... excited to discontent. The success which crowned the efforts of the Anti-Corn Law League is a matter of history. When the Whigs came into office, in 1846, Mr. Gibson's services met with only aslight acknowledgment; he was made Vice-President of the Board ...

... 1768-at the great election-two Tories were declared duly elected, but the House of Commons soon unseated them, and put two Whigs in their stead; and since that time there has never been more than one Tory member of parlia- ment for Preston at a time, and ...

... been stirred up to divert popular attention from reform. He believed that Mr. Gladstone would come out from the in- breeding Whig party and take a lead in the reform ques- tion. A vote of confidence in the hon. gentleman was passed at the close of his speech ...