... Governor-Generalship of Jamaica. In Jamalca Lord Elgin had no easy task, but he a cquitted himself so well, that when in 1846 the Whigs had to seek out the ablest man they could find to be Gwernor-General of Canada, they pitched upon Lord carried I n el ,d fulfilled ...

... other on the subject as soon as Parliament meets. The subject is one of a very difficult nature, and any Government, whether Whig or Tory, will have to deal with it very tenderly, or they will have about their ears a nest of hornets whose stinging will ...

... are in the habit of relying, and with reason, on the veracity of Governmental statements, whatever party be in office—whether Whig or Tory—but unfortunately in Fiance, whenever a Ministerial declaration is made, public opinion, guided by the past, invariably ...

... different is the ex-Chancellor from the ex-Premier! Lord Russell his for his headcovering the traditional white beaver of the old Whigs. The venerable Marquis of Lansdowne himself never mounted a furrier one than Little Johnny appears in. Beavers, and white ...

... towards Lynchburg. He is very confident of receiving Lee's surrender, together with the remains of his army. The Richmond Whig, now a Union paper, says that the evacuation of the city had been progressing for a month. The people, however, refused to ...

... opposes the encoura,gwent of unofficial peace missions, and declares that the object of the country is war. The Rich»lond Whig has litttle hope that the North is prepared to grant terms acceptable to the South, and urges vigorous preparatiotts for war ...

... transpired up to the hour of going to press, we can only publish the following brief yet dreadful tale (says the Belfast Northern Whig, from which this account is taken) : The young man alluded to had for a short time lodged in the house in question, and, in ...

... description of local Fenian movement has been planned for the Ist of May, but did not take place, according to the Northern Whig from the non-receipt of expected orders from America. The beliefs exists, probably only in the minds of alarmists, that ...

... es, and because the Irish Nationalists, who have sulked for six or seven years, have made another unholy compact with the Whigs. THE GREAT JEWELLERY ROBBERY IN MANCHESTER.—The police are still on the alert and working on the information they have received ...

... regards the seizure of the Confederate lams as the most unfriendly act yet committed by England towards the South. The Richmond Whig debounces it as an act of hostility, not neutrality. Immense numbers of furloughed soldiers have arrived in New York to vote ...

... 'hdvocate only those . measures Which \Ne on, seiously believe to be for the good o.the country, let them come from •Tor,i, Whig; or -Raclical. L We have now entered into the fourth year. of the existence of the Her and as we have said our - editorial ...

... victories achieved at the last election by members of the duke's family, almost enough to make the beautiful eyes of the great Whig Duchess Georgians sparkle with new brilliancy in her portraits. First, the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for War ...