INDEX.
Abbot, Rt. Hon. Chas., elected Speaker, 47.
Abbot’s, Mr., M. P., plan for census, 29.
Abolition of Slave Trade, 132.
“Academy of Ancient Music”, 366.
Accident at Review in Hyde Park, 8.
Account of Walcheren Expedition, 159-160.
Acre, Battle of, 3.
Act against cockfighting, 297.
—— to relieve Roman Catholics, 103.
Actors, Child, 333.
—— Famous, 323.
Addington Ministry on its last legs, 107.
—— Mr. Chancellor, presents message to George III., 46.
Address of Sir Francis Burdett, 166.
Admiralty Droits, 140.
Age of dear books, 376.
Agricultural Shows, 247.
Aldridge’s and Tattersalls, 294.
Alfred Club, The, 378.
Almack’s, 357.
Almshouses, Endowed, 459.
Alteration of Great Seal, 33.
—— ” Prayer-book, 34.
Amateur driving, 189.
Amelia, Princess, Death of, 179.
American War, The, 12.
Andrews, billiard player, 319.
Androssi, General, Departure of, 319-321.
Antecedents of Napoleon, 73.
Antiquated Prosecutions, 93.
Antiquity of Cock-fighting, 22.
Appointments bought and sold, 295.
Argyle Rooms, Jubilee ball at, 432.
Armistice, Cost of, 49.
Army Estimates, Enormous expenditure, 59.
—— 50,000 men added to, 98.
“Army of England”, Withdrawal of the, 117.
—— 312,048 men voted for, 115.
Arrest of Sir F. Burdett, 170.
Arrival of brother of Louis XVIII., 110.
—— of Queen of France, 145.
Artists, 369-374.
Associated Artists in Water Colours, 375.
Attempt to assassinate George III., 9.
Attempts to stop war with France, 128.
Australia, Wheat imported from, 28.
Austria at war with France, 116.
Austrians on the Rhine, 3.
Authors, List of celebrated, 376.
Automaton Piano-player, 355.
Bad Harvest throughout Europe, 28.
Bag of Game, Large, 311.
Bakers fined for light weight, 245, 246.
Ballooning, 395.
Bank of England, Loans from, 6, 139.
Banks, Thomas, R.A., sculptor, 374.
Bantry Bay, Mutiny in, 410.
Barbadoes, Moravian missionaries in, 108.
Barouche Club, 191.
Barry, James, Professor of Painting, 370.
Bartolozzi, Francis, 374.
Base-ball match, 318.
Battle of Trafalgar, 118.
—— ” Vimiera, 142.
Beacons, Sea-side, affixed to churches, 99.
Beaumont, Sir Geo. H., Artist, 373.
Beaver Hats, 259.
Beechey, Sir Wm., Portrait Painter, 372.
Beer made from sugar, 16.
—— Quantity brewed, 238.
—— the National beverage, 238.
“Benefit of Clergy”, 445.
Bets at Clubs, 288-289.
Betty, W. H. W., Anecdotes of, 325, 326.
—— Career of, 332.
—— Crowds to see, 329.
—— Death of, 332.
—— First appearance in London, 326.
—— presented to Royal Family, 330.
—— Puff preliminary of, 325.
Billiards, 318-319.
—— Large sums lost at, 320.
Billington, Mrs., Salaries of, 361-363.
Bills, Increase of Stamp duty on, 36.
Blockade of England, Attempting to, 130, 131, 135.
Body-snatching, 445.
Bond Street lounger, Rules for, 251-255.
—— ” loungers, Three celebrated, 256.
Bone, Henry, enamel painter, 372.
Books, Age of dear, 376.
—— collection of first editions, 377.
Boulogne, Napoleon at, 96.
Bourgeois, Sir Francis, Artist, 371.
Bow Street Officers, 27.
Boydell’s Gallery in Cheapside, 375.
—— Shakespeare, 375.
Braham, John, Vocalist, 375.
Bread, Consumption of, reduced, 28.
—— New, Sale of forbidden, 5.
—— Variation in price of, 26, 36, 44, 240.
Bridges, Thames, 198.
Britain’s War-Song, 81.
British Museum Gardens, 383.
—— ” Regulations of, 382.
—— Property, Confiscation of, 135.
“Broad-bottomed” Cabinet, 133.
“Brown Bread Bill”, 245.
Browne, Colonel, Death of, 102.
—— Debate on, 298-300.
Bullion, Scarcity of, 105.
Burdett and Paull, Duel between, 133.
—— Sir Francis, Address of, 166.
—— ” ” Arrest of, 170.
—— ” ” Committal of, 167.
—— ” ” Imprisoned in the Tower, 172.
—— ” ” Release of, 174.
—— ” ” Riot after arrest of, 172, 173.
Burial, Last, at cross roads, 452.
Butchers, Prosecution of, 22, 247.
Calais, Inspection of by Napoleon, 96.
Calicoes, Duty on, 36.
Cannon, Transport Inefficient for, 98.
Cardinal York, Death of, 134.
—— A pensioner of George III., 134.
Caricaturing the Royal Family, 24.
Carriages, Improvements in, 188.
—— Weights of, 188.
Catalani, Appearance in London, 341.
—— Début of, 340.
—— Pay of, 341.
Catnach Press, The, 447.
Caution to Hatters, 259.
Census, The first, 30.
Ceres (Planet), discovery of, 35.
Certificate of identity of Mr. G. Garrick, 100.
Chantry, Sir Francis, R.A., Sculptor, 374.
Chatham, Earl of, Indignation against, 160.
—— Appointed Governor of Gibraltar, 163.
Child actors, 333.
Children “seen and not heard”, 277.
Chimney sweeps, 216-219.
Christie the Auctioneer, 274.
Chronology of last Century, Rectification of, 30.
Cintra, Convention of, 142-145.
City subscribe liberally to Patriotic Fund, 97.
Civil List five quarters in arrear, 6.
Claim by Prince of Wales, 47.
—— for Revenues of Duchy of Cornwall, 47.
Clarke, Mrs., before House of Commons, 431.
—— Biography of, 427.
—— Her Levees, 429.
—— Mistress of Duke of York, 427.
Clarke, Mrs., mansion described, 427, 428.
—— prices for preferment, 430.
Clergymen prevented from sitting in House of Commons, 37.
Clerical dinner, A, 249.
—— livings, 178.
“Climbing boys”, 216.
Clothes, Mens’, Prices for, 258, 259.
Cloth-working machines, Introduction of, 61.
—— Men hanged for destroying, 62.
—— Gambling at, 290.
Coalition Ministry, Downfall of, 132.
Coals, Parliamentary Committee on, 399.
—— Price of, 396-401.
Coaches, Hackney, 187.
—— Mail, List of, 231.
—— ” Rates of, 232.
—— Stage, 184.
Cobbett, W., tried and found guilty, 108.
Cock Pitt, Royal Description of, 295.
Cock-fighting, Act against, 297.
—— Antiquity of, 295.
Cockney’s Account of September first, 313-317.
Codrington, Sir Edw., Early life of, 404.
Coinage, copper, Deterioration of, 126.
—— New, 126.
Colonies, to France, a secondary object, 113.
Commerce, Development of, 200.
Committal of Sir F. Burdett, 167.
Common Council, Relief of debtors by, 152.
Compensation of Prince of Orange, 50.
Competition of Pipers, 367.
“Concert of ancient music”, 366.
Concerts, Open-air, 361.
Condemned Pew, The, 447.
—— Sermon, The, 447.
Condition of London Streets, 201.
Conditions of Peace, 49.
Confiscation of British Property, 135.
Conspirators, Meeting of, 27.
—— dispersed ” ” , 28.
—— Raid on, 63.
Constitutional liberty, Supporters of, 28.
Consumption of Bread reduced, 28.
Convention of Cintra, 142.
Conveyance, deeds of, Duty on, 37.
Cooper’s Hall, Lotteries drawn at, 291.
Copley, John Singleton, Artist, 373.
Copper coinage, Deterioration of, 126.
Corn Riots, 19.
—— Scarcity of, 16.
Cornwallis, Marquis, Treaty of peace signed by, 48.
Cost of Armistice, 49.
—— ” Living, 16.
Costume, Eccentricity of, 261, 262.
Cotton spinners, Distress among, 141.
—— Wages, Regulation of, 141.
Council of Five Hundred, 2.
—— ” Nice, 30.
Country, Feeling of the, 65.
—— Sports, 303.
Courage conspicuous in Royal Family, 96.
Covent Garden Theatre, Burning of, 337.
—— Fracas at, 323.
Covent Garden Theatre, Foundation Stone laid by Prince of Wales, 337.
Crewel work, Marvels of, 357.
Cricket Ground, Lord’s, 318.
Cries, Street, 219-227.
Criminal, An impenitent, 450.
—— Dead, Galvanizing a, 391.
Criminals, Fugitive, restored to respective powers, 50.
Cross Roads, Last burial at, 452.
Crouch. Mrs., Prima donna, 365.
—— Dinner, A, 237.
Daily life of George III., 276, 277.
Dancing, 367.
Dead Criminal, Galvanizing a, 391.
Death and burial of Fox, 127.
—— ” Funeral of Pitt, 126.
—— at a prize fight, 301.
—— of Cardinal York, 134.
—— ” George Morland, 373.
—— ” ” Washington, 2.
—— ” Nelson, 118.
—— ” Princess Amelia, 179.
Debate on Bull-Baiting, 293.
—— ” war with Spain, 115.
—— ” Abolition of Slave Trade, 108.
—— ” the Union, 7.
Debtors, poor, Release of, 148.
—— Prisons, 453-457.
—— Relief of, by Common Council, 153.
—— Scheme for pay creditors of poor, 148, 149.
Deciphering papyri, 377.
Declaration of war with France, 74.
Deeds of Conveyance, Duty on, 37.
Defeat of Junot’s Army, 142.
Defiance Club, 191.
De Loutherbourg, Artist, 371.
Demonstration at Kennington, 26, 27.
Departure of Nelson in the Victory, 75.
Description of a gun, 309.
—— of London houses, 232, 234.
Deserters pardoned, 152.
Despard, Colonel, Arrest of, 63.
—— Committal of, 37.
—— before Privy Council, 63.
—— Trial of, 63.
Destroying cloth-working machines, 62.
Detention of visitors in France, 74.
Difference in value of money, 29.
Dinner, A clerical, 249.
—— ” curious, 237.
Disarmament and Retrenchment, 45.
Discovery of Planet Ceres, 35.
Distress among cotton-spinners, 141.
Diversions of people of fashion, 275, 276.
Doctor Jenner, 387.
Doctors, List of famous, 386.
—— Old school, 385.
“Doggett’s Coat and Badge”, 195.
Dollars, Re-stamping of, 163.
Driving, Amateurs, 189.
Droits of the Admiralty, 140.
Drury Lane Theatre, Burning of, 338.
—— George III. at, 9.
—— “Lord Nelson” played at, 119.
Duchy of Cornwall, Claim for Revenues, 47.
Duel between Montgomery and Macnamara, 433.
—— between Pauli and Burdett, 133.
—— Cause of, between Montgomery and Macnamara, 433.
Duke of Richmond Bill, 7.
Eccentricity of costume, 261.
Economy in use of grain, 28.
Education of boys, 277.
—— ” girls, 278.
—— ” Physical, of women, 303.
Educational Establishments, 460.
Egypt, War in, 2.
Electricity and Galvanism, 389-391.
Emmett, Robert, Antecedents of, 101.
—— Execution of, 102.
End of Walcheren Expedition, 157.
England and Wales, First census, 29.
Engravers, 374.
Enormous expenditure on Army, 59.
Entertainment by the “Pic-nic Club”, 354.
Enthusiasm of the people, 78-88.
Estimates, Army, 59.
“European Museum”, The, 375.
Evacuation of Naples by French troops, 50.
Excitement on Stock Exchange, 72.
Execution, Accident at an, 449.
—— for treason, 452.
—— Horrible, at Jersey, 449.
—— of Colonel Despard, 64, 452.
—— of ringleaders of Irish Rebellion, 102.
—— of Robert Emmett, 102.
Exhibition of Needlework, 357.
—— ” Paintings in Water, Colours, 375.
Expenditure on Army, 59.
Extravagance of Farmers, 35.
Eye-glasses, 260.
Fall of Napoleon, 135.
False hair, 268-272.
—— rumours, Fluctuation of Stocks, through, 39.
Famous actors, 323.
Farmers, Extravagance of, 35.
—— Prosperity of, 35.
Fashion, People of, Diversions of, 275, 276.
Fasts, General, 103, 107, 115, 126, 133, 146, 163.
Fearful odds, Victories gained against, 81.
Feeling of the country, 65.
Fête at Frogmore, 156.
—— ” Windsor, 154-156.
Fifty thousand men added to Army, 98.
Fire among theatres, 337.
—— engines, Manual, 211.
Firemen, London, 212.
Fires, Great, in London, 210.
First census, 30.
—— of September, Account of, 311-317.
—— street gas lamps, 205.
Fish, Scarcity of, 235.
Fishing, 307.
Fishmongers’ Hall, 20.
Five Hundred, Council of, 2.
Five-volume novels, 376.
Flaxman, John, R.A., Sculptor, 374.
Fleet of Portugal against England, 137.
Flotilla practically useless, 116.
Flour, Paste a substitute for, 44.
Food, Plainness of, 235.
—— Riots, 19-26.
—— Supply of, from France, 248.
“Forestallers and Regraters”, 240.
“Forestalling and Regrating”, Act against, 16.
—— in meat, 22.
Forgery of “Vortigern and Rowena”, 336.
Four-in-hand Club, 191.
Fox, Courtesy of, 128.
—— and his wife introduced to Napoleon, 52.
—— Death and burial of, 127.
—— Elected for Westminster, 52.
—— Letter to Talleyrand, 128, 129.
—— Napoleon’s admiration for, 53.
—— Visit of, to Paris, 52.
—— Mrs., publicly acknowledged as Fox’s wife, 52.