... and vigorous opposition with which the execution of bis plot has been met. It is opposition headed a nobleman of such pure Whig antecedents at Lord Grosvensr's, and it is one oacksd all the more influential of the “ Liberal otcan* them- Mlwe, ton the ...

... tenants of a Tory landlord. Ihev could eount the number of votes he could command; and be was sorry to say that some of the Whig landlords were very little better. Ewing, M.P. for Paisley (who had to leave the meeting at this stage the proceedings), expressed ...

... especially direct attention to one of these. The Tories and other opponents of the former bill (among whom were several Old Whigs, such Mr Hallam, Mr Mien, and others) were particularly apprehensive that the change then introduced would destroy the balance ...

... Hence Mr. Gladstone spoke on Thursday night withalmost exuberant confidence of the defeat of the coalition of mal- content Whigs and Tories, and of the success of his Electoral Franchise Bill. There is no gift more rare than that of being able to read ...

... obnoxious Franchise Bill would be thrust back into chaos and old night. When, however, Mr Ghulstone neatly clipped the wings of the Whig amendment by the no:coufidenoe declaration, and 1 the announcement of the forthcoming suasnre for the re-distribution of seats; ...

... the with to Reform, and the h the in the cort admirable for their honesty, have hee able for there cleverness A large the Whigs, as we said before, dot wish for even such a poor insta Keform as the Government is offe they, with the ‘Tories at their | ...

... that the Govertment were in earnest in their proposal to give the country a Reform Bill. For some time he thought that neither Whig nor Tory were in earnest in the matter, but since the people had shown themselves to be in earnest by their returning such ...

... the Working Man. Sing hey, Ao Vela.* head the Working Men Celled fellow-no e.t.a.., but, what that Why. ins the I That no. Whig little credit to the Waring Mr. Sing hey, A good Inform Kill would be mesa{ All clams well to ennead, Rut not to give • than ...

... next few days will be all on which petitions can be of say avail ; and let it be as Mr Roebuck relates, in his •History of the Whig Ministry of 1830'—when the petitions in favour of the first bill of that period came pouring in from all parts of the country ...

... borough ia mainly under the influence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, who is, believe, a Liberal, and the son of distinguished Whig statesman. What the present Peer’s ideas of Reform ara we know not; but probably he ia Liberal enough to allow his tenants ...

... fall easily into Mr Brand's arms, and the strong aud compact body of Conservatives will remain without sufficient number of Whig allies to enable them see victory. How far the treatment of the bill in Committee may affect the position of the Government ...

... it was really undeserving of condderation. It might be possible that jealousy and distrust on the part of some of the great Whig families induced them covertly to oppose the efforts of the Government to settle the question. But there could be no doubt ...