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Increasing Trade anu Revenue. — We gave last week the leading facts as to tho rapid strides which the trade-

... The result was that Mr. Howell Cobd, of Georgia, democrat, free-trader, and pro-slavery man, bad 102 votes. Mr. Wixth nor, whig, had 100, Mr. Wilmot tbe free-soil candidate, had 8 ; and se- veral other votes were scattered among other candi- ! dates. ...

Published: Saturday 12 January 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2764 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The Trades' Unions and Free Trade. — The change which free trade has brought over the manu- facturing and ..

... t to any measure, which could lie supposed likely to gain the concurrence of the heads of parties as now constituted. The Whigs have shewn little inclination since 1832 to increase the popular power. Sir Robt. Peel has always shewn a strong hostility ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2301 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

fHiscellaneou3»

... amounting to several millions. Proposed Extension of the Franchise. — The Daily News tells us that the measure which the Whigs an- nounce for the extension of the suffrage is to be scot and lot voting in towns, and ten-pound freeholds in the counties ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1167 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

VISIT OF MR. COBDEN, M.P

... haunt us again. (Laughter.) Now, I must say I fee- ex- ceedingly gratified at the course which the Whig cabinet has taken on this subject. Our friends, the Whigs, don't always shew sufficient pluck in their public policy. (Hear, hear.) Now, I will give them ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 19510 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Mr. Cobden. — Those who have bitterly denounced Mr. Cobden, aud others who bave endeavoured to undermine his ..

... as a right. (Hear and cheers.) Let them unite to return a man — whether he be Whig or Tory — who was a Protectionist ; and for himself he would soy, if he were the purest Whig, and would stand for Protection, he wouhl support him, and do his best to carry ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3887 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Mr. Denison, M.P., and the Doncaster Farmers. — Next to a faithful friend we honour a straightfor- ward ..

... an editor, exemption from tbe rules of tbe society, wbicb be bad voluntarily joined and supported. It was not bis conduct as Whig, Tory, or Radical tbat was called in question. His newspaper bad especial re- ference to the doings of tbe Wesleyan Society ...

Published: Saturday 16 February 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4161 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NOTES ON PASSING EVENTS

... 11 ; but of Irish they had only ; 3*5 to 37. Tbe division is thus analysed : — ATES. NOES. Protectionists 212 Whigs 247 fellers 2 TeUers 2 Whigs 23 Peelites 23 3'eehtes 17—254 Desertions from Pro. 3—275 ' Pairs 12— 266 Pairs 12—287 The Marriage Bill. — ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2729 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HOUSE OF COMMONS-

... wreaked their vengeance on the party who kept them so long out of power. He meant by that that a party out of power, namely, the Whigs, were enabled to get into power, so to speak, on the shoulders of the Tories, and wreaked their vengeance on them by so shaping ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4886 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE TOWN COUNCIL

... or the North Pole, there were patriots innumerable. If they talked of extravagance in London, these patriots became modest Whigs. But if they came to extravagance at home, these Re- formers became right good Conservatives. Was there a sin- gle reason given ...

Published: Saturday 16 March 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7229 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NOTES ON PASSING EVENTS

... significant declaration — Tbe depression of agriculture would lead to the question of cheap Government, and he would advise both Whig and Tory to seek for a reduction of taxation. So be it. We shall soon have the farmers on our side as very vigorous financial ...

Published: Saturday 06 April 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4124 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FINANCIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY!.REFORM

... Treasury; Mr. Henry Tuffnell, whipper-in of the Whigs, and dispenser of places; Earl Grosvenor, son of the Lord High Chamberlain to the Queen ; and the Right Honourable Vernon Smith, an ?? of State under the Whigs. Making twelve out of the 27, enjoying amongst ...

Published: Saturday 13 April 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 10542 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LITERARY NOTICE

... extent of , grandeur that fallen ar.^i us, in mournful \ and on whose ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1850
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2138 | Page: 6 | Tags: none