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A CONCESSIONS

... over a style, we may venture a tarther sugyestion for his guidance. become wliieted to the habit of raving about the “base Whigs” 2 ' the Scotsman's sabserviency thereunto, especially ia this wew matter of “Justice to Seotiand.” We have sundry objections ...

Published: Thursday 17 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 571 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE SOLICITOR-GENERALSHIP OF SCOTLAND

... mis-statement and misapprehension. We are very far from denying the propriety of introducing into the hitherto closed ranks of the Whigs, the representatives of other shades of political opinion ; and, had this course been adopted on the present occasion, with ...

Published: Monday 17 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 388 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... greater part of this long span of life editor and proprietor of the Dublin Evening Post the acknow- ledged organ and of the Irish Whig party. — we The is published Mondays oni Thursdays. Price py annum, £2, 4s credit; £2 paid in advance. Half-year and Quarter ...

Published: Monday 30 May 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE SOLICITOR-GENERALBHIP OF SCOTLAND

... parties, and the patronage has been, ac- cordingly, distributed in England and Ireland, it was supposed in some quarters that the Whig seetion of the Government, having secured the office of Lord-Advocate, the nomination to the next high office, that of Sol ...

Published: Thursday 13 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 920 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... again failed ; and both the Government steamers solicited to aid in the operation, it is said, left for Liverpool yesterday. Whig, Belfast, Nov. 29. Tue Evecrric Tevecrarn.—The Magnetic Telegraph Company completed the laying of their wires through the streets ...

Published: Monday 05 December 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 246 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

LEGAL PREFERMENT THE NEW LORD CHANCELLOR

... themselves to a party, or lifted up their voices in Parliament. The new Lord Chancellor has the ad- vantage of being a staunch old Whig. He was for some years Solicitor-General under the Melbourne Administra- in that capacity the honour of knighthood— was appointed ...

Published: Thursday 10 February 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1499 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

HOUSE OF COMMONS

... had spoken to some of the leading Whigs and believed that it was not their intention to depart from their former policy on the subject. At a subsequent meeting Mr Maurice said he was authorised to state that if the Whig party returned to office, it was ...

Published: Monday 16 May 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2407 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

NOTANDA OF THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE

... safe for a couple of nights together. “Then, by the Powers (said Lang), the Whigs shall suffer!” and to work he went, with all his might and skill, against the knocker of every Whig door in their way that was so furnished. “The deuce is in it (said Brougham) ...

Published: Thursday 22 December 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1709 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... potatoes.” It is above the ordinary harvest is being rapidly gathered. average. Mr John Lamb, the ker correspondent of the wthon Whig, in a letter to that journal, giving the result of his observations made during a month's tour through the northern counties ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 543 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE HERALDIC GRIEVANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. question as to the displacement of the arms of ..

... Ordnance and the grudging spirit in which the money was voted, is another in- Stance of the contempt with which every Government, Whig or Tory, treats Scottish matters. Strange to say, there are Scotsmen. and Scottish newspapers, that are ready when any one ...

Published: Monday 14 February 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 708 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Ireland

... retasal, Mr Brady will be, as a matter of course, called from his retirement to resume the high office he filled during the Whig regime. Cavan Ececriox.—There is now scarcely any doubt that the re-election of the new Secretary, Sir J. Young, will be hotly ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 760 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

DEATIL OF THE EARL OF STAIR. —— On Monday evening, at Oxenfoord Castle, John Ha- milton Dalrymple, eighth Earl of

... gratitude and confidence towards one of their firmest friends, by electing Sir John Dalrymple, for Mid-Lothian—and of the three Whig Baronets who were so well known, and so deservedly popular, during al; the contests of that exciting period—Sir James Gibson- ...

Published: Thursday 13 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 880 | Page: 2 | Tags: News