Mutual Accommodation mb-code 2357806 Prime Minister the Duke of

Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle

on the corner of Fleet Street and Whitefriars Street

the XK 150 was heavy

sheep and cattle in the foreground

in Forest Gate

Mutual Accommodation mb-code 2357806 Prime Minister the Duke of'Mutual Accommodation', 1860. This cartoon illustrates the argument taking place between France, represented here by Madame La Banque on the left, and Britain in the shape of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street on the right. It appears that France had been engaged in creating an artificial run on British gold reserves. Eventually, though, a 'mutual accommodation' was reached whereby Britain made a loan of 2m in gold upon receiving a deposit of the