The morning news [graphic]Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker, publisher[10 December 1812]eng"A group of men standing outside a dilapidated building, part of which is visible on the right. One, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, holds in his left hand a torn paper on which parts of words are visible: "[Pet]itio[n] ... [Fr]eehold[rs] . . . Minist[ry] . . ." His right forefinger is extended as if laying down the law to his companions. On his right stands a man holding his chin with an expression of deep thought. In his right hand is (?) a turncock. Next him (left) is an artisan, listening intently, his breeches unfastened at the knee, his stockings ungartered; he holds a short hammer and is probably a shoemaker. Behind (right) a man wearing a waistcoat over a ruffled shirt, but no coat, lounges against the stump of a tree and listens open-mouthed. On the top of the stump is an open dish of food which a dog is eating, his head twisted backwards in a peculiar manner. Beneath the design is engraved, "The Rabble gather round the Man of News And listen with their mouths. Some tell, some hear, some judge of news, some make it, And he that lyes most, is most beleiv'd -""--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Variant state. Cf. No. 5086 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.