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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/32 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/152 |
| Title | Hints for Irish Members - previous to the Union!! |
| Date | [1800-1809] |
| Description | Four men, three of whom are wearing coats, breeches and buckled shoes, announce their intentions on entering parliament. From left to right:
A tall man in glasses, standing in profile with one hand raised and the other in his pocket announces:
"What is your Lincolns Inn Fields, Leicester Fields and all you Fields besides but a parcel of waste land, that ought to be turned to profit - Jontlemen, while I have breath, I will always stand up for the universal cultivation of potatoes."
A wild-looking man stands feet apart, one hand on his hip, the other in the air:
"I stand up for the rights of Jewelling - and maintain it to be a salutary - pleasant and jontlemanly amusement!!"
A large man with curly hair talks to another and gestures with his hands:
"I understand a deal of oratory as been brought forward respecting Bulls - I therefore rise in support of those noble animals, and shall always, as now give my vote in their favour."
The last man is young and fashionably dressed in long breeches and boots:
"You talk of scarcity - now I'll tell you how to remedy it - let neither meat nor drink of any kind be sold for a month and if that does not bring down the price of provisions I don't know what will, - I dare say you wonder that thought never struck you before" Available on CD 158. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | The Act of Union, uniting Britain and Ireland, was passed in 1801. This drawing refers to the arrival of Irish MPs in London to sit in the newly united parliament. |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 443 x 272 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For more on Ireland see D5459/1/62 etc. |
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