... place at Colchester on Wednesday night, Major Beresford spoke vigorously in favour maintaing the old party distinctions of Whig and Tory. Captain Jervis made some remarks on the war in America. His speech was an argument in favour of the right of secession ...

... and on account of his enlarged views and acknowledged abilities, and the support he had long and consistently given to the Whigs, he was invited by Earl Grey in 1830, when he received the royal commands to form an adminis- tration, to become a member of ...