... aristocracy. His father, the pre- i ceding earl, was the Whig member for Lancashire during nearly the whole of his life ; and his grandfather was a friend of' Charles James Fox and of the other brilliant Whig leaders of that age. For nearly 400 years, indeed ...

... Conservative now to keep the advantages obtained, and to prevent law from de- generating into mob rule. The distinction of Whig and Tory will disappear, and parties will re- solve themselvesinto Moderates and Revolutionists. To guide this movement must ...

... HUenry Jovons. South ?? A. Watson B. A. Watson. ao Ewing Whittle. AuRcitoenY WARD.-The burgesses of this ward, male and female, Whig, Tory, and Liberal, have in large numbers signed a requisition to Mr. Charles P. Melly, soliciting him to come forward again ...

... principle which underlies all party combinations. But the modern Conservatives have improved upon this notion. They selected the Whigs for their hostility, and the Radicals for their alliances. In 1851 they abstained from supporting Lord John Russell against ...

... the time-bonoured names of Whig and Tory 1 in the Parliaments of CHnARLs and JAmES II., m of WILLIA1 and o lANNE. Lord DErn vwas the h, last oL the Tories, as Lord PALMEsnEBONn might r, be considered the last of the Whigs. His son and n successor typifies ...

... settlementof Reform with any of the enthusiasm of the real re- former. He had become convinced, like most other men, both Whig and Tory, that the time had come when a settlement was necessary, and the circumstances of his party forced him to.undertake ...

... was nominated as the Whig candidate in September, 1868. Mr. Warner wrote a letter to Sir W. Foster stating that he should abide by the de. cision of the Whig party. The advanced Liberals chose their candidate earlier than the Whigs; they invited witness ...

... No one can hi doubt that political parties are just now under- m. going a revision which is almost revolutionary. of The old Whig division, which once seemed to be on the heavenly and happy mean between two dis- lit eordant extremes, is annihilated by recent ...

... Society, is to he the candidate elected by the Labour Representation League. He is to be put forward without reference to Whig or Conservative interests, and it any cry be raised about dividing the Liberal interest, and letting in theTory, such cry v-ill ...

... the sports of the time-was yet alive; his a father occupied a seat in the House of Commons 1 as an adherent of the old Whig party; and i young Stanley naturally ranged himself on the f same side. For three years, however, the man E who was hereafter ...

... alliance with one section of the majority in order to outvote the other. Such co-operation with the aristocratic section of the Whigs would, we are told, have been commendable, though such an alliance with the advanced section of the Liberal party is reviled ...

... bom on March 29, 1793, was educated at Eton, and in 1821 entered Parliament as mem- ber for Stockbridge. Belonging to an old Whig family, he took part at first in the passing of many Liberal measures. In 1824 he delivered his maiden speech, and at once ...