The Angler's Return Baby Farming Gladstone had been furious

Gladstone had been furious

View of the Surrey Canal

There was much talk of the 'status quo' in the East

because it was seen as a blatant attempt to conjure up extra Conservative votes

The Angler's Return Baby Farming Gladstone had been furious'The Angler's Return', 1859. This cartoon depicts Derby on the left in country tweeds with matching crown, and Disraeli on the right in boots with his rods slung across his back, as two fishermen returning from their outing. Derby has been fishing for votes in the counties, and Disraeli has returned from the boroughs. Sadly, for all their efforts neither of them has caught anything larger than a sprat. In the General Election of 1859 that followed the