US$ 324.50
scene of Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon ascending from Artillery Ground
000 was already received from the Duchy of Cornwall
showing the intended Commercial and Collier Docks
On his other side is Sir William Curtis in sailor's and John Bull
Bob and The Bobby, Or Only His Fun Finish:Single scene of Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon'Bob and The Bobby, Or Only His Fun', 1869. Robert Lowe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had proposed devaluing the sovereign by one per cent. Punch disapproved of this proposal and, in this cartoon, Policeman Bull warns Mr Lowe of the risks of pursuing this course of action. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 16, 1869.