Gaming, extent of, i. 105, 217, 263, 295. Garret, Mayor of, election of, i. 394. Garrick, Mr. his dispute with the public, ii. 236. ---- retires from the stage, ii. 303. Garth, Dr. extract from a prologue by him, ii. 125. George I. honours paid him on his arrival, i. 243. ---- ---- aquatic excursion by, i. 257. ii. 139. ---- II. account of his dining at Guildhall, i. 283. ---- III. benevolence of, i. 57. ---- ---- celebration of his accession, marriage, &c. i. 339. ---- ---- entertained at Guildhall, i. 340. Ghost, the Cock-lane, narrative of, i. 179. Gibson, a Quaker, turbulence of, ii. 45. Gifts, by the society for the relief of widows and children of clergymen, i. 24. ---- of the trustees for the sons of, i. 25. ---- to British seamen who had been in slavery, i. 26, 42. Gin, destructive effects of, i. 133, 168, 316. ---- riots occasioned by, ii. 49. ---- ludicrous description of its virtues, ii. 50. Gladiators, female, notices of, ii. 165. Glasses, musical, account of, ii. 226. Goodman, a highwayman, escape of, &c. i. 103. Gordon, Lord George, riots occasioned by, ii. 102. Goulding, Mrs. story of supernatural acts in her house, i. 376. Green, J. house of, besieged, ii. 91. Grosley, M. extract from his tour to London, i. 382. Guinea dropping, i. 91. H. Halls, public, how used formerly, i. 230. Handel, anecdotes of, ii. 213. Harlequinades introduced, ii. 158. Harley, Lord Mayor, notice from respecting wheat, ii. 89. Harper, comedian, hard case of, ii. 186. Harris, Mr. account of his dispute with Mr. Colman, ii. 257. ---- Mr. his dispute decided in Chancery, ii. 257. Hartley, Mr. death of, ii. 54. Hawes, Mr. meeting-house of, stormed, ii. 29. Hell-fire club, account of the, i. 264, 268. Hearses, stormed, ii. 45. Highgate, cave at, suppressed, i. 100. Hill, Ludgate, brutal acts on, ii. 55. Hoaxing, specimens of, i. 316, 375. Hockley-in-the-hole, account of, ii. 109. ---- presented, ii. 111. Hospitals, observations on, i. 45, 54. ---- Foundling, i. 14. ---- Small-pox, i. 76. ---- at Hyde-park corner, instituted, i. 44. ---- Lying-in, i. 77. Houses, dreadful state of empty, i. 58. ---- 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.