Behind the Scenes Theobalds Park The poem and the cartoon

The poem and the cartoon were suggested by Irish legal appointments

Huge crowds gathered around Piccadilly Circus during the celebrations with servicemen and women waving their nation's flags

including Messrs Parnell and Callan used the new Obstruction tactics to protract the debate

a racing cyclist and one of Britain's greatest ever athletes

A man wearing several hats leans over the heads of two figures who appear to be kneeling down at the water's edge

Behind the Scenes Theobalds Park The poem and the cartoon'Behind the Scenes', 1881. Refreshments at railway stations differ between the first and second class refreshment rooms. From Punch, or the London Charivari, December 3, 1881.