... Belonging to the Conservatives by birth, breeding, and connections, he is little Conser vative in opinion that model of a Whig, Lord Russell. But, if not a representative m m in party sense, Lord Stanley may regarded representative in another sense. ...

... and what they will doubtless oppose, is a Reform Bill which shall redistribute the representation in the interest of the Whigs, or which shall at least refrain from making matters better for the Tories. In view of this, we are disappointed to find Bright ...

... Trade »ne«. Corn Laws were a modern invention. In their principle tbey were connected with methods government initiated by the Whigs, and the Tories the reign of Queen would have fought against them the death. But the action of the Anti-Rrpeal party was not ...

... First Consul, and when Mr Fox went to Paris, Napoleon informed him of the proposed international junction. The illustrious Whig conversed earnestly with Buonaparte on the subject, and the latter, struck with the broad views of his guest, exclaimed Ah ...

... representation, admitting also that there are strong arguments why an additional representation should be obtained, our great Whig contemporary proceeds to pour forth arguments of his own which he thinks tell the other way. and the conclusion of the whole ...

... Liberals should not shrink from doing an act of fair play, because it is proposed by a Scotch Conservative and because a Scotch Whig nobleman would be the sufferer. The Sutherland seat comes to the Marquis of Stafford, the Duke's son, just as %is title comes ...

... we presume, of the Ultramontane party, which ha 3 latterly discovered that its interests are safer in the keeping of the Whigs than of the Tories, and, speciiliy, to procure the Irish vote for the Reform Mill, It was this charge, we suppose, which Gladstone ...

... catching a majority is diminished by the thought of the uselessness of turning out one pacific Cabinet to put in another. If the Whig a mean peac% and the Tories mean the same thing, what difference is there between them except as to the estimation of the past—a ...

... the States. He would have been much better employed home, like Lord Amberley, getting up the electors, a class the rising Whigs know but little of. To suppose that nothing short of extermination or slavery, or, at least, 1 forced contracts to labour after ...

... Sir W. j Hutt, and Mr Kinglake, all directed against the principle of dealing with Reform in detail, and maintaining the old Whig idea that the subject could not be satisfactorily taken up and disposed of by the Legislature except a whole. It was on this ...

... is at present conducted. In political principle the SPECTATOR is Whig, but with a more deeded tendency towards reforms at home and the extension of order y freedom abroad than the old Whigs wen supposed to have, since its establishment, however, in is2s ...

... is at present conducted. In political principle the Spkctator U Whig, but with a more decided tendency towards reforms at home and the extension of orderly freedom abroad than the old Whigs were supposed to have. Since it- establishment, however in IS2B ...