  - 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
nes, 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,
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