Arms of Precision mb-artistname S Woodward had proposed devaluing the sovereign

had proposed devaluing the sovereign by one per cent

from Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock

The implication is that

Illuminated vote of thanks from the Mayor of Paris to the Lord Mayor of London

Arms of Precision mb-artistname S Woodward had proposed devaluing the sovereign'Arms of Precision', 1878. The setting is a 'Sham Fight, Aldershot'. The Brigade Major is saying to the Officer of Artillery: If you Fire by the Compass due South, at a range of Two Miles, the Enemy must retire! This may be an illustration of complacent acceptance of British military might and the lack of necessity to engage with the enemy and 'get one's hands dirty'. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 2, 1878.