... the turning Whigs Were turned to the right-about. But when he called on Robert Peel His talents employ, His answer was, Young Englauder, For you're not the boy. Oh, Robert Peel! Oh, Robert Peel How could you treat me so! I've met with Whig rebuffs before ...

... brought about the overthrow of his Government in 1830 by an uncompromising declaration against Parliament-ary Reform. But the Whigs under Earl Grey and Lord Brougham proved too powerful for the Tories, and the House Lords practically affirmed the principle ...

... of the candidature of M. Loubet, the present President of the Senate. Like the late President Faure, M. Loubet is a Moderate Whig. Heisnot regarded brilliantstatesman, but as President of the Senate has won a reputation for impartiality, and it to his credit ...

... office during the period overshadowed by th# Dreyfus troubles, and the outlook has daily become more and more gloomy. As a Whig, President Faure has endeavoured to steer middle course, jje was not stalwart enough to throw the weight of his influence on ...

... his second term of office Peel had much to do with the disputes in the Church of Scotland which led to the Disruption. His Whig predecessor, Lord Melbourne, had treated the whole controversy with his habitual frivolity ; but as the Ten Years’ Conflict ...

... most to make your opponents his personal enemies. has stood four most expensive elections since 1834, and gained seats from Whigs two, and pledge myself, far one seat, that it shall always be at your command. Literature has abandoned for politics. Do not ...

... ardently opposed them, and in this matter George IV. was on Peel’s side. This discussion had driven Canning to combine with the Whigs, while it had led Peel to join himself to the Ultra-Tories. There seemed no possibility of framing a Cabinet without calling ...

... always shown an itching palm for the useful movables of Liberalism. However much the desire of the Conservatives to dish the Whigs, however much some of them might call themselves Liberal name, the best of the Liberal property was safe. The Liberal principles ...

... Bible. Amongst other curious Bibles in the national library are tbe Rosin Bible, the Treacle Bible, the Vinegar Bible, the Whig Bible, and the Wicked Bible. The Rosin Bible has Is there no rosin in Gilead. The Treacle Bible owes its curious name to ...

... with suspicion, for he doubted their orthodoxy, and in his way he was Churchman to the core. He was too much Tory for the Whigs, aud too Radical a philanthropist for the old-fashioned Tory fossils then abounding the land. On one occasion Lord Melbourne ...

... particularly gaud. An orchestra accompanied the singers. Au excellent entertainment was gireu in the City Ilall in Tiles.lay ev. Whig good attendance by the talented flood Porter Music and Comedy Company, the impular enterer.. The four oisten. Flood i'orter ...

... OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. The Imperial Parliament resumed its 'Whigs on Tuesday. The opening of a new session always attracts to the precincts of Weatmitiater Palace• a number of people who take • more or less languid interest in watching the arrival of ...