... country, involved in, Lord John Russell's translation, is the resignation of his reversionary claim to the leadership of the Whig party -a resignation that must, of course, be construed as made m favour of Mr. Gladstone, Lord Palmerston cannot in the nature ...

... already learnt that Mr. Roundell Palmer, the Solicitor-General of Lord Palmerston's Administration, is to be the nominee of the Whig Lord Zetland for the borough of Richmond. His acceptance of office and of this seat clearly amounts to an abandonment of his ...

... year of his birth being 1792. The descendant of an ancient Scotch family, he was born at Netherby, and like many of the young Whigs, was educated at West- minster School. From there he went to Queen's College, Cambridge, and very speedily entered upon public ...

... the year of his birth being 1792. The descendant of an ancient Scottish family, he was born bt Netherby and, like many of the Whig., was educated at Westminster School. From there he went to Queen's College, Cam- bridge, and very speedily entered upon public ...

... tbe former we account by the dread of what Lord Derby calls a succession of weak Governments—feeling persuaded that if the Whigs were ousted, the Conservatives are hardly in a posi- tion to form a strong Government; perhaps, also, they had a dread of so ...

... Piers Geale, and widow of Sir Marcus Somerville, Bart. The deceased nobleman had for many years been a zealous supporter of the whig party and had done good service to his political friends during his long career in the House of Commons, more especially during ...

... the revenue converted into a surplus, and taxes dispensed with when more are really needed, whereby the breach between the Whigs pure and the Manchester and Birming- hamites may probably be closed for this session. The reader will see, by a reference to ...

... own hands. Promises cost nothing, and will be readily given-which if they given to the ear, are broken to the heart ? The Whigs are somewhat peculiar as Scotch philosophers, pro- fessing if they never do the thing. One thing we are sufficiently impressed ...

... clashing of interests, to a neutral, as far as personal pre- dilections and connections were concerned,-though he was a strong Whig-to Lord CAMPBELL. Now, Sir RICHARD BETHELL having been before in the field, could not be overlooked; and he was, after some ...

... else- where, seem to have given satisfaction to nobody. Here are the old names again. No amount of merit outside of the charmed Whig circle, with which Lord Palmerston surrounds himself, will help a man to high office. Some of the veterans are in failing health ...

... last week-the meeting of the great independent Liberal party, for whom Mr. Bright claimed absolution of allegiance to the Whigs, in consequence of the latter having relinquished Re- form. With the morning came other reflections, and the good and bad were ...

... slightest interest in political matters must be highly amused at seeing how the ex-Admiralty official speaks of the mongrel Whigs, with whom he was once very glad to serve. But Bernal Osborne is a very remarkable man and, no doubt, has some idea that coming ...