Rest, and be Very Thankful mb-code NTS_TAR_49_7049 Part of an army camp

Part of an army camp can be seen in the foreground

North west view of St George

Bedford Row

August 1928

Rest, and be Very Thankful mb-code NTS_TAR_49_7049 Part of an army camp'Rest, and be Very Thankful', 1866. An old and weary Lord Russell is being told by Britannia that he should now rest. This cartoon relates to the eight night debate on the second reading of the Franchise Bill. One Liberal MP, Robert Lowe, was very opposed to the reduction of the franchise, saying it would put too much power in the hands of the lower classes. Lowe worked very hard to rally a band of Liberals to oppose the government's proposal.