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LITERARY NOTICES

... The paper, however, on the Scottish Jacobites and their poetry contains some highly-absurd state- ments, such as that the Whigs in the reigns of the first and second Georges were paid for their poems by the Government, while we could well have spared ...

THE FAIR-TRADE LEAGUE

... friends were not in favour of the movement, and took considerable exception to it; while, on the other hand, ha could name Whig-peers who took an interest in then, and he must not forget to add that the Premier of the i present Government was in favour ...

EXTRACTS FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF MR. PRENTICE'S HISTORY OF THE ANTI-CORNLAW LEAGUE.—(Just Published.)

... than e name. Hei !:has achieved a Victory which could not hava been attained ~, by anyone even of ithe very eilita of. the whig aristocecocy, 5 Lord John Russt-ll, Lord Morpeth, Lord Howick would hiri 7e failed where the liochidale cotton spinnerhas been ...

Pickings from Punch

... colonies, pointing to Sir W. Moleswortb, and asking what claim Sir George baa to the place. They forget Sir George Grey is a Whig. Specimens of this interesting palieontoogical genius are so rare now a days that we cannot wonder at Lord John's ianxiety ...

From Judy

... somewhere I someone wooed; I hope the victim didn't think me rudo. Two pamphlets-they show that I talked high Tory, Or wearied Whig, maybe, I don't know which; A programme-was that song all rot, or rich ! And what the dieken's wasitho drama's story P Horrors ...

PRESTON EXHIBITION

... in the politi- cal literature of the district may trace, after the cause of the Stuarts was hopelessly lost, the names of Whigs or Hanoverians admitted to the honoureiL The offices were tolerably numerous, and most of themxiwere such as were appointed ...

From Fun

... what you have to unfold. Will you give us a hint of the glories That your hand on our Arms will bestow ? Do you favour the Whigs or the Tories ? We are really most anxious to know. -Will our ships go to sea overladen ? Will our soldiers be properly paid ...

POETRY

... Thou ouly, on1tironed upon Row, inspixcst our ?? and Odygs- eye now. Once Wvhig suffered Tory as brother, And Toty Was ?? with Whig; Now eavjch side addressee the other As 1Pig. Now Senators qihujion tenter. hooks howf to shout beat to be heard; And tlinr's ...

Pickings from Punch

... majority got: His Reform Bill brought on, His majority's gone- Whiggery, trickery, hot. 2. Rupert and Ben took up the pen, 01 Whig Reforms to aughter: Rupert fell down, From serving the Crown, And Ben came tumbling arter. Henley and Walpole ware two pretty ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... eiers' by J. D. Forbes, DC.L.; under the singular beading of Old Stores, several works are ?? Holland's Me- moirs of the Whig Party, Tom Moore's Diary, Life and Times of Madame de Stael, Life of Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterbo- rough, Knight's Once ...

POETRY

... WE SHOULD LIKE EXCESSIVELY TO SnE.- The Ghost of Crinoline. TOUCHUNG THE RUSSELL REsxGNATIOx.-We knew it was all nonsense. A Whig is like the old French Guard -he dies, but never surrenders. A BOAST WORTHY or JouHT BULL.-A new pavement has been laid down ...

ART NOTES

... one that exercised J considerable influence over English literature, v was the Kit Cat,founded in 1688 by the p leading Whigs of the day, and held in Shire- l lane, at the house of a pastry cook named Christopher- Cat. SAmong the members were Addison ...