... THE OLD WHIG In his articles the Glasgow Portraits, Mr Peter Mackenzie gives sketch ot Peter Murdoch, who died Auldhouse, near Glasgow, in 1817, at the advanced age 83. Mackenzie says : The mother of Peter Murdoch, who became youthful widow in 1734, was ...

... (From the Northern Whig.) have seldom to record such a terrible deed crime as it is our melancholy duty to publish this morniog. On Thursday evening, Mr John Herdman. one of the most respected and honoured citizens ui Belfast, was, as is believed, murdered ...

... THE WHIG COMMITTEE MEETING. Stn,—l have read the speeches in Queen Street Ball lad might, as reported in your and to they present a very strange appearance. 'Mr is extremely sorry that the Liberal party should be divitbd. He tells ue that it is no fault ...

... WHIG DOINGS AT ABERDEEN. The recent election in Aberdeenshire, when Mr W, Leslie, a sound Conservative, was returned by a handsome majority, must be still . fresh in the memories of oar readers, for it was one of those triumphs which satisfactorily prove ...

... WHIG TACTICS IN DUMBARTONSHIRE. (From the OUugow Herald.) The CoomiiMioners of Supply for the County of Dumbarton held special meeting on Thursday last, for the purpose of discussing a report by the Police Commissioners on a rather singular charge brought ...

... WHIG AND TORY FINANCE. It is often said that the history of the last ten years is always less undei stood than that of any more remote historical period. If we go back to 1851, the year of the last International Exhibition, we find in the Parliamentary ...

... THE LATEST WHIG JOB. ( From the &indent. ) Earl Russell has discovered by this time that he took a false step when he mancenvred Sir James Hudson out of the Italian mission, and intrigued Mr Elliot into it. Of course there have been apologies for this ...

... WHIG JOBBE*RY The following of the reforming Lord John Russell's exploits in the way of liberal nepotism and jobbery is from the Essex Ga:ette, and ought to be known to the people of Engiend. It is only, however, up to 1852, since which time there have ...

... ANOTHER DISH FOR THE WHIGS. If ever said a hard word of London correspondents, we desire now to make public atonement for our fault, and promise better behaviour for the future. Just as unfortunate editors find themselves bestead in the dull season—the ...

... THE WHIG-RADICAL ALLIANCE. The public are at length becoming - alarmed at the obvious tendency of the ministerial measures. They begin to be aware that the Manchester party are obtaining their ends much more effectually through the agency of the present ...

... invention of the enemy—a poor device of some Whig families who are at once jealous of his great reputation and opposed to the liberties of the people. Do not suppose, gentlemen, that I mean to include all the Whig aristocracy in this category ; far from it ...

... WHIG DISCOMFITURE AT DUNDEE. (From 'Notes and Queries.*) Amongst the MSS. belonging to the Faculty Advocates one of a miscellan-ous description very use a common-plrc# book, and written about the beginning of last century. In it are preserved very singular ...