... their borough in Parliament. Wisely retiring from that contest, in favour of I/Ord John Russell, he was not forgotten when the Whigs came into power, and the result was his appointment to several lucrative public employments, in one of which continued tho ...

... allow the present Bill pass, so that the question of Reform should longer obstruct ids battles with his old antagonists, the Whigs. Others among the Tory opposition would also willingly give It their support, but feared the policy lukewarm Liberals !!•. ...

... public meeting was held Edinburgh, to petition in favour of the Government Reform Bills. The absence of leading members of the Whig party gave rite to atuspicion which was expressed by Ur. M'Laren that the wmM were not favourable to Reform. This stung the ...

... position cashier of a people able to contribute nearly six millions of hard cash every month for State purposes (says the Northern Whig) : but the facility of procuring funds should not lead to their lax expenditure. When the man whose feet the financial Minister ...