... spirit of some other great Whigs, even Lord Dunfermline must have his kick at the compromise of divided Cabinet, there ever was a Whig measure that was not compromise since the beginning of time. The ex-ministerial Whigs have no popularity to spare ...

... of such a move clear. The Tories think that good many Liberals would vote with them a division on this question, not only Whigs who voted against the Government last session, but independent Liberals like Courtney, who think that the Ministers have been ...

... saying to us, And hi, boys ! whatever you do, for God’s sake don’t play with your Conservatives near the first Whig hole, the snuggest Whig hole in all Scotland 1 (Loud and continued laughter and cheering.) ...

... publish the following extract from a private letter regarding the party tactics to be pursued on the Scotch Reform Bill: The Whigs have decided not to support more than 7 new members for Scotland, and nearly all the Scotch members have agreed to go with ...

... intention of supporting the Bill. We have heard so much about the inevitable separation of Whigs and Radicals, and the equally inevitable fusion of Conservatives and Whigs that the coming change of parties has grown somewhat stale before it has occurred. ...

... good county. The conduct of the Whig Ministry relative to Mr Hntt's motion for withdrawing the African squadron has been very generally condemned; and there can no doubt that similar motion will be carried, though the Whig Ministry, along with the said ...

... ons, embracing quasi-Liberal ism ; and the Liberals, numerous as they are, consis of oligarchical Whigs, Whigs of the old school, Liberals who are Whig followers; independent Liberals and ultra Liberals; but there are no common views in politics to ensure ...

... split of the party on this question. But this assumes too much. We have to learn whether Lord Hartington speaks for his fellow Whigs or only for himself. There is vast difference between the two. doubt, even in the latter case condemnation of the land laws ...

... by the Whigs. Notwithstanding the obloquy which it has lately become fashionable to heap upon Whiggery by Tories on the one side and Radicals the other, the writer believes that the future our country depends upon the Whigs. In politics a Whig is one ...

... an attempt to once more dish the Whigs. With his entire Cabinet of 16 members' at his back, he has adopted s Moderate-Liberal policy pure and simple, with the evident intention of outflanking the aristocratic Whigs. No wonder, therefore, that these ...

... Liverpool is greatly enhanced by the fact that the Liberal candidate is a Whig. Should be prove successful, the Whig portion of the Liberal party will be strengthened. At present the Whigs and Radicals are united in their opposition to the policy of the Government ...

... that the Whigs absented from the Hons;? during the discussion, that they might thus avenge themselves on Mr Cowan for having defeated their j favourite—Mr Macaulay. We trust that some less j mean and contemptible motive the truer one. The Whig organs say ...