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.