... his essay on Milton, in the Edinburgh Review, drew upon him the attention of the entire reading public. The leaders of the Whig party, in acknowledgment of his literary superiority, ap- pointed Mr. Macaulay a commissioner of bankruptcy, and in 1830 he ...

... his essay on Milton, in the Edinburgh Review, drew upon him the attention of the entire reading public. The leaders of the whig party, in acknowledgment of his literary superiority, appointed Mr. Macaulay a commissioner of bankruptcy, and in 1830 he entered ...

... already known him to possess.' E His talents were so great, his writings so effective, and his influence so strong that the Whigs obtained for him (this, X w -we suppose, must have been in the Coalition Ministry) an J appointment as Commissioner of Bankrupts ...

... osay -on Milton, in the Cc Edstnwivg Reidkw, drew upon him the attentioni of , the entire readng publlo. 'The leaders of the Whig hi party, fn acknowledmext ef his literary superiority, 1 appointed Mr.: Macaulay a coiwnlissioner of bank- w ruptcy, and in ...

... cannot but see that there were fault' of conduct on both sides, and that the ardent, but often not well-timed efforts of the Whigs to bring about organic reforms, were met by an ill-judged and harsh severity on the part of the then overbearing and narrow-minded ...

... member for Edinburgh in 1$39, and became Secretary at War in the same jear. Mr. Macaulay did not long remain in office, for the Whigs were soon ousted by Sir Robert Peel. In opposition Mr. Macaulay's voice was not often often heard, but on one occasion heexptessed ...