Balfour's Irrepressible Donkey Finish:10-pack England and France had committed

England and France had committed themselves to the Treaty of Commerce

'To Your Health

Since then

dressed in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat

Newgate Prison

Balfour's Irrepressible Donkey Finish:10-pack England and France had committed'Balfour's Irrepressible Donkey', 1888. Arthur James Balfour was the Chief Secretary for Ireland at the beginning of 1888 in Lord Salisbury's Conservative administration. The cartoon is accompanied by a poem of the same name in which Punch makes the point that the Irrepressible Donkey, Ireland, has foiled many an able politician from all parties over the years. Balfour is trying to bribe the Donkey with the carrots labelled Reduced Rents. In fact