'The Tea Tree of New South Wales' mace bearer Surrounding this are four smaller

Surrounding this are four smaller roundels

in St Paul's Cathedral

carrying a placard with illustrations of various rodents on it

The top and bottom images show an observatory erected over the cross of the cathedral

This relates to the Ballot Bill's passage through the Lords in June 1872

'The Tea Tree of New South Wales' mace bearer Surrounding this are four smallerBotanical study of the leaves of the Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) with front and back studies (figures A and B) of a leaf from the Sweet Sarsaparilla, (Smilax glyciphylla), both native to Australia. Plate 24 from Journal of a voyage to New South Wales by John White (J. Debrett, London, 1790). The plate is inscribed: 'The Tea Tree of New South Wales. London Published as the Act directs Dec: 29, 1789, by I. Debrett.' Original: copperplate