... electors, had until lately for one of its representatives the honourable Captain Pelham, a Whig and a Free Trader. At the last general election Boston returned both a Whig and Tory—the former leading the poll a majority of 150 over the latter. Both its rep ...

... MOVEMENTS—THE LEITH ELECTION, &c. (From our Edinburgh Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Tuesday Morning. The usual routine of our Whig political life here hrs, during the last week, been somewhat ruffled by the events which have followed the death of the late ...

... qualifications ; but beyond this, no reasonable man would push the claims of political partizankbip. The country not care whether Whigs or Tories are promoted, provided they get the best men. The system of exclusive dealing sits with a peculiarly bad grace upon ...

... DIFFICULTY. An eighth wonder of the world has appeared in the shape of a Whig Chancellor of the Exchequer with a surplus revenue. Previous their last retirement from office, the Whigs were going behind at the rate of some millions annually, and the country ...

... nrgioei from entering that slate, and affixing heavy penalties upon them when they euter it, J. T. Mrron, of Ilenry, who is both whig and a wig, moved ind section, ' Th»t the bill should be in force from ana after its publication the lowa Free Democrat,' the ...

... blows his trumpet before his errors, and the attention of all the world is fixed ten days beforehand the misdeeds of a noble Whig, closely allied to several members of the Cabinet. There have been statesmen who, with such a scandal in prospect, would have ...

... PUBLIC SALARIES. The Whigs used to take great credit to themselves for economy. The watchwords which they announced on succeeding to office in 1830 were retrenchment arul reform. A very short experience of the sweets of pawer and place, however, seems ...

... Persians, has mtirely subsided; and we are now informed that the stability, the very existence of the whole system depends upon a Whig Administration, under the support of tht present House of Commons; that House which, if it supported a free trade in corn with ...

... eminent Loyalist at Worcester. When the wine was circulated round the table Judge Paine gave as a toast— The King. Some of the Whigs were about to refuse to drink it; but Adams whispered to them to comply, saying, We shall have an opportunity to return the ...

... bad been proposed and seconded, Mr Sleator, sen., proposed his «on as a candidate, on the ground that he was enemy to the Whigs and their Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and an advocate of a fair bill for tenant-right and landlord jutrfice. For want of a ...

... Blair- Adam, son of Sir Charles Adam, and grandson of the tlate Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court firm Jadherent of the Whigs, and in whose behalf the whole Government interest was exerted- The seat has been in possession of that party ever since the ...

... public credit. He then went to say that this impost was owing to the maladministration of the finances during five years of the Whig Government, in w.iich period large reductions were made in taxation, while at the same time large additions were made in the ...