... delayed in order that it may be used as a weapon of party defence. -The Tories are willing to agree to all, and more, that the Whigs can bring themselves to give, but they wish to have it brought forward and passed at once, in order to have it out of the way ...

... was 'told by one of the members of that commlittOe, that there was upon it one young member connected by spcial' ties' with a Whig family, ...