... choicest spirits of what was then the choicest literary society of Edinburgh. He cast in his lot with the young men who professed Whig politics, and was Conse- quently less familiar with Scott and his immedile associates than with grave, statistical Francis ...

... November, 1834, Sir Robert Peel assumed the reins of Government, and Lord Brougham resigned office with his colleagues, The Whig Ministry of Lord Melbourne, however, returned to power in the following April, but Lord Brougham was niot reappointed to the ...

... Durham, after having upheld and thanked. him at the bidding. of his cruet foe. It was a shameful chapter in the history of the Whig Govern- ment; and Lord Brougham was evar after without political character ann social influence. He incurred.. universal r ...

... ship has continued to hold an independent position r in the Upper Hlouse, freely criticising the political I measures of the Whig and [ory Governments alike, but paying constant and careful attention to the I legal busirness oF the Houec as one of the 'law ...

... spirits of what was then the chloicest literary society of E dinburglh. He cast in his lot with the youllg men who professed Whig politics, aild was conse. quently less familiar with Scott and his immediate associates thall with grave, statistical Francis ...

... November, 1834, Sir Robert Peel assumed the reins of Government, and Lord Brougham resigned office with his colleagues. f The Whig Ministry of Lord Melbourne, however, r returned to power in the following April, but Lord c Brougham was not reappointed to ...

... November, 1834, Sir Robert Peel assumed the reins of government, and Lord Brcugham resigned office with his colleagues. The Whig Ministry of Lord Melbourne, however, return- ed to power in the following year, but Lord Brougham was not appointed to the ...

... his former clients. Ha had in 1810 entered Parlia. tl moot for the burgh of Camel ford, and at once ranged him- self with the Whig opposition. In 1811 he carried the oni bill which declared participation in the slave trade a t felony, and thereby put an ...

... :time his lordship ha 'continued: td' hold 'an indepenident; ?? in the Upper.Xonse; freely riticising the political measures of Whig and Tory governments alike but paying constant and careful attention to the legal busiesol h 'House as one of 'the ~law lords ...

... metaphysician) twenty-four, Horner twenty-four, and Brougham twenty-three, started the EdinburghJ Review. The prospects of a Whig barrister 'in Edinburgh in the early part of this century were not promising; he accordingly came southwards, and was called ...

... l4ordfelhavenhasloungoccupied a position of some prominence in the West of Scotland. In politis his Lordship was a staunch Whig of this old school. He sat in Parliamenteas a Scottish Re. presentative Peer, from .182)0 to 1830; and,. in 1831; he was, by ...