... reoognise the establishment of the Empire in 1852, he being the actual occupant of the Foreign-office on the 2nd of December. The Whigs came into power five weeks after that event; but bis Lordship adds that doubt- less they would have taken the same cordial ...

... House of Commons, and the only com- who has worn the Garter since Lord Castle- reagli and all the recently named knights are Whigs with the notable exception of Lord Derby, who was appointed at the Queen's desire. Mav it not, then, be said that the order ...

... were chiefly confined, and it must suffice to say that from 1805 to 1820 he was a zealous supporter of the prin- ciples of the Whig party, except in 1815, when he supported the Ministers in renewing the war against Napoleon. No statesman ever won more respect ...

... name of Colston. All classes of Bristolians agree to support and extend that charity, but they do so in a peculiar way. The Whigs dine together and subscribe to its funds under the name of the Anchor Society; the Conservatives do the same under the designation ...

... appointment with the utmost satisfaction. Mr Goschen is more than a good business man. He ia a good LIheral-not at all of the Whig order. He is not a member of a clique, lli* speeches have been the speeches of a vigor- ous and independent thinker, quite ...