Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) / Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.

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INDEX.

• A.
• Abel, Mr. concert by, ii. 123.
• Accession of George III. celebrated, i. 339.
• Accident, dreadful, at Covent Garden Theatre, ii. 190.
• —— fatal, in Westminster, i. 253.
• Actors, scale of merit of various, ii. 254.
• Advertisement by Lord Vane, i. 431.
• Ætna, mount, eruption of, represented, ii. 275.
• Allen, W. jun. shot, ii. 74.
• —— description of his tomb, ii. 81.
• —— W. sen. his petition to the King, ii. 82.
• Almanac John, and his sigils, i. 97.
• Ambassador, riot at the house of the Morocco, ii. 66.
• Anne, Queen, communication of, to the Lord Mayor, ii. 13.
• Apollo Gardens, account of, i. 332.
• Apprentices, turbulence of, ii. 88.
• Archers, entertainment for, i. 302.
• Architecture, domestic, notices of, ii. 358.
• Ass race, account of one, ii. 194.
• Asylum, the, account of, i. 48.
• Atalanta, acted on the marriage of the Prince of Wales, ii. 191.
• Attalo, opera of, account of, ii. 220.
• Austin, J. account of his enormous pudding, i. 404.
• B.
• Bancroft's Hospital, i. 47.
• Barker, gladiator, fights Stokes, ii. 170.
• Barley-corn, Sir John, burnt, i. 314.
• Battles at Covent garden Theatre, ii. 202.
• Beadles, number and salaries of, i. 165.
• Beard, Mr. his address to the public, ii 238.
• Bear-garden, amusements of the, described, ii. 109, 134, 137, 147, 155, 164, 170.
• —— attempt to suppress, ii. 111, 163.
• Beau of 1734, described, i. 301.
• —— 1727, ii. 324.
• —— portrait of, in verse, i. 319.
• Bed, one described, ii. 320.
• Beer given to the mob by the Prince of Wales, i. 314.
• Beggars, trick of R. Alegil, i. 98.
• —— tricks of, i. 99, 287.
• Benefit, Farinelli's, ii. 188.
• Benefits, theatrical, confusion at, ii. 226.
• Betting, specimens of, i. 373.
• Billiard tables, burnt, i. 173.
• Bills, seditious, explosion of, ii. 51.
• Boxing, patronised by the rich, i. 335.
• Bread, adulteration of, bad effects of, i. 174.
• Bricks, first used, ii. 362.
• —— badly made, ii. 390.
• Bristol, Bishop of, letter to his parishioners, i. 362.
• Buck, gladiator, fights Miller, ii. 135.
• Buckingham, Duchess of, adopts an infant, i. 43.
• Bucks, bold, account of a club so named, i. 264.
• Burges, Dr. burnt in effigy, i. 242.
• —— —— meeting burnt, ii. 12.
• Butchers, battles between, ii. 28.
• Butterfield, Lady, advertisement by, ii. 144.
• C.
• Cæsar in Egypt, epigram on the tragedy of, ii. 164.
• Cards, i. 325.
• Centinel, anecdote of one, ii. 246.
• Chairmen, Irish, fight with sailors, ii. 56.
• —— scheme of one, to obtain a debt, ii. 66.
• Charitable acts of George I. i. 20, 23.
• —— —— of C. Weedon, Esq. i. 17.
• —— —— of Mr. Feast, brewer, i. 20.
• —— —— of the Prince Regent, i. 22.
• —— —— of unknown persons, i. 23.
• —— —— of the Earl of Thanet, i. 24.
• —— —— of Mrs. Turner, i. 24.
• —— —— of Roman Catholics, i. 24.
• —— —— of Lady Holford, i. 24.
• —— —— of Thomas Guy, i. 25.
• —— —— of the Citizens, to the haymakers, i. 27, 53.
• —— —— of Mahomet, a Turk, i. 27.
• —— —— of Mrs. Palmer, i. 27.
• —— —— of a committee of the Commons, i. 28.
• —— —— of the Duke of Bedford, i. 28.
• —— —— of the public to the inhabitants of Saltzburg, i. 29.
• —— —— of the managers of Drury-lane and Covent-garden Theatres, i. 52.
• —— —— of the Dutchess of Buckingham, i. 43.
• —— —— of Eliz. Pattent, i. 60.
• —— —— of the public to C. Shaw, i. 64.
• —— —— of the Marine Society, i. 64.
• —— —— of an unknown baker to starving German emigrants, i. 65.
• —— —— of Mr. Wachsel, the public, and government, to the same, i. 70, &c.
• —— —— of the public to Spital-fields weavers, i. 72.
• —— —— to the poor, i. 74.
• China jars, fashionable articles, i. 242.
• Christmas, customs at, described, i. 288.
• —— boxes noticed, i. 289.
• Cities, models of exhibited, ii. 115.
• Clergy, sons of the, i. 267.
• Clinch, exhibition by, ii. 136.
• Clive, Mrs. Actress, letter from, ii. 228.
• Club, Calves-head, riot occasioned by, ii. 47.
• Clubs, spouting, account of, poetic and prosaic, ii. 202.
• Coaches, hackney, i. 277.
• —— —— useless, by street robberies, i. 145.
• —— —— job, &c. ill conduct of their drivers, i. 153.
• Coal-heavers, riots by, ii. 70.
• —— trial of seven for shooting at J. Green, ii. 91.
• Cobler of Cripplegate, hints by, i. 336.
• Cock-fighting, i. 335. ii. 114, 127.
• Coffee-houses, particulars of, i. 277, 282.
• Colman, Mr. his retort on Mr. Harris, ii. 266.
• Comedians, French, discouraged, ii. 151.
• —— —— riot concerning, ii. 200.
• Concerts, illegal, i. 331.
• Conduit-house, White, described in blank verse, ii. 224.
• Convents, French, female youth sent to, i. 359.
• Cornely, Mrs. account of, ii. 255.
• Cups and balls, cheats with, i. 100.
• Curiosity, prevalence of, i. 318, 372.
• Cuthbeartson, hair-dresser, challenge from, i. 97.
• Cuzzoni, singer, particulars of, ii. 156.
• D.
• Dancing, by footmen, &c. i. 291.
• —— on the rope, ii. 113.
• Davenant, Sir W. picture of London by, ii. 366.
• Defence, science of, ii. 108.
• Denmark, King of, incommoded by the public, i. 372.
• Dent, John, constable, murdered, i. 234.
• Depredators, an antient fraternity, i. 87.
• Dice, formerly used by barrow women, i. 255.
• Dissenters, vindicated, ii. 48.
• Dodd, Dr. on his unhappy fate, i. 84.
• Dog, speaking, ii. 150.
• Doggett's coat and badge first rowed for, i. 256.
• Doggrel lines on the South Sea scheme, i. 125.
• Drams, drank in high life, i. 170, 234.
• Dress, anecdotes of, ii. 312.
• —— of a youth described, ii. 316.
• —— of ladies described, ii. 317, 319, 325, 333.
• —— of the Queen described, ii. 333, 337.
• —— strange, of gentlemen, ii. 322.
• —— in antient times, ii. 337.
• Drumming a new married pair, i. 241.
• Duelling, prevalence of, i. 261.
• Dutch prophet, extract from the, i. 229.
• —— Stiptick, i. 222.
• E.
• Eccentricity of an old gentleman, i. 396.
• —— of Joseph Jacobs, i. 397.
• —— of Dr. Sacheverell, i. 398.
• —— of Gustavus Parker, i. 400.
• —— of T. Smith, operator, i. 400.
• —— of four men, i. 401.
• —— of men of rank and fashion, i. 403.
• —— of James Austin, i. 404.
• —— of Mr. Elderton, i. 406.
• —— of Mr. Dyche, i. 407.
• —— of an unknown lady, i. 407.
• —— of certain tiplers, i. 408.
• —— of a brewer's servant, i. 408.
• —— of Mr. Morrisco, i. 409.
• —— of Don Saltero, i. 410.
• —— of several gentlemen, i. 411.
• —— of Mr. Johnston, i. 412.
• —— of a Priest of St. Andrew Undershaft, i. 413.
• —— of A. Simmonds, i. 414.
• —— of orator Henley, i. 415.
• —— of the Duchess of Hamilton, i. 422.
• —— of Mrs. Jennings, i. 425.
• —— of a chare-woman, i. 426.
• —— of Mrs. Mapp, the bone-setter, i. 427.
• —— of Viscount Vane, i. 431.
• Eclogue, Covent-garden, i. 302.
• Education, particulars of, i. 326.
• Effingham, Countess of, robes of, described, ii. 347.
• Erasmus, letter of, on the state of London, ii. 376.
• Exchange-alley, account of, i. 279.
• Expences at Guildhall 1761, i. 347.
• Explosion, popular, ii. 51.
• F.
• Fair, at Mile-end, presented, i. 303.
• —— Horn, noticed, i. 360.
• —— Edmonton, censured, i. 361.
• —— May, ii. 108.
• —— —— constable killed at, ii. 118.
• —— —— presented, ii. 125.
• —— Bartholomew, ii. 110, 113.
• —— —— interlude at, described, ii. 119.
• —— —— further noticed, ii. 139, 182.
• —— —— described in verse, ii. 234.
• —— —— presented by the grand jury, ii. 113.
• Families, antient, customs, &c. of, ii. 419.
• Fare, bill of, at Guildhall, i. 344.
• Farinelli, benefit of, ii. 188.
• Fashion, verses on, i. 316.
• Fashions, general review of female, ii. 326.
• —— history of, ii. 338.
• —— —— of male, ii. 340.
• —— gradual changes in, ii. 354.
• Faustus, Dr. story of a pantomime so called, ii. 159.
• Felons, number tried in Beckford's mayoralty, &c. i. 186.
• Fête champêtre at Mary-bon Gardens, ii. 289.
• Fielding, Sir John, address from, to the public, for establishing a dispensary for infants, i. 74.
• —— address of, to the public concerning a coalheaver's funeral, i. 177.
• —— address to the grand jury, 1773, i. 210.
• —— —— to a similar body, i. 352.
• Figg, gladiator, fights Holmes, ii. 173.
• —— —— lines on, ii. 174.
• —— battle at his room, ii. 175.
• —— fights before the Duke of Lorrain, ii. 176.
• Fire, false alarm at Drury-lane Theatre, ii. 171.
• Fire-eater, extraordinary, ii. 149.
• Fitzgerald, Capt. murder of a watchman by, i. 266.
• Fleet Marriages, i. 272.
• Florists' feast, i. 258.
• Foote, letter to Lord Chamberlain, ii. 300.
• Fund, Mr. Patterson's account of a charitable, i. 50.
• —— Theatrical, ii. 256.
• G.
• Gaming, extent of, i. 105, 217, 263, 295.
• Garret, Mayor of, election of, i. 394.
• Garrick, Mr. his dispute with the public, ii. 236.
• —— retires from the stage, ii. 303.
• Garth, Dr. extract from a prologue by him, ii. 125.
• George I. honours paid him on his arrival, i. 243.
• —— —— aquatic excursion by, i. 257. ii. 139.
• —— II. account of his dining at Guildhall, i. 283.
• —— III. benevolence of, i. 57.
• —— —— celebration of his accession, marriage, &c. i. 339.
• —— —— entertained at Guildhall, i. 340.
• Ghost, the Cock-lane, narrative of, i. 179.
• Gibson, a Quaker, turbulence of, ii. 45.
• Gifts, by the society for the relief of widows and children of clergymen, i. 24.
• —— of the trustees for the sons of, i. 25.
• —— to British seamen who had been in slavery, i. 26, 42.
• Gin, destructive effects of, i. 133, 168, 316.
• —— riots occasioned by, ii. 49.
• —— ludicrous description of its virtues, ii. 50.
• Gladiators, female, notices of, ii. 165.
• Glasses, musical, account of, ii. 226.
• Goodman, a highwayman, escape of, &c. i. 103.
• Gordon, Lord George, riots occasioned by, ii. 102.
• Goulding, Mrs. story of supernatural acts in her house, i. 376.
• Green, J. house of, besieged, ii. 91.
• Grosley, M. extract from his tour to London, i. 382.
• Guinea dropping, i. 91.
• H.
• Halls, public, how used formerly, i. 230.
• Handel, anecdotes of, ii. 213.
• Harlequinades introduced, ii. 158.
• Harley, Lord Mayor, notice from respecting wheat, ii. 89.
• Harper, comedian, hard case of, ii. 186.
• Harris, Mr. account of his dispute with Mr. Colman, ii. 257.
• —— Mr. his dispute decided in Chancery, ii. 257.
• Hartley, Mr. death of, ii. 54.
• Hawes, Mr. meeting-house of, stormed, ii. 29.
• Hell-fire club, account of the, i. 264, 268.
• Hearses, stormed, ii. 45.
• Highgate, cave at, suppressed, i. 100.
• Hill, Ludgate, brutal acts on, ii. 55.
• Hoaxing, specimens of, i. 316, 375.
• Hockley-in-the-hole, account of, ii. 109.
• —— presented, ii. 111.
• Hospitals, observations on, i. 45, 54.
• —— Foundling, i. 14.
• —— Small-pox, i. 76.
• —— at Hyde-park corner, instituted, i. 44.
• —— Lying-in, i. 77.
• Houses, dreadful state of empty, i. 58.
• —— disorderly, suppressed, i. 147.
• —— Gaming, particulars of, i. 295.
• —— Mug, riots at, ii. 26.
• —— necessary for man, ii. 358.
• —— antient, in London, ii. 366.
• —— fall of old, ii. 389.
• —— public, too numerous, ii. 412.
• Howard, John, Esq. letters from, i. 79.
• Humane Society, origin of, i. 83.
• Hyp Doctor, extract from, ii. 48.
• I.
• Incendiaries, letters of, i. 145. ii. 195.
• Infant actors censured, ii. 203.
• Infirmary, established 1719, i. 25.
• Impostors, singular, i. 99, 100, 132, 146, 170.
• Insurance upon lives, i. 109.
• —— policies of, risked on all subjects, i. 109.
• —— abuse of, i. 111.
• —— of lottery tickets, ii. 9.
• Islington Spa, amusements at, ii. 108.
• J.
• Jacobites, proceedings of, ii. 25.
• Jewish marriage, splendid one, ii. 152.
• Joke, practical, instance of a, i. 316.
• Jones, footman, escape from justice, i. 102.
• Journeymen, general manners of, ii. 409.
• Justice, courts of, turbulence in, i. 330.
• K.
• Kemble, Mr. first appearance of, ii. 304.
• Kenrick, Dr. his school of Shakspeare, ii. 289.
• Knocking at doors illustrated, i. 238.
• L.
• Lambeth Wells, ii. 115, 129.
• Lamps, coloured, first used, i. 255.
• —— globular, patent for, ii. 380.
• —— particulars concerning, ii. 381.
• Law, the projector, i. 105.
• —— anecdotes of, i. 106.
• Lepines, de, pantomimic opera, ii. 151.
• Letter from A, B, &c. to the Bishop of Bristol, i. 368.
• —— incendiary, to Mr. Fleetwood, ii. 194.
• Liquors, spirituous, convictions for selling of, ii. 53.
• London, city of, Lying-in hospital, i. 57.
• Lord Mayor, soliciting charity in the markets, i. 26.
• Lotteries, tricks of proprietors of, i. 89. ii. 2.
• —— State, account of, ii. 4.
• —— of Deer, i. 254.
• Ludgate, illumination of described, i. 297.
• M.
• Macky, his summary of the customs of London, i. 272.
• Maclane, Donald, trial of, for the murder of W. Allen, jun. ii. 74.
• Macklin, account of his conduct in his dispute with Reddish, ii. 278.
• —— his letter to Dr. Kenrick, ii. 287.
• —— his attempt to perform at the age of 90, ii. 305.
• Mad-houses, private, abuses in, i. 186.
• Magdalen hospital, i. 56.
• Managers, theatrical, parsimony of, ii. 156.
• Manners, society for reformation of; effects of their labours, i. 105, 140, 152, 329.
• —— anecdotes of, from M. Grosley's tour, i. 382.
• Mapp, Mrs. bone-setter, account of, i. 427.
• Mary, Lady, catastrophe of, ii. 122.
• Mary-le-bon garden, ii. 198, 276, 289.
• Masks, instance of their abuse, i. 280.
• Masquerade, room used for, ii. 128.
• —— given to the King of Denmark, ii. 272.
• —— Mrs. Cornely's, ii. 255.
• Masters of defence, presented, ii. 112.
• Mead, Dr. a cheat performed on, i. 104.
• Mercers, folly of, i. 235.
• Milliners, Men, supersede Women, i. 359.
• Milton's daughter, &c. i. 281.
• Mist, his advice to the public, i. 259.
• Mob, brutality of, i. 271, 385.
• —— infatuation of, i. 315. ii. 55.
• —— fashionable, exertions of, ii. 246.
• Mohawks, account of the, ii. 20.
• Money-lenders, schemes of, exposed, i. 91.
• Montague, Duke of, and the bottle conjuror, ii. 201.
• Moorfields, resort of Merry Andrews, ii. 146.
• Mourning, court order concerning, ii. 353.
• Mug-houses, ii. 27.
• Music-room, Soho, opened, ii. 224.
• N.
• Narrative of distress and death by famine in Stonecutter's street, i. 60.
• Necromancy, by John Bonnor, i. 99.
• Nectar and Ambrosia, i. 234.
• Nicolini, the singer, good fortune of, ii. 138.
• O.
• Oades, dreadful riot between persons of that name, i. 100.
• Opera, tradesmen of the, unpaid, ii. 131.
• —— notice concerning, by Mr. Clayton, &c. ii. 132.
• —— house, presented by a grand jury, ii. 157.
• —— —— disputes at, ii. 170.
• —— merits of the Italians, in the, ii. 173.
• —— The Beggars, performed by infants, ii. 172.
• —— —— —— condemned by Sir J. Fielding, ii. 278.
• —— that of Attalo described, ii. 220.
• Orange, Prince of, married, i. 297.
• Oratorios, Handel's, ii. 218.
• Organ, curious, ii. 199.
• Owl, singular exhibition of one, ii. 194.
• P.
• Palmer, Mr. comedian, considered a Rogue, &c. ii. 304.
• Pantheon, described, and opened, ii. 276.
• Parish poor, facts relative to, i. 4-9.
• Patents, theatrical, particulars of, ii. 131, 148, 169, 178, 187, 188, 306.
• Parties, family, customs of, i. 324.
• Paul's, St. how used formerly, i. 281.
• Paving, notices relating to, ii. 395.
• Peace pudding, account of one, i. 242.
• Penkethman, account of his Pantheon, ii. 128.
• —— booth of, suppressed, ii. 148.
• Perfuming the person, illustrated, i. 240.
• Peruke-makers, petition of, ii. 349.
• Petticoat, the hooped, troublesome, ii. 321.
• —— —— —— fair game for wits, ii. 323.
• Philips, Mr. invocation by, i. 130.
• Picture, moving, exhibited, ii. 126.
• Pipes of the new river, tapped, i. 89.
• Plate, stole at a coronation dinner, i. 92.
• Plays performed at the Temple, ii. 143, 187.
• Police, report of a committee on, i. 189.
• Poor laws, defective, i. 45.
• —— wretched lodgings of, i. 271.
• Pope, burning of, in effigy, prevented, ii. 14.
• —— burnt in effigy, ii. 15.
• Posture master, extraordinary, ii. 129.
• Press, degraded state of, i. 262.
• Preston, C. killed by a bear, ii. 126.
• Proclamation for suppressing vice, seconded by the public, i. 93.
• —— against riots, ii. 87.
• —— against improprieties on the stage, ii. 130.
• —— by the Lord Mayor, ii. 87.
• Prologue, spoken at Drury-lane Theatre, i. 52.
• Promenade, Sunday, in Hyde-park, i. 239.
• Prostitutes, whipped, i. 350.
• Punch, liquid, epitaph on, ii. 50.
• —— opera, by Powell, ii. 127.
• Q.
• Quacks, specimens of their advertisements, i. 218, 228.
• Quakers, perverseness of, i. 318.
• —— grand wedding of one, i. 255.
• —— instance of humility in one, i. 254.
• Queen Charlotte, splendid surprize of his Majesty, ii. 244.
• Queensberry, Duchess of, epigram on, ii. 173.
• R.
• Ranelagh, fight of peace officers at, ii. 69.
• —— house sold, ii. 188.
• —— benefit given by proprietors of, ii. 233.
• —— defects in the rotunda at, ii. 245.
• Regatta, on the Thames, described, ii. 293.
• Register offices, tricks at, i. 171.
• Review of various charities, i. 85.
• Rice, David, strange notice by, i. 338.
• Rich, C. Esq. death of, ii. 137.
• Riots, public, i. 266. ii. 24, 46, 54.
• —— dreadful, in the Haymarket, i. 265.
• —— amongst footmen, ii. 22.
• —— in Craven-street, ii. 53.
• —— at an undertaker's funeral, ii. 55.
• —— concerning Wilkes and liberty, ii. 74.
• —— of 1780, ii. 102.
• Robberies, letter from Lord Townshend concerning, i. 142.
• Robinson, Mrs. cheated by a pretended quack, i. 102.
• Roebuck Tavern, proceedings at, ii. 23, 28.
• Rogues and vagabonds, theatrically defined, ii. 183.
• Royal aquatic excursion, i. 257.
• Ruptured poor, hospital for, i. 49.
• S.
• Sabbath, breach of, condemned, i. 353.
• Sacheverell, Dr. riots during his trial, ii. 11.
• Sailors, battle of, with Irish chairmen, ii. 56.
• —— further violence of, ii. 70.
• Schools, charity, particulars of, i. 16, 19, 29.
• —— boarding, pernicious, i. 328.
• Sermon Tasters, i. 235.
• Sheppard, the robber, anecdotes of, ii. 31, 32.
• Shopmen described, i. 235.
• Signs, dangerous, ii. 392.
• Sion chapel, Hampstead, weddings advertised at, i. 256.
• Smock races, ii. 124, 183.
• Society for relief of debtors, origin of, i. 77.
• —— Loyal, proceedings of, ii. 24.
• —— Benefit, origin of, ii. 5.
• —— sketches of the present state of, ii. 406.
• Steele, Sir R. his patent invaded, ii. 151.
• Stepney feast, account of, i. 43.
• Stock, South Sea, distress occasioned by the fall of, i. 118, 131.
• Stone, exclusively used for palaces, ii. 361.
• Streets, various obstructions in, noticed, ii. 395.
• —— improved, ii. 384.
• —— cleanliness of, ii. 400.
• —— St. James's, humorous description of, ii. 398.
• Subscription for clothing soldiers, i. 52.
• Suicide, horrid narrative of, i. 149.
• Sutton, poetical description of his battle with Stokes, ii. 165.
• Swearing, attempt to suppress, i. 352.
• Swindlers, counsellor Tom and Sir John, i. 164.
• Swords, footmen forbid to wear them, ii. 314.
• T.
• Tailors, journeymen, turbulence of, ii. 90.
• Term-time described in verse, i. 321.
• Thames, diversions on the ice of the, ii. 140.
• Theatres, particulars relating to the, i. 274. ii. 110, 186, 254.
• —— presented, ii. 110.
• —— impiety of, suppressed, ii. 116.
• —— ragged regiments of, ii. 157.
• —— Lincoln's-inn opened, ii. 138.
• —— Haymarket opened, ii. 125.
• —— —— re-erected, ii. 153.
• —— —— opened, ii. 162, 172.
• —— Goodman's-fields, ii. 124, 177, 179.
• —— Covent-garden built, ii. 177.
• —— —— decorations of, ii. 179.
• —— —— lines to the proprietors of, ii. 180.
• —— —— riots at, ii. 196, 202, 243, 285.
• —— —— dispute concerning, ii. 257.
• —— —— improved, ii. 304.
• —— Drury-lane improved, ii. 235, 292.
• —— —— alarm of fire at, ii. 171.
• —— —— admission raised, ii. 235, 306.
• —— —— riot at, ii. 236.
• —— —— rebuilt, ii. 305.
• —— —— described, ii. 309.
• —— dissertation on the, ii. 247.
• Theatrical trial, ii. 186.
• —— consequences, ii. 189.
• Tottenham-court-road, interlude there, ii. 179.
• Tradesmen, fancied improvements of, i. 356.
• —— manner of living in 1700, i. 230. ii. 418.
• Trumpet, the use of, licensed, ii. 109.
• Trunk-maker, account of the, ii. 130.
• Twelfth-day, how celebrated, i. 292.
• V.
• Vacation, the Lawyers, described in verse, i. 321.
• Vales, custom of giving, opposed, i. 334.
• Vauxhall, first notice of, ii. 178.
• —— statement of the proprietors, ii. 191.
• —— proposal of the proprietors, ii. 198.
• —— improper conduct at, ii. 213, 246.
• Vice, Society for suppression of, i. 93, 214.
• Vigo, trick relating to the treasure taken there, i. 99.
• Vintners, hardships of, i. 161.
• W.
• Wachsel, Mr. letters of, relating to German emigrants, i. 65.
• Wager, pedestrian, i. 235, 287. ii. 133.
• Wales, Prince of, marriage described, i. 303.
• —— —— —— attempt to assassinate, ii. 144.
• —— Frederick, Prince of, a corporal, ii. 178.
• Walpole, Sir R. beats a comedian, ii. 180.
• Watchmen. See Beadle.
• Watermen, vulgar jests and abuse by, i. 158, 258, 384.
• Water Theatre, ii. 127.
• Weavers, Spitalfields, violence of, ii. 30, 51, 59, 69, 101.
• Welsh charity school, i. 15.
• Wells, of the Bear-garden, epitaph on, ii. 154.
• —— New Tunbridge, ii. 181.
• —— Sadler's, ii. 150.
• —— —— dreadful accident at, ii. 227.
• Welton, Dr. his religious assembly dispersed, ii. 29.
• West, Matthew, first who divided lottery tickets, ii. 3.
• Whale, skeleton of one exhibited, ii. 117.
• Wife, advertising for, i. 239.
• Wigs, strange method of stealing them, i. 104.
• —— high price and importance of, ii. 313, 315, 318.
• Wild, Jonathan, account of his villanies, ii. 41.
• Wilkes, John, Esq. burning of North Briton, ii. 65.
• —— —— address of, to the freeholders of Middlesex, ii. 72.
• Williams, Renwick, the Monster, i. 217.
• Wool-combers, procession of, i. 288.
• Work-house, London, statement concerning, i. 25.
• —— Quaker, an example for others, i. 286.
• Wren, Sir C. author of the present style of building, ii. 365.
• Y.
• Youth, manner of educating, i. 326.
• Z.
• Zeal, religious, instances of, i. 402, 423.