  - 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.
- —— ̵
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- —— 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.
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