... WHIG PARTI An Old Whig” sends long letter to the Times, from Brookes’,’’ the present position and prospects of the Whig party, in which ho says ,4 lt has often been remarked that it is rather difficult iu these days to know the meaning of the word Whig ...

... the Government had departed from the rule of Whig Government in past times, and sought advice at that end of the House where he (Mr Bright) generally sat. (Laughter ) He was not disposed to deprecate the Whig party, because, if we looked back for 100 years ...

... bis natural allies. Against this combination of Whig Lords and Radical Cockneys the Conservatives were long powerless. Those who should have been their friends did all they could to blacken them. The Whigs made out that they themselves were at once Conservative ...

... who has an undignified wish to die in the full odour of mob popularity, and the ambition of Gladstone, who feels that the Whigs will • never forgive him for being a nor us homo, and who wishes to fortify himself by securing the following of the more zealous ...

... of this kind that the j Whigs proper have their stronghold. Large con| st fluencies, such those of London or the north, where they do not return Conservatives, return class of members still less to the liking of the great Whig houses. there turns out ...

... its extent and effect. And further, the grouping will generally, if not always, put an end to that dictation on the p*rt of Whig magnates, like the Duke of Somerset, which has so often done the party good service. As regards the boundaries of boroughs ...

... him, and the country will not submit to his legislation.” The Herald considers that Captain Ilayter, “a Whig of the Whigs,” has “destroyed the Whig scheme,” and thus closes forcible article: *• This is grave question, this question of Pat’ lismentary and ...

... Scotch Keform Bill, |„. ') ‘•chief'point lay in hi, r,.- , Inyerncas. That eentleman ,• 1 allotment of a whole member cool Whig job; «„,! •»« answer Mr liiil.i*. - •• Was it also by Whi* j v, dealt with equal liberality with'., as, for instance. Peebles ...

... opponent were agreed on many points, they looked upon politics from two essentially different points of view, the one being a Whig and other a Tory; and to illustrate this, he needed only to refer to the vital question of reform. Sir James had told the electors ...

... gentleman characterised the illoiment of whole member to Sutheriandshire a Whig job;” and how does the Scotsman triumphantly answer Mr Baillie? —Why. by asking. Was it also by Whig job that the Reform Bill dealt with equal liberality with such Tory counties ...

... hid ™. from the rule of Whig Government in pafe' •nd sought advice at that end of the be (Mr Bright) generally sat. (Laughter not disposed to deprecate the WLik tar- ' if looked back for years, then* i a ,i ways members of Whig noble - wtl( . i. fJ sincere ...

... honourable opponent were agreed on many points, they looked politics from two essentially different points of view, the one being Whig and the other a Tory; and illustrate this, he needed only to refer to the vital question of reform. Sir James had told the ...