The Rt. Hon. John Bright M.P. Cartoons from the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
THE RT. HON. JOHN BRIGHT M.P.
Cartoons from the Collection of “MR. PUNCH.”
PUNCH OFFICE, 85, FLEET STREET, LONDON. 1878.
LONDON: BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
The Rt. Hon. John Bright, M.P.
Son of Jacob Bright, of Greenbank, Rochdale, Lancashire; born in 1811; one of the firm of John Bright and Brothers, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Rochdale; a member of the Society of Friends; joined the Anti-Corn-Law League soon after its formation in 1838, and, with Mr. Cobden, became one of its leading members, and the powerful champion of Free Trade; returned to Parliament for the city of Durham in 1843, and continued to sit as its representative till 1847, when he was elected for Manchester; opposed the war with Russia, 1854; rejected at Manchester at the General Election in 1857, consequent on the defeat of Lord Palmerston’s Government on the China question; returned for Birmingham the same year, and is still member for that constituency; the great advocate of Free Trade, Financial Reform, a wide extension of the Suffrage, a redistribution of Seats and the Ballot, of the cause of Ireland and India, of National Education, and of Peace; in the American Civil War took the Anti-Slavery side, and was the staunch supporter of the Northern States; visited Ireland in 1866; accepted a post in Mr. Gladstone’s Cabinet in 1868 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 Councillor; resigned office at the end of 1870; on his health becoming more satisfactory, he returned to the Gladstone Cabinet in 1873, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, but retired with his colleagues at the beginning of the following year.
Mr. Bright is one of the most eloquent and effective orators of his time, and his speeches were collected and published in 1868; the policy which he has for so many years advocated has in most points been in the end accepted by the nation.
A LIST OF THE CARTOONS.
YEAR. NO.
Acrobats at Westminster Title
1846. The Seven-League Boots 1
1849. A Bright Idea 2
1852. “Not Quite such a Fine Child as the Last!” 3
” Eating the Leek 4
1854. Pet of the Manchester School 5
1855. The New Coalition 6
1857. Recoil of the great Chinese Gun-Trick 7
1858. Orestes pursued by the Furies 8
” “It will soon Boil!” 9
” _Mr. Bright offers to give Satisfaction to the Liberal Party_ 10
1859. A Very Greasy Pole 11
” The Quaker and the Bauble 12
” Who will Rouse Him? 13
” The Real Ugly Rush 14
1860. The Reform Janus 15
” Bright the Peace-Maker 16
” Dissent in Earnest 17
1863. Cobden’s Logic 18
1865. Dr. Bright and his Patient 19
” The Political “Wall-Flower” 20
1865. John Slow and John Fast 21
” Scene from St. Stephen’s Pantomime 22
1866. The Officious Passenger 23
” Going Down to the House 24
” The Brummagem Frankenstein 25
” The Popular Poll-Parrot 26
” Dr. Dulcamara in Dublin 27
” The Festive Season 28
1867. Rival Sweepers 29
” Gladiators Preparing for the Arena (Frontispiece) 30
1868. Dr. Bull’s Waiting-Room 31
” Athletics at Westminster 32
” A Dress Rehearsal 33
” A “Friend” at Court 34
1869. “Rejected!” 35
” Forgetting his Place 36
1870. John Bright’s New Reform Bill--“Reform Yourselves” 37
” The Bill of Fare 38
1872. “Off Greenwich” 39
1873. A Friend in Need 40
1875. The New Shepherd 41
THE RT. HON. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P.
CARTOONS FROM “PUNCH.” 1846-1875.
[Illustration: CARTOON.--SEPTEMBER 8, 1866.
THE BRUMMAGEM FRANKENSTEIN.
JOHN BRIGHT. “I have no fe--fe--fear of ma--manhood suffrage!”
[MR. BRIGHT’S Speech at Birmingham.
The unwillingness of Parliament to accept any measure of Reform had aroused a wide-spread discontent amongst the working classes. A monster gathering was held at Birmingham in August.--1866.
No. 25.]
Transcriber’s Notes:
Dialog in some cartoons is shown in {curly braces}; descriptions accompanying such dialog were added by Transcriber.
Cartoon 22: “Mr. Br-ght” was printed with the hyphen in place of “i”.