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A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria — John Shaqi

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A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria

Name: A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria
Author: Grego, Joseph

Grego, Joseph

Great Britain -- Politics and government; Great Britain. Parliament -- Election

beauty; the Duchess of Devonshire, the Countess of Duncannon,
    the Duchess of Portland, Lady Carlisle, etc.--“The Devonshire,
    or Most Approved Manner of securing Votes”--“A Kiss for a
    Vote”--Tory lady canvassers: Lady Salisbury, the Hon. Mrs.
    Hobart--“Madame Blubber, the Ærostatic Dilly”--Walpole’s
    account of the canvassing--Fox’s favour with the fair--The
    Duchess of Devonshire’s exertions on behalf of the Whig
    chief--Earl Stanhope on “Fox’s Martyrs”--His account of
    the contested election--Pitt’s letters on the Westminster
    election, to Wilberforce, and James Grenville--Pitt’s account
    of the country elections--His anxiety about Westminster--Earl
    Stanhope’s summary of the Westminster election--Ballads on
    the contest--“The Duchess Acquitted; or, the True Cause of
    the Majority on the Westminster Election”--Tory libels on the
    Duchess of Devonshire--“The Wit’s Last Stake; or, the Cobbling
    Voters and Abject Canvassers”--“The Poll”--Animadversions
    against Sir Cecil Wray--“Lords of the Bedchamber”--“The
    Westminster Watchman”--A flood of _jeux d’esprit_--“On undue
    influence”--“A concise Description of Covent Garden at the
    Westminster election”--“Stanzas in Season”--The Prince of Wales
    a zealous partisan of Fox--“Lady Beauchamp, Lady Carlisle, and
    Lady Derby at the Hustings”--Poetical tributes--The Duchess
    of Devonshire saves the Whig cause at Westminster--“On the
    Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Duncannon canvassing for
    Fox”--“On a certain Duchess”--Horace Walpole’s nieces, the
    Ladies Waldegrave, “the three Sister Graces,” canvassing
    for Fox--“Epigram on the Duchess of Devonshire”--“Impromptu
    on her Grace of Devon”--“Ode to the Duchess”--“The Paradox
    of the Times”--A new Song, “Fox and Freedom”--The downfall
    of Wray--“The Case is Altered”--Bringing in outlying
    voters--“Procession to the Hustings after a Successful
    Canvass”--“Every Man has his Hobby-Horse”--Fox carried into the
    House by the duchess--_Exit_ Sir Cecil Wray!--“For the Benefit
    of the Champion--a Catch.” “No Renegado!” Wray defeated--“The
    Westminster Deserter drumm’d out of the Regiment”--Apotheosis
    of the fair champion--“Liberty and Fame introducing Female
    Patriotism (the Duchess of Devonshire) to Britannia”--The
    close of the poll--Wray demands a scrutiny--Partial and
    illegal conduct of the high bailiff as returning-officer--Fox
    triumphant--The ovation--The chairing procession--Two days
    of festivities--The reception at Devonshire House--The
    Prince of Wales’s rejoicings--The fête at Carlton
    Palace--Rival interests--Mrs. Crewe’s rout--The tedious and
    prolonged progress of the scrutiny--Fox for Kirkwall--“The
    Departure”--Fox recovers damages against the high bailiff
    for illegality in refusing to make a return--The affair only
    settled a year later--“Defeat of the High and Mighty Balissimo

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A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria

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