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... been experienc- ed here.—-Northern Whig. Tne Lissurn Evecrion.—Preparations are on foot among the electors of Lisburn to entertain their newly elected member, Mr Johnson Smyth, at a public banquact. The Northern Whig, however, states that Lord Hertford’s ...

Published: Monday 27 December 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 495 | 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 HOUSE OF LORDS ON FRIDAY

... brother Grace of Devonshire, with his trumpet to his ear, listening to the Kaowsley Clarion emitting notes of wo to worn-out Whig- gery. Brougham has a hundred times drawn more Peeresses to see his proboscis go through its gymnastics when he had given notice ...

Published: Thursday 04 March 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1138 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SCOTCH ELECTION MOVEMENTS

... Tory, who for the occasion assumed the Whig garb. This choice by Whigs of a Tory candidate may have been po- | as a means for the first time of securing the support of the Tory party, and thus, by a union of Whig and Tories, of de- feating a more advanced ...

Published: Thursday 08 April 1852
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1168 | 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 

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 

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 

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 

A CORNISH LANDLORD AND HIS TENANTS

... shortly anticipated, thought I may be excused if I add, that as many of my tenants 'as 'can conscientiously support 'a bona fde Whig candidate, in con- tradistinction to an ultra Radical on the one hand, or a so-called 'LiberaI Conservativei on the other, ...

Published: Friday 10 March 1865
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... colleagues without the smallest considera- nion for any so-called claims of connection, or friend- ship, or former employment. The Whig, con- nection may well be dissolved her ever. The ?? party has in its ranks men cpable of illting with success the highest ...

Published: Tuesday 18 May 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 538 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... Whiggeiy, de for a large part of those who. are now classed- tic as Tories are substantially Whigs. This ' of very fact shows the disintegration of the gr- Whig party and its incipient dissolution. wi .A'ndt sob, Whlle 'Whiggery is dying, Ipeople: th -begin ...

Published: Monday 03 October 1864
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3151 | Page: 2 | Tags: News