Petition Gallery

Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention

Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention, by James Gillray. Four scenes: The Cockney Petition, The Westminster Petition, The Chelmsford Petition, and The Middlesex Petition. Illustrating the British reaction to the Convention of Sintra, signed on 30 August 1808 during the Peninsular War. It was seen as a disgrace, being too lenient towards hostile countries such as France and Russia. Date: 1808

© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

China - Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway

Lantern slide of Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway. In 1881 Alexander Findlay Smith first put the project of a Peak Railway into shape and presented a petition for a concession to the Governor of Hong Kong. The necessary legislation was passed two years later. After its opening to 1926, the Peak Tram divided into three classes: First Class: British colonial officials and residents of Victoria Peak; Second Class: British military and the Hong Kong Police Force personnel; Third Class: Other people and animals.. Part of Box 159 Pekin, slide no. 1 Date: circa 1890s

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

Conscription Act of 1917

Some 5000 women appeared outside New York City Hall on 16th June 1917 to present an anti-registration petition to the mayor. Two women rioters are arrested for fighting with police

© Mary Evans/Robert Hunt Collection

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