CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Date Due iAY Wf- 5 1959^1 f^t^ ; J 7 b ri i^ niAGlLE PRINTED IN MM U. S. A. DOES NC'T CmCJLATE 6a$e («j CAT. NO. 23233 ; 1M 'fftff"'^'- '■" le-ui-ig. ^^ - -« FRAGILE PAPER Please handle this book with care, as the paper is brittle. 1 Cornell University Library DA 560.P98 Half a century of .English his^^^ 3 1924 028 287 344 oli TT-SL^rr,-' J T_-^_^ ir^SiEr*?:^''^ //"H \ \ ^: \<^y \<\ ^^ Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924028287344 HALF A CENTURY OF ENGLISH HISTORY PiCTORIALLY PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF CARTOONS FROM THE Collection of Mr. Punch COMPRISING 150 PLATES BY DOYLE, LEECH, TENNIEL, AND OTHERS, IN WHICH ARE PORTRAYED THE POLITICAL CAREERS OF PEEL, PALMERSTON, RUSSELL,. COBDEN, BRIGHT, BEACONSFIELD, DERBY, SALISBURY GLADSTONE AND OTHER ENGLISH STATESMEN NEW YORK AND LONDON G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 1884 Lo .v^'"<.. ^ ^^^ \\ IV^ 1^1 I Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York / PUBLISHERS' NOTE. This nineteenth century of ours, while multiplying in many ways its machinery for conveying ideas and for in- fluencing opinion, does not neglect to make use of the primitive methods handed down to it by its predecessors. One of the earliest arts of which we find record is that of writing by pictures, and it remains as true of the present ^^eration as it was of the Egyptians of Sesostris, that their minds can often be reached more easily through their eyes than through their ears. There can be no question but that the political thought and the political action of Englishmen of the present time have been not a little influenced by the vigorous and graphic series of cartoons which have secured for PuiicJi its world-wide fame and a position of influence that in the history of satirical journalism has never been equalled. Upon the pencils of Leech, Doyle, and Tenniel, no less than on the pens of the thunderers of the TimeSy the • ■ » 111 IV PUBLISHERS NOTE. scoffers of the Saturday Review^ or the preachers of the Spectator, must rest the responsibility not only for the expression, but very largely for the shaping, of the public opinion and of the feelings of the Englishmen of this century. The work of these caricaturers has value as a robust and characteristic expression of English humor, as reflecting the changing phases of the political thought of middle- class England, and as a faithful though humorous record of the essential characteristics and achievements of the men who for the past fifty years have ruled the British Empire. The publishers believe that many American readers are sufficiently interested in the affairs of their trans-Atlantic cousins, in the personality of the statesmen presented, and in political caricature as a fine art, to extend a cordial welcome to the republication, in a form convenient for preservation, of the more representative of these famous cartoons. CONTENTS. The Seven-League Boots A Bright Idea The Rising Generation — In Parliament The Farmers* Will-o'-the-Wisp Disraeli Measuring the British Lion The Protection ** Dodge " . . . Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers Dressing for a Masquerade . The Ghost of Protection Appearing to Mr. Disraeli The Protection Giant .... A Plain Question .... A Bit of Animated Nature . The Political Chameleon A Dip in the Free-Trade Sea The Political Topsy t . . . Mrs. Gamp Taking the Little " Party " She Looks Back to School Eating the Leek ..... A Scene from English History . A Dirty Trick — Bespattering Decent Peopl( Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament The Balancing Brothers of Westminster The Rival Black Dolls Orestes Pursued by the Furies Afler PAGE.- 2 4 6 8 lO 12 14 i6 i8 20* 22 24- 26> 28' 32 34- 36* 40« 42' 44. 46 vl CONTENTS. '' It Will Soon Boil " A Very Greasy Pole The Quaker and the Bauble AVho Will Rouse Him ? . . . . Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves John Bull Guards his Pudding Monsieur "Walker ! *' ..... Won*t-ee go to Congress ? , . . The Boy for Our Money .... A Glimpse of the Future .... The Reform Janus ... Bright, the Peace- Maker .... Retribution; or, The Greenwich Dinner The Hero and the Saint .... Divorce a Vinculo ..... The *' Sensation " Struggle in America Papal Allocution — Snuffing out Modern Civilization The American Difficulty .... A Derby Obstruction ..... A Derby Spill ...... The Fight at St. Stephen's Academy . Naughty Jonathan . . . How They Went to Take Canada . . - Xing Cotton Bound — The Modern Prometheus The Genu-ine Othello .... Look Out for Squalls ..... Waiting for an Answer .... A Likely Story ...... Columbia's Fix ...... " Up a Tree."— Colonel Bull and the Yankee 'Coon Naughty Jonathan ..... Retrogression (A Very Sad Picture) Vulcan Arming Neptune .... Jonathan's Programme; or, A Bit of Brag . 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 7S 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 iOO 102 104 106 108 no 112 114 CONTENTS. VU Cobden's Logic . .116 The False Start 118 Dressing for an Oxford Bal Masqu^ 120 Dr. Bright and His Patient . . ' . 122 The Agricultural Jeremy Diddler 124 Dizzy s Arithmetic . . . . 126 Pegasus Unharnessed 128 New Guy Fawkes ; or, Dizzy's Chef-d'CKuvre 130 The Officious Passenger . . . 132 Going Down to the House ..... 134 The First Question ...... 136 The Brummagem Frankenstein .... 138 The Honest Potboy ..... 140 The Political Egg-Dance 142 *' The Return From Victory "... T44 Fagin's Political School. ..... 146 Dr. Bull's Waiting- Room 148 Rival Stars 150 Steering under Difficulties ..... • 152 The Political Leotard '54 Athletics at Westminster .... . 156 A Dress Rehearsal ■ 153 Ben and His Bogey 160 Rival Actors ...... . 162 A " Friend " at Court 164 The Rising Tide . . . . 166 Our Siamese Twins ..... . 168 A Political Parallel 170 *' Critics" . . 172 Swift on a Large Scale . • / • ■ 174 Forgetting His Place . . . . 176 The Bill of Fare . 178 Hercules and the Hydra .... . 180 William Cox and Benjamin Box . . 182 vni CONTENTS. Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns " Where 's the (Irish) Police ? " " Much Cry and Little Wool " ; or, mentary Pig The In-" Judicious Bottle-Holder " A (Very) " Straight Tip " . The Strong Government Ajax Defying the Lightning The End of the Season " Hobson's Choice " . " Willie, We Have Missed You " His Favorite Part Smoking the *' Calumet " " Non Dolet "... The Lancashire Lions , . The Conservative Programme Extinguished ** Humble Pie " . . " My Old Friend Homer " . A Deplorable Sceptic . The Two Augurs . **How Not to Say It " One of the " Corporation " . Great Autumn Manoeuvre . A Friend in Need The New Shepherd ** Self and Partner " . The Awaking of Achilles Paradise and the Peri The Winning " Stroke " A Real Conservative Revival An Unexpected Cut " Arcades Ambo ! " . The Indignant Bystander Shaving the Parlia 184. 186 1 8a 190 192 194 196- 19& 200 202 204 206 20a 2ia 212 214 216 218 220 222 224 226 228 230 232 234 236 238 240 242 244 246 24& CONTENTS. IX »» "Good-Bye" ./ More Slaveries Than One ^* Permissive " Government . " Mose in Egitto ! ! ! " The Lion's Share . Civil-Service Stores *' New Crowns for Old Ones ! The Sphinx Is Silent . Neutrality under Difficulties Empress and Earl The Turkish Bath ^'Woodman, Spare That Tree ! " Benjamin Bombastes On the Dizzy Brink " The Mysterious Cabinet Trick ' " The Confidence trick " Our *' Imperial " Guard Figures from a " Triumph " " Fa9on de Parler ? " . The Schoolmaster Abroad . A Blaze of Triumph The " Pas de Deux ! " . 250 252 254 256 258 260 262 264 266 268 270 272 274 276 280 282 284 286 288 290 292 HALF A CENTURY OF ENGLISH HISTORY THE SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS; OR, DEATH OF GIANT MONOPOLY. 1^^ The labors of Messrs. Cobden and Bright procured the recognition of Free-Trade principles, and, with Sir Robert Peel, extorted from a reluctant Parliament the repeal of the Com Laws. — 1846. A BRIGHT IDEA. THE PEACE RECRUITING SERGEANT TRYING TO ENLIST THE DUKE. J^° Mr. Bright's peace principles were embodied in the plan proposed this year to settle all international differences by arbi- tration. The scheme was not viewed with much favor. — 1849. THE RISING GENERATION— IN PARLIAMENT. Peel. ** Well, my little Man, what are you going to do this Session, eh ? " / D LI (the Juvenile). ^^ Why — aw — aw — I've made arrangements — aw — to — smash — aw — Everybody, ^g^ At this time Sir Robert Peel had resigned the Conserva- tive leadership in the House of Commons, which was assumed by Lord George Bentinck, assisted by Mr. Disraeli. — 1847. H o CO Pi H c ^o 0\ 4-* -^ cd 00 X MN «tj H • C-H >. rt ■4-1 o o; o o^ h-J o ll d PL, o a. 13 jj fl o O +-» *^ T3 :3 a; 1— 1 ^j o rt a O 13 i-i V3 o ^ ^4-1 ■M ■I-i t« r-] -i 1— ( ^ 13 < ^H >-■ Ij d U3 • >^ u Q I-I bO >-! < o (U THE STATE OF THE NATION. DISRAELI MEASURING THE BRITISH LION. B^^ Mr. Disraeli's motion for a Select Committee to consider the state of the nation, in consequence of the repeal of the Cora Laws, was rejected by a large majority. — 1849. II THE PROTECTION "DODGE." Suffering Landholder (in a solemn and sonorous tone, with a glance at the first-floor window). — " J/y ky — ind fer — icnds^ I ■a7n ash — amed to app — ear be — foreyou^ and to ex — pose my mis — er ^able state, * * f: 'f: ^ ^ * / am a Ian — dcd prop — er — / — etor re — dooced to ger — eat mis — € — ;j, ow — ing to the com — pe — iition of the foreigtier. There is a ger — eat many of us as bad off as my — seif^ and the Count — er — y is a — being ruined all along of free — trade Sir Robert Peel and Mister Cob — den. We 'ave only twen — ty millions of money in the Bank^ also an incr — ease ^f ^£3^,2^^ on the Cus — toms^ also ;£^37 1,899 ^^ ihe Ex — cise^ and ^24,^60 on the In — cojne Tax, pity the poor Xand — ow — «s^ DRESSING FOR A MASQUERADE. MR. D — SR — LI AS A GREAT PROTECTIONIST LEADER. tS^ Mr. Disraeli, as the Farmers' Friend, made a motion in favor of the Relief of Agricultural Distress, which, however, was lost by a majority of 14. — 1851. 17 THE GHOST OF PROTECTION APPEARING TO MR. DISRAELI. t^^ The Landowners and Farmers were still suffering from the repeal of the Com Laws, and the efforts of Mr. Disraeli and the Conservative Party failed to procure from the Legislature any alleviation of their burdens. — 185 1. 19 THE PROTECTION GIANT. " Fee, Fly Fo, Fum / / smell the Blood of an Englishman ; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I 'II grind his Bones to make my Breads 1^^ The Conservative Party being now in Ofifice, and their policy with regard to Free Trade being ambiguous, the Anti- Corn-Law League was revived at Manchester. — 1852. 21 A PLAIN QUESTION. Mr. Bull. " Now^ Sir^ dont let us have any more Derby Dilly Dallying, What are your Intentions toward Miss Britannia f " J^^ At a meeting of the Liberal members called by Lord John Russell, it was resolved to press the Government for a declaration of its policy. — 1852. 23 <^^ A BIT OF ANIMATED NATURE. THE PROTECTIONIST CUCKOO IN THE HEDGE-SPARROW'S i NEST. The Militia Bill, which had proved fatal to the Whig Ministry, was carried by the Conservative Government by a^ large majority, and materially strengthened their position. — 1852. THE POLITICAL CHAMELEON, J^^ Mr. Disraeli and the Conservative Party were thought to be trimming toward Free Trade in anticipation of the General Election. — 1852. 27 A DIP IN THE FREE-TRADE SEA.- " There, take off his Coat like a good litte Ben, and co7ne ta his Cobdeny J^^ The leaders of the Conservative Party announced that they did not intend to return to the policy of Protection. — 1852. 29 t- THE POLITICAL TOPSY. " / ^spects nobody can't do nothin' with me / "-—Vide '* Uncle Tom's Cabin." , 1^^ The versatility and talent of Mr. Disraeli were sometimes of inconvenient service to his party. — 1852. 3.1 MRS. GAMP TAKING THE LITTLE ''PARTY" SHE LOOKS AFTER BACK TO SCHOOL, 1^^ Mrs. Gamp (the Morning Herald^ since defunct) was the special organ of Mr. Disraeli and the Protectionist Party. — 1852. 33 EATING THE LEEK, Fluelen . . . MR. COBDEN. Pistol . . , MR. DISRAELI. Fluellen. " I pray you fall to ; if you can mock a leeky you can eat a leek.'' — HENRY V. 1^^ The Derby Ministry declared their adherence to the Free-Trade Policy of Messrs. Cobden and Bright, which they had formerly resisted. — 1852. 35 A SCENE FROM ENGLISH HISTORY. QUEEN ELEANOR AND FAIR ROSAMOND. t^^ The Free-Trade Party, being in the majority in the new Parliament, left Mr, Disraeli with the only alternative. — 1852. 37 CO • p4 u • >4 ^kA • •r^ w hJ M Oh • •4 ,£: O W Ph H C ^ u § w CO Q rt ^ O -^ ifi • p^ O 00 o 1^ H en to < ^ pL. o; (/I CO f-; • 1^ W •«-» ^ CQ c ^ o U 13 1— • C/5 1) > tn (U H Q <: SWELL MOB AT THE OPENING OF PARLIA- MENT. Punch (A i). *' Now then ! What V your Little Gajne ? '* D — Z — Y. ''Our Little Game I Nothin — We We only * Waiting for a Party,' " 1^^ The Conservative Party were in hopes, at this time, of nattracting to themselves the remnant of the ''Peelites." — 1857. 41 • I I THE BALANCING BROTHERS OF WESTMINSTER. 11^^ Mr. Disraeli moved an amendment to the Budget of Sir G. Cornewall Lewis (then Chancellor of the Exchequer), in which he was supported by Mr. Gladstone. — 1857. 43 THE RIVAL BLACK DOLLS. 1^** An " India Bill " had been introduced by Lord Palmer- ston as well as by Mr. Disraeli, neither of which was carried beyond the first reading. — 1858. 45 CO X H Q CO Ph CO H O s O a; 4-' ji ♦J :3 4^ C/3 • <-^ c: en • fH •* § O 4-* > • 1—1 •t-t 12 S > 13 Ps en C T^ O l-i U o « J2 4-> •4-1 -d > >-l o d. o 4-> 3 r«- c/3 ^ "^ ^ 'c •c3 S 0) o • o 4-> OJ ^ 4J o > bC M pq zi • >> § J3 00 TS CO p V M Whv c Mp (U VI 4-> • t» C^ a> 0) o J3 \B ■*^ o " IT WILL SOON BOIL ! " 1^^ The constituencies at this time were apathetic on the Reform Question. Mr. Bright had been addressing numerous Meetings to elicit popular support. — 185S. 49 A VERY GREASY POLE. 1^^ Mr. Bright had been addressing large Meetings in the manufacturing districts to agitate for an extension of the fran- chise to all rated householders. — 1859. 51 THE QUAKER AND THE BAUBLE. " // is the Land which the territorial party represents in Parliament. ^ * * That is the theory of the Constitu- tion : BlacksTONE says so. But it is a thing which is not likely to be respected much loiiger^ and it must go, even if involving the destruction of the Constitution.'^ — Mr. BRIGHT in his Penny Organ. 1^" The Morning Star — a journal founded to advocate the views of Mr. Bright — met with little support. After an uncertain existence of some years, it was discontinued. — 1859. 53 / 0-. m O -1 O w 4> O > c c3 (U ^« ^ ^ c^ pq ^ rt a O i-i ^-> o 73 p^ . l-H oj V4_4 o c Vm o • r-l 4-> 'Td V) r^ OJ 3 e cr (L) Cfl o S • ^^ 4-1 u ■I-) oj OJ c (/} 4-1 o On i-l 4-* w-j (U CO cn^ M J/i ■ ^^ ^.^ to J U5 c o u al 4-) o a; in GREAT POACHING AFFRAY ON THE LIBERAL PRESERVES. J — N R — SS — LL. *' Now tlietiy you Sir / Give up that Gun ! " 13^ The defeat of the Government followed upon an amend- ment to their Reform Bill moved by Lord John Russell. — 1859. 57 JOHN BULL GUARDS HIS PUDDING. I^^ The popular feeling expressed itself by the formation of the Volunteer Corps, and received Mr. Punch's hearty approval. —1859. 59 a o • rH M en V ««-< o >-i p. V •^, -o 1, 2 • in ^ ^* to •-< ?! - Tf ^ ^ s •^ <::» >* p4 (LI •^ en _1 1^ the ulou < *> O (U ^ ^ «« Vj d •>-> s l oil u en • 1-4 top O *^ (U PI o 0) A in < 0^ O H o 1-t •4-> rt ^^ O -4-1 o; Pi 4^ (L> to ^ nj bfl • <-4 > 0) E 13 • wt (U ■4-» a a> rt E CO j:: 0) bO ^ P •4-> o ■4-> • J3 rt •«-> r« OJ cn u ^— # OJ pj ^ o ex o l-l 13 Cu ^ r5 rt O d > O >-• o C cx ^ t/5 (U •«-> q I-] bO , ^t/3 Ln 'OJ PQ 00 m • M w >-> • OJ ■4^ (3 > ;-l o •—> OJ O ■*-' rt 1-1 > 1-1 CTJ bO c o U < u < PLH H H O l-H P^ w • 4-i n3 3 bO Q ex ^3 » Pm o VO 00 _r-] ^^^ IH 4-> 1— 1 • I— 1 ^W w • c cr> (U n r— 1 (U (-■ o "^ a bJD a »-• 1— 1 o o o U ^ _ bC "a? c o ■<-> +-> M • 1-^ o 13 •1— t 3 O G C/3 w • r-l >-l ^ -»-» -l D- ^ p- cx > • f— 1 CL. cj en Vl_| ^ C o (U rt •^ o o o Px o ■4-) o 4-1 r-" ■J— ( bfl • l-H ri-H ^ -t-J w ^ >— (U d :§ c s :3 « (U ^ n3 ■*-) o o (D (U w J3 V >\\\.\ * RETRIBUTION, OR THE GREENWICH DINNER. Lord John Russell. " TJlis cant be whitebait ? " Lord Palme RSTON. " Oh, yes ! You would make it so late in the season T %^^ The session had been a very prolonged one. The Min- isterial Whitebait Dinner did not take place until late in August, i860. 73 n 'w Ri >-4 V • i-< o s 00 ^ H en »* ■ ^^ k a. ^ o V4_l Q < •4-> o W5 ower o 75 O P- ^ 13 A W K 4-> Oh 4-> rc; c • ^ o 2 • 1— « ■4-1 13 C!J. J3 C3 s o c/) DIVORCE A VINCULO. MRS. CAROLINA ASSERTS HER RIGHT TO " LARRUP " HER NIGGER. I^p^ The American Civil War was on the eve of commence- ment, and the slave was thought to be the casus belli. — y^anuaryy 1861. 11 THE "SENSATION" STRUGGLE IN AMERICA. U^^ Preparations for the Civil War between South and North America commenced in March, 1861. 79 PAPAL ALLOCUTION— SNUFFING OUT MODERN CIVILIZATION. 1^^ The Pope's allocution justified the construction put upon it in the cartoon. — Aprils 1861. 81 THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. President Abe. '' What a nice White House this would be, if it were not for the BLACKS ! '^ I^^ President Lincoln's American difficulty was supposed to have originated with the Slavery question. — May, 1861. 8t A DERBY OBSTRUCTION. Dizzy. '' Shan't get out o' the way, I 'd like to upset the lot of yer I '* ^^^ Mr. Disraeli, during a debate on the Budget, bitterly- attacked Lord Palmerston's Ministry, declaring that they had "strained the Constitution." — 1861, 85 Mr I*: A DERBY SPILL. 1^^ Mr. Gladstone's Budget was accepted by the House of Commons, after several nights* debate, by a majority of 15. — 1861. 87 THE FIGHT AT ST. STEPHEN'S ACADEMY. r Mrs. Gamp. " Never mind, my dear I you done yer iverry best to win ; which that Master Gladstirig is such a huncommon strong boy I " I^^ Mr. Disraeli's Resolution condemning the policy of Earl Russell's Government toward Denmark was defeated by a majoTity of i5. — 1364. 89 ^ 1 ^ ^ 55 <5> •^S "N* •J < < ffi <5> C/3 < S '::i ^ 5S iz; ^S ^ o 52 is ^ Q ffi v^ O ^ \P ^ < ^ ;z; ^ ^ .Si «3 •t^ H 'io Q < K^ ffi * "^ ^ • sm «• Q •^ ^ to ?i 1 >-l • • t-H (/} VO 3 Iz; 00 XI M cj c >. ^ 0) ^ tfl rQ 03 . ^ 'oj d G i-4 • 1— I w a U c D < 4_l *=■ G {« • l-H > ^^ 4-1 'a G o C/5 (U ♦J C/D TJ o (U o 4-1 c *5 3 • VO 00 O T3 en KING COTTON BOUND— THE MODERN PROME- THEUS. 1^^ The complete blockade of Charleston Harbor precluded any further exportation of cotton to England. — November, 1861. 95 g >* «o ^ V* >* ^it *4 § - # S ^"^ >3 • J^ o •^ H-1 V. '^- O //? SWO nd de H-l ■^^ ^ b ^ ^ 1 W ^ -J o w E ^ ^ **>. H 1* -s ^ > ;:§ <;i ^ 2 « (-1 ^ H ^ w K ^ [-. * O ON * LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS. Jack Bull. " You do what 's right, my son, or I 'II blow you out of the water T 1^^ "The Trent affair" occurred November 8, 1861. Cap- tain Wilkes, of the U. S. Navy, boarded the English ship Trent, and carried Commissioners Mason and Slidell as prisoners to Fortress Munroe. — December, 1861. 99 WAITING FOR AN ANSWER, 1^^ A peremptory demand for redress in the case of the Trent was dispatched to America. The Cartoon expresses the popular feeling whilst England was "waiting for the answer." — December^ 1861. lOI 'So Si '^ "N4 ^ ^i ^ Si Q "^ j^ ^ ^ "Ki ^ ■♦>» ^ "^ 'iw Vj •v?* <^ K • '^ > ^ o ^ KSij H in > ■+V. ^^» J W u: •^ ^ h-H « < > r\ Sr^ "A < r\ ffi <:i H o < N# % • o Si 1 — » • ^ 1-3 •S .^ < ^ Q ^ <3 VJ 1 ■** ^ < o tn O ei c3 •*c k « V pt i>S • VO ^ 00 ■—» 1-1 j^ ^» OJ K r-* 'U ■t-> Si • j-i »c tf ^ (U ■^ a "^ c >H l) _• «*^ > -G o o •*-' »-( O Z3 O , C/3 ui i-t (D r- -a — ' OJ <-i-i ^ o V tn r^ I) 4-» ^ >> OJ rn >-l TI) (U -I-* bO vh >-i =3 O t/> oJ (~! > o !> Vh .>-) C^ )—t (U w STh O ^ XJ ^ ^ bD • ^^ V-) rt COLUMBIA'S FIX. Columbia. " Which answer shall I send ? »» ^g^ The answer was, happily, for peace, 105 *'UP A TREE."— COLONEL BULL AND THE YANKEE 'COON. 'Coon. ^^ Air you in aritest, Colonel f Colonel Bull. ''lam.'" 'Coon. '' Do?tt fire — / '// come down." 1^^ President Lincoln ordered the release of Messrs. Slidell and Mason after short deliberation. — J^anuary, 1862. 107 ^i ^ "V* ^ <5 •Kk "Q » ^ 6 9*. ^ § ^ ^ •^ii ti •^ .^ •^ < in «o H ^ •s <: S K^ k5j ixi H lfi> O Si ^ < f; 5S iz; s« • to < •"^ ;zi ji < ^S H <5> 1— 1 -k: PQ s Q • '^ CAJ d c • • 1-* c "bb o o • ^-* ■M (A ^4-( O bfl bO a 13 Crt o (U ^ • i— 1 4-* 'O ^ • 1— ( 4-1 C ^ c 4) (U (U t-i s e «-t-i 4-> en • ^^ > ^ ^o o o •T— » O ^-i Ol OJ • f— < 'bJO o O W CU O (U t:) i-H ►C (U P. H S^ c ^ o • rt (U 'oj ■73 p. no Ix c ■♦-J o rt (U M u •!-> §c • 1— 1 Vx T 0) (U ^ ' 5:^ ^ C *J cS O >-i v-> PIH fq m Vm aft tk qKatU-C Iwy^n/ " \ i-^^^^Si^^i^^^^^^^gf^^^^^^ COBDEN'S LOGIC. ** / dont know, perhaps, any country in the world where the Masses of the People are so Illiterate as in England. * '^ '^* Sound Statesmanship requires such an extension of the franchise as shall admit the Masses of the People to political power.'' — From Mr. Cobden's Speech at Rochdale. ' t^^ This speech gave occasion to much angry comment, and led to a personal dispute between Mr. Cobden and the Editor of the Times. — 1863. 117 ••.■ '.■■:■'■ CO < w X H ^ ^ s Ci § ^ ^ Q J^ VJ ^ ^>i 'V T^ « ^ H C^ P^ < '^. H CO ^ < t/2 (J u 1) • i-i o p s o '^ o o > in O D, O j-i Id QJ (U ■*-> CD C/3 o CI. c/3 K a V3 c a; c o O a 1^ Pu, ^ 8 I DRESSING FOR AN OXFORD BAL MASQUfi. " The question is^ Is Man an Ape or an Angel? (A Laugh). Nozv, I am on the side of the Angels. (Cheers.)" — Mr. Disraeli's Oxford Speech, Friday, November 25th. [t^^ In addressing the Oxford Diocesan Society, in a speech having reference to the poHcy of the Conservative Party toward the Church, Mr. DisraeU made the above declaration, which gave rise to much comment. — 1864. 121 DR. BRIGHT AND HIS PATIENT. -Doctor. Patient. Doctor. Patient. Doctor. ' Patient. Doctor. Patient. Doctor. in for Refor ' Do yoit get good wages ? '* ' Yesr ' Have you plenty to eat and drink ? " * Yes^ as far as that goes.'' ' Do you do as you like ? " ' Yesr ' Do you pay taxes ? " ' None to hurt me niucJir ' Ah ! We must change all that. We must go m!" J^** This colloquy gives a not unfair summary of Mr. Bright's address to his constituents in the preceding month. — 1865. 123 THE AGRICULTURAL JEREMY DIDDLER. Malt Tax Repealer. ' fou don't happen to have six or seven millions about you ^ sir ? " Gladstone. " Yes, I do — and I mean to KEEP THEM ABOUT ME." 1^^ The Agricultural interest clamored as usual for a reduc- tion or repeal of the Malt Tax. They were entirely unsuccessful. —1865. 125 DIZZY'S ARITHMETIC. Pam. *' Now, then, Youngster, you 've 7io call to be a chalk- ing that wall ; and if you MUST do a sum, you might as well do it right / " 1^^ The Conservative Party had hoped to gain additional strength at the General Election — but on the contrary they lost 25 seats. — 1865. 127 PEGASUS UNHARNESSED. 1^^ Mr. Gladstone's rejection at Oxford was hailed with approbation by the advanced Liberals, who now looked to him as their future Leader. — 1865. 129 NEW GUY FAWKES; OR, DIZZY'S CHEF- D'CEUVRE. ^^ Under the guise of Liberalism — under the pretence of legislating in the spirit of the age — they are, as they think, about to seize upon the supreme estate of the realm''' — (See Mr. Disraeli's Speech, April 3, 1868.) 1^^ Mr. Disraeli's alarming picture of the revolutionary pro- jects of his opponents was powerless to prevent the passing of the Irish Church Resolutions, which were carried by a large majority. — 1868. 131 LOWER AWAy X H E RE > UJW.ER MVA.y ^ THE OFFICIOUS PASSENGER. Lord John. ^^ Excuse me, friend Bright, but do you command this ship^ or do If ^^g^ Mr. Bright not having been admitted to the Cabinet, was endeavoring from the platform to force the hands of the Ministry. — 1866. 133 GOING DOWN TO THE HOUSE. Lord Russell. " Well, Bright, what do you want? " Johnny Bright. ^^ Any thing your Honor is willing to give me NOW." 1^^ Mr. Bright was now prepared to accept any reduction of the franchise — being convinced that neither the Ministry nor Parliament would agree to a Radical measure. — 1866. 135 THE FIRST QUESTION. Working-Man. " Well, Gentlemen, what are YOU going to do for vie f " Lord Derby (aside to Dizzy.) '' Ah I if he were only a Racehorse now " Disraeli. " Or an Asian Mystery " Lord Derby had just formed his third Government, Mr. Disraeli being again Chancellor of the Exchequer. They declined to pledge themselves upon the Reform question.— 1866. 137 THE BRUMMAGEM FRANKENSTEIN. John Bright. '' I have no fe — fe — fear of ma — manhood suffrage ! " — (Mr. Bright's Speech at Birmingham.) m^^ The unwillingness of Parliament to accept any measure of Reform had aroused a widespread discontent amongst the working classes. A monster gathering was held at Birmingham in August. — 1866. 139 •^ THE HONEST POTBOY. Derby (aside.) '^ Dont frotJi it up this time, Ben. Good' measure — the Inspectors have their eye on usT J^^ A majority of' the Cabinet had agreed to introduce an extensive measure of Reform, which was followed by the resig- nation of General Peel, and Lords Carnarvon and Cranbourne. —1867. 141 S'-^ti THE POLITICAL EGG-DANCE. J^^ Mr. Disraeli's dexterous management of the Reform Bill in Committee enabled him to defeat several amendments moved by the Opposition. — 1867. 143 o U > O Pi <5k (D • t/3 r-« =3 VO O 00 K M o ^ ui +-» -^ -o C C ■4-> rt ctf a; S > c ■*-< O nd U l-H • i-l oj Vl-i O bfl -• o P< o ■4-* ^UJ ^ • ^^ ^ r^H 4-> en • 1— ( >> P '3 • (—» i-H S c en a a u I FAGIN'S POLITICAL SCHOOL.. '^ Now, mark this ; because these are things which you may not have heard in any spcecJi wJiich has been m,ade in the city of Edinburgh. (Laughter and cheers.) I had — if it be not arrogafit to use such a phrase — TO EDUCATE OUR PARTY. // is a large party, and requires its attention to be called to questions of this kind with some pressure. I had to prepare the mind of Parliament and the country on this question of Reform.'' — (Mr, DiSRAELl's Speech at the Edinburgh Banquet.) ;•■ 1^^ Mr. DisraeU had asserted that no Party could lay claim to a monopoly of Liberal principles — hence the Government were quite at liberty to deal with the Roman Question. — 1867. 147 i I o o (^ (i iz; 1— « H I— I < CO ^- s < CO rt ^ •pH ■4-> d M o o • p- 1 a Ui >-i (U (U 3 a. O^ a O CO U-t o ' t-l J2 0) ^ ■4-) •X J3 Vm O O i-i a fl ^ o U • 1—4 ■4-J ^ 4-> Crt ■ F- 1 • ^H hO M rt 1— i 0) ■4-1 ^ rt O) ■^-J ■4-J CO >> o 00 M 'C PQ 'U t^ »^ t/3 Vh WH (U •4-» S J3 O 3Th ^— .^ o t371 ■<-> 32 C (U >H *♦-« eu o RIVAL STARS. Mr. Bendizzy (Hamlet). '' ' To be, or not to be, that is the question : '—Ahem I '' . Mr. Gladstone (out of an engagement). [Aside.] " ' Leading busi7tess^ forsooth ! His line is ' General Util- ity I ' Is the Manager mad ? But no inatter-rr — a time WILL come " J^^ Though Mr. Disraeli was in office, his Party were in a minority in the House of Commons. The Opposition, under the nominal leadership of Mr. Gladstone, was disorganized. — 1868. 151 STEERING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Ship's Captain. " Give up the helm ? — Resign the com- mand ? — Never ! Come one, come all, I stick to my CRAFT. Back, I say I — One step in-board, and I blow up the ship. Ha, ha I I '' l^^ Mr. Gladstone's Irish Church Suspensory Bill was carried against the Government by large majorities. — 1868. 153 m THE POLITICAL LEOTARD. "// IS a very old trick of inine^' writes M. Leotard^ ^^ to make the belief to fall, and then to arrive on my feet.'* — Morning Paper. 1^^ Instead of resigning after his defeat, Mr, Disraeli con- tinued to hold office, promising a dissolution of Parliament in the autumn. — 1868. OD ATHLETICS AT WESTMINSTER. John Bright. ''Ha! Worit you ketch it next half,, when our big brother comes / ! ! " 1^** Mr. Gladstone's Irish Church Suspensory Bill was thrown, out by the Lords. The '' big brother " was the Borough Con- stituencies enlarged by the new Reform Bill. — 1868.. 157 A DRESS REHEARSAL. Friend Bright. '' H'm f Ha! Verily these Minis- terial garments wont be so unbecoming after all!'' — (Said, in other words, in his last address.) U^^ The Leadership of the Liberal party having escaped from the hands of the Whigs, made it more than probable that Mr. Bright would have a seat in their next Cabinet. — 1868. 159 BEN AND HIS BOGEY. Mrs. Bull. " / 7/ teach you to frighten people, Master Benjamin^ JI^^ In his address to the Buckinghamshire electors, Mr. Disraeli endeavored to alarm the country by declaring that the Church of Rome would be the only gainer by disestablishment. — 1868. i6i RIVAL ACTORS. {Jkfr. Gladstone^ as William Tell, has been called before the curtain ^^ amid the deaf ening plaudits of a House crammed to the ceiling.^*) Mr. Bendizzy (Jeremy Diddler). " He 's got the House with him, that 's certain. Ahem! I must give 'em a touch of my art." J^^ The general feeling throughout the country during the autumn was antagonistic to the Government. — 1868. 163 A '^FRIEND" AT COURT. What we have Read. " Mr. Bright attended yesterday at Windsor^ and kissed Her Majesty's hand on his appoint- ment to the Board of Trade'' ^^g^ The defeat of the Conservatives at the General Election was followed by the formation of a Liberal Administration, in which Mr. Bright was included as President of the Board of Trade.— 1868. 165 THE Rising tide. Mrs. Gamp. " O yon bad, wicked boy ! I spose yoit ' II be for a-washm away THAT Church next / " 1^^ Immediately after the close of Parliament, Mr, Gladstone commenced his electoral canvass. The Irish Church question was the all-absorbing one before the constituencies. — 1868. 167 OUR SIAMESE TWINS. Mr. Bull. " Yoic dont think the operation will be fatal to either f " Dr. Gladstone. " Oh, no I" Dr. Bright, '' Not a bit ! — Do 'em both all the good in the world'' %^^ Mr. Gladstone's great majority in the new Parliament was unmistakable evidence of the opinion of the country that "the Church in Ireland as an Establishment should cease to exist." — 1869. 169 A POLITICAL PARALLEL. *' Sce^ where his Grace stands 'tween two clergy fuen ! "- Vide Richard IIL, Act iii., Scene 7. 1^^ The approaching General Election was to turn upon the Irish Church question, and the Government was assured of the full support of the Clergy. — 1868. T7r " CRITICS. ' ( Who have not exactly '' failed in literature and art") — See Mr. D.'s new work. Mr. G-D-S-T-ne. "■ Hm ! — Flippant ! " Mr. D-S-R-LI. '' Ha !— Prosy I " 1^^ Mr. Disraeli's latest novel, " Lothair," was published at this time, as was also Mr. Gladstone's work on Grecian My- thology. — 1870. 173 SWIFT ON A LARGE SCALE. Ghost of Dean Swift. '' Well Mr. Gladstone, you quoted my will, but, by Gumdragon, you might have given ^tne credit for being the author of your plan. I left MY Church surplus to a Lunatic Asylum.^* " To show by one satiric touch No Nation wanted it so much." %^^ Out of the surplus remaining from the Irish Church endowments, Mr. Gladstone assigned a large portion for humani- tarian purposes — the care of lunatics, the deaf and dumb, the blind, etc. — 1869. 175 FORGETTING HIS PLACE. John Bright. " Irish Church coming down ! — pull out o' the way there with that ' infatuated ' old inachi7te of yours — can t yer / Groom of the Chambers. " John, John, you We for- getting YOUR PLACE — you must nt use that sort of language NOW." J^^ Mr. Blight's characteristic disregard of the Upper House had been unwisely expressed in a published letter to his con- stituents. — 1869- 177 .;-) THE BILL OF FARE. Mr. Gladstone (the *' Chef "). '' Irish stew first, Mrs. B., and then " Mrs. Bright (the Cook). '* Lor bless you, Mr, G., the Irish stew 's quite as much as they 7/ get througJi, I 7/ be bound I " 1^^ Commenting on the difficulty of passing several impor- tant measures in one Session, Mr. Bright had said : " It was not easy to drive six omnibuses abreast through Temple Bar." — 1870. 179 2 •« - ^ w (U C/) CO • i-H a a o c < Q S t— H a >H bO IS P^ n: d (L> •rH (L) l-i C o • 1— 1 15 O fl (L) • 1— 1 Q • I-H S S < ^ O u N •r-l ■4-J •4-> p^ ^yj «3 O w K o :3 S «4-l ^ f •S bO rv, rC XI o pq < ^ ' w m Q ;z; <; X c ^— ■ o . ^. !^ > 4 O < »— I ^ • 1 Si o 1— t ^ "-"C :2; Si C3 ^ H ?S rN rS o o c L) cq cj >-t s ^ > l-H 0) > • f-H 4-> ■ O o . ■!-> a Ui ^ O U wJ 4-» s a }H -i-J o O «^-4 pS cx W3 t/3 B JL) o 'ih o T) >-■ rt (L> TJ o fl i> • M u § rt 3)fh . -^ '^^ f^^H It (U ^ oJ M tfj en oo CO o w H > PQ CO I— I H l-H < 73 C CS m*- , ■ . a Q ■4f,\-: • pH m m a> OJ (U •4-> • O Vt-I 00 o HI PS C/} 0) 3 s O Vt-I ^ oo 1 ■»* M fr 4 s in c m 1— I 'C hH C/5 " 'd :3 Jh • r^ 73 5 ^ • O % :3 a O > O -WHERE 'S THE (IRISH) POLICE?" Chief Constable. '^H'ni! — shooting landlords! — ^wrecking private property ! — burning stores ! — seizing ar^ns ! -—breaking heads! — murder and intimidation! — ' Pon my ivord, if they go much further I must really DO SOME- THING ! ! ! " 1^^ The Fenian outrages in Ireland called loudly for vigorous repression. A Peace Preservation Bill was introduced on March 17th, and almost unanimously passed into law. — 1870. 1S7 O l-H di ■ O ^ • o Q u Ph en (U U -l o - F-H t-l D, 1) a o a dj i-i t- ' OJ rO 4-> o O 00 M S 1—1 a • O 00 c (U • cu ri^ r^^ M O T3 ^ rt f-} (L> ■<-> (-< ■j-> • -^ O r— 1 . 1— 1 o w o (U ■t-t Ol (U M ^ 'rt H -4-» -C u SJ} a 1 s o o H THE IN-'' JUDICIOUS BOTTLE-HOLDER." Ghost of Pam. *' A]ia^ dear boy ! we managed things rather differently when I was bottle-holder / " '*/ have been told that Lord Palmerston always looked on the Neutral- ization of the Black Sea as an arrangeinent that might be maintained for a limited number of years ^ bnt which it was impossible to maintain permanently. I have been told LoRD Clarendon never attached value to that neutralization." — Mr. Gladstone (while the Black-Sea Conference was sitting). 1^^ Mr. Gladstone's pacific attitude on the high-handed abrogation by Russia of the Black-Sea clauses of the Treaty of Paris was injurious to the Ministry. — 187 1. 191 A (VERY) '^STRAIGHT TIP!" William (the Jockey). " Well, if you MUST know, I'm £oing to win with THIS — and Ballot second I '* Ben (a Tout). " Oh, ah! I dessay I A couple d precious screws I How about BUDGET ? Yah / / '* J^^ The Budget proposals of the Government were not ap- proved by the country. Several of them, including the *' Match Tax," were withdrawn, and in their stead twopence was added to the Income Tax. — 1871. 193 ■* ■ s s> ^ *o Q •^ < o V, Q- ^ O <:3 O ^>- ^ 5i O P^ *s H ^ CD ^ tx3 K •• •% H • ^. >^ «o o ^ •^■ ^ r^ Td 00 >-H M rt ^ • O Ui •4-» »-l o 6 a, > S-i o O ^ 4-> > ^ 3 rt ^3 ba trt o cj ■!-> ^ 'c3 j.^ ■*-> • 1-^ o pq fl 4-> C/3 PQ (L> rt ^ •^ H C O • »iH 1 CAJ L £/) wTh (U S O} >^ U) AJAX DEFYING THE LIGHTNING. 1^** On the rejection of the Army Bill by the Upper House, the Purchase System was abolished by Royal Warrant. This measure provoked the angry resentment of the Peers. — 1871. 197 THE END OF THE SEASON. Butler. '' Before taking leave for my holiday, my Lady, may I venture to hope that my conduct, and that of the other servants, has given you every satisfaction^ Britannia. *' Take your holiday, Ewart. The less said about the rest the better I " ^^^ The popularity of the Government had declined during the Session, Some of their actions had failed to win the approval of the constituencies. — 1871. 199 " HOBSON'S CHOICE." M. Th- -RS. ^' He, inon ami! They may say that I am petulant^ but " Mr. Gl-DST-NE. ''Ah, M. le Prhident, just so ! They say I 'm irritable, but — THEY can't GET ON WITHOUT us!" 1^^ Equally eminent as statesmen, Mr. Gladstone and M. Thiers were alike defective in the art of guiding a representative Assembly. — 1871. 20 1 9-* WITH 5vHl?IMPi "WILLIE, WE HAVE MISSED YOU." Miss Greenwich. " Glad to see you at last, sir. Plenty of hot water, sir I '' Mr. Gl-DST-NE. ^^ My dear young friend, pray dont talk to me of HOT WATER ; / came here to GET OUT OF IT ! " IJ^p^ Mr. Gladstone made his first visit to his constituents at Greenwich, October 28th. — 1871. 203 HIS FAVORITE PART. ** Mr. Gladstone is ever happy to appear in the character of a Scotsman.*' — Letter from the Premier's Secretary. IJ^^ Although born at Liverpool, Mr. Gladstone is, as is well known, of Scottish parentage. — 1871, 205 H 1-1 < It* H O w o CO ^ ^ ^ Q ^ V ^ s ^ ^ u Q H H 6 «• o u V U U5 o JS - en H I I • :^ ^ 1. ^ t-' o o H .5^ H <«, O ^ o •<> 5 t^ (L) O J ^ H G Vh ^ ■ bJO bJO c3 r>. o c i-i O o ^3 M (U 4-» ^ ;-H '3 -4-» • 1— r O C/3 ^ ■<-> 'O ^ >-t •^ ■4-) a -i • f-t i- (L> 9 1 ■<_> o 'O •i-. > (V • 1— 1 a • i-H J3 S TJ 73 Im (U O L S • ^ c S y ^ > o ►^ o ^ "NON DOLET." Mr. Punch. " Williajn, Williain, this is very VERY sad ! Why these repeated floggings, dear boy ? Not a week passes but " Head Boy. ''All right, sir I What 's the odds? It don't hurt ! ! " J^^ The waning popularity of the Government was shown by the almost unvarying rejection of their supporters at the bye elections. — 1872. 209 THE LANCASHIRE LIONS. " So have I heard on inky IrwelVs shore, ■ Another lion give a louder roar. And the first lion thought the last a bore.'' — BOMBASTES FURIOSO. %^^ Mr. Disraeli received an enthusiastic welcome in Lanca- shire. In his speech at Manchester he likened the occupants of the Ministerial bench to a row of extinct volcanoes. — 1872. 211 THE CONSERVATIVE PROGRAMME. '' Deputation below. Sir. — Want to know the Conservative Programme y Rt. Hon. Ben. Diz. '' Eh f~Oh f—Ah I— Yes /—Quite so I Tell theui^ my good Abercorn^ with my compliments, that we propose to rely on the Sublime Instincts of an Ancient People I I " — (See Speech at Crystal Palace.) U^^ A great Conservative demonstration was made at the Crystal Palace in recognition of the growing unpopularity of the Government. Mr. Disraeli refrained from committing his Party to a definite programme. — 1S72. 213 EXTINGUISHED! ^^ It is not YOUR business^ Mr. Meddlesome^ to be pit I ling- down churches. You leave that work to your better s'' 1^^ Mr. Miall's Disestablishment motion was again resisted by the Government, and rejected by a large majority. — 1872. 215 it HUMBLE PIE." Mr. Bull. '^ Huinble pie again, William! — You gave me that yesterday I " Head Waiter. " Yes, sir — No, sir — That were GENEVA humble pie, sir. This is BERLIN humble pie, sir / / " J^^ The dispute respecting the San Juan boundary was sub- mitted to the arbitration of the German Emperor. He decided in favor of the American claim. — 1872. 217 " MY OLD FRIEND HOMER." i^' Every day must begin for me with my old friend Homfi — the friend of my youth, the friend of my middle age and of my old age— from whom I hope never to be parted so long as I have any faculties, or any breath in my body'' — Mr. Gladstone, Dec. 3, 1872.) Ghost {rises) : " But if a clamorous vile plebeian rose, Him with reproof he checked, or tamed with blows : ' Be silent, wretch, and think not here allowed That WORST OF Tyrants, a Usurping Crowd.' — That is Mr. Pope s translation of a passage of mine^ sir. What do YOU make of it f " 1^^ Much of the dissatisfied feeling at this time prevalent amongst the working classes was attributed to the supineness- of the Government. — 1872. 219 "tN» "^ '^. ss 58 «o Q ^ 1 * to ■ >s. ;^ Ci "Q "Q •S ;:? 52 » "K. to < Sj ^S4 ^ s> N^ ^ IS ^ • ^S m :^ 'si "Si w' "»>k ^ :5 t—i < Vs o Pi 8 > Ph > W 1 ^ Pi t0^ "5u <: to ^^i ^ o "ls» CO to ^ pq «3 r^» ?v -5i ■§ t/i ri -. ^ •-^ , CvJ rt ^ ■'5 V3 3 U O (U o B J— 1 — H o P X c Vt-J O o u c w o f-^ <.^ .2 o Td M CI, u C o (M 4-> O a> >-i Ui > V >-H c C/3 crt "(U rt C r" • o ro 4-> 3 «u «^ •^^ § ^ ^ 1 K 1 •• • -1 5: U 1— 1 o Ph •s* ^ s« »«i -5$ "Ki -^ ». >N» '^i 55; • ••N 5^ •h •» ^ is u • • -^ 0^ (—1 ^^ »— 1 ^ ^ "^ ^ • "HOW NOT TO SAY .1: talking politics aft :e, my dear Lord o Ph Si o 5 u V a CO •;2 V) is ^ ^ '5o ^^. 1 5§ •s 1 ."^ ^ t* «s • Ph* •^0 • 1 XJ . • •*<. « ►^ • is a! A § 1 (U (U c J3 ^ o •♦-» U ■4-1 C3 QJ ^ • i-< ^ ■^j -*-> rt >^ QJ o 4-> • •— 1 C/] «4-l >-l 'O >> (U o > 'O iti (U 4-» V>-l TJ ^ o 4-t fj (U WJ c p< • i— 1 • 1— < O ^ 4-> o •"^ 1-1 75 0) o t/3 ^ 4-1 Q O »-■ 3 ^ B iS 'Ta O ^ QJ •4-1 4-1 4-1 O • 1-4 • (U t/i c CI. p> o X • 1—1 o '4-1 o3 >^ ri5 O rO 4-1 • 1-1 ;3 ;-• o P >^ £3 • c o j:: 4-) bO L (U O tA (^ > 4-1 3 ^ 4-1 T3 o > OJ > >H (U (U a >-i C/] «-i-( D- ONE IN THE *' CORPORATION." " Take that in your charity-basket^ you ^ fattedy gorged^ not to say bloated' old grabber ! " — (See Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech k propos of Emanuel Hospital and the City Alder- men.) 1^^ The London Corporation fought strenuously for the retention of the patronage of Emanuel Hospital — but failed, owing to Mr. Gladstone's outspoken resistance. — 1873. 227 GREAT AUTUMN MANOEUVRE. Hodge. "" Lor-a-massy, me-aster ! Be oi to be a 'power in f ste-ate ' ? What be oi to get by tha-at f " Mr. G. " That, my good friend, is a mere detail. The question is, what am I to get by it / / " I^" In the Debate as to giving a vote to the Agricultural Laborer, Mr. Forster read a letter from the Premier, who declared that such extension of franchise was just and politic, and could not long be avoided. — 1873. 229 // ^ p Q til I— I < •CS Jo 1 Si •5 ^ > -5* «o "Kk ^ '^. •J ^ •v* $ ^ "^ ^ ^ ■ ^^ *K4 S Q •^: •<: ^ »> vo ^^ « ►^ V. •^ <5i ^ ^ t <;>, ^ ts» ^ ^ •« 1 ^^ *v • ^ ■5 tt5 "♦-* • V. N* >• Vs • o <:i H s H ■»-^ hr" ■ ^s. hi-( • rf) Cwl O •^ < <>* s :§ s >* g S o ' — » ^3 *>* C ^ bD OJ C rfl • F-^ ■*-» c J3 V4-1 .4^ W) u ^ QJ ^-H u <^ u t^ 00 > (U (U u t/5 ■4-> {£ u r-" b/D 4-1 T3 PC d) v^ N bJO rt ^ • 4-> G s c3 ^ ^ a C/5 O) 4-> < __J J= (D C3 4-* r* 4-> o H a. S C >^ • i-i 0) 1 rj ■i-> C aj Rj en h-3 n C U-i [L^ • ^^ 1^^ U3 vL rt >> ^ U o (L) :3 -£ Q ^%^%^,^J^^^^, THE NEW SHEPHERD. Hartington (new hand, just taken on). " Hey, but -measter ! — Where be the Sheep ? " J^^ Mr. Bright's nomination of Lord Hartington as Leader of the shattered Liberal Party was acquiesced in by the rival ^candidates. — 1873. 233 " SELF AND PARTNER." Mr. Gladstone. ''My dear First Lord, I have the utmost confidence in YOU." Mr. Gladstone. ''And I in you, my dear Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and if our colleagues zvere only like us, we should all be as one man I " %^^ Mr. Gladstone was now First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The past Session had revealed an absence of harmony in the Ministry. — 1873. 235 •isA^'Ki''- THE AWAKING OF ACHILLES. 1^^ The Public Worship Bill introduced by the Bishop of London was suddenly adopted by the Government " to put down Ritualism." Mr. Gladstone emerged from his retirement to oppose it. — 1874. 237 PARADISE AND THE PERL " Joy, joy for ever / My task is done — The gates are passed^ and Heaven is won I ' ' — Lalla Rookh. 1^^ Mr. Disraeli had now for the first time a majority in Parliament. He became Prime Minister on the rejection of the the Liberal Administration by the constituencies at the General Election. — 1874. 239 THE WINNING "STROKE." Publican. '-''Ooray! Glad you'' ve won, Sir y Dizzy, " Thanks. I knew those Sliding Seats would upset 'em / " ||p^° Some portion of the Conservative success was supposed to be due to the Publican interest, and to the operation of the Ballot.— 1874. 24X A REAL CONSERVATIVE REVIVAL, " We have little or no FISH, Gentlemen ; but at least we have revived that great and Conservative institution, THE Ministerial Fish-Dinner ! ! ! " %^^ The number of measures passed by Mr. Disraeli's Gov- ernment compared unfavorably with what had been done by the preceding Administration. — 1874. 243 ^5 i ^ ^ r ^ • **» ^^ Si 1 ^ ^i ,« k ^ •k* o <5» ^ g tsk § •s» ^ ^ • 1 Si 1 8 H U X 1 w •»v 1° iz; • C^- •:S ^ • ^ ;z; « 1 < il 9\ K5J «^ «s •^0 w ."*>» "v.. k z tv^ o ?:i ^ ^ H CO ^ ^ Q < %« K^ >< a ** s O Ph' <5i d e4 ■ ^ • - « g is < Mr time!'' bo o 00 c/} OJ (U in %0'^^^^mU *' ARCADES AMBO!" Prince B-SM-K. ^^ Ah, you did not expect to see me in Arcadia — Nein ? '* Right Hon. W. E. G. '' Oh, you 'II not find it at all dull! Lots to do I LOOK AT Me ! ! ! " 1^^ Mr. Gladstone abated little of his wonted mental activity, although freed from the cares of office. Prince Bismarck was at this time in (a nominal) retirement. — 1877. 247 THE INDIGNANT BYSTANDER. ' Mr. Gladstone. ''Dont you see, Sir, tJuy We J^oing you ? You MUST lose I — Really, the Police ought to inter- fere ./ " * Dizzy (a Simple Countryman !). " Dont mind HIM, Sir ! It 's all his spite I He once kep' a table hisself I " J^^ The Savings Banks Bill introduced by the Government was strongly opposed by Mr. Gladstone. The Bill was afterward withdrawn. — 1875. 249 "GOOD-BYE!" D — SR — LI. ''Sorry to lose you / — /BEGAN with books; you 're ending with them. Perhaps you We the wiser of the two'' ^^^ Mr. Gladstone formally relinquished the Leadership of the Liberal Party, and made only an occasional appearance in Parliament during the Session. — 1875. 251 MORE SLAVERIES THAN ONE. Right Hon. B.' D. " Now that your Highness has seen the blessings of Freedom^ I trust we may rely upon your strenuous help in putting down Slavery?'' Sultan Seyyid Barghash. ''Ah, yes I Certainly! But remember, O Sheikh Ben Dizzy, CONSERVATIVE PARTY VERY STRONG in Zanzibar ! " ^^g^ The Sultan of Zanzibar made a visit to Europe, and remained six weeks in London. He was pressed by the Gov- ernment to use his influence to stop the Slave traffic in his dominions. — 1875. 253 "PERMISSIVE" GOVERNMENT. Lord H. ^^ After all 's said and done, you exist only on sufferance, you know.'' Right Honorable D. '/ ' Sufferance,' my dear Hart- ington ! ' Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe ' / / / " — Merchant of Venice, Act. i., Scene 3, 1^^ Lord Hartington, as Leader of the Opposition, strongly animadverted on the feebleness of the Government and the cornparative uselessness of their legislation. — 1875. 255 <^ --^5^^^-:^ " MOSE IN EGITTO ! ! ! " 1^^ Mr. Disraeli extorted the admiration of the country by purchasing for ;^4,ooo,ooo, on behalf of the Government, the shares in the Suez Canal held by the Khedive of Egypt. — 1875. 257 i-t 4-1 c p o u 0) w '^. p^ N. CO -s ^ O iKi ^ ►— t 1 ^>o H- 1 ^ W ^ hr' «3 ^ >, rQ T? a. (D o > 0) 4-> 1^ o C! O ^ • -^ S4-I o CO • ^H >^ 3 •4-1 ^ C7^ Vt-I ■ J3 0) H c o CA to HfUqiTlYE SLAVE If 1 u ■ MBl^^' QlltlSTiOK iV-'UlN'^' CIVIL SERVICE STORES. " What can we do for you Madam ? Royal Commissio7t ? — Select Committee ? — Papers ? — Careful Consideration f — Offi,cial Inquiry f — Any thing to oblige /" %^^ The Government was charged with the too-frequent practice of evading responsibility by referring embarrassing sub- jects to a Royal Commission or a Select Committee. — 1876. 261 iSIN*, ^'NEW CROWNS FOR OLD ONES!" (Aladdin adapted^ ^S^ The Bill for adding to the Royal Titles that of Empress of India, though pressed forward by the Government, was scarcely approved by the country. — 1876. 263 &-.. m- THE SPHINX IS SILENT. 1^^ Servia and Montenegro having declared war against Turkey, and thus re-opened the Eastern Question, both Par- liament and the country were anxious to know the policy of the Government, but Mr. Disraeli declined to yield information. — 1876. t'h: 265 NEUTRALITY UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Dizzy. "-Bulgarian Atrocities! I cant find them in the ' Official Reports ' / / / " 1^^ The country was deeply stirred by the dreadful outrages- in Bulgaria, aqd Mr. Disraeli's attitude of official indifference called forth wide disapprobation. — 1876. 267 ■■, t'. EMPRESS AND EARL; UR, ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER. Lord Beaconsfield. '' Thanks, your Majesty. I might have had it before ! Now / think I have EARNED it ! " |[^^ Mr. Disraeli, at the close of the Session, was raised to the Peerage by the title of Earl of Beaconsfield. — 1876. ^ 269 5o a C o w O (A 0) (D ex J2 4-> % ^ O GO 3 3 O 00 -] -4-) a w> 3 C c3 ^ 3 rt q3 ^ M C 2 r^ • r-^ +— ' pq c« O o -*-i ■*-> bO C O '•^ yn > 3 CO o O o C/3 X) • 1-^ '4-> 3 C^ £/3 a; o 5 • 3 O' }^ ■^-j s d 0) • f-H H <«-• 1 s "H- I o K*> tJ w » » p^ N*. H "«>^. ^ ^ — 1 ^ • :5; < "§ ^ >aj H •«^ k ■iu PJ '^ ^ < •4^ Ph ^ ^ ?s <:: CO •"^ .^ "K. •< «Ni ^ ^ • * ?s "!« <-1 :^ ^ 1 •*<> Q Q O p ^ ^ — ( g O 1— ( ^ yj ^ «* '-^ ^ < o .-I HH •1— > tfl S r- rt o •4-1 >^ rO ■M c S ■»-> 1^ rQ rt Pm en V4-^ > o T3 J^ C r-1 c rt a- ^ cu -i-> r^ I/: V B O c u ■*-• (U c > O 'c5 *-> O c r^ to . «— c o .^ ■*— ' »H 10 P "c5 (D v^ rC ■4-1 O c Vl-I o o ■4-1 Cfl >> 13 >-l 03 o ■*-> O (— • • u C t^ k^H a; r^ ,^ 'O CO C M Q O wa O V) M ^a C xj~, O M « 1-4 4-* ^ o en BENJAMIN BOMBASTES. " Who dares this pair of Boots displace, Must m£et Bombastes face to face ! — Thus do I challenge all the human race I " f^^ The Ministry addressed a dispatch to the Russian Gov- ernment defining what were British interests, and intimating that if these were endangered they could not hold to their attitude of neutrality. — 1877. 275 ON THE DIZZY BRINK. Lord B. " Just a lee tie nearer the edge ? " Britannia. " Not an inch farther. I ''in a good deal nearer than is pleasant already I " IJ^^ By the dispatch of the British Fleet to Constantinople, the risk of a collision with the Russian Forces, resulting in war, was made probable. — 1878, 277 "THE MYSTERIOUS CABINET TRICK." (Bea^s Maskelyne and Cooke hollow !) U^^ Rumors of dissensions in the Cabinet on the question of Peace or War, though denied by Ministers, were acknowledged by the actual resignation of Lord Carnarvon and the threatened resignation of Lord Derby. — 1878. 279 "THE CONFIDENCE TRICK!" St-FF-RD N-RTHC-TE (loq.). ** Vou hand us over your Six Millions — we put it up safe for you^ and let you have it again^ of course — just to show your CONFIDENCE IN US, don' tyerknoiv ! ! ! " 1^^ The Government asked for a credit of ^6,000,000, to strengthen their hands at the approaching Conference, and to show to the European Powers that they possessed the confidence of the country, — 1878. 281 OUR "IMPERIAL" GUARD. Lord B. '' You have often helped HER, Madam,"' India. ^^ And now I am come to help YOU ! " (Britannia does n't exactly know how she likes it.) 1^^ Lord Beaconsfield electrified the country by the sudden summoning of a body of Indian troops to Malta for service in. Europe. — 1878. 283 X § •1 D ^ oq ^ >• •^ ^ < ^ \i S O Si (^ ^ t.. CO u ^^4 p^ ^ D ^ O "^ c u • a ^ 1^ PQ :3 U5 O • f-^ V) *4-l bfl O c o U ■3 cr r-" m rt <—> CO ^ rt >^ t-i -4-* ■4-> G Td d c o rt u 2 OJ >— 'a; •«-J iG w 'O-* C G o » ^g^ Mr. Punch's assumption that the demands of the Pleni- potentiaries would end in a "compromise" was amply proved by the result. — 1878. 287 '■*; ■\ ' I 'I oj o • ^4 u: ^ rt (A "^ '^^ t>i >> •t<» ^ ^. ►^ Q ::^ T3 < *^ * *«» U3 ■ ^ 3 O ^ CJ ' D Q^ t/3 OS PQ « c- ^^ •- vd p:^ ^ 1) '^ M UJ- >• <:> 3 rt ' H^ "K* U lU (U o o 15 en K to CO u S *>. OJ c/: 5< s t^ UJ vo 00 5? rC ^ J^ ■ o ^ ^ ^c c ^ ^ • • > S3 N ^ m ^ SJ »— ( Q H < U k >." / ^\\\\}''^.^/J^ ^£^^t A BLAZE OF TRIUMPH ! B^^ By the Anglo-Turkish Convention, the British Govern- ment contracted to defend the Empire of the Turks in Asia ; conditionally upon the adoption of a reformed Administration and the cession of the Island of Cyprus, — which is now gar- risoned by British Forces. — 1878. 291 THE "PAS DE DEUX!" {From the '^ Sc^ne de Triomphe'' in the Grand Anglo-Turkish Ballet d' Action.) I^p^ Lords Beaconsfield and Salisbury, in reward for their labors as Plenipotentiaries at the Congress, were installed as Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. — 1878. 293 t I 4 ■