Disraeli's first speech in the House of Commons mb-code 1239978 hotly pursued by the peers

hotly pursued by the peers

14 September 1863

Plate 2 figures 1-5 from the paper 'An account of some minute British shells

(c1343-1400)

The question that Punch is asking is what lay behind this meeting

Disraeli's first speech in the House of Commons mb-code 1239978 hotly pursued by the peersDisraeli's first speech in the House of Commons, 19th century (c1905). Benjamin Disraeli, British Conservative statesman, was first elected to Parliament in 1837. He went on to serve as Prime Minister on two occasions. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905). Original drawing by T Walter Wilson.