Database of Poems
Epigram on Lord Mansfield's Opposition to Reform
1832: Representation of the People Acts
Author: Anon
Publication: Loyal Reformers' Gazette
Published: 16 April 1832
Place of publication: Glasgow, Scotland
Publication type: Newspaper/Periodical
Featured individuals:
William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield (1806-1898)
A full copy of this poem is available.
Archive/Library: Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Classmark(s): Reel Number: 3089; Pressmark: SNMU 175/98
Pages(s): 306
A short poem which mocks Lord Mansfield, who tried to 'assail' the Reform Bill. This poem appears in the first issue after the Reform Bill was passed.