... he is so indiscreet as to make the offer, would Lord John accept it ? We do not think he would. He is still the head of the Whig party. Although temporarily unpopular, his extensive Parliamentary experience, his family influence, his honesty of purpose ...

... suffrages of the Commons; but it is understood that Mr. Fitzroy, the Chairman of Committees, will be put forward by the old Whig party. The salary is £6,000 per annum, with peerage on retirement, and £5,000 for three lives. House of Commons.—The Queen ...

... testified their regard for his character by having his portrait painted, and hung in the County-Hall. In politics he was a decided Whig, and on the passing of the Reform Bill contested unsuccessfully the representation of the county of Banff. He married, in 1814 ...