‘John Bull taking a luncheon’ (Gillray, October 24, 1798) is an extremely graphic caricature, and introduces us to the popular idea of John Bull, who, certainly, is never represented in this period with any of the refinement that Leech, Doyle, Tenniel, or any of our modern caricaturists depict him; tastes and habits were coarser then than now, and John Bull was always shown in the rough. The second portion of the title of the picture helps us to realise the popular fancy, ‘or--British Cooks cramming old _Grumble Gizzard_ with Bonne Chére.’ All his admirals and captains are bringing him food. Nelson presents him with a _Fricasee à la Nelson_, a huge dish of French ships; others are bearing dishes, such as _Desert à la Warren_, _Fricando à la Howe_, _à la Gardner_, _à la Bridport_, _à la Vincent_, _Dutch Cheese à la Duncan_. John Bull is seated, devouring these viands, which are to be washed down with mighty draughts of _True British Stout_, exclaiming, ‘What! more Frigasees? why you sons o’ b----s, you, where do you think I shall find room to stow all you bring in?’ Fox and Sheridan are seen through an open window, running away, calling out, ‘Oh curse his Guts, he’ll take a chop at us next.’ There is another one with similar _motif_ by Ansell, November 1, 1798. [Illustration] The ‘destruction of the French Collossus’ (Gillray, November 1, 1798) is a painful picture. The huge creation strides from Egypt to France; its head being a skull, with vipers crawling in and out--its hands and feet being imbrued in blood; it clutches the guillotine, and tramples the Bible, Crucifix, and scales of Justice under foot. Round its neck is the bleeding head of Louis XVI. Britannia (typified by a shield of the national flag) hurls a thunderbolt, and shatters the huge statue into pieces. CHAPTER XII. REVOLT AND MASSACRE AT CAIRO--CARICATURES OF THE CAPTURE OF FRENCH SHIPS--FIGHTING FOR THE DUNGHILL, ETC.--PRICE OF BREAD AND CONSOLS IN 1798. I have omitted an episode which, to be chronologically correct, should have been introduced earlier; and here, as usual, we find a French authority for what might seem an English slander: Émile de la Bédoliére, in his ‘Tableau Chronologique de l’Histoire de Napoléon,’ gives the story of the revolt at Cairo very tersely:-- October 21.--‘During two months the Mussulmans patiently supported the yoke of the conquerors; but the establishment of a registration of landed property became the cause of a violent insurrection.