'Trevandrum Observatory...from the South West' mb-code 1237318 and members of the Court

and members of the Court of Common Council and high officers can be seen wearing their official robes

Half length portrait of Hunter

but contested the poll

The question that Punch is asking is what lay behind this meeting

'Trevandrum Observatory...from the South West' mb-code 1237318 and members of the CourtView of Trevandrum Observatory, from the south west. The main observatory is on the skyline: two other buildings, the Astronomer's House and the Meteorological Bungalow are marked on the print at 'VV' and 'V' respectively. The observatory was designed and constructed in 1837 by W. H. Horsley, a lieutenant in the Madras Engineers, under the patronage of Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813 1846) Maharaja of the State of Travancore [now