... the force of the precedent supplied by Lord Palmcrston’s career, This the great Whig party is a curious subject of contemplation. Summarily described, the Whigs, as Whigs, are always dying. A moribund life is their normal state of ex- istence ; and perhaps ...

... Parliament as a Whig in 1835, when he was elected opposition. In 1837 he fought a very severe battle for North Wilts ; Sir Faancis Burpetr, who had then become a Conservative, eing at the head of the poll ; Mr. Mzrnven, afterwards Baron VEN, a Whig, being third ...

... member of it, had exhibited a desire to extend the franchise fully and fairly opposition to the timidity which characterised tbe Whig Governments of those days, he should rejoiced tbeir taking such step and he should further have thought that they were the ...

... Twenty years ago Sir Robert Peel held the reins of office ; out of those twenty ears the Whigs had been in power seventeen, and the onservatives three. The Whigs made reform a party ery, but without avy intention whatever of carrying a reform bill, and ...

... not quite apropos. The services for which Sir W. obtained some of the above rewards are said to consist of assistance to the Whigs in the Plymouth elections which is half hinted in your notice. Ido not know for what brilliant discoveries the Copley medal ...

... assistance of some one else, Where must,he look for them? It happened that in consequence of the arrangement effected with the Whig party in 1832, the working classes of the country weredeprived of certain ancient franchises which belonged to them under the ...

... gave when elected, he said the question of reform did not appear be any danger from the Conservatives. The oonrluct of the Whig Party in the last session would bave disgusted if be had not been dissatisfied with them before. There was nothing to fear ...

... office. Mr. Seeley's statements were contradicted; his results flouted, and his inquiries disconcerted at every turn by the Whig Admiralty; but the present board, in frank and manly manner, accepted the statements of a pobtical opponent correct, and, in ...

... W ps! sort of bill he would support. That depends all circumstances, and if the ministerial bill sh out to be that which a Whig oligarchy can su he will not regard the desires and ais i * orbat united Liberal party”—not he. Well, a bill they will now ...

... was forthwith prepared and the full of venality set with the commencement of canvass. Totnes not only did the influence the Whig Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty, make itself unpleasantly conspicuous, the money of the candidates began to flow ...

... superiority to Lord adaptation for wants of to-day could not j more strikingly proved than in the two speeche s T tlie carpin acrid Whig utterance of the 8 atesman and the dignified forbearance, the large ' the ready insi « hfc the firm reserves of the ' Lofd ...

... he gave when elected, he said the question reform did not appear to be any danger from the Conservatives. The conduct of the Whig party the last session would have disgusted him, he had not been dissatisfied with them before. There was nothing to fear from ...