The Budget Stakes mb-width 4904 Front Joe Mercer

Front Joe Mercer

The Turkish vessel was in little trouble

poses at St Martins Theatre in West London during a rehearsal for the musical show

In the foreground firemen operate their engines

in Morecambe

The Budget Stakes mb-width 4904 Front Joe Mercer'The Budget Stakes', 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also doubled in his cabinet as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This cartoon relates to his 1885 Budget. The Opposition moved an amendment to condemn the proposed increase of the duty on beer and spirits. The Liberal government was beaten and, quite unexpectedly, resigned. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 20, 1885.