... public career in the lower house, voted on all occasions with the Whig party, and. although an unfreqnent speaker in the House of Peers, invariably supported the views and measures of the Whig Governments. On the death of his father in October, 1839, be succeeded ...

... the franchise; but animated by Whig oligarchical tendencies, they bad formed themselves into a party determined to get and keep place and power, by maintaining a succession nominees in the House of Commons. That old Whig party (littered from them (the ...

... about this time |iowerfully affected the young Scottish Whigs. Campbell performed his journey to London in three nights and two days. His earliest associates in the metropolis were those Scotch Whigs to whom the name of Campbell had a fine Presbyterian flavour ...

... of his birth being 1732. The descendant of an ancient Scottish family, he was bora at Netherhy, and, like many of the young Whigs, was educated Westminster School. From there went to Queen's College. Cambridge, and very speedily entered upon life. Travelling ...

... ballot; and I from this period to 1841 he took an active part, under Sir Robert Peel, in battering the lame Government of the Whigs. When Peel entered upon office Mr. Herbert was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty, and so remained until, in 1845, was made ...

... thraldom, they had now the opportunity. With regard to politics there was veiy little difference between the Whigs and tbe Tories. was not Whig, bat Liberal of the extreme school; and he would tell them at once, even though it should injure his prospects ...

... state of parties in this country. I look, above all, with deep regret and concern on the position of the remnants of that great Whig party that was honoured by the names of Grey and Brougham and Mackintosh, and to which I deemed it an honour to belong. 1 see ...

... Bill. His lordship turned out Government far better than his own on the Reform question, and what had be done himself ! The Whigs formerly had amajorlty in the House of Commons, but now bow baa it dwindled down. He (Mr. RowcllSe) only wished be were there ...

... not up to the mark, although an able politician. The hopes of the Opposition” are now fixed upon Isird Grey, who is less of a Whig than Lord Derby once was, and who is supposed to be capable of bringing over such men as the Kight Hon. E. Horsman, the Hon ...

... Duke of Sussex, the Dukes of Bedford, Norfols, Sunderland, the Vernon family, and. generally speaking, the leading men of the Whig party. Mr. Francis closed an honourable and successful career at the age of 81. His daughter, Mrs. Thornycroft, is especially ...

... awarding the highest praise nil * 1 The Crops Ireland.—The following Is the weekly summary of reports sent to the Northern Whig on the state of the crops : The disease of the potato crop has made its appearance in several localities, and Is exciting much ...

... more seen. The traveUers found themselves at Lowestoft, on the coast of Suffolk. A SCENE AT Irish Town Council.—The Northern Whig gives the following graphic report of an extraordinary scene which occurred at a recent meeting of the Cork Town Council: —Mr ...