The New Alliance Nine Elms Cover of 'Chords of harmony

Cover of 'Chords of harmony and peace' composed by JB Chatterton

'The C-r-l-e Column'

Man operating machinery in a car factory

A look at the restrained manners of the average British gentleman when compared with the emotional and tactile fashion amongst 'foreigners'

The New Alliance Nine Elms Cover of 'Chords of harmony'The New Alliance', 1859. John Bull, in the shape of the British lion, dressed in hunting gear, in the company of the French Emperor, Louis Napoleon who is dressed in full military gear. Both are clutching rifles and look towards the eastern horizon over which can be seen the Chinese dragon looking suitably warlike. In 1858, China had been brought to sign the Treaty of Tientsin which allowed France and Britain a number of commercial concessions. It