... Jekyll uttered the following impromptu:— Conservatives of Hatfield House Were surely ' Harum-skarum ;' What could reforming Whigs do worse, Than knocking down old Sarum ?' Her ladyship liked the joke excessively, and always rejoiced in the sobriquet of ...

... represented. It was important for agriculture that the counties should be properly represented, for during the 25 or 30 years the Whigs had been in power what had agriculture ever got from them ? They legislated for the manufacturing, and neglected the agricultural ...

... that the Whigs had been playing with the interests of Ireland, and that they would do so again. He conclusively proved that the charge of reckless expenditure against the prestnt Ministry was unfounded, and that during the many years the Whigs have held ...

... per lb. Beef 60s to 70s per cwt, Politics are now engaging the attention of agriculturists well as townsmen ; and the cry of Whig and Tory is as rampant as ever, especially now the Irish Church question is of such importance; farmers should be careful to ...

... following week, Would old maid like husband ? (Laughter.) The qutstion was absurd one, for it was to the interest of both Whig and Tory to support every measure that would re luce taxation, provided faith was kept with the national creditors, and the ...

... expenditure had been considerably higher average under Whig than under Tory administration. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) During the six teven years that he was in Parliament had some opportunity testing Whig economy. He tried his beat to reduce the sum ot £3 ...

... ANGLO SCOT. SOUTH DEVONSHIRE ELECTION. the Editor of tiu Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Sir, —It is remarkable how ready the Whigs are to throw diitinthe eyes the Tories, and forget golden rule of doing to they would have others to do unto tiiem. At Lord ...

... been said lately about retrenchment, since the Conservatives had taken the wind out of the sails of the Whigs by passing measure of Reform. Now the Whigs had taken the expenditure cry. must be very well known that those estimates came before the House of ...

... and very often under conations of very great difficulty. You must not throw upon Minhtry for the time being, whether it be Whig or Whether Tory, the blame of circumstances over which Jhey C have control; you must make fair allowance or the* circumstances ...

... months of late years. By the conspicuous omission of Lord Russell's name Mr. Wade leads us to in er that does not approve the Whig veteran's foreign policy. lord Rus! sell held the seals of the Foreign Office in the Liberal Administration prior to his last ...

... in the parties which divided England. ' long,' says the writer, 'as the Anglicans, the Nonconformists, ths Dissenters, the Whigs, and the Tories, waged a fratricidal war on each other, the Government strengthened itself by their division*, and public opinion ...

... the case worse. His financial statement, published last week, has been conclusively shown *o be a most unfair comparison of Whig and Tory expeudi= ture. Lately, Mr. Childers, at P»ntefract, has repeated Mr. Gladstone's figures, and, unhappily for himself ...