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
---- 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, 188,
306.
Parties, family, customs of, i. 324.
Paul's, St. how used formerly, i. 281.
Paving, notices relating to, ii. 395.
_Peace_ pudding, account of one, i. 242.
Penkethman, account of his Pantheon, ii. 128.
---- booth of, suppressed, ii. 148.
Perfuming the person, illustrated, i. 240.
Peruke-makers, petition of, ii. 349.
Petticoat, the hooped, troublesome, ii. 321.
---- ---- ---- fair game for wits, ii. 323.
Philips, Mr. invocation by, i. 130.
Picture, moving, exhibited, ii. 126.
Pipes of the new river, tapped, i. 89.
Plate, stole at a coronation dinner, i. 92.
Plays performed at the Temple, ii. 143, 187.
Police, report of a committee on, i. 189.
Poor laws, defective, i. 45.
---- wretched lodgings of, i. 271.
Pope, burning of, in effigy, prevented, ii. 14.
---- burnt in effigy, ii. 15.
Posture master, extraordinary, ii. 129.
Press, degraded state of, i. 262.
Preston, C. killed by a bear, ii. 126.
Proclamation for suppressing vice, seconded by the public, i. 93.
---- against riots, ii. 87.
---- against improprieties on the stage, ii. 130.
---- by the Lord Mayor, ii. 87.
Prologue, spoken at Drury-lane Theatre, i. 52.
Promenade, Sunday, in Hyde-park, i. 239.
Prostitutes, whipped, i. 350.
Punch, liquid, epitaph on, ii. 50.
---- opera, by Powell, ii. 127.
Q.
Quacks, specimens of their advertisements, i. 218, 228.
Quakers, perverseness of, i. 318.
---- grand wedding of one, i. 255.
---- instance of humility in one, i. 254.
Queen Charlotte, splendid surprize of his Majesty, ii. 244.
Queensberry, Duchess of, epigram on, ii. 173.
R.
Ranelagh, fight of _peace_ officers at, ii. 69.
---- house sold, ii. 188.
---- benefit given by proprietors of, ii. 233.
---- defects in the rotunda at, ii. 245.
Regatta, on the Thames, described, ii. 293.
Register offices, tricks at, i. 171.
Review of various charities, i. 85.
Rice, David, strange notice by, i. 338.
Rich, C. Esq. death of, ii. 137.
Riots, public, i. 266. ii. 24, 46, 54.
---- dreadful, in the Haymarket, i. 265.
---- amongst footmen, ii. 22.
---- in Craven-street, ii. 53.
---- at an undertaker's funeral, ii. 55.
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