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COMMERCIAL NEWS

... promises to be very fine fight if the men will only come to fi the ranks. The Tory Opposition does not want to kill the Whig Cabinet, and the Whig Cabinet does not intend to be killed. The case is ono which every member may vote according to his conscience, without ...

Published: Saturday 04 August 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 412 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SUMMARY

... people that they have no principles that may not be conveniently ridiculed and set aside ; that Whigs and Tories are alike, with this difference, that the Whigs deem themselves entitled, by a sort of hereditary or Divine right, to enjoy the emoluments and ...

Published: Tuesday 13 October 1863
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3903 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Court and Fashion

... repeating the announcement, and removing all doubt on the subject. An Old Whig'-Osr remarks apply to the mo1ern, not the old Whigs of the city. When referring to the Whigs of the present day we always make the necessary distinction between them and ...

Published: Wednesday 29 April 1863
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 802 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE ADULLAMITES OPPOSING ALL REFORM

... merely one of party pride, which readers thefni averse from following the lead of Mr Walljole;in a, matter which Mhay affect the Whig administration, but that they are 'oposed under present circum. otnuces to the lowering of the suffrage iz towns,' where no ...

Published: Thursday 10 May 1866
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 511 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

OUR POLITICAL FIASCO

... reason why neither Mr White-Millar nor Mr Pyfe hadanychanceof a Government appointment, since all favours were reserved forthe Whigs. Our contemporarydoes not deny the fact, but contents itself 'with; sneering first at -the capacity of Independent Liberals ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1867
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 718 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE NEW MINISTRY

... bndget, are 2B5 in number, end yet only firteen bare got pluces in the Aberdeen Administration. Who then can Wonder that zhee Whigs should he attcnisbed and indlignant at Ehe coma- parartively mell allowcnce %wich ehe.y bove receieed of the 1eavres and fl-shes ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 422 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE MEMBERS FOR THE CITY

... Must it be so Will the Lord Provost preside at a meeting packed by the Lord Advocate and Mr Black’s Whig and Tory friends, to the exclusion of the true Whigs or honest Liberals of the city Will he compromise so far the honour of the city and the claims of ...

Published: Thursday 20 December 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 514 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SUMMARY

... in the details of the attempted const ont” on Thursday night last in the House of Commons, and in the general conduct of Whigs and Tories with respect to Reform. Deeds of darkness sooner or later find their way to the light; secret vices and sins, though ...

Published: Tuesday 01 May 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1507 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE PRISON MINISTERS' BILL A POLITICAL BRIBE

... readers at the time, Catholics hal pinned themselves to the coat tails (if the Whig , Liberals, and had identified theniselves with the Liberal party to an extent which made the Whig Liberals reckon on their support whatever they might do ; while the Tory party ...

Published: Wednesday 24 June 1863
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 857 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO THE LORD ADVOCATE

... Coucrant may be enabled to jadge of what the 'Tories of . this city think of Adam Black, the candidate ,of the Ediuburtlh Whigs,' and of the% Lord Advocate, who soeeus to be desorted, except by his itmmuediate retailers, we clip from ans editorial article ...

Published: Friday 09 June 1865
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 751 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SKIRMISH BETWEEN GARIBALDIANS AND AUSTRIANS

... understood Lord Derby is de. sirous of forming with the Lansdowne section' of the Whigs. In 1827 Mr Canning, then the Con- servative Premier, appealed to the moderate men of the Whig, party for, support. The apeal :was answered by Lord Lansdowne, father of the ...

Published: Saturday 30 June 1866
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

MR MACIFE ON THE SUFFRAGE

... be excluded. An election is at handl. -Why may not this be asked now and obtainqd'by the body~ f the people ? IUading. old. Whigs in' Eugia~d and 'Scotland have favourably entertained such an amendment of the Xepresettation; and I also know that alate, ...

Published: Monday 18 July 1864
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 491 | Page: 3 | Tags: News