... which, although nominally there was voting of scot and lot, he had absolute and entire control. It happened also that a wealthy Whig peer was desirous of increasing his political influence, and he requested me, then a young man and without the slightest connection ...

... History will Confirm' the - declaration in which Sir Robert Peel generously and justly disclaimed either for himself 'or for his Whig competitors the honour of. hh,iring accomplished the Corn-law Reform, afidascribed.the triumph, chiefly to the great English ...

... tabular statement there were, on the lit Inst., out of 656 members of the Rouse of Commons, 817 Conservatives, 13 Peelites, 237 Whigs, and 95 Radicals. It is alleged that since 1859, when the present Parliament commenced, the Conservatives have gained 30 and ...

... treach'rous Whigs To bring Reform about. Disraeli is in earnest though There canna be a doubt. So he shall have my earnest help To get his measure through, For he's the stoutest Liberal That ever yet I knew. • (Chorus of Glasgow citizens.) • AvVa, Whigs, awa ...

... 1841, under the Melbourne 'Ministry, was - Chief , Secretary for 'lreland, where - he was universally beloved. When the L)Whigs came again power fn 1810, he was appointed , Commistionerof • iand Forests; and , succeeded Lord. , Campbell as Chan of the ...

... things appear to assume quite another aspect to that of past years. It is well known that, for years past, during the old Whig and Tory administration, numerous public charities have been greatly neglected on the one hand and tampered with on the other ...

... the Doon an' committed suicide. THE BELGIAN AND DUTCH FLAX CROPS.—Mr. James Campbell, of this town (says the Belfast Northern Whig) has just received a letter from Antwerp in which it is stated :— The sowing of flaxseed is almost finished, and from the ...

... his maiden speech in Sangamon County, at Pappysville (or Richland), in the year 1832 (says an American paper). He was then a Whig, and was a candidate for the legislature of this state. The speech was sharp and sensible. To understand why it was so short ...

... solicitors; or Messrs. Clarke and liorice, 29, Coleman-street, London, solicitors. RELIGION A BAD THING FOR SLAVES. The Richmond Whig remarks upon the pernicious influence Which religious instruction has upon the slaves in Virginia, and by way of example relates ...

... Gladstone and Mr. Gibson ;are compelled !to' sub . - , ' , side into the Press and the John. Bull, .nuittering, sulkily, that the Whigs always get the best of, it.ina scramble. A quarter of an hour of Silent and reflective ,r study At , the end' of that time ...

... twenty-ono to eight in 1859, when the Whigs were brought into power by a majority of thirteen. It is divided still in 180, and the majority has passed over from one side to the other. Instead of twenty-one supporters of the Whigs. there are now eleven; instead ...

... enemy had been driven from several positions, but still confronted him. He captured 20 guns and 2,500 prisoners. The Richmond Whig estimates the Confederate loss at 5,000 men, including six generals (killed?) and seven wounded. The Federal loss is estimated ...