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March 1850
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EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE

... amusing illustrations of what elections cost, lie had found that in Harwich 94 Tory votes cost £6300; 81 Whig votes cost £2OOO. Nottingham, Whig votes coat £12,000; 144 Tory votes cost £5900. What better remedy for this than the extension of the franchise ...

HOUSE OF COMMONS

... supported him. Sooner or later, however, he believed every one would carried : the reaping time was coming of seed long sown the Whigs had been preaching the doctrine of democracy for the last 150 years. Mr ROEBUCK said the measure had been opposed in the spirit ...

Published: Thursday 07 March 1850
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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