The Man Wot pays the Taxes' An Artisan bemoaning his plight after the passing of the first Reform Act, 1832. 'In what better condition am I now that the Reform Bill has past I have been obliged to Rob my Family to pay Tax's and now they tell me I'm Frenchised, that is I suppose lean, meagre and to live upon Frogs.' Cartoon by J L Marks , London.