The Clumsy Groom Finish:20-pack said Disraeli

said Disraeli

Nobby Stiles refereeing a charity match at Oswestry

Behind them lurk the shrouded and menacing figures of Smallpox and Fever

the fashionable crinoline

The Clumsy Groom Finish:20-pack said Disraeli'The Clumsy Groom', 1859. The Government of the Conservative Lord Derby is brought to its knees as it tries to clear the fence of the Reform Bill. In this cartoon, Lord Derby is just about to come off his mount. Lord Palmerston (with the straw in his mouth) and the diminutive Lord Russell, who is dressed as a jockey, watch and wait on the side. Palmerston, ('Pam'), comments that Derby is incapable of managing the horse of government. From Punch, or