A Leap in the Dark goose Old Division One

Old Division One

'Sunset (Brothers)'

showing the London and Birmingham Railway from the end of the Primrose Hill Tunnel

Dennis Allen

Group of artillery at Tower Bridge

A Leap in the Dark goose Old Division One'A Leap in the Dark', 1867. This cartoon depicts Britannia, mounted on a horse with Disraeli's face, shielding her eyes as the horse jumps into the unknown 'Reform'. Behind her, John Bright, Gladstone and Lord Derby can be seen pulling up short of the hazard. On 15th July 1867, Disraeli's Reform Bill received its third reading in the House. There was again opposition from the usual quarters, including the Liberal MP, Mr Robert Lowe, who had been