... Commons have subscribed. Sir Wm. Hayter accepted the post of political secretary to the treasury, and chief whipper-in to the Whig and Liberal party in 1850. He soon acquired the confidence of the party; and no man ever succeeded in making himself more ...

... Reform. Under tbe pressure of the Liberal party there is greater chance of getting a Reform Bill from Lord Derby than from a Whig Administration. A Conservative move towards Downing-street is on the cards, and my impression is tbat a beginning will soon ...

... somewhat at variance with those announced at the declaration. The official return was Heygate (Conservative), 1596; Harris (Whig), 1033; and Taylor (Radical), 977, thus giving Mr. Heygate majorities respectively of 563 and 619. On the result being known ...

... late Earl Grey, the aunt of the present nobleman, which marriage also got him a place in the Grey list when the Whigs came into power, 1830, Whig of the old school, and is near 80 yeara of age,—quite time to retire from the cares and turmoils of parliamentary ...

... because it was thought best not to take any steps respecting them till a general measure was introduced, this looks as if the Whigs had made up their minds to throw such a general measure overboard, and to wash their hands of it entirely. If they contemplate ...

... THE LIBERAL PARTY. The Times, in a leader on the loss of a seat in South Wilts to the Liberal party, by the retirement of the Whig candidate, remarks that there is an unity and energy about the Opposition which contrasts favourably with the small dislikes ...

... respect aud affection felt for Mr. Sidney Herbert earned him successfully through tbe last two or three elections. Mr. Grove (the Whig candidate) was informed before he issued his address that unless he could come forward on Conservative principles he would ...

... belonged the Conservative party, hut that was matter of consequence, for the Council did not assemble together in that chamber as whigs and but to promote the good of the city irrespective of party. In Mr. Oldfield they had a most eligible man for discharging ...

... rather inferred that he would not reject the offer. He believed Mr. Oldfield was a Tory ; they, however, did not come there as Whigs and Tories, but to elect good and eligible men to fill high and important offices, first as aldermen, and afterwards as chief ...