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.