... member. for Edinburgh in 1839, and became Secretary at War in the same year. Mr Macaulay did not remain long in office, for the Whigs were soon ousted by Sir R. Peel. In opposition Mr Macaulay's voice was not often heard, but on one occasion he expressed himself ...

... se allow; and the sky is already darkened ie forecasts of a struggle for political supreetween the almost evenly balanced Whig- I and Conservative sections. Parliamentary o is to be the battle-ground; and it is quite ; that sweeping changes in the system ...

... have no doubt that it was the reaction from all this that made him a conventionalist in morals, an insolent and inconsistent Whig in politics,, a shallow and inaccurate historian, a poet pouring out all light and no warmth, and, for an able man, the most ...

... better than those outside ? He sets aside the Whig traditional principle in favour of inequality of the borough and county franchises, because we are new going to legislate for the people not for the - Whigs, on the more rational and modern principle of ...

... of an Opposition is so formidable to the party of the factions? Can the Whigs or their organs have lost their memory? Do they ignore their own political being? Why are the Whigs, if not an opposition—an abstract unconditioned Opposition? Perhaps the party ...

... to do so it would be necessary either to introduce the ballot, or make bribery a penal offence. He did not think that the Whigs woula expend their whole stock-in-trade (Parliamentary Reform), but would keep a little in store in case they should again ...

... ambitious Whigs might regain office, these clear-headed and prudent men joined the only truly Liberal camp—the Conservative. This fact explains likewise the second inference which we drew. It was very natural that this migration on the part of some Whigs, many ...

... to do so it would be necessary either to introduce the ballot, or make bribery a penal offence. He did not think that the Whigs would expend their whole stock-in-trade (Parliamentary Reform), but would keep a little in store in case they should again ...

... Democrat that has been trapped and caged by the Whigs. The art of breaking vicious horses is Mr Rarey's only, but for putting the kicking-strap on a refractory demagogue there is nothing like your Whig Ministry. The alliance is now complete; there they ...

... so far as our limited knowledge permits. A more one-sided arrangement • negociated. In itself the present treaty iment of Whig gullibility and weakness. orerunner of a mcire intimate alliance, upon it with anxiety and apprehension. ,poleon is now pledged ...

... affairs. The Ministry retched by lynx-eyed statesmen on the Opposi, benches, and will be kept steadily at the oar. time of Whig laziness and recklessness is past time at least. Promises will not now avail to ite the:necessity of honest, hard work. The ...

... let in the Tories, leas than we at first promised. s a truly Whig method of procedureieditated hypocrisy, and a shameless atthe Upper — House into bad odour with as even the history of Whig selfishness ce can hardly parallel. It rests with the rty in ...