... in 1826, his essay on Milton, in the L RYdew, draw upon him the attention of the entire reacting public. 'fbe leaders of the Whig party, in acknowledgment of his literary superiority, appointed Mr. Macaulay a Coin- I niasioner of Bankruptcy, and in 1830 ...

... armaments, will begin. To a considerable extent the boroughs of England will become so many Finsbury, and blarylebones ; the High Whig and the Tory will go to the wall, and the business of the House of Commons will be still further impeded by an accession of ...

... and with one of those fresh, ruddy, whitherlem faces which make even an old mac look young. It was clear that he was a good Whig, and of an old family, otherwise Lord Min would have been a little less trieudly. It was also clear that he was in office, ...

... England generally, never was so loyal or indisposed for constitution-tinkering,—yet this is the time when high aristocratic Whigs propose to bring in a levelling measure ; and not only that, but if we turn to Lord DERBY, we find from his speech at Liverpool ...

... money. He was then about forty-four years of age, with a strong taste for applause, patronage, and public life. His wealth' and Whig connections made him a peer, and he earned his honours, for he patronised everything, subscribed to everything, and became ...

... a change of ministers; Lord Derby gave way to Lord 'Palmerston, with a broad-bottomed following, for it included, with old Whigs, the best remains of Peel and a few decided Radicals—indeed, one Quaker, a professor of peace principles, not in the Cabinet ...

... leadership of the Whip Was, placed in Lord John Russell's bands, and a hard time of it lie had. The reaction cause and the Whigs were unp o pular' l4ld forsaken Stanle y had them, Sir James Graham had dohe the same. Lord Melbourne held hie office o premier ...

... brother, George IV., made him for a short time Lord High Admiral. Bat some of the same sort of influence that made that devoted Whig, experienced turfite, and aristocratic leg, General Anson —who had never served with any regiment since, as a subaltern, he ...

... his maternal unc, Mr. Wm. Joseph Denison, who bequeathed to him the bulk of his wealth. His lordship was a supporter of the Whig party. The deceased was a patron in the turf, and had a princely racing stud. He is succeeded in his title and extensive landed ...

... success, and of that of a still greater man before him, Sir Robert Walpole; who kept the Hanover family on the throne and the Whigs in office for many years. ...

... very respectable lawyer, who had been President of the Poor - Law Board, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under the Whig Governmems. lie was a contemporary of Macaulay at Cambridge, and took a respectable degree, but owed his position rather to ...