Goody Gladstone's Gifts Product:Postcard Boys fishing across a canal

Boys fishing across a canal towpath

In the foreground on the right figures are labouring in a field accompanied by a horse and cart

John Paddlesle

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Goody Gladstone's Gifts Product:Postcard Boys fishing across a canal'Goody Gladstone's Gifts', 1864. Mr Gladstone, on the right in this cartoon, had just introduced his 1864 Budget. A surplus of 2,570,000 during the previous year had allowed Gladstone to shave a further penny off income tax, leaving it at sixpence in the pound. He had also lowered sugar duties and reduced the duty on fire insurances from 3 shillings to 1 shilling and sixpence. He did not propose any change to the malt duties. Here, Gladstone is giving