... subject of the duration of Parliaments. That (said he) old Whig question, and my family is Whig. (A voice, No.”) what! Is'nt it? Was not the Duke of Argyll Whig Have not all the Campbells been Whigs ? (Great laughter.) Hut the average duration of Parliaments ...

... monopolise the representation of Edinburgh thetuafdves, In the fact that they had allowed the Whig Commiffeo three, four, oi: rather five weeks to find a candidate. Whig Committee were confident that they would be able to find a man who would be acceptable to ...

... mail steam-ship Asia arrived at liverpool on Sunday morning, with letters and papers from New York to the 16th instant. The Whig National Convention for the nomination of a Presidental candidate was in session at Baltimore. Some sensation had been created ...

... from the Throne, under the advice a Whig Ministry; and the consequences of the alteration of the sugar duties were disastrous to our free-producing colonics that, within two years after the passing the act of 1846, Whig Ministry also found it necessary to ...

... overthrowing the Conservative Ciovemraent of the day, and of restoring Protection to agriculture. IJy its co-operation the Whig Government was installed office ; and, reiterated promises that it should speedily led the onslaught on Freetrade, an Opposition ...

... working-classes themselves. (Hear, hear.) 1 in favour of triennial Parliament.*—the old Whig principle which I long heard toasted all the Whig meetings. I have hesru j all the Whig lawyers, now on the bench, time after time, propose and respond to that toast at ...

... Scottish capital. All political feeling was merged in one common object. Tim Earl of Rosebery, who is usually to lie found in tho Whig ranks, while claiming the right to diiTcr from illustrious Duke on various political questions, declared, on behalf of and ...

... morning, brings New York journals of the 16th hist. They contain no more important intelligence than that of the meeting of the Whig caucus at Baltimore for the purpose nominating candidate for the Presidency. At Satchville, Devon, tho 24tU inst., tl»e Bight ...

... anticipated his supporters, will accept the invitation, and immediately issue his address to the constituency. A meeting of the Whig Committee, it is said, will lie held on Monday, when It rumoured that Mr Macanlav may lie proposed. Mathooth. —The number of ...

... first time I was asked stand for any place was previous the election of 1835, when f was asked to oppose Mr Campbell of Islay, Whig candidate for Argyllshire. answer on that occasion was, 1 will not oppose the honourable gentleman. His principles seem reasonable ...

... were proposed for Macaulay, but the call was not generally heard, was not responded to. One groan was faintly given for the Whigs, three loud cheers were given for the Lord Provost, and three groans were suggested for Mr Cowan, but loud cries of No, no ...

... Ayrshire, and tb get in, not but a IVotectkmtsi member for that county - and they have succeeded, far as there is no tion. The- Whigs have not been able to find a candidate, nor the Radicals, nor the Free trade and Conservatives. Now, I have told you plain ...