... G-orge I. ascended ?? whom history relates his absolute surrender of himself, and of everything that he had to bestow, to the Whig part), naturally disgusted the greater part of the nation. Again, of Geoige 11. it ie said— lt wwi the policy of Walpole ...

... the recog- nised leader of tbo Whigs. Some said that Gladstone was not a Whi^r. For fourteen or fifteen years — except when he was a Tory, with which party he commenced his career — he had been a leading member of the Whig cabinet?, and all knew that the ...

... consict-nt with the national re- quirements; sill the monster expenditure is hydra- headed and has been bo loug fast .-red by Whig placemen, thst be is ratlier a formidable monster to grapple with. '!• tre in a huh called the squid, which when in difficulties ...

... THE SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES ELECTION. TO THE EDII Sic,— l am an old Whig who hare always hitherto voted with my party, but I a by the pro- posal to disestablish the ignore Pro- testantism in Ireland. f to support Professor Playfair, Ph.D. (not M.D, as some ...

... wishes to see the Cit-r of London, the hrst constituency in tbe land, n_isrepr___e_it_d under the new dispensation by mere Whig hacks ? That such be not the case I ask leave that ray voice mat- be heard through your columns, though it is but tbe voioe ...

... March 31, 1859, for which Lord Derby’s government was responsible, was 13.528,776/. The expenditure rose in the next year under Whig government to 15,312,675/., in 1861 to 15,883,160/., and in 1862 to 16,060,350/. portion this increase was owing to the Chinese ...

... friend would veto for the repeal of the rate-paying clauses. Here a (Icnt'emaß, who said had alwavs hitherto been a consistent Whig, announced that intended vote for the candidates, but wished to know whether the candidates would in calmer moments consider ...

... ase as a means of influencing the tenants in their votes. lam far from wishing to im- pute a motive in this, but somehow a Whig landlord lias the character of doing these things uuder the rose ; while m Tory landlord has the character of doing tbe ...

... entire satisfaction with your explanation that you had no intention of taking sides in the contest. It was only because the Whig supporters of Lord Henley used your letter as a hostile declaration to my- self that I felt bound to trouble you as I have ...

... expense and us to the trouble of a contested election. What a pity we should for a raomont think of disturbing the nice little Whig-Radical arrangement that binds us to the chariot wheels of Lord Enfield and his colleague ! But we shall do so notwithstanding ...

... extrava- gant conduct of the government. His belief was that no go- vernment would be voluntarily extravagant, and whether Whig or Conservative waa in power they were grateful for the support of those independent members wbo enabled them so successfully ...

... 1859, for which Lord Derby's government was respon- sible, was V5 ,528,77b.. The expenditure rose in the next year under tho Whig government to 15,312,675/.. in 1801 to 15,883,160/., and in 1802 to 16,0G0,350 . A portion of this increase wa . owiug to tho ...