... Countess of Wilton, &c., are placed in mourning by the lamented death of the 111arquis. In politics, the late Marquis was a Whig, and for several years took rather kan active part in the business of the Hlouse of Lords, advocatico on all occasions the ...

... 'vwhich, delivered in a more confident tone, woidtt have awed the house into respect and roused it into admiration. Although a Whig of the old school, he was the least htltighty nod repulsive of that un- popular clique ; and tle world often regretted that ...

... strong conmon r,-nrse, and great pleasantry. At that period of his life he. like onnt youoing men brought up amonest the Whigs, was a pro.Higolous aidmirer of Mr. Fox, and an acknowledged disciple of I his political school. In return Sir. Fox warmly ...

... universally felt for the man had ripened into confidence in the judgment and coorage of' the stateste an. On the formation of the Whig Cabiinet of 1846 it was geerallyanticipated chat Mr. Buller would be raied to offic oe department for which his knowledge of' ...

... five months, hon-ever, after thene appoint- to cetloni, the Dukle of Welliaglon ceased ta he First Mfinist'er. aned hr tire Whigs partly tnoo. possessian of the Cabinet. The Kine,, BS -when Duke of Clarence, frequently supported thect ; they had 'Ai therefore ...

... possessed a large ?? of information on the history, civil and ecclesiastical of his native country, and was deeply imn- bued with Whig principles. He formed very decided opinions on the various questions of the day, and these he expressed in language which he ...

... question he -was I placed in contact wmith the perhaps superior, anfid'crtainly I more leisure-fed, minds of eminent men of the Whig party. Struck with the views, he did not shrink from adopting t and carrying them against the earnest protests of his ( family ...

... Florence has not long enjoyed the post, a , his appointment to which was loojeed 0upon as the roecompense , of bestowed9l by tho Whig (4overnm11ent for the steady party service I is to which Mr. Sheil devoted the last few years of his Parlia- t ,d mentary life ...

... year Ire was agrrin ciroser ireirser for Mid-Lrtiriars, at tire gene- ral eleetien corracquerrt ers tire aecessiors of tire Whigs to office -unider Lord Grersville. When that bliriotry fell, ii Miarcir, 1807, ?? nsew Prersaicrg the Duice of Portlaird, bestowed ...

... cattse as it was tteti almtost emnbodied in the itersizu of Fox. 'flers were fow, Scotch coittties at that titut itt which a Whig cetididtute had aity chance, of' sutecess, but tite aiiatuture itiflitetce, whichl hail swayed Atignts for tioure than ictlf ...

... tiispicese Of I )fLrd DcrbyI He ceor ticeicely he s'etdto have ]lid aity political, ~ 'ife If 'gneally gave lies votes to the 'Whig party, but in thle Hoise of Lodof which body lie lied beet, a membuer 45 'ye tars, lie attalined to no eniteueuci. On sonic ...

... John Dalrymple-to call him by the title by which lie Di , was longest known in the political world-early embraced the M tr Whig cause, and more than once contested the roprecsentation so r- of Alid-Lothian without success before the Reform Bill. The Jr ...