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THE BOROUGH OF TAUNTON . [to tux Sib,—The TIMBS of to-day th* rutinsment of the last of the sitting Conservative

... carry both tbs seat* again; any rate one of them. 1357. Labouchere (Whig) .. .. .. Mills (Conservative).. .. .. .. 401 Campbell (Whig) 1359. Mills (Coniertative) .. 415 Labonober* (Whig).. .. .. 388 Bentinck (Conservative 325 (Radical) .. 1859. ...

THE TIVERTON LIBERALS

... presumption. His Dpinions are not the opinions o Lord Palmerston. His legislation wonld not be Lord Palm-rston's legislaiion. He is Whig of the Bedford school, with a reserve of Radicalism to fal back upon when the prospects of office are doubtful and his remarkable ...

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM

... pledges; he can elevate a faction to power on the strength ot pledges similarly prodigal; he can listen to the surrender of Whig principles while keeping his own in solution ; he can sit through six or seven years of patient contempt on the part of Ministers ...

HOW THE ELECTION WAS WON IN TAUNTON

... during the last six years, have studiously abstained from all practices that could giv° rise to imputations of corruption, the Whigs and Radicals have acted the time-honoured advice 10 put money in their purse with unusual zeal and energy ; and have spent ...

EXAMPLES OF CIRCUMSCRIBED INTELLIGENCE

... Whigism, which are, he says, the natiou's true peril, and warned them at Birmingham these words : They (the Conservatives Whigs) may dam the stream, they may keep back toe waters, but the volume is ever increasing, and it descends with an accelerated ...

THE FENIANS

... which vents itself in periodical and insensate ebullitions. With this great fact to encounter have had a long prevalence of Whig policy always irritating and disastrous to Ireland. Grant that Ireland has no heavy wrongs complain against; that her laws ...

THE APPROACHING SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

... of patriots for places, that his nervons system is sacrificed bom-h--at the shrine of promises that have no performance. The Whig party, who alone comprehend the genius the British constitution, are reported to be borne iuto his astonished presence with ...

THE NEW PARLIAMENT

... be irksomely reminded from day to day. The sentiment is natural. But it revives the inquiry whether was made for the Whigs the Whigs for their country. Nobody desires an autumn session of from ten days to ' fortnight with any party object view; the ' ...

HENRY JOHN TEMPLE-VISCOUNT PALMEESTON

... member he did such good service to the Whigs, especially foreign questions, that in 1330 received the appointment of Secretary of State for • foreign affairs, and kept it till 1834. resigned with the rest of the Whig ministry in that year, bat resumed office ...

THE ELDEST SON OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR

... are die normal state of things, while private gain seems 'o sole morality ot which the men breathing that wholesome official Whig atmosphere are susceptible. two of the witnesses agreed together. Everybody was everybody else, and the books examined ware ...

TABLE TALK & THOUGHTFUL TOPICS TOUCHING THE TOWN OF TAUNTON

... most noisy election, the result was fellows: Seymour .. Tory 515 Peachey -• Tory 458 Cresswell Whig 291 Baring •• Whig 122 Mildmay •• 22 E. Cresswell .• •• .. Whig 10 This appears to be the first and last election for very leog time that the Tories, Conservatives ...

THE STATE OF PARTIES

... powerful a Government. He inclined to despair of bis Conservative principles, and ready to believe that Providence has caused Whigs and Radicals to adhere to the Treasury Bench by a necessary law of gravitation that, however mysterious, can in no wise be ...