... ATTITUDE OF THE WHIGS. Up to last night there was little pcrceptiblc change in the political situation. Lord Salisbury, having had early interview with Her Majesty at Osborne, returned to town by noon, and held a conference with his colleagues. A summons ...

... ballot with a view of breaking up tho power of the Whigs, but now that the Whigs were powerless these measures were unnecessary.” If this explanation means anything it must means that whenever the Whigs were in office there ought to be triennial parliaments ...

... he took his stand in the presence of the Whig dignitaries whom he had spoken evil, and of the puzzled country gentlemen, who could nut understand how their Toryism was more democratic than the politics of the Whig?, who were wont drink to civil and religious ...

... without a reference the individuality of the Ministers who hold the first office of State. Lord Melbourne was Premier of a Whig Government when the young Queen was called to her exalted position, and there can lie no question that proved very valuable ...

... Minister. Out of the fifteen members of the new Whig cabinet of 184 G, eleven had held office 1836 when the “Letters of Runnymcde” were published. These 10 years seem to have effected wonders for the Whig statesman. Xu 1836 Mr. Disraeli experienced groat ...

... the too impatient Radicals. ATTITCDE THE ** OLD WHIGS.” It is with a certain melancholy, rather than annoyance, that the Spectator regards the present attitude and possible future action of the Old Whigs. Differing this from a very large section, or, perhaps ...

... observed that the Princes of Wales are sure to be Whigs, and tarn Tories when they succeed to the otowu, and the example of George IV. is always adduced in point. But in the days of Walpole and Pelham, though Whigs and Tories held, the whole, the same principles ...

... SATURDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1885. “UNDISHABLE WHIGS.” The Whigs have decided. They have answered the cry of Lord Randy, Come i over and help ui.’* Having been dished i onco too often already by unscrupulous office-seekers, they respectfully decline to I»e again ...

... the members Lord Grey’s administration. After this, his services being considered valuable, became political agent for the Whigs, and the Reform Club taking him by the hand, he removed to London in 1832, where he practised as soliciter and Parliamentary ...

... before Mr. Parnell arrived enforce the fetem of experienced Mr. thna the qualification! of hia leader’* numiote “ A reneged#, “ Whig a rotten name “a politkal “a •'a performer tbe cnbSSt trick, defeated and arriwUd humbug. “an agent of beckataira diplomacy ...

... his history the Whigs is in many respects not only not in accordance with, but in direct contradiction to plain facts. It is interesting to see that ho takes Lord Bolingbroke for his political model. Inasmuch as it is agreed both Whig and Tory historians ...

... Corniih and Devon Dost, Si®.--I don’t agree with your corro-pomlcut last week that Mr. Aclaad, our fine Member, n Whig. What I understand by Whig i« one who wants the support of the and yet went rote for any re* iom that they want. Now Mr. has always voted ...