... an important borough like Cambridge should be composed, totally irrespective of politics in the ordinary sense of the words Whig and Tory, of the foremost men of the town in professional or trading parsuits. The Municipal Act clearly contemplated that ...

... the one in the case above related is a pattern of, it might be, several Conservative voters would not know the Tory from the Whig candidates, and might give their votes, unintentionally, to the Radicals, end so give them a majority at the poll which would ...

... expected to leave about the 16th instant, for Balmoral, and will remain in Scotland abont four weeks. The Queen (says the Northern Whig) has made very liberal and large purchases of Irish poplin for the wedding trousseau of the Princess Helena. On Saturday evening ...

... questions, such as was this, are too frequently difficult to answer. Ask many persons who use the terms to define what they mean by Whig, or a Tory, or a Rightaugled Triangle, or a Respectable man, or a Genteel Female, and you will probably find it difficult to ...

... them in office their partizans resorted to the worst species of election malpractices. And yet how the hypocritical, lying Whigs turn up their eyes, and extend their hands, and open wide their mouths at the mention of bribery. However, it is satisfactory ...

... boronghs which retorn two Conservative members, whereas many little snag Whig pocket boronghs are left nntonched, and most of the places to which it is proposed to give additional or fresh members are remarkable for Badical proclivities. The commercial ...

... Liberals; 17 were unseated; and more than 17 others would have been, but for the leniency of committees; many petitions against the Whig members were withdrawn, although the proof of bribery against them was irrefragable. There were only two Conservatives unseated ...

... reason for departing from the usual course. Mr. Herbert would agree to the most eligible. Mr. K. Makgetts said had got many whigs on his list as lories, and he entirely disowned any political feeling. The Ghairnan said he most say that he recognised that ...