Legislation Collection (page 2)

Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at Greenwich
Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner; or, Parties at Greenwich -- rival politicians encounter each other at the traditional summertime Whitebait Dinner in Greenwich, SE London

Cartoon, The Belle of the Season (Russell and Reform)
Cartoon, The Belle of the Season -- a satirical comment on Lord John Russells promise that reform measures will be taken in the next parliamentary session

Cartoon, The Coming Struggle (Disraeli versus Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Coming Struggle -- using the Boat Race as an analogy for politics, Disraeli and Gladstone are depicted as rowers in competing boats

Cartoon, The Dispatch of Business (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Dispatch of Business -- a satirical comment on the conflicting approaches of Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) and William Gladstone (Liberal) to electoral reform. Date: 1866

Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill

Cartoon, A Bit of Animated Nature, the Protectionist Cuckoo in the Hedge Sparrows Nest. A satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the cuckoo

Cartoon, Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attempt to compensate Agricultural interests by proposing to transfer two million pounds of local taxation

Cartoon, The Man Wot Plays Several Instruments At Once -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peels attempt to improve Protestant-Catholic relationships by increasing a grant to Maynooth College

Cartoon, Young Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Minister -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis constant attacks on Sir Robert Peel during the latters time as Prime Minister

Reform and Anti-Reform
Reform Bill - Reform and Anti-Reform - depiction of a naval battle between two ships, with the Reform ship winning. " The Portraits of the King, Lords Brougham, Russell, Grey

Cartoon, The Handwriting on the Wall. King William IV wonders if the Reform Bill has anything to do with him. The Reform Act, extending the franchise by just over 50 per cent

Cartoon, Souvenir of the Trip to Annapolis of the Anti-Anderson League, Baltimore, 27 February 1908. A satire on the prohibition of alcohol movement. Date: 1908

The Parish Council Bill debated in the House of Lords
The Parish Council Bill in the House of Lords - Archbishop of Canterbury speaking on the second reading

House of Commons, debate on Irish Home Rule Bill
Gladstone speaking in the House of Commons during the debate on the Irish Home Rule Bill. circa 1886

Poster, take care! Official Secrets Acts
Poster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950

David Lloyd-George denouncing the measures to make the control of religious teaching to the parish and not to the County Council. Date: 1902

EGERIA AND NUMA
NUMA, second king of Rome, is instructed by the nymph EGERIA in his wise legislation for the Roman people Date: circa 680 BC

Cartoon, Oliver Asks For Less -- LLOYD GEORGE AND JOHN BULL. Date: 1912

The New Compensation Act - 1906 - Butler takes a tumble
The New Compensation Act - Butler " Heres a go. I m goin to break me leg" - a Butler is not unduly concerned at his tumble down the stairs to the wine cellar

Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)
A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)

Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief Act
The opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law

Hexagonal workhouse, first floor plan
The first floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East London
Exterior view of the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London. A carriage stands outside the entrance

Sheffield Workhouse Token, 1815
A one penny workhouse token of the Sheffield Workhouse, Yorkshire, from 1815. During a national shortage of copper coins in 1812-15

Mile End Old Town Workhouse, East London
Previously part of the Stepney Union, Mile End Old Town in East London became an independent Poor Law Hamlet in 1857. The following year, work began on its new workhouse located on Bancroft Road

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall

Union Workhouse, Ringwood, Hampshire
The Ringwood Union workhouse at Ashley, Hampshire. The building, originally the Ringwood parish workhouse dating from 1725, was taken over and adapted by the Ringwood Union after its formation in 1835

Union Workhouse, Romsey, Hampshire
The Union workhouse on Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire. Some of the workhouse staff appear to be playing croquet while workhouse inmates are seated on benches behind

Union Workhouse, Orsett, Essex
The Union workhouse at Orsett, Essex. The building, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1827. It later became Orsett Hospital

Union Workhouse, Braintree, Essex
Entrance to the Braintree Union workhouse, Essex. Some of the workhouse staff are just visible in the doorway. The building, designed by William T Nash, was erected in 1837-8 on Rayne Road

Hexagonal workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Hexagonal workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, womens ward
An old womens ward in the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London

Square workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, London
A crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London

Union Workhouse, Preston, Lancashire
The massive Preston Union workhouse erected in 1865-8 on Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Lancashire, for up to 1500 inmates

Tribunes of the People created in Ancient Rome
Tribunes of the People (Plebeian Tribunes) created in Ancient Rome. Tribunes were elected, and had the right to propose legislation before the Plebeian Council

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of June? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of 1910? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
Reform Bill - A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform - showing King William IV, the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Russell, Lord Grey (Prime Minister), Lord Althorpe, Lord Brougham

Reform and Anti-Reform
Reform Bill - Reform and Anti-Reform - depiction of a naval battle between two ships, with the Reform ship winning. " The Portraits of the King, Lords Brougham, Russell, Grey

Strangling of the Beer Bill by Lord Brougham
Newspaper article, Strangling (with a misprint!) of the Beer Bill by Lord Brougham and other peers in the House of Lords. The writer claims that many families will be ruined as a result

Lords Day Observance - Sunday shop closing. 1899

Mexico. Interior of the Court of The Acordada. Engraving
Mexico. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Court of The Acordada. Interior. Engraving, 19th century

Mexico. Exterior of the Court of The Acordada. Engraving
Mexico. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Court of The Acordada. Exterior. Engraving, 19th century

Cartoon, satire on the British government and its current issues. Politicians depicted include Gladstone and Salisbury, respective Liberal and Conservative leaders. 1890

Cartoon, Scene at Henglers Circus, London
Cartoon, Daring Equestrian Act, performed at Henglers Cirque -- a satire on the Licensing Act. The man jumping through the hoop is Frederick Charles Hengler (1820-1887), horseman and circus owner

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