... gentlemen of influence, commenced a diligent canvass. In consequence of this, a meeting of electors, called together by the Whig Party, was held at Thurland Hall, on the evening of the same day. The large room was densely filled, and when silence had been ...

... Howe and John Plumptrc, Esq., stood in the Whig or Orange interest: and Sir Willoughby Aston in the Tory or Jacobite. It must, however, be understood that Mr. Plumptre had lost the confidence of many of his Whig friends by having recently accepted an office ...

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... interest, was John Plumptre, Esq. The contest was a very severe one; Mr. Plumptrc was supported by the whole influence of the Whigs, but was unable to succeed. To commcmoraic the event of the triumph of his party, they not having succeeded in returning a ...

... January 28ih. —The establishment of the Ministry under Lord Noah, at this period, forms an epoch in the history of party. it the Whigs lost the monopoly of power, which they did not recover till sixty years after ...

... was announced that Lord Edwaid Bcntinck, brother of the Duke of Portland, conjunction with Colonel Howe, would Maud in the Whig interest, and Sir Charles Sedley the candidate of the old or Tory party. The election commenced on the following Tuesday, and ...

... in the loiy merest, more cspeeia.iy Jonn clusters. Esq., had issued address ot his readiness stand, influence of the great Whig landowners was fell, however, to strong as to induce Mr. Musters to withdraw his pretensions The new representative was chaired ...

... Borlase Warren. Esq. The di ciples of Mr. Warren were by no means expectant of success under equal conditions, but the two Whigs gave them not a little hope of victory. One enthusiast named Vincent Eyre, a needle maker, a man who undoubtedly believed in ...

... following circumstances: A violent contest took place at an election in 1745, between John Plumptre, Esq., supported by the Whigs, and Sir Charles Sedley, supported by the Tories, the latter party succeeding for the first time since the year 1715: in c ...

... d by 1,600 horsemen, who were preceded by bands, flags and banners. This was described then painting the town blue. The Whig rival could, not afford to be behind, of course, and when he appeared next day, he, too, was accomj panied by a vast band of ...

... contention, during which the whole corporate body were more than once on the point of getting to cudgels, or handy-cuffs, the Whigs succeeded in carrying a vote to deprive Mr. Hawksley of his official dignity and invest Mr. Alderman Watkinsoh with the mace ...

... betrayed, and deceived by the so-called Liberal Party, and it almost serves us right for trusting to the base, bloody and brutal Whigs! 4 “ When Mr. Smith, of the Tradesmen’s Man, originated at Mr. Heymann’s suggestion, the humbugging memorial to Mr. Morlcy ...