W h smith as first lord of the admiralty, was a subject of derision even before h. M. S. Pinafore. This punch cartoon comes from a year before pinafore's première. The caption reads:
admiral superintendent punch. "well, mr. Smith, i believe you have now seen everything—armour, turrets, torpedoes—everything! of course you understand it all!!"
first lord. "quite so, thank you. At least i—" (a little "queer. ") "if you don't mind, i think i'll now go below. "
"the lords of the admiralty arrived at portsmouth on their annual tour of inspection. " — morning paper. Date: 13 October 1877.
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