... used to be proud of. It is a very thin hedge that divides the old Whig from the modern Conservative, and the most prickly part of it is called “ County suffrage ; but how genuine Whig, who is proud alike his party, his governing families,” and bis traditions ...

... badly. As we have occasionally had word or two to say on the modern Whig, we commend with the more pleasure to the notice of our readers an article in this month’s Blackitoody on “The Whig’s last Chance,” by Mr. Henry Stafford Northcotc. He deals large with ...

... over, return Kith interest the iusult offered him by the discontented Whigs.” The italics are ours; but the amiable sentiment we have emphasised is purely Liberal” —Alas, poor Whigs! The Culture of the Beautiful spre - ing in the most encouraging manner ...

... warmest sympathy, considers all the conditions of political life are changed. Although, adds, some people talk of Tories, Whigs, and Radicals, they did forty years ago, Is of opinion tost there are now only two real parties the State—Conservatives and ...

... sat upon as a cynic. Let look into the matter. Our contemporary commences:—“A writer in Gossiping Notes says— * How a genuine Whig, who is proud alike of his party, hisgorerning families, and his traditions generally, can support such an extension of the ...

... annoying the Ministt'r, wli * now begins to see that coalition between Whigs and Radicals may last for time, but hat a time must come when either the Radi,!s must swallow up the old Whig party, or ii-.-y must coalete with the Conservative party. instead ...

... anything but satis* factory. As regards the condition of Afghanistan* we find Lord Lawrence, late Viceroy of India, a Whig of the Whigs, writing in 1868 : appears to me that it will always be found exceedingly difficult for any extended period to maintain ...

... belonging to a species, which on the best authority seems to have become practically extinct. The caucus destroyed the modem Whig, and species of provincial cloture has eliminated The Earnest Liberal.” The disappearance of that urbane personage from the ...

... That country was the rock upon which our greatest state-men were shipwrecked, and he considered it useless to look to either Whigs, Tories, or Radicals to effect an improvement of the country. Past misgovermnent had made her people till the present day feel ...

... throughout the country. As the contest proceeded, the King on the side of the Tories and the Prince of Wales on tliat of the Whigs influenced voters in an unconstitutional and undignific I manner. The Prince, after attending the King at a review, rode through ...

... trawne.” He (Mr. Davitt) never believed in Whig promires. The problem still remained to be solved, and until the evil of landlord! im was struck at the root so. discontent would be inevitable in this country. The Whig tenant farmers of the north of Ireland ...

... exposition to what he considered to be, viz. A Root and Branch Thoroughness everything. After slanging the Tory and abusing the Whig, he naturally enough buttered the Radical ; and is this point solely we have one little word to say. The Rev. gentleman observed ...