'All the mob of Potton made a great riot to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill, and paraded the town with the most hideous yells, accompanying a triumphal car in the shape of a waggon completely covered with fresh boughs and bearing flags. They had also with them a band and three large flags bearing the following inscriptions: 'EARL GREY AND HIS COLLEAGUES', 'TAVISTOCK AND PAYNE FOR EVER', 'EARL GREY AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY', 'W.R. IV AND REFORM'. [...] The procession took place late in the evening; the band entered our garden and played several tunes, while the flags were all the while waving before the windows.'