... success at the bar at Springfield. In politics, to which, whilst following his profession, he paid great attention, he joined the Whig party, and was warm supporter of Henry Clay. In 1846 he was elected to Congress, and continued to belong to it till 1849. He ...

... as political job. He also gave a history of his contest for Devonport, and of the mode in which, he alleged, was opposed the Whig Board of Admiralty. The House went into committee of supply pro forma. The other business was disposed of, and the House adjourned ...

... reasonable one, and the opposition to it had been emboldened by members on the Liberal side of the house, who wanted sound Whig Government, which would never be seen again—which was just as much extinct as the dodo. But he was glad that the government ...

... in quality and quantity. State of the Crops in Ireland.—All the letters of our correspondents last week, says the Northern Whig, again refer to the check given to the progress of the harvest by the recent broken unpropitious weather. Cereals, potatoes ...

... Bridgeman, which lady survives her husband. His lordship leaves issue by both marriages. His lordship was a supporter of the Whig party. The deceased was a patron of the turf, and had a princely racing stud. He is succeeded bis title and extensive landed ...

... this session, the next Parliament would be asked to to a further extension. A 61. franchise was an antiquated and exploded Whig delusion, and might be regarded as the first step in the sliding scale towards universal suffrage. He was unprepared to qualify ...

... the Magistrates of Wiltshire did, by throwing out the measure. The injury was very obvious when the proposal emanated from a'Whig Government, and he would ask, who could point to anything done by a VV Government that had benefitted the farmer ? The mercantile ...

... Blue. Tho' beaten, we yet can be merry— Tho' conquered, we will not repine— Tho* we don't drink South African sherry, the Whigs' cheap and nasty French wine— will take deep bumper together, To the man—able, eloquent, true,— a? i £ or foul stormy weather ...

... and temporal and opposed by 192. It was therefore lost by a majority of nearly 2to 1. The minority consisted of 7 dukes, all Whigs ; mar| guises (also all Liberals) ; 32 earls (including the Earl of | Carnarvon); 5 viscounts, lords, and not a single bishop ...

... February, 1783, and was therefore in his 79th year. The deceased nobleman had been for many years zealous supporter of the Whig party, and had done good service to his political friends during his long career in the House of Commons, more especially during ...

... dived, and catching him the hair of the head, succeeded bringing him to the bank, and thus saved him from drowning.— Northern Whig. Dreadful Death. tragical event occurred the Paris Boulevards on Friday. Tbe Prince de Beau van-Craon, handsome young man of ...

... author was a life-long cripple, who could not even sit a desk and hold a pen without the aid of special appliances.— Northern Whig. Funeral of Meyerbeer.—On Saturday morning, at one o'clock, the mortal remains of Meyerbeer were removed from his residence ...