... and Gren- ville Adminisration he was first Irish Secretary, assd after- wards President of the Board of Controul. Wish the Whigs he qeisted office, and on the death of Mr Ponsonhly lee became Leader of the Opnc ition in the House of Com- n mons. As a speaker ...

... reasoning. The publication of the 'Vindicize Gailicee obtained for the youthiful author great consideration among the Whigs. then led by Fox, nod, though not in power, in the meridian of their splendour. He was thus induced to establish him. self ...

... Lord Carnarvon and same others of the Whig party, oppos- ed that measure as of too sweeping a character, and on that accounlt ilcarred a consir~derable degree of public obloquy ; but wve Lave been a-sered by a Whig Merilcr of the preaeat House of Commons ...

... carry into eiffet the wishes of his friends. As a public mail he wvas one of tile most listinguished of his day. lthic:ated in Whig priurci- ples, by Professor Mliillar of Glasgow, hie attacied rimuselfat :in early age to the party of liI Fox, rind s5o ii ...

... Ile Voted against all the utnconstitutionld measures of S191 mid 1820, whiclt tried the pritncipiles of not a few of the Whigs:. Blut, in sltort, why should wve particutlarise, when on nil occasiotli he proved hilt- self tile struticlt and unbendiing ...

... Friends of1 the People, in conjunction with the present Earl Grey, Charles James Fox, and sither distinguished lead- ers ot the Whig party; and Iis name was amongst the first appended to the celebrated petition for Parliamen.- tary refoirm. To the same party ...

... maintaining a cordial friendship with Fox, Grey, and the leading Whig Statesmen, and zealous oppo- nents to the American and Freich revolutionary wars. In consideration of his uniform support of Whig principles of government he was elevated to the House of Lords ...

... Michael O'Logblen, constituted the great foundation on which rested the tranquillity of Ireland during the latter period of the Whigs retaining office. It was then and not till then. that the Irish people were impressed with the idea that justice was impartially ...

... healing policy. It may be that Sir CIAnrLrs BAGOT has made greater f sacrifices for conciliation than even the much y abused Whig Government, or that in his eager- ness to effect a real and permanent union, he has only placed weapons in the hands of those ...

... 1834, when there was a vacancy in the representa. Wh tion of the city, by the elevation of Mr Jeffrey to ten the bench. The Whig party met in full conclave, I whies, as arranged, the nomination of Sir John fro Hobhouse was carried in opposition to that ...

... indispensahle . the I Duke of Sussex declaring fin favour of' thtese, anrl ^gailst thff existing M4inistry, became a decidedg Whig, and occasionally he proved himself a frrmi. ?? opponent, for he spoke with some fluency, possessed a competent acquaintance ...

... while loyalty is considered to be a virtue, or mi- litary renown a passport to fame.-Time@. In politics, Lord Lynedochl was a Whig. Although his extreme age and enfeebled health long unfitted him for taking an active part in the turmoil of politics, lie ...