Common Council and dinners, 136;
offer bounty for fish brought to market, 137;
abolition of dinners, 142
Concannon, Mrs., 171, 172, 177, 179
Concerts, 226
Convicts, cost of transportation, 269;
a jocular, 271
Cooper's Fair, abolition of, 332
Cornelys, Mdme., 212, 217, 219, 222, 223
Cornwallis, Lord, 45
Corpse seized by bailiffs, 313
Corresponding Society, 29
"Coterie, the," 221
Court dresses, 59
Covent Garden Theatre, 31
"Coventry Act," the, 249
Cricket match for 1000 guineas, 319;
one-armed and one-legged match, 326
Croix, M. de la, 42
Crop, a, 57, 61, 62, 64, 128
Crouch, Mrs., 189, 205
"Culloden," Mutiny on board of the, 85, 86
Cumberland, Duke of, 2-6, 220, 256
Curates, increase of stipend, 318
Curtis, Sir Roger, 25, 26
D
Dandy, a, 56
Death, singular, 315
Deaths, extraordinary number of, in 1795, 316
Debry, Jean, 66
Debtors, 266, 267, 316, 336
Dentist, anecdote of a, 341
Derby, Lord, 185, 189
Devonshire, Duke of, 129
Didelot, a dancer, 212, 213
Dignum, the vocalist, 196
Dillon, Viscount, 111
Dimsdale, Sir Harry (Mayor of Garratt), 289, 290, 292
Dockwra, 21
Dogs, tax on, 128
Dog-kennels, 306
Dollars, forgery of, 238;
issue of, 235, 236, 237, 238
Don Giovanni, opera of, 209
Douglas, Capt. Sir A., 87
Draper's Company, the, 139
Drury, Anecdote of Captain, 91
Drury Lane Theatre, 195
Duels, 275, 276
Duncan, Admiral, 42
Dundas, Mr., 84
Dunstan, Sir Jeffrey (Mayor of Garratt), 292
Durham, Bishop of, 213, 214
E
East India Company, 138
Effingham, Lord, 54
Egremont, Lord, 185
Elcho, Lady, 176
Elections, see Politics
Elliston, the actor, 188
Elopement, advertisement respecting an, 319
Elopement with a negro, 268
Embargo, 344
Emigrants, French, 276, 277, 278, 279, 322
Enlistment, curious, 97, 98
E. O., 173, 181, 182, 185
Epigram, on a dull sermon, 319
Erskine, Mr., robbery at the house of, 320
F
"Factotum, Isaac," 300
Farms, large or small, 137, 138
Faro, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179
Farren, the actor, 190
Farren, Miss, 189, 197
Fast, General, 47
Feadle, Jimmy Lincum, 56
Feathers, 75
Fees to servants, 160
Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, 44
Fitzherbert, Mrs., 196, 305
Fitzroy, Lady Ann, 107, 108
Food, 135
Food riots, 28, 261
Footmen, dissatisfaction of, 331
Forestalling, 150, 152
Fox, Charles James, 5, 25, 27, 34, 169
France, war with, 18
Franking letters, 121, 122, 123
Frederick the Great, 204
French emigrants, 13, 14, 15, 22, 276, 277, 278, 279, 338
French, Invasion of Ireland and defeat, 45, 46
French prisoners, numbers in England, 50, 337
French Revolution, 8, 13, 17, 21, 22
Frith, John, threw a stone at the King, 10
Frost, great, 4, 37, 328
Funds, the, 234, 235
Fuseli, H., 227
G
Gallini, Sir John, 208, 209
Gaming, 166
Gardner, Admiral, 26
Garratt, account of, 290;
election for, 289, 290, 291, 292
Gell, Admiral, 87
George III., his illness in 1788, 3;
his recovery, 6;
thanksgiving, goes to St. Paul's, 7;
stone thrown at his coach, 10;
message to Parliament declaring war with France, 18;
inspects the guards, 20;
shot at and hissed, 29;
stone thrown into his carriage, 33;
asked to dismiss his Ministry, 41;
gives £20,000 as patriotic subscription, 44;
reviews volunteers in Hyde Park, 48;
inspects volunteers, 49;
receives a letter from Napoleon, 50;
eats brown bread, 147;
at the theatre, 193;
lets his cream coloured horses for hire, 295, 296
Gibbon, death of, 230
Giornovici, musical composer, 196
Gloucester, Duchess of, 106
Gloucester, Duke of, 2-29, 220, 256
Gloves, stamps on, 300
Gluttonous wager, 335
Gooseberries, curious, 344
Gordon, Lady Georgiana, 76
Gordon, Lord George, 1
Government appointments, sale of, 117, 118, 119
Grenville, Lord, 42, 50
Grey, Charles Earl, 27, 34
Grey, Mr., M.P., epigram on, 285
Grosvenor, Lord, 185
Guadagni, vocalist, 221
Guildford, Earl of, 24
Guildhall dinner, ticket for, 335
Guimard, Mdlle., ballet dancer, 211
Gypsies at Norwood, 332
H
Hair, false, 73, 74
Hair-powder, 60, 61, 73, 128, 129, 130
Halfpence, bad, 239, 240
Hamilton, Duke of, 152
Hampden, Lord, 172
Handbill, curious, 300
Hanway, Jonas, 56
Hardy, Thomas, 23
Harrington, Lady, 33
Harrison, the vocalist, 196
Harvest, bad, 27, 28
Hastings, Warren, his trial, 2
Hats, stamp on, 270
Hats, subscription for, 131
Hectors, 54
Highway robberies, 262
Hill, Sir Rowland, 21
Hobart, Mrs., 169, 171, 194
Hogs, number of, 147
Holland, French occupation of, 26;
English defeat, 27
Holman, the actor, 189
Hood, Sir Alexander, 26
Horses, the royal cream coloured, 295, 296, 337
Horse racing, 184, 185
Howe, Lord, 25-26-38, 39, 310, 311
Humbert, General, 45, 46
Hyde Park, 308
I
Ice, 321
Illuminations, 310, 311
Incledon, the singer, 188, 206
Impromptu, an, 300
Income tax, 132
Informer, common, punishment of a, 271, 272
Inoculation for small-pox, 338, 339
Inspection of volunteers, 49
Insurance against being drawn for militia, 112
Invasion of England, 40, 41
Ireland, French invasion of, 45, 46
Ireland, rebellion in, 44, 46
Ireland, union with England, 47
Ireland, Sam., 202
Ireland, W. H., 202, 203
J
Jackson, W., musical composer, 207, 208
Jenner, Dr., 338
Jersey, Lady, anecdote of, 320
Jervis, Sir John (Lord St. Vincent), 41
Jessamy, a, 54
Job-masters, knavery of, 158
Johnson, Dr. S., 230
Johnstone, the actor, 189
Jordan, Mrs., 189, 191, 192, 193, 197, 216
Joyce, Rev. Jeremiah, 23
June, glorious first of, 25, 310, 311
K
Kean, Edmund, 189
Kelly, the vocalist, 196, 199, 206, 207
Kelsey's, 108
Kemble, John, 187, 191, 196, 203
Kensington Gardens, 307, 308
Kenyon, Lord, 34, 178, 179
Ketch, Jack, 266
Kidnapping for the army, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Killala, landing of French at, 45
L
Lade, Lady, 314
Lade, Sir John, his wager with Lord Cholmondeley, 320
"Lady's Monthly Museum," 68
Lake, Lord, 45
Lashes, one thousand given, 111
Law and police, 243
Lawsuit, a long, 270
Lawyers, number of, 271
Le Brun, 50
Lemons, price of, 154
Letters, franking, 121, 122, 123;
rates for, 123
Letters of marque, 19
Lewis, the actor, 190
Linley, Thos., musical composer, 207, 208
Litchfield, Bishop of, 43
Livery Servants, petition from, 316
Lloyd's, 26
Loan, 42;
subscriptions to, 43
London, port of, commerce of, 321
Longevity, 309, 322, 332
Lorn, Marquis of, 60
Lotteries, 178, 184
Lotteries, private, 182, 183
Lough Swilly, defeat of the French off, 46
Louis XVI., 17
Loyalty loan, 36
Lucifer matches, 297
Ludgate Prison, 266, 267
Lunatics, treatment of, 298
Luttrell, Lady Elizabeth, 179
Luxembourg, Duke of, 305
M
Macaroni, the, 53, 274
Macdonald, John, 55
Macklin, the actor, 188
Mackworth, Sir Robert, 59
Malmesbury, Lord, 35, 42, 293, 294
Mansion House, riot at the, 308, 309
Mara, Mdlle., vocalist, 204, 206, 209
March, Lord, 64
Margate, 65;
a day at, 323;
crowded state of, 335
Marlborough, Duchess of, 191, 223
Marlborough, Duke of, 43
Marston, Mr., his bet, 185
Martyr, Mrs., the actress, 190
Masquerades, 215, 223
Matrimonial advertisements, 301, 302, 303, 304
Matrimonial Magazine, the, 303
Meat, high price of, 152
Mechanic Theatre, 228
Medicinal waters, 317
Menageries, 309, 310
Mendoza, the prize fighter, 274
Men's dress, 50
Merveilleux, the, 57
Milford, Lord, 40
Militia, 97, 111, 112
Millerd, vocalist, 209
Milton Gallery (H. Fuseli's), 227, 228
Mohocks, 54
Moira, Lord, 278
Monetary, 232 _et seq._
Money and jewels, great find of, 315, 316
"Monster, the," 247 to 261
Montague, Mrs., the chimney sweeps' friend, 341, 342
Moritz, Peter, 186
Mount Edgcumbe, Lady, 177
Munden, the actor, 189
Muns, 54
Musical composers, 207
Mutiny in the navy, 37, 38, 39, 40, 85, 86
Mutton, price of, 151, 153
N
Napoleon I., 42, 47, 50
"Natural History," 301
Navy, ships commissioned, 8;
pressing for, 8, 9, 10, 19, 83, 84, 85;
bounty for sailors, 20;
strength of, 36;
mutiny in, 37, 38, 39, 40;
victory off Cape St. Vincent, 41;
victory off Camperdown, 42;
defeat of French off Lough Swilly, 46;
battle of the Nile, 46;
treatment of seamen, 80;
pressgang described by Smollet, 81;
mutiny on board the Culloden, 85, 86;
recruiting for, 86, 87;
prize money, 87, 88;
parishes raise men, 89, 90;
mutilation to avoid service, 90, 91;
a female sailor, 94
Needlework, curious, 228
Negro, elopement with, 268
Newgate, number of prisoners therein, 247;
dancing party therein, 250
Newland, Abraham, 36
Newspapers, hire of, forbidden, 133
New South Wales, colonization of, 1
Nile, battle of the, 46
Norfolk, Duke of, his dislike to water, 305
Northumberland, Duchess of, 129
Norwood, Gypsies at, 332
Novels, 231
O
Oats, bruising of, 143
Officers in the army, youth of, 107, 108
Opera, loud talking at, 211
Opera and Ballet, 204
Opium, taking, 331
Orange, Prince of, 26
Orrery, sale of Lord Bute's, 304
Oxford (city of), 43;
University print book for benefit of French clergy, 328
P
Paget, Hon. Mr., 60, 61
Palmer, the actor, 191
Pantheon Theatre, 212, 215, 221
Parishes raise men for the navy, 89, 90
Parisot, Mdlle., ballet dancer, 212, 213
Parker, Rd. (mutineer), 40
Pasley, Admiral, 26
Pastry, disuse of, 138, 139
Patriotic gifts, 42, 43
Paul's, St., procession to, 336
Pavement, bad, 165, 166
Pawnbrokers rates, 133, 134
Peace, rumour of, 32;
debate on, 34;
negotiations for, 35;
failure of, 36;
negotiations for, 42
Peas, price of green, 153, 154, 322
Peel, Mr., 43
Penance, a butcher doing, 331
Penny Post, 21, 119, 120
Peterson, Lieut. (shot by Lord Camelford), 92
Phillips, Capt., first Governor of New South Wales, 1
Pidcock's Menagerie, 309
Pillory, curious case, 247
Piozzi, Mrs., 230
Pitt, William, 5, 6, 13, 27, 32, 34, 36, 37, 41, 84, 88,
105, 131, 132, 233, 234, 287
Pluralists, 335
Police and law, 243
Politics, 280 to 292
Poor, rules for the, 145
Pope, the actor, 189, 190
Pope, Mrs., the actress, 188, 190
Popham, Captain, 93, 94
Portland, Duke of, 29, 30, 33, 40, 45, 131
Portland estate, value of, 321
Posting, 158
Post Office, franking letters, 121, 122, 123;
rates for letters, 123;
uniform for men, 124
Potatoes, bounty for growing, 135;
price of, 151
Poultry, scarcity of, 138
Pressing for the navy, 8, 9, 10, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85
Pretender, (Prince Charles Edward), death of, 3
Priestley, Dr., 287
Princesses, the Royal, 295
Prisoners of war in France, 109, 110
Prize fighters, list of, 274
Prize fighting, 273, 274
Prize money, 87, 88
Procession, Royal, to St. Paul's, 336
Promethean fire and phosphorus, 297
Provisions, price of, 136;
suggestions for economy, 142
Public Houses, 134, 135
Publicans and pint pots, 327;
and "showmen," 336
Puff, a, 341
Pulteney, Miss, coming of age, 297
Q
Queensberry, Duke of, 60, 185
Quick, the actor, 171, 188
R
Rain beau, a, 57
Ramsgate, 325
Rat's letter, the, 339
Regrating, 150, 153
Reinagle, P., 227
Resurrection men, 262, 263, 264, 265
Review of Volunteers in Hyde Park, 48
Rich, rules for the, 144
"Ride, a delightful," 159
Riding lessons, price of, 157
Road, the, and streets, 157
Robinson, Mrs., the actress, 192
Rose, Miss, ballet dancer, 212, 213, 214
Ross, the hairdresser, 65
Roulette, 173
Royal family, domesticity of, 295
"Royal George," loss of, 80
Royalty, 293, 294, 295, 296
Russell, Lord W., 61
Russia, Emperor of, 93, 94
Ryder, the actor, 188
S
Sacrilege, 330
St. George's Fields, kidnapping riots at, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
St. Jean d'Acre, 47
St. Paul's clock strikes wrongly, 318
St. Vincent Cape, victory off, 41
Sale of Government appointments, 117, 118, 119
Scarborough, Earl of, 54
Scourers, 54
Sea Kale, 154
Sedition, see Politics
September 14th (commencement of partridge shooting), 333
Servants, fees to, 160
Servants wages, &c., 115, 116, 117
Seven shilling pieces, issue of, 239
Sheep (Dishley), price of, 299
"Shepherds, I have lost my waist," 72
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 17, 196, 202, 207
Shield, W., musical composer, 207
Shillings, bad, 240, 241, 242
Shopmen, manners of, 314
Siddons, Mrs., 189, 191, 196
Silver, scarcity of, 235, 236, 237
Skeffington, Mr., 59
Slave trade, abolition of, 11, 12, 20, 27
Smart, a, 55
Smock Race, a, 322
Social Economy, 114
"Society, The," 218
Sorocold, the engineer, 186
Soup, consumption of, 136
Spas, 317
Spencer, a, 63, 64
Spencer, Earl, 63
Sportswoman, a, 344
Spring guns set in a garden, 299
Stage coaches, 163
Stage wagon, 159
Stanhope, Earl, 23-26
Stationers Company, dinner at the, 146
Statue of George III. at Pall Mall, 49
Storacé, S., musical composer, 207, 208
Storacé, Signora, the vocalist, 196, 197, 205
Storm, destructive, 32
Story, a "tall," 301
Strathmore, Earl of, 185
Sturt, Mrs., 167, 169, 172, 179
Suett, Rd., 187, 199
Sussex, Duke of, 225
T
Talbot, Miss, (the female sailor), 94
Talleyrand, 50
Telegraph, the, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128
Thames, embankment, 327;
tunnel under, 340
Thames frozen, 4, 266
Thanksgiving for the king's recovery from illness, 7
Theatre, the, 187
Theatres, private, 201
Thelwall, John, 23
Thrale, Mrs., 230
Thurlow, Lord, 2, 6, 30, 196
Titiretus, 54
Tooke, Rev. John Horne, 23
Topaz, a cheap, 298
Townsend, (Bow street runner), 196, 245
Trinity Square first named, 340
Tunnel under the Thames, 340
Twopenny pieces, issue of, 239
Tythes, story respecting, 319
U
Umbrellas, 55
University, choice of a, 338
V
Vaccination, 338
Varieties, 297 to end
Villiers, Lord, 61
Vinegar Hill, battle of, 45
Volunteers, 24, 48, 49, 95, 96, 98, 113
Vortigern and Rowena, 202
W
Wake, Kidd, 32, 33
Wales, Prince of, 2, 5-7, 33, 51, 169, 194, 196,
209, 215, 216, 274, 293, 294, 295, 296
Wales, Princess of, 76, 293, 294, 295, 314
Waltz, the, 321
Warren, Sir John Borlase, 46
Watchmen, 243, 244
Waters, medicinal, 317
Water wheels at London Bridge, 185, 186
Wells, Mrs., the actress, 190
Westmoreland, Lord, 30, 31
Wheat, bounty on, 28;
cheapness of, 34;
scarcity of, 135;
rise in price, 138
Whist, 180
Whitbread, Samuel, 24
Wife selling, 342, 343
Wilberforce, William, 11, 12, 20, 27
Wilkes, John, 311
Williams, Renwick (the Monster), 247 to 261
Willis, Dr., 4, 61
Willis's Rooms, 224
Willoughby de Broke, Lord, 60
Windsor uniform, 64
Wines, price of, 155
Women's dress, 69
Worcester, Marquis of, 125
Wormholt Scrubs, nuisance on, 330
X Y Z
Yanievitz, the actor, 198
York, Cardinal, 3
York, Duchess of, 70, 295
York, Duke of, 2, 6, 20, 107, 256, 277, 295
THE END.
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