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Which politician:
i: was brought down by arachnoid largesse?
ii: was expelled as Speaker following bribery by the Corporation?
iii: in a constituency renowned for its RHS Show, succumbed toCampanula vestimenta alba?
iv: enriched himself as PMG and provided a suitable surname for one of Disraeli's fictional characters?
v: was impeached, but not convicted, for allegedly accepting a bribe of 5,000 guineas from the East India Company?
vi: continued to draw an annual income of £25,000 from moneys which were not his, for 15 years after resigning as PMG?
vii: transferred his nontransferable vouchers for his wife to travel from Glamorgan on the Great Western Railway?
viii: similarly provided, inappropriately, first-class tickets for his mistress to travel to Yorkshire?
ix: was impeached on bribery charges shortly after his elevation to a viscountcy?
x: used a Guest List for awarding Orders and other honours?
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