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This cartoon shows Mr Punch's design for a statue of Peace that ought to have been the principal exhibit

including a paddle steamer

with figures walking in the park

including kite flying

Suspense mb-code SCH001 This cartoon shows Mr Punch's'Suspense', 1881. Hibernia, with two Irish children, awaits the forthcoming Land Reform Act. This was introduced by the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, and proposed that Irish tenant farmers should have fixity of tenure. It also established a new land court to assess rents. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 30, 1881.

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