... of obloquy was showered upon Mr. Gladstone by the Whig party for having deserted their cause, as he had previously been a most strenuous supporter of Mr. Roscoe, and as such teas considered a decided Whig. For years afterwards, whenever he appeared at any ...

... and Roscommon (Co.) The following is at present the composition of the House of Commons :—Conservatives, 303 ; Peelites, 14; Whigs, 239; Ultra-Radicals, 98 : total, 649. The Army in India. The promotions and distinctions to be conferred on the officers filling ...

... obnoxious impost. In 1841 Sir Robert Peel came into power, and found the finances of the country crippled the mismanagement of the Whigs. It was with a deficiency staring him in the face that that distinguished statesman introduced an Tncome tax of 7 ...