XJF105853 Scenes Associated with the Presentation of the Petition to Parliament by Thomas Duncombe (1796-1861) in 1842 (litho) (b/w photo) (see 105427) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The second Chartist Petition was presented to Parliament by Thomas Slingsby Duncombe MP on 2 May 1842. It had been signed by 3,315,752 persons from all over the United Kingdom and was the National Charter Association\'s petition - the work of Feargus O\'Connor. Most of the signatures came from Yorkshire and Lancashire. ); English, out of copyright.