New Friends Joseph Smith Mrs Pope stands in front

Mrs Pope stands in front of the licensing board which is manned by Napoleon

Mr Punch would have little sympathy for such complaints

As she makes her way to Westminster Abbey for her coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 2nd June 1952

Old Bailey and Breakneck Stairs

Louis Napoleon unveils a crude statue of his cousin Plon-Plon and introduces him as the representative of 'Italian Liberty'

New Friends Joseph Smith Mrs Pope stands in front'New Friends', 1888. Joseph Chamberlain, on the left, raises a toast to Mr Bung. With the franchise being ever extended, a politician must always be on the look out for new friends, although the system of buying votes had by now been condemned. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 9, 1888.