Declined with Thanks; or The Rival Touts mb-artist John_MacAllan_Swan From America came reports of

From America came reports of a new secret society

Many Yoemen Wards - Yoeman of the Guard - attended the wedding in state dress

a 'mutual accommodation' was reached whereby Britain made a loan of £2m in gold upon receiving a deposit of the same sum in silver from France

Interior view of figures in the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens

Declined with Thanks; or The Rival Touts mb-artist John_MacAllan_Swan From America came reports of'Declined With Thanks; Or The Rival Touts', 1867. This cartoon depicts Lord Russell walking past Potter and Beales's Diningrooms, and rejecting the invitations of both men to step inside. Mr Beales and Mr Potter were leaders of the Reform Party amongst working men. The London Working Men's Association, who were organising a Reform banquet at Crystal Palace, had invited Lord Russell and Mr Gladstone to attend. Lord Russell had declined the invitation,