,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #b1 #ahfg4 ,,gladiators ,,preparing ,,for ,,the ,,arena4 ,the ,conservative ,reform ,bill was to be the principal measure of the approaching ,session1 and as the question had proved a fatal one to the ,whig ,administration in the preceding year there was every prospect of a keenly contested struggle4--#ahfg4 ,no4 #cj4 ,frontispiece4 ,,the ,,rt4 ,,hon4 ,,john ,,bright ,m4,p4 ,illustration ,cartoons from the ,collection of 8,,mr4 ,,punch40 ,,punch ,,office1 #he1 ,,fleet ,,street1 ,,london4 #ahgh4 ,,london3 ,,bradbury1 ,,agnew1 ,,co41 ,,printers1 ,,whitefriars4 ,the ,rt4 ,hon4 ,john ,bright1 ,m4,p4 ,son of ,jacob ,bright1 of ,greenbank1 ,rochdale1 ,lancashire2 born in #ahaa2 one of the firm of ,john ,bright and ,brothers1 cotton spinners and manufacturers1 ,rochdale2 a member of the ,society of ,friends2 joined the ,anti-,corn-,law ,league soon after its formation in #ahch1 and1 with ,mr4 ,cobden1 became one of its leading members1 and the powerful champion of ,free ,trade2 returned to ,parliament for the city of ,durham in #ahdc1 and continued to sit as its representative till #ahdg1 when he was elected for ,manchester2 opposed the war with ,russia1 #ahed2 rejected at ,manchester at the ,general ,election in #aheg1 consequent on the defeat of ,lord ,palmerston's ,government on the ,china question2 returned for ,birmingham the same year1 and is still member for that constituency2 the great advocate of ,free ,trade1 ,financial ,reform1 a wide extension of the ,suffrage1 a redistribution of ,seats and the ,ballot1 of the cause of ,ireland and ,india1 of ,national ,education1 and of ,peace2 in the ,american ,civil ,war took the ,anti-,slavery side1 and was the staunch supporter of the ,northern ,states2 visited ,ireland in #ahff2 accepted a post in ,mr4 ,gladstone's ,cabinet in #ahfh as ,president of the ,board of ,trade--the state of his health prevented him from undertaking the duties of the ,india ,office--when he was nominated a ,privy ,councillor2 resigned office at the end of #ahgj2 on his health becoming more satisfactory1 he returned to the ,gladstone ,cabinet in #ahgc1 as ,chancellor of the ,duchy of ,lancaster1 but retired with his colleagues at the beginning of the following year4 ,mr4 ,bright is one of the most eloquent and effective orators of his time1 and his speeches were collected and published in #ahfh2 the policy which he has for so many years advocated has in most points been in the end accepted by the nation4 ,a ,,list ,,of ,,the ,,cartoons4 ,,year4 ,,no4 ,acrobats at ,westminster ,title #ahdf4 ,the ,seven-,league ,boots #a #ahdi4 ,a ,bright ,idea #b #aheb4 8,not ,quite such a ,fine ,child as the ,last60 #c 0 ,eating the ,leek #d #ahed4 ,pet of the ,manchester ,school #e #ahee4 ,the ,new ,coalition #f #aheg4 ,recoil of the great ,chinese ,gun-,trick #g #aheh4 ,orestes pursued by the ,furies #h 0 8,it will soon ,boil60 #i 0 ,mr4 ,bright offers to give ,satisfaction to the ,liberal ,party #aj #ahei4 ,a ,very ,greasy ,pole #aa 0 ,the ,quaker and the ,bauble #ab 0 ,who will ,rouse ,him8 #ac 0 ,the ,real ,ugly ,rush #ad #ahfj4 ,the ,reform ,janus #ae 0 ,bright the ,peace-,maker #af 0 ,dissent in ,earnest #ag #ahfc4 ,cobden's ,logic #ah #ahfe4 ,dr4 ,bright and his ,patient #ai 0 ,the ,political 8,wall-,flower0 #bj #ahfe4 ,john ,slow and ,john ,fast #ba 0 ,scene from ,st4 ,stephen's ,pantomime #bb #ahff4 ,the ,officious ,passenger #bc 0 ,going ,down to the ,house #bd 0 ,the ,brummagem ,frankenstein #be 0 ,the ,popular ,poll-,parrot #bf 0 ,dr4 ,dulcamara in ,dublin #bg 0 ,the ,festive ,season #bh #ahfg4 ,rival ,sweepers #bi 0 ,gladiators ,preparing for the ,arena 7,frontispiece7 #cj #ahfh4 ,dr4 ,bull's ,waiting-,room #ca 0 ,athletics at ,westminster #cb 0 ,a ,dress ,rehearsal #cc 0 ,a 8,friend0 at ,court #cd #ahfi4 8,rejected60 #ce 0 ,forgetting his ,place #cf #ahgj4 ,john ,bright's ,new ,reform ,bill--8,reform ,yourselves0 #cg 0 ,the ,bill of ,fare #ch #ahgb4 8,off ,greenwich0 #ci #ahgc4 ,a ,friend in ,need #dj #ahge4 ,the ,new ,shepherd #da ,,the ,,rt4 ,,hon4 ,,john ,,bright1 ,m4,p4 ,,cartoons ,,from 8,,punch40 #ahdf-ahge4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,march #g1 #ahdf4 ,,the ,,seven-,,league ,,boots2 ,,or1 ,,death ,,of ,,giant ,,monopoly4 ,the labours of ,messrs4 ,cobden and ,bright procured the recognition of ,free ,trade principles1 and1 with ,sir ,robert ,peel1 extorted from a reluctant ,parliament the repeal of the ,corn ,laws4--#ahdf4 ,no4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,november #ag1 #ahdi4 ,a ,,bright ,,idea4 ,,the ,,peace ,,recruiting ,,sergeant ,,trying ,,to ,,enlist ,,the ,,duke4 ,mr4 ,bright's peace principles were embodied in the plan proposed this year to settle all international differences by arbitration4 ,the scheme was not viewed with much favour4--#ahdi4 ,no4 #b4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #ba1 #aheb4 8,,not ,,quite ,,such ,a ,,fine ,,child ,,as ,,the ,,last60 ,lord ,john ,russell's second ,reform ,bill was coldly received by ,mr4 ,bright and other ardent reformers4 ,the ,ministry fell shortly after its introduction1 and the measure was never discussed4--#aheb4 ,no4 #c4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,november #ac1 #aheb4 ,,eating ,,the ,,leek4 ,,fluellen 444 ,,mr4 ,,cobden4 ,,pistol 444 ,,mr4 ,,disraeli4 ,,fluellen4 8,i pray you fall to2 if you can mock a leek1 you can eat a leek40-,,hen4 ,v4 ,the ,derby ,ministry declared their adherence to the ,free-trade ,policy of ,messrs4 ,cobden and ,bright1 which they had formerly resisted4--#aheb4 ,no4 #d4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,april #ah1 #ahed4 ,,pet ,,of ,,the ,,manchester ,,school4 8,he shall have a little ,turk to pull to pieces--that he shall40 ,messrs4 ,bright and ,cobden incurred much odium by their persistent opposition to the ,anti-,russian feeling of the nation at the outbreak of the ,crimean war4--#ahed4 ,no4 #e4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,october #bg1 #ahee4 ,,the ,,new ,,coalition4 ,messrs4 ,bright1 ,gladstone1 and ,disraeli were1 at this time 7though for different reasons7 in accord in their opposition to ,lord ,palmerston's ,government4--#ahee4 ,no4 #f4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,april #aa1 #aheg4 ,,recoil ,,of ,,the ,,great ,,chinese ,,gun-,,trick4 ,mr4 ,bright was rejected at ,manchester on ,lord ,palmerston's appeal to the country after his defeat by ,mr4 ,cobden on the ,china ,question4 ,he was shortly afterwards returned for ,birmingham without opposition4--#aheg4 ,no4 #g4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,june #ai1 #aheh4 ,,orestes ,,pursued ,,by ,,the ,,furies4 ,mr4 ,bright and ,mr4 ,roebuck supported the ,conservative ,ministry1 then threatened by a vote of censure1 mainly to prevent ,lord ,palmerston's return to office4--#aheh4 ,no4 #h4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,november #f1 #aheh4 8,,it ,,will ,,soon ,,boil60 ,the constituencies at this time were apathetic on the ,reform ,question4 ,mr4 ,bright had been addressing numerous ,meetings to elicit popular support4--#aheh4 ,no4 #i4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #ah1 #aheh4 ,,mr4 ,,bright ,,offers ,,to ,,give ,,satisfaction ,,to ,,the ,,liberal ,,party4 ,mr4 ,bright rejected the timid ,reform proposals of the ,whigs1 and demanded the widest extension of the franchise4--#aheh4 ,no4 #aj4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,january #bi1 #ahei4 ,a ,,very ,,greasy ,,pole4 ,mr4 ,bright had been addressing large ,meetings in the manufacturing districts to agitate for an extension of the franchise to all rated householders4--#ahei4 ,no4 #aa4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon--,,february #e1 #ahei4 ,,the ,,quaker ,,and ,,the ,,bauble4 8,it is the ,land which the territorial party represents in ,parliament4 99 99 99 ,that is the theory of the ,constitution3 ,,blackstone says so4 ,but it is a thing which is not likely to be respected much longer1 and it mus' go1 even if involving the destruction of the ,constitution40--,,mr4 ,,bright1 in his ,penny ,organ4 ,the 8,morning ,star0--a journal founded to advocate the views of ,mr4 ,bright--met with little support4 ,after an uncertain existence of some years1 it was discontinued4--#ahei4 ,no4 #ab4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,march #ab1 #ahei4 ,,who ,,will ,,rouse ,,him8 ,mr4 ,bright's pertinacious demand for a ,reform ,bill1 and the endeavours of both political parties to settle the question1 failed to awaken the indifference of the constituencies4--#ahei4 ,no4 #ac4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,april #cj1 #ahei4 ,,the ,,real ,,ugly ,,rush4 8,he feared there would be an ugly rush some of these days40--,,mr4 ,,henley on the ,reform ,bill4 ,the ,reform ,question had become for both parties a battle ground for the possession of the ,treasury bench4 ,it proved fatal to the ,derby ,ministry in the preceding month4--#ahei4 ,no4 #ad4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,may #e1 #ahfj4 ,,the ,,reform ,,janus4 ,to ,mr4 ,bright3 8,just the thing you want my dear ,bright3 double your constituency60 ,to a ,conservative3 8,pray don't be alarmed6--,it ,only adds one per cent to the franchise60 ,lord ,john ,russell's new ,reform proposals1 though framed with great care1 again failed to receive ,mr4 ,bright's approval1 and were at the same time distasteful to the ,conservative ,party4--#ahfj4 ,no4 #ae4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,june #i1 #ahfj4 ,,bright ,,the ,,peace-,,maker4 ,mr4 ,bright took an active part in supporting the repeal of the ,paper ,duty4 ,he condemned the action of the ,upper ,house in rejecting the ,bill1 and charged them with usurping the powers properly belonging to the ,commons4--#ahfj4 ,no4 #af4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,july #ba1 #ahfj4 ,,dissent ,,in ,,earnest4 8,we defer to their feelings1 but we cannot assent to their reasoning40--,,parl4 ,,debate4 ,mr4 ,bright's forcible opposition influenced the ,government in withdrawing from the ,census ,bill the invidious clause relating to the ,statistics of ,religious ,denominations4--#ahfj4 ,no4 #ag4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #e1 #ahfc4 ,well-dressed ,mr4 ,cobden to poorly-dressed beggar3 8,you are the greatest booby in the ,universe1 and therefore you ought to have a vote40 ,mr4 ,bright3 8,hear6 ,hear60 ,,cobden',s ,,logic4 8,i don't know1 perhaps1 any country in the world where the ,,masses ,,of ,,the ,,people ,,are ,,so ,,illiterate ,,as ,,in ,,england4 99 99 99 ,sound ,statesmanship requires such an extension of the franchise as shall admit the ,masses of the ,people to political power40--,from ,,mr4 ,,cobden',s ,speech at ,rochdale4 ,this speech gave occasion to much angry comment1 and led to a personal dispute between ,mr4 ,cobden and the ,editor of the ,times4--#ahfc4 ,no4 #ah4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #d1 #ahfe4 ,,dr4 ,,bright ,,and ,,his ,,patient4 ,,doctor4 8,do you get good wages80 ,,patient4 8,yes40 ,,doctor4 8,have you plenty to eat and drink80 ,,patient4 8,yes1 as far as that goes40 ,,doctor4 8,do you do as you like80 ,,patient4 8,yes40 ,,doctor4 8,do you pay taxes80 ,,patient4 8,none to hurt me much40 ,,doctor4 8,ah6 ,we must change all that4 ,we must go in for ,,reform60 ,this colloquy gives a not unfair summary of ,mr4 ,bright's address to his constituents in the preceding month4--#ahfe4 ,no4 #ai4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,november #be1 #ahfe4 ,lord ,russell to another woman3 8,will you join our set ,miss ,goshen80 ,,the ,,political 8,,wall-,,flower40 ,,miss ,,bright4 8,nobody asks ,,me2 and if they did1 ,i should certainly decline40 ,lord ,russell's ,whig prejudices were too strong to permit his offering ,mr4 ,bright a seat in the ,cabinet--though none had better deserved it4--#ahfe4 ,no4 #bj4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #i1 #ahfe4 ,,john ,,slow ,,and ,,john ,,fast4 ,,earl ,,russell4 8,well1 well6 ,don't be violent1 ,mr4 ,bright1 and proper inquiries shall be made1 as we have perfect confidence in our friend1 ,mr4 ,workingman40 ,lord ,russell claimed to have a monopoly of the ,reform ,question1 and was not prepared to make the violent changes demanded by ,mr4 ,bright4--#ahfe4 ,no4 #ba4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #cj1 #ahfe4 ,,scene ,,from ,,st4 ,,stephen',s ,,pantomime4 ,,clown 7,,mr4 ,,br-,,ght74 8,what a beautiful child6 ,let me take care of it for yer1 mum40 ,the ,ministry were deaf alike to ,mr4 ,bright's menaces and persuasions1 and their ,bill1 as ultimately framed1 did not contain any of the points for which he contended4--#ahfe4 ,no4 #bb4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,january #bj1 #ahff4 ,mr4 ,bright using speaking trumpet3 8,,lower ,,away ,,there ,,lower ,,away0 ,,the ,,officious ,,passenger4 ,,lord ,,john4 8,excuse me1 friend ,bright1 but do you command this ship1 or do ,i80 ,mr4 ,bright not having been admitted to the ,cabinet1 was endeavouring from the platform to force the hands of the ,ministry4--#ahff4 ,no4 #bc4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #aj1 #ahff4 ,,going ,,down ,,to ,,the ,,house4 ,,lord ,,russell4 8,well1 ,bright1 what do you want80 ,,johnny ,,bright4 8,anything your ,honour is willing to give me ,,now40 ,mr4 ,bright was now prepared to accept any reduction of the franchise--being convinced that neither the ,ministry nor ,parliament would agree to a ,radical measure4--#ahff4 ,no4 #bd4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,september #h1 #ahff4 ,,the ,,brummagem ,,frankenstein4 ,,john ,,bright4 8,i have no fe--fe--fear of ma--manhood suffrage60 ,,mr4 ,,bright',s ,speech at ,birmingham4 ,the unwillingness of ,parliament to accept any measure of ,reform had aroused a wide-spread discontent amongst the working classes4 ,a monster gathering was held at ,birmingham in ,august4--#ahff4 ,no4 #be4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,october #bj1 #ahff4 ,parrot sitting on perch marked 8,,universal ,,suffrage0 ,,the ,,popular ,,poll-,,parrot4 ,,parrot ,,song4 8,pretty democra--a--ats6 ,take 'em to the poll6 ,naughty ,bob ,lowe6 ,schgree--e--e--yx6660 ,mr4 ,bright was now addressing ,reform ,meetings in various towns4 ,the burden of them was--an abuse of ,mr4 ,lowe1 who had aided in rejecting ,lord ,russell's measure4--#ahff4 ,no4 #bf4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,november #aj1 #ahff4 ,mr4 ,bright holding bottle labelled 8,,radical ,,reform04 ,,dr4 ,,dulcamara ,,in ,,dublin4 ,mr4 ,bright visited ,dublin1 by request1 in ,october4 ,his speeches were mainly devoted to the discussion of ,irish questions4--#ahff4 ,no4 #bg4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #bi1 #ahff4 ,,the ,,festive ,,season4 7,a ,pleasant1 but we fear a somewhat ,improbable1 ,picture47 ,,mr4 ,b 99 99 99 99 991 ,m4,p4 8,i shay ,lowe1 old f'la1 lesh shwear 'ternal fr'en'ship60 ,,mr4 ,l 99 99 991 ,m4,p4 8,all right1 ,johnny4 ,been boshe in the wrong40 ,not so improbable after all4 ,within two years from this date ,messrs4 ,bright and ,lowe were colleagues in the same ,cabinet4--#ahff4 ,no4 #bh4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,january #ab1 #ahfg4 ,,rival ,,sweepers4 ,,general ,,chorus4 8,clear yer door-step down1 mum80 ,all parties were pledged to a renewal of the ,reform discussion in the approaching ,session4 ,there was1 therefore1 every prospect of an animated rivalry4--#ahfg4 ,no4 #bi4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #ae1 #ahfh4 ,,dr4 ,,bull',s ,,waiting-,,room4 ,,benjamin 7to ,,hibernia74 8,please'm1 the doctor'll take your case fust'm40 ,mr4 ,bright's further agitation of the ,reform ,question was 7for the present7 arrested by that of the ,irish ,church1 which was uppermost in the minds of the country4--#ahfh4 ,no4 #ca4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,july #aa1 #ahfh4 ,,athletics ,,at ,,westminster4 ,,john ,,bright4 8,ha6 ,won't you ketch it next half when our big brother comes6660 ,mr4 ,gladstone's ,irish ,church ,suspensory ,bill was thrown out by the ,lords4 ,the 8big brother0 was the ,borough constituencies enlarged by the ,new ,reform ,bill4--#ahfh4 ,no4 #cb4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,september #ab1 #ahfh4 ,a ,,dress ,,rehearsal4 ,,friend ,,bright4 8,h'm6 ,ha6 ,verily these ,ministerial garments won't be so unbecoming1 after all60 ,said1 in other words1 in his last address4 ,the ,leadership of the ,liberal ,party having escaped from the hands of the ,whigs1 made it more than probable that ,mr4 ,bright would have a seat in their next ,cabinet4--#ahfh4 ,no4 #cc4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,december #ai1 #ahfh4 ,a 8,,friend0 ,,at ,,court4 ,,what ,,we ,,have ,,read4 8,mr4 ,bright attended yesterday at ,windsor1 and kissed ,her ,majesty's hand on his appointment to the ,board of ,trade40 ,the defeat of the ,conservatives at the ,general ,election was followed by the formation of a ,liberal ,administration1 in which ,mr4 ,bright was included as ,president of the ,board of ,trade4--#ahfh4 ,no4 #cd4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,may #h1 #ahfi4 8,,rejected60 ,,or1 ,,the ,,vicissitudes ,,of ,,art4 ,mr4 ,bright's long advocacy of the ,irish ,church ,disestablishment1 after being in principle rejected alike by all ,administrations1 was now successfully realized4--#ahfi4 ,no4 #ce4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,june #bf1 #ahfi4 ,,forgetting ,,his ,,place4 ,,john ,,bright4 8,irish ,church coming down6--pull out o' the way there with that #8infatuated' old machine of yours--can't yer80 ,,groom ,,of ,,the ,,chambers4 8,john1 ,john1 you're ,,forgetting ,,your ,,place--you mustn't use that sort of language ,,now40 ,mr4 ,bright's characteristic disregard of the ,upper ,house had been unwisely expressed in a published letter to his constituents4--#ahfi4 ,no4 #cf4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,january #bb1 #ahgj4 ,,john ,,bright',s ,,new ,,reform ,,bill4-- 8,,reform ,,yourselves60 ,mr4 ,bright addressed his constituents on the evils of the ,liquor traffic2 urging1 that it was a question--not for ,government1 but for themselves4--#ahgj4 ,no4 #cg4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #e1 #ahgj4 ,,the ,,bill ,,of ,,fare4 ,,mr4 ,,gladstone 7,,the 8,,chef074 8,irish stew first1 ,mrs4 ,b41 and then----0 ,,mrs4 ,,bright 7,,the ,,cook74 8,lor bless you1 ,mr4 ,g41 the ,irish stew's quite as much as they'll get through1 ,i'll be bound60 ,commenting on the difficulty of passing several important measures in one ,session1 ,mr4 ,bright had said1 8,it was not easy to drive six omnibuses abreast through ,temple ,bar40--#ahgj4 ,no4 #ch4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,january #ac1 #ahgb4 8,,off ,,greenwich40 ,,john ,,bright4 8,come aboard1 sir60 ,,captain ,,gladstone4 8,glad to see you1 ,john4 ,glad you're ,a4,b4 again4 ,if it comes on to blow1 we may want your assistance40 ,mr4 ,bright had withdrawn from the ,ministry on account of ill-health4 ,his re-appearance in ,parliament tended to strengthen the now weakened ,administration4--#ahgb4 ,no4 #ci4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,october #aa1 #ahgc4 ,a ,,friend ,,in ,,need4 ,,mr4 ,,gladstone4 8,my dear ,john1 ,i congratulate you6 ,just in time to settle accounts with our black friend yonder60 ,,john ,,bright4 8,h'm6 ,fighting is not quite in my line1 as thee knowest1 friend ,william2 nevertheless----60 ,several important changes had been made with the view of strengthening the ,cabinet4 ,amongst others1 ,mr4 ,bright again accepted office as ,chancellor of the ,duchy of ,lancaster4 ,the ,ashantee ,war was now in progress4--#ahgc4 ,no4 #dj4 ,illustration3 ,,cartoon4--,,february #ac1 #ahge4 ,,the ,,new ,,shepherd4 ,,hartington 7new hand1 just taken on74 8,hey1 but measter6--,,where ,,be ,,the ,,sheep80 ,mr4 ,bright's nomination of ,lord ,hartington as ,leader of the shattered ,liberal ,party was acquiesced in by the rival candidates4--#ahge4 ,no4 #da4 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,dialog in some cartoons is shown in curly braces2 descriptions accompanying such dialog were added by ,transcriber4 ,cartoon #bb3 8,mr4 ,br-ght0 was printed with the hyphen in place of 8i04