Westminster school, or, Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates
By James Gillray.
Satirical print issued by the publisher of the the Rolliad, an anonymous satirical attack on the administration of William Pitt.
Below caption title: "Illustrious Bums, might merit more regard; Ah! Bums too tender for a stroke so hard" 'Vide Rolliad'.
Print shows Fox as Dr. Busby, seated under a statue of Justice and birching Pitt and his supporters. Pitt lies across Fox's knee, his posteriors scarred; he says, "O pardon me & I'll promise you on my honor that I will Honestly & boldly endeavour a reform!" Fox is replying, "That's all Twaddle! - so here's for your India Task! there! there! there! & there's for blocking up the old Womens Windows & making them drink Tea in the dark! - there! there! & there's for------O I've a a a hundred accounts to settle - there! there! there! there! there! there." Those who have been already chastised are borne off (right), a sea of heads, on the backs of the Foxite party. The last three only are characterized: Robinson is carried off on North's back; he is identified by the rats which leap from his rolled-up coat, Sheridan (identified by the 'School for Scandal' which protrudes from his pocket) carries off Sir Richard Hill, identified by two papers projecting from his coat: 'Bible Joke' and 'Rochester Sermon'. Next, Burke carries off Richard Atkinson from whose pocket projects 'Rum Contr[act]'.