Metropolitan political union scene the Eagle Tavern, A-Daniel still I say ; Wall chalker to the above union ; The governor's opinion ; Ah! you April fool!!! ; Failure - Drury Lane Theatre ; John Bull in a shower ; Innocent employment for foreign princes ; Members of Parliament ; Affairs of Portugal ; Economy. [graphic]Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker, artist[1 April 1830]eng"METROPOLITAN POLITICAL UNION (16079) O'Connell leans over a railing, addressing a braying crowd below, all with asses' heads. Hunt stands behind him, holding up a pot of his blacking (see British Museum Satires No. 16575). O'C: 'Brothers, for ye are my Brothers--lend me your ears, tunder & turf--ye put me mightily in mind of the Boys at Clare--faith ye'l not be what I take ye for--if you don't Subscribe & agitate down with your money thats the way to get A Radical Reform my darlings'. H.: 'We have got one thief among us already & shall soon have some more no doubt'. Below the title: 'Scene the Eagle Tavern--A Daniel still I say' ['Merchant of Venice', iv. i]. A satire on the meeting of 8 March, in the grounds of the Eagle Tavern, City Road, see British Museum Satires No. 16070. According to Place the Metropolitan Union failed on account of the appointment of Hunt as Treasurer: 'nobody would subscribe money to be put under the control, or the care of Mr. Hunt'. Add. MS. 27789, fo. 146. See No. 16080."--British Museum online catalogue"WALL CHALKER TO THE ABOVE UNION - (16080) Hunt, with a bucket of his 'Blacking' and a big brush, paints huge letters on a wall placarded 'Commit No Nuisance: M . . . CHLESS . BL . . . and O' CONNE ...' See British Museum Satires No. 16079."--British Museum online catalogue"THE GOVERNOR'S OPINION (16081) George IV (scarcely caricatured) stands full-face, legs astride, holding hat and cane, dressed much as in British Museum Satires No. 15895. He says: 'If you suffer yourselves to be Bought you deserve to be Sold'. Behind is a placard: 'General Election--Notice'. Advice to electors, oddly associated with the King. See British Museum Satires No. 15914."--British Museum online catalogue"AH! YOU APRIL FOOL!!! (16479) A pretty girl in evening dress, her hands clasped behind her, looks triumphantly over her shoulder."--British Museum online catalogue"FAILURE - DRURY LANE THEATRE (16480) Kean stands behind the footlights bowing to the audience who are represented by a group of heads in the pit. He says: '"The winter coming on--and sickness growing--we will retire--Henry Vth'. (On 8 Mar. Kean attempted his last new Shakespeare part, Henry V, in which he broke down, apologizing for a defective memory. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 16482.)."--British Museum online catalogue"JOHN BULL IN A SHOWER (16085) John Bull, a ragged yokel, stands under a decayed and dripping tree inscribed 'Parliament' with heavy rain pouring on his head. The rain is inscribed 'Tax [many times], Malt Duty, Land Tax, Duties on Horses, Assessed Tax, Duties on Male Servants, Duties Houses, Horse Tax, Beer Tax, Game duties, Duties on Carriages, Hop duty'. He is surrounded by a ring of large frogs, enjoying the rain, and opening their mouths for 'Place, Pension' or 'Sinecure'. After the title: 'They may well say its owing to the Weather this old tree used to give one shelter--but it is now too Rotten'. An illustration of the Reform agitation and its association with the demand for reduction of taxation and abolition of sinecures, &c. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 16073."--British Museum online catalogue"INNOCENT EMPLOYMENT FOR FOREIGN PRINCES (16481) Prince Schwartzenburg laces Lady Ellenborough's stays; through a window (right) is seen a face peeping from a window across the street. An illustration of evidence given in Ellenborough's Divorce Bill, see British Museum Satires No. 16106."--British Museum online catalogue"MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (16082) A grotesque face, much contorted, with closed eyes, open mouth, and projecting ears, each ear inscribed 'Hear', the 'H' partly scored through. The other features are 'Ayes, Noes', and 'Mouth'. Above: 'A mighty and fearful Head they are / As ever offer'd foul play in a state--Shakspe . . .' ['1 Hen. IV, in. ii, misquoted.]."--British Museum online catalogue"AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL - (16083) Lord Aberdeen stands facing crowded benches (right), with many peers standing and shouting for 'Papers, All the Papers'. He holds behind his back large papers inscribed 'Corresponde[nce]--Don Predo [sic]--Don Miguel', and says 'Don't you wish you may get 'em'. On 23 March Lord Clanricarde called for further papers on Terceira, see British Museum Satires No. 15679, &c, especially on the protest of Saldanha, and proposed a series of resolutions. Pari. Deb., N.s. xxiii. 737 ff."--British Museum online catalogue"ECONOMY (16084) A Chelsea pensioner on two stumps, with a patch over his eye, and a hook for his right hand, holds out towards Wellington a paper inscribed 'Peninsula, Waterloo'. The Duke, peering from a small window, says: 'There is a mistake of Two Days in your length of service--your Sixpence pr day can no longer be paid--we can't afford it.' Cf. British Museum Satires No. 16066."--British Museum online catalogueTitles etched above or below the individual images.Artist and printmaker from statement of responsibility at top: Drawn & etched by W. Heath, author of The northern looking glass, Paul Prys caricatures & various other humorous works.Publisher and date of publication from imprint "Published April 1st, 1830, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London" at the foot of page 4 of the magazine. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.12290.Ten individually titled images on one plate, comprising the first page of a monthly magazine that consisted of four pages. Magazine title "The looking glass" in gothic text at top of plate, with the text "None see themselves but by reflection - in this glass you may" etched beneath. "Vol. 1" precedes magazine title, with the date "April 1st, 1830" etched beneath; "No. 4" follows magazine title, with price statement "Price 3s. - col. 6." etched beneath.