LITERATURE

... that his sincere opinions are those T] ekpressed in the book. The greatest whig of our ci own time-perhaps the only capable and qualified tu exponent now surviving of the genuine whig tradi- ex tions-is surely worth listening to when he relates Ju the course ...

NOTES OF THE WEEK

... Speeches are seldom models of good English; but the Radicals will not fail to remark for their encouragement in helping the Whigs to office, that there is no promise of a Reform Bill. Then follows a notice of the Italian war and the peace of Villafranca ...

NOTES OF THE WEEK

... further seek his frailties to disclose. Leave him to the bosom of the House of Lords. Vade in pace. Look we now from Whigs at ease to Whigs at work; and we observe that the Ministers who are seeking re-election are earnestly labouring to impress their c ...

Literature

... of the citizens with the Whig party had remained unbroken, but there uwere evident symptoms of restiveness on the par. of, the forner. They had no absolute objections to urge against the candidates offered to them by the Whigs, bout they complained that ...

POETRY

... anger, And talks tumid ?? Bright, John Bright. His size is gigantic, his gestures are frantic, HIe rails at both Tories and Whigs in his might: The reporters rush forth when he talks in the North, For funny to read is John Bright, John Bright. He won't ...

WHAT NEXT?

... speak of bim as freely as of his antagonists, and say—' What Brent good thing can Whig Minister come to perform, it be to repair the fsult committed by the Tories ?' • • • A Whig Minister may in few days save the Continent from dangerous crisis, strengthen ...

LITERATURE

... construction. It is Pri, upon higher grounds, however, that the author an( commands our attention, as the expounder of genuine Fiu whig traditions, in that liberal nnd popular sense in. occ -which Charles Fox is understood to have practised cot: them. cht The ...

NOTES OF THE WEEK

... that an avowal like this, so free from all taint of that party animosity, personal invective, or factious spleen, with which Whigs are too apt to flavour their speeches, would have been entitled to respect, if not praise; but instead of that, it is merely ...

THE WAR

... Catholic electors are d the to support Lord Derby's government. He says:- The tl 'en- whigs are still your friends; but you have become the v. hey enemy of the whigs-and for what? In your ease for a g I in miserable mess .of'pottage; you have sold your ...

MR. LINDSAY AND HIS CONSTITUENTS

... Derby could give a bill which would satisfy him (Mr. Lindsay) and other sound reformers, his lordship had a power which the Whigs had not—a power pass the bill through the Lords, and thus settle in our day and generation this truly Important question. A ...

CONSERVATIVE FESTIVAL IN WEST KENT

... eonduet ot the Whig Government with regard to Sir John Trelna-ny-5e Church-rate Bill. They said that they had sot altered their opinions, but would give way beeaum, a Lla jorityof the house had decided in fayourof the bill. Thilt might be Whig policy-to sacrifice ...

NOTES OF THE WEEK

... to our formerly expressed opinion, that a wisa Ministry might have made the burden less partial and oppressive. If. . Tbe Whigs are stern purists, and great monopolists of political virtue. We all remember how indignant they were at the late General Election ...