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LORD DERBY AT THE MANSION HOUSE

... or for the poor, but for the well-understood benefit and advantage all classes, what more could desired Conservatives and Whigs have been accused—and not without reason—of legislating for their own class; but now we hare a Conservative First Lord of the ...

THE REFORM MOVEMENT

... reduction of the electoral qualification for burghs to £6 and the counties £10. very large extension ; and in this view many Whigs and moderate liberals will agree; while some of the more advanced liberals have already declared for universal, for manhood ...

Published: Friday 17 December 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1906 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE NEW REFORM BILL—INAUGURATION OF JOHN BRIGHT

... support from the extreme section of the House. It is not so evident that, as a party, they have lost all confidence in the Whigs—although Mr Roebuck, with his characteristic rashness, spoke of them somewhat contemptuously. We do not ask Lord John This ...

Published: Friday 12 November 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1440 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE CONSERVATIVES AND REFORM

... change, yet, if the people will have it, he is prepared to support any rational measure that will rectify the errors of the Whigs in 1832 ! This may mean something or nothing —and certainly does not indicate, even in the most remote degree, to what extent ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 604 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE WAR IN INDIA

... all it can do this, tho eleventh hour, to r 'rr.odv them, even though the issue be total loss of popularity and place. The Whigs are ever prating of patriotism and the self-sacrifices it involves; are they readv to prove by their acts their belief in tho ...

The Elgin Courant

... upon only one-third of that number. If honourable members, sincerely anxious for the welfare of India, could see through a whig sham intended to serve as a stepping-stone to office, the majority would the other way. The result will, however, soon known ...

The Elgin & Morayshire Courier

... there is no reason to suppose that it would hesitate to seek his assistance. But erratic as has been the course of the great Whig leader during the last few years, he has not yet fallen so low as to ally himself with the party now in power. His recent conduct ...

Published: Friday 01 October 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 538 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM

... carried through Parliament far more easily, on account of Mr Bright's agitation, which hardly can be called a national one. The Whigs have no smpathy with manhood or poor rate suffrage, or equal electoral districts, and as they will be driven to tlie necessity ...

NEWS ABOUT THE NEW REFORM BILL

... East India Company, is to be drowned a >ur for England for the Ten-pounders,' and another coalition will made between the Whig igarchy and the organised platform of Radical malcontents. ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 594 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LATE SHOCKING ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY ON LOUGH NEAGH

... record their conviction th it such conduct in hiring the steamboat, as aforesaid, is truly reprehensible. The Belfast Northern Whig, in article on this painful occurrence, says :— The facts established by the evidence brought before the inquest are—that ...

Published: Friday 10 September 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 622 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TALK OF THE WEEK

... the recess has produced, and we suppose may be taken to represent generally the opinions of the more liberal portion of the Whigs. Since Mr Bright commenced his reform agitation, he has received no such formidable handling as at Leith; and Mr Moncriefi'puts ...

Published: Friday 24 December 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 693 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE RIOTS IN BELFAST

... RIOTS IN BELFAST The following description of the proceec,in., rom night week, ihc filth niglit ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1858
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 600 | Page: 4 | Tags: none