinary procecding It was not in (saves the Whig) is now cleared uy. Eagland, alter ath, but tn that the offence was com- which so ed onr virtaous officials. 1 appears thar, at the ...

Published: Monday 28 June 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

THE IMMUNITY OF THE WESTERN BANK DIRECTORS

... and to undersq1nd the lenity which it extends to highly-placed aend well-befrienuded offenders. The Lord Advocates of the Whig audi Tory Governtments which have held office during the present year, on whatever else they may differ, are entirely agreed ...

Published: Saturday 09 October 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 441 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

FOREIGN TARIFFS—FREE TRADE

... FOREIGN TARIFFS-FREE TRADE. IV- ft ,,4,nnwh-' FOREIGN TARIFFS-FREE TRADE. (Fromr Belfast Northern Whig.) When the principle of Free Trade iwas first recognised i this country by the abolition of the Corn Laws a few years o the opponents of that measure ...

Published: Friday 24 August 1855
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 425 | Page: 5 | Tags: Commerce 

LATEST NEWS

... too, should be becoming things of the past? As permanent combinations they have been almost obsolete. Whig traditions, indeed, hover abcut a few Whig families ; but the names of Pitt, Fox, and Peel, have no living significance or representation, It isa ...

Published: Thursday 23 December 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5196 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

SALE OF THE OLD HOUSE OF COMMONS

... with its talent for getting into hot water, should sorely have bought in. Far be it from us, how- ever, to assert that the Whigs only have forgotten what is due to theluselves. 'l'e Couintry Party have been similarly oblivious. Lot 127 was evidently ...

Published: Monday 15 September 1851
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 544 | Page: 6 | Tags: Commerce 

Ireland

... was realised, Since the fortunate inheritor of this unexpected treasure enl isted, his conduct has been such as high! Belfast Whig je y to deserve the approbation of his superiors.— State or Ineranp.— Lord Bellew, the Lieu- tenant of the county of Louth ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 565 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL COMMITTEE

... Mr Cowan. His Lordship then reminded the meeting that triennial Parliaments was a Whig mea re, and was at one time a standing toast at all the Fox dinners, until t he Whigs got into power, and then the i suddenly dropped it; and that the ballot was a measure ...

Published: Thursday 13 May 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3576 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

EDINBURGH STOCK EXCHANGE

... printing office, &c.i was -sold in the Bankruptcy Court for the sum of L.1200, to the Ulster Printing Company. The JMereury is a Whig .paper, of considerable influence. MR E. A. GLOVER ON PARLIAMENTARY UEFORe. -Mr E. A. Glover addressed a large assembly in ...

Published: Wednesday 21 July 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 602 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

London

... for the success of which Prince Albert feels shoni deep solicitude, ehe necessary influence would he employed to prevent the Whigs from offering any factious opposition to the new Con- servative Cabinet, as that would riecessitate a dissolution, and cause ...

Published: Monday 24 March 1851
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Commerce | Words: 1381 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

DEATH OF LORD FULLERTON, — — We regret to state that this venerable judge and distin- guished lawyer died on

... , then Solicitor-General. As Lord Fullerton had all along been a firm, consistent, though not a forward sup- porter of the Whig principles, his appointment in common with that of Cranstoun previously, and of Moncreiff subse- quently, did great credit ...

Published: Monday 05 December 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 781 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

—— DOATH OF THE DUKE OF HAMILTON. Hamilton Tur Peer of Scotland, the venerable Duke of and Brandon, expired on

... was the ninth Dake, in 1819, of Brandon and Baron I Jutton. use of Lords by two titles—the Duke In polities, the Duke was a Whig ; but timidity and vari- ableness of rament prevented him rendering much service to, or being much relied on by, his party ...

Published: Monday 23 August 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1617 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce