Transcribed from the 1967 reprinting of the 1865 edition.

Larger tables have been refactored to improve readability on smaller screens.

Images and tables have been moved to avoid breaking paragraphs.

On p. 102, a capital letter T is used to represent a printed symbol in the word "T-square."

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

• p. 1 "he d" changed to "he’d"
• p. 7 "rats" changed to "rats."
• p. 12 "“In another" changed to "In another"
• p. 12 "were pledged" changed to "“were pledged"
• p. 14 "chowl:" changed to "chowl;"
• p. 15 "‘Holy Face,”" changed to "‘Holy Face,’"
• p. 17 "rat-ketcher," changed to "rat-ketcher,’"
• p. 17 "sp ilt" changed to "spilt"
• p. 18 "recommenda-" changed to "recommendation"
• p. 21 "‘gully-hunters" changed to "‘gully-hunters’"
• p. 24 "Europe," changed to "Europe."
• p. 26 "wtth" changed to "with"
• p. 28 "catch’-em-alive" changed to "catch-’em-alive"
• p. 34 "night." changed to "night.’"
• p. 35 "Linn" changed to "Linn."
• p. 35 "vermin." changed to "vermin.”"
• p. 36 "of full" changed to "full of"
• p. 36 "“The fox,” say they, “gathers" changed to "The fox, say they, gathers"
• p. 39 "iu" changed to "in"
• p. 50 "like" changed to "like."
• p. 51 "The mistress" changed to "“The mistress"
• p. 52 "dead." changed to "dead.’"
• p. 54 "dance;" changed to "dance;’"
• p. 55 "con." changed to "con.)"
• p. 55 "Jim Crow" changed to "Jim Crow."
• p. 56 "cries—" changed to "cries)—"
• p. 57 "That’s" changed to "(That’s"
• p. 58 " music.)" changed to " music."
• p. 59 "Clown" changed to "Clown."
• p. 61 "that," changed to "that."
• p. 61 "shiliings" changed to "shillings"
• p. 63 "out of-the-way" changed to "out-of-the-way"
• p. 64 "wtth" changed to "with"
• p. 68 "This year" changed to "“This year"
• p. 71 "‘This" changed to "“This"
• p. 72 "Hurrah!" changed to "Hurrah!’"
• p. 72 "shillings, a-week" changed to "shillings a-week,"
• p. 75 "down." changed to "down.’"
• p. 75 "you do." changed to "you do.’"
• p. 75 "gin?" changed to "gin?’"
• p. 76 "balanee" changed to "balance"
• p. 79 "too.’" changed to "too."
• p. 79 "informaation" changed to "information"
• p. 80 "visit." changed to "visit.’"
• p. 81 "sir?" changed to "sir?’"
• p. 84 "When, he went into the country" changed to "When he went into the country,"
• p. 91 "the the pole" changed to "the pole"
• p. 94 "Posturing" changed to "“Posturing"
• p. 95 "Last" changed to "“Last"
• p. 96 "like:" changed to "like:’"
• p. 98 "‘or, The" changed to "or, ‘The"
• p. 98 "dresses.’" changed to "dresses.”"
• p. 100 "before," changed to "before."
• p. 106 "man!”" changed to "man!’"
• p. 106 "then!”" changed to "then!’"
• p. 111 "anybody." changed to "anybody.’"
• p. 112 "from me." changed to "from me.’"
• p. 113 "for." changed to "for.’"
• p. 113 "handkercher," changed to "handkercher."
• p. 118 "‘Tumblers!’”" changed to "‘Tumblers!’"
• p. 121 "proprietor," changed to "proprietor."
• p. 122 "Govent" changed to "Covent"
• p. 123 "old up" changed to "up old"
• p. 125 "Queen." changed to "Queen.’"
• p. 127 "replies." changed to "replies,"
• p. 127 "tooth-ache!" changed to "tooth-ache!’"
• p. 131 "dinner?" changed to "dinner?’"
• p. 133 "‘Now," changed to "‘Now,’"
• p. 133 "150l." changed to "150l.’"
• p. 133 "150l.’" changed to "150l."
• p. 133 "Yes," changed to "‘Yes,"
• p. 133 "from from" changed to "from"
• p. 134 "cheeky.’" changed to "cheeky."
• p. 140 "&c?" changed to "&c.?"
• p. 149 "croooking" changed to "crooking"
• p. 149 "still" changed to "stilt"
• p. 157 "Draw" changed to "Draw"
• p. 157 "AR-R-RMS,’" changed to "AR-R-RMS,"
• p. 161 "collar" changed to "collar."
• p. 163 "since" changed to "since."
• p. 164 "The Campbells" changed to "‘The Campbells"
• p. 171 "aud" changed to "and"
• p. 192 "bird;" changed to "bird;’"
• p. 192 "was?’" changed to "was?"
• p. 192 "Yes;" changed to "‘Yes;"
• p. 192 "weeks." changed to "weeks.’"
• p. 192 "The libery" changed to "‘The libery"
• p. 192 "on;’" changed to "on;"
• p. 192 "well." changed to "well.’"
• p. 192 "Can" changed to "‘Can"
• p. 192 "Insult" changed to "‘Insult"
• p. 192 "Well" changed to "‘Well"
• p. 194 "and so" changed to "“and so"
• p. 196 "He is" changed to "“He is"
• p. 205 "“Ah!" changed to "“Ah!”"
• p. 206 "darkey,’" changed to "darkey,"
• p. 207 "2l." changed to "2l.,"
• p. 208 "hair," changed to "hair,’"
• p. 213 "sir.’" changed to "sir.”"
• p. 213 "‘I was" changed to "“I was"
• p. 218 "follow out" changed to "hollow out"
• p. 229 "journeyman" changed to "journeymen"
• p. 234 "Coalwhippers" changed to "Coalwhippers’"
• p. 239 "purlman," changed to "purlman,’"
• p. 246 "as well" changed to "as well as"
• p. 247 "altgether" changed to "altogether"
• p. 255 "teetaler" changed to "teetotaler"
• p. 260 "been been" changed to "been"
• p. 261 "If there" changed to "“If there"
• p. 264 "of th" changed to "of the"
• p. 264 "A portion" changed to "“A portion"
• p. 265 "passing" changed to "pasing"
• p. 269 "cross-currents," changed to "cross-currents."
• p. 271 "a-yoar" changed to "a-year"
• p. 271 "through it." changed to "through it.”"
• p. 273 "“The constant" changed to "The constant"
• p. 273 "use." changed to "use.”"
• p. 276 "trnst" changed to "trust"
• p. 276 "6 9 0" changed to "0 9 0"
• (illustration) "Sketch." changed to "Sketch.]"
• p. 279 "fellow-men." changed to "fellow-men.”"
• p. 280 "she went" changed to "he went"
• p. 281 "teototalers" changed to "teetotalers"
• p. 281 "bedding." changed to "bedding,"
• p. 282 "I’ve known" changed to "‘I’ve known"
• p. 282 "Go to" changed to "‘Go to"
• p. 282 "6d" changed to "6d."
• p. 288 "“I,’" changed to "“I,”"
• p. 303 "up up" changed to "up"
• p. 307 "half-a quartern" changed to "half-a-quartern"
• p. 309 "district." changed to "district.”"
• p. 312 "2500" changed to "25,000"
• p. 316 "1s" changed to "1s."
• p. 317 "congregrated" changed to "congregated"
• p. 319 "rivers," changed to "rivers."
• p. 319 "turnpike roads" changed to "turnpike-roads"
• p. 323 "Passsengers" changed to "Passengers"
• p. 326 "Difficulties" changed to "“Difficulties"
• p. 326 "106 to to" changed to "106 to"
• p. 328 "49,000" changed to "40,000"
• p. 330 "time." changed to "time.’"
• p. 330 "us.’”" changed to "us.”"
• p. 334 "1825" changed to "1835"
• p. 335 "Battersea;" changed to "Battersea,"
• p. 337 "Coldbath-fields," changed to "Coldbath-fields"
• p. 341 "1800;" changed to "1800);"
• p. 341 "&c" changed to "&c."
• p. 342 "Tricyles" changed to "Tricycles"
• p. 347 "Im’" changed to "I’m"
• p. 347 "how described" changed to "now described"
• p. 355 "two." changed to "two.’"
• p. 358 "rare" changed to "rare."
• p. 359 "5s" changed to "5s."
• p. 361 "17,000" changed to "1,700"
• p. 363 "1½d" changed to "1½d."
• p. 364 "dispute" changed to "dispute."
• p. 366 "mentioned." changed to "mentioned.”"
• p. 369 "as developed" changed to "“as developed"
• p. 370 "companiions" changed to "companions"
• p. 374 "come" changed to "some"
• p. 376 "Narrill" changed to "Harril"
• p. 377 "Mr. J." changed to "“Mr. J."
• p. 377 "“I believe" changed to "‘I believe"
• p. 377 "thieves.”" changed to "thieves.’"
• p. 377 "An officer" changed to "“An officer"
• p. 377 "“Does" changed to "‘Does"
• p. 377 "thieving?” “Yes" changed to "thieving?’ ‘Yes"
• p. 377 "thieves.” “Then" changed to "thieves.’ ‘Then"
• p. 377 "depredation?” “I am sure of it.”" changed to "depredation?’ ‘I am sure of it.’”"
• p. 381 "sure" changed to "sure I"
• p. 382 "clothes" changed to "clothes;"
• p. 396 "‘ The" changed to " ‘The"
• p. 396 "morning," changed to "morning."
• p. 396 "nightly.”" changed to "nightly."
• p. 397 "and 76,400" changed to "76,400"
• p. 402 "to me," changed to "to me."
• p. 407 "night’s" changed to "nights’"
• p. 411 "a-day.:" changed to "a-day:"
• p. 418 "Mining" changed to "Mining."
• p. 429 "wordly" changed to "worldly"
• p. 430 "tickets-of leave" changed to "tickets-of-leave"
• p. 430 "meeting.”" changed to "meeting."
• p. 436 "cirstances" changed to "circumstances"
• p. 442 "305" changed to "365"

Inconsistent or archaic spelling, capitalisation and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.