The Hampshire green bag opened, or, The secret spring of ultra-loyal addresses, discovered and exposed [graphic].Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker[January 1821]eng"Heading to a printed broadside. Four well-dressed men hold open a large bag, resting on the ground, in which stands a fifth, in profile to the right, who says indignantly to one of the openers: "Oh here you are--now for the Truth, the whole Truth & nothing but the Truth, by whose authority did you make Tools of the Clergy, to create divesions [sic] among their Parishione's [sic], & become sources of discord instead of Peace Makers." The other draws back disconcerted, answering: "Indeed it was not my master but the Pit Club, to whom the Nation is so much indebted." The first speaker rejoins: "Yes to whome the Nation is indebted 9 Hundred Millions." A slanting blast issues from the bag to the left, carrying into the air Wellington astride a cannon, who turns round to look anxiously down at the bag, and is followed by a cannon supported on clerical arms and legs and ridden by a bishop. The latter says: "my Minor Cannon are of little use." A little man (? Canning) runs in the blast, below Wellington. Smoke surrounds the bag. The text is the speech of Mr. Marsh at the Hampshire meeting on 12 Jan., when petitions to both Houses in favour of the Queen were resolved on. The plate illustrates a passage from the facetious printed speech: 'Besides the Ultras had a terrible weight of metal for the fight. They could muster all the great guns from Portsmouth; and if these did not do execution enough, they had at hand the little canons of Winchester.'"--British Museum online catalogTitle from letterpress text below image.Attribution to William Heath and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue.Five lines of text beneath title: See the following witty and elucidating speech of Mr. Marsh, at the Hampshire meeting, January 12, which was attended by 6000 persons ...Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides.Two columns of letterpress text at bottom, beginning: Mr. Marsh came forward, and was received with great applause. ..."Price one shilling"--Following imprint statement.