The Clumsy Groom Finish:Rolled A cherry seller

A cherry seller

5th August 1988

There had certainly been much violence and unrest in Ireland

A couple walk towards Corfe Castle in Dorset

The Clumsy Groom Finish:Rolled A cherry seller'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