Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2): Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.Malcolm, James Peller
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2): Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.
Malcolm, James Peller
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
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. 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.
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