... and two years aft.ervarin was returned for Carlisle on Whig principles. His abilities soon became apparent afier lie entered the House of Commons, and he was deemed a great acquisition to the Whigs, a political party then hourly gninins strength in the ...

... contained in that to show that Mr. Samuel Oldham ever intended his bequest for the Whigs to the exclusion of the Tories, or for the Tories to the exclusion of the Whigs. In conclusion, let us examine the subject a little further, and see who have been ...

... Tho number of subjects on which something must be done” is increasing rapidly on the hands of the ruling classes that whether Whig or Tory hold the reins the pace must be mended or the hurry of events will carry them off their feet. The Queen’s speech on ...

... of war, and the country will finally learn whether the Liberal party is recreant and disorganised, and that to propitiate Whigs and Adallaviites Mr. Gladstone has consented to sacrifice his own convictions ; or that, retaining them, he is not the leader ...

... Victoria the Whig government offered to give him £50,000 a year. The Tories interfered, thinking £30,000 was quite enough ; therefore, the Tories saved the country £20,000 a year that the Whigs would have spent. During the 13 years the Whigs were in office ...

... society. Tue little Reform Bill is just what everybody knew it must be—as harmless a piece of “ pro- ‘ gressive” legislation as Whig ingennity has been able to contrive. For the last thirty years | or so—that is, ever since the time of the great Reform Bill ...

... worth a candle. There are many things more improbable than that the present ministry may, after all, “go in” for “dishing the Whigs” again, by doing a great act of justice, though by compulsion, and sticking firmly to the emoluments of office. ...

... strenuously supports both! Nearly the same leaning to Whig-Radicalism will be found in the supply of weekly papers—three of these only being Conservative, while the remaining seven are either Whig or Whig-Radical. In looking over the list of magazines we ...

... pursuing our present course. The struggle for party ascendency isthe curse of the nation. We are tossed about by rival factions. Whigs and Tories prey upon us and consume us. But the fault is ours. We range oursclves under their banners. We re-echo their cries ...

... power of Conservatism disagrecably surprising to sealous reformers. The insincerity cf the hustings professions of the pure Whigs, if there be any such, has become patent, and is no longer attempted to be concealed. The duplicity and effrentery of the 7imes ...

... legislation. Whig policy has much to answer for ; but something must also be laid to the charge of the Irish themselves. Instead of being self-reliant, they have ever looked to the government for the amelioration of their lot. The Whigs in office always ...

... among the aged members of both houses of the legislature will doubtless increase the number of the latter. The nestor of the Whigs, Mr. Ellice, M.P. for Coventry, has gone the way of all the earth and his seat has two claimants. Two deaths already among ...