Satirical cartoon, The Contractor and the Contracted

Satirical cartoon, The Contractor and the Contracted or 195 more than 186. Sir William Curtis (known as aSir Billy Biscuit') dressed as a sailor, and the ill-fated Spencer Perceval, crying, confront each other before the Speaker's Chair. On 26 January 1810 Lord Porchester's motion for a committee of inquiry on the Walcheren Expedition disaster was carried against the Ministry by 195 votes to 186. Curtis voted against Perceval's Ministry on the motion

1810 Biscuit Bubble Bubbles Confront Contract Contracted Contractor Inquiry Perceval Speaker Voted Voting Walcheren

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