[BRITISH EMPIRE]. ? [BOWRING, John (1792-1872)]. A pair of autographed sentiments. Circa 1840s. Autographed sentiments from Sir John Bowring; the first mounted on cream paper and bearing the quote ?Man?s universal motherhood? with signature and the second a signed pass admitting its bearer into the House of Commons on 10 May 1844. Largest, 64 x 121 mm. Old folds, some staining. Sir John Bowring was a British writer, economist, and the fourth governor of Hong Kong.