... part in local politics, and his son was no less keen a general politician. He belonged to the now almost extinct race of old Whigs, believed devoutly in Lord Russell, and dreaded, not to say hated, Mr. Gladstone. He was known to a large number of M.P.'s ...

... thought that as ad- vanced Liberals, they would have to be on their guard against the aristocracy and the moderate or old Whigs, who he was afraid would prove a clog to them. He was exceedingly anxious that the improved representation obtained for the ...

... tables, he was let to view the institutiou as possessing no sectarian character-it was neither Church nor Dissenter, neither Whig nor Tory, its banner bore the inscription of Glory to God in the highebt, on earth peace, goodwill I towards men. The only ...