Database of Poems
The Bill
1832: Representation of the People Acts
Author: Anon
Publication: Caledonian Mercury
Published: 30 January 1832
Place of publication: Edinburgh, Scotland
Publication type: Newspaper/Periodical
Featured individuals:
King William IV (1765-1837)
John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst (1772-1863)
John Wilson Croker (1780-1857)
George Dawson (1790-1856)
Henry Hunt (1773-1835)
William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield (1806-1898)
Robert Peel (1788-1850)
Alexander Perceval (1787-1858)
John Scott, Earl of Eldon (1751-1838)
Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854)
Charles Wetherell (1770-1846)
No full copy of this poem is available.
Archive/Library: National Library of Scotland
Classmark(s): Reel no: NP30397
Pages(s): 4
This poem is attributed to The Examiner, a London newspaper. The poem lists various anti-reform politicians and notes that, despite their efforts, '"The Bill" shall pass'. Among the various figures mentioned, on top of those noted: Hertford, Goulburn, Farnborough, Carnarvon, Newcastle, Trench, Orford, Falmouth, Dudley, Smithson, Rutland, Buckingham, Scarlett, and Howe. The poem had also appeared in the Glasgow Chronicle a few days previously, 27-01-1832.