... took offence at the hissing of some individuals, an indescribable uproar ensued, and he withdrew from the stage.” The Northern Whig describes the scene as follows: —On the curtain rising (a good deal after time) it was at once painfully evident that Mr. Brooke ...

... exhortation of one of the most influential members of the Cabinet —one who has always passed for the Bcformer excellence of the Whig contingent—the introducer of the original Reform Bill, as well as of the bill of 1860 —to rest and be thankful,’ is calculated ...

... of six votes only at the last general election as the second Conservative candidate in opposition to Mr. Bonham Carter, the Whig member. At Brighton there is still confusion among the electors, and it is supposed in some quarters that Mr. Otway will be ...

... practised as special pleader for some years, and in 1852 became a Queen’s counsel and bencher. The same year he was returned in the Whig interest for Durham (city), in conjunction with Mr. Granger. In 1857 he was elected at the head of the poll, having for his ...

... attention of the country were only very slender, and were not easy to define. The line of demarcation between the Tory and the Whig, the Conservative and Liberal, was very narrow; but then they knew that small points of difference excited the greatest animosity ...

... Of Quixotism the league is the essence, and one may safely predict its failure, and calculate on its term of existence. Are Whigs, Tories, and Radicals to lay themselves down in peace, and no longer indulge in bickerings, contentions, and rivalry, but employ ...