4 NOVEMBER 1837, Page 7
Finding that subscriptions of half-crowns and shillings make a very
insignificant total of pounds, the Standard last night urged the wealthy Tories to contribute good round sums to the election petition fund ; and referred to an anonymous subscription of '250/. as the average amount which rich Conservatives ought to advance. And to this it must come at last, if any thing effectual is to be done ;—but the wealthy members of the party think they have done enough already; and the Quarterly Review warns them that tio immediate return is to be expected for their outlay.