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Orestes pursued by the Furies, 1858. Lord Palmerston, Leader of the Opposition, is pursued by the Furies. These are John Bright holding the cat o nine tails, Disraeli
The Derby Day(?) - Another False Start. 1858The Derby Day(?) - Another False Start, 1858. This cartoon shows Palmerston in the background, dismounted from his horse, Despatch, having been despatched from the premiership
Every One Thinks their own Crow the Fairest, 1858. Disraeli on the left, and former Prime Minister Palmerston, are both dressed in mob caps and gowns in the best tradition of nursemaids
Palmerston selling off, 1858. Palmerston, out of office following the failed Conspiracy to Murder Bill, is selling all his old working clothes to Disraeli
A Plaister for Pam. 1858. Like a whipped schoolboy, and rubbing his bruises, Palmerston is receiving from Mr Punch (who had been vociferous in his opposition to the Bill)
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!, 1858. The cockerel represents the French newspaper, the Moniteur, loudly crowing a passage from the Conspiracy to Muder Bill
Beggar my Neighbour, 1861. Napoleon III, in a game of cards with Palmerston, has laid what he believes to be a trump in the shape of the French ship La Gloire
Blondin Outdone, 1859. Palmerston, dressed in contemporary circus costume, wheeling a nervous looking Lord John Russell across a tightrope with Niagara Falls in the background
The Derby - The Return, 1859. In the General Election of 1859 that followed the defeat of Disraelis Reform Bill, the Conservatives made gains of some 30 seats
The Clumsy Groom, 1859. The Government of the Conservative Lord Derby is brought to its knees as it tries to clear the fence of the Reform Bill
A Losing Game, 1858. Louis Napoleon to Palmerston What about my match with Montalembert? Palmerston replies, shaking his head, Very awkward for your British backers
