Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London LifeKirwan, Daniel Joseph
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Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life
Kirwan, Daniel Joseph
London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- Social life and customs
Lord Carington--Lady Mordaunt, Divorce Proceedings, and Interesting
Testimony--Love Letters of the Prince--Duke of Hamilton--The Fastest
Young Man in England--The Marquis of Waterford--Marquis of Hastings--Duke
of Newcastle--Earl of Jersey--Lord Clinton and others, 240
CHAPTER XVIII.
LORDS AND COMMONS.
Westminster Palace and Houses of Parliament--Interior of the House of
Commons--Bobbies and Cabbies--Strangers' Gallery--The Legislative
Bar-Maid--William Ewart Gladstone--England's Greatest Commoner
John Bright, 272
CHAPTER XIX.
LORDS AND COMMONS CONTINUED.
Reporters' Gallery--Dr. Johnson taking Notes--The Speaker and his
Wig--Important Personages--First Lord of the Admiralty--Peers in the
Gallery--Gladstone's Early Life--The Eloquence of the Premier--The
Sarcasm of Disraeli--Ducal Houses--Upper House of Parliament--Privileges
of the Peers, 285
CHAPTER XX.
LONDON POLICE AND DETECTIVES.
The Old Jewry--Central Detective's Office--Relics of Crimes--Inspector
Bailey--Experience of Mr. Funnell--The Pocket-Book Game--New
York a Precious bad Place--Police Districts--Expenses Attending
them--River Thieves, 318
CHAPTER XXI.
HUNTING THE SEWERS.
The City Honey-Combed--2,000 Miles of Sewerage--An Unlawful and
Dangerous Business--Prizes Found--The Hunter's Story--Great Battle
with the Rats--Victory at last, 330
CHAPTER XXII.
BACCHUS AND BEER.
The English a Great Beer-Drinking People--Amount of Exports--Barclay and
Perkins--A Princely Firm--Cats on Guard--The House of Hanbury, Buxton
& Co.--Great Porter Tun--Libraries in the Establishments--Quantities
of Beer used in London, 338
CHAPTER XXIII.
HARVARD AGAINST OXFORD.
Police Arrangements--Thomas Hughes, M.P.--Dark Blue and Magenta--On
the Tow-Path--A Frightful Jam--Booths and Shows--Badges and
Rosettes--The Dear Old Flag, 344
CHAPTER XXIV.
STRUGGLE AND VICTORY.
On Board the Press Boat--The Harvard Crew--Loring's Condition--Simmons
the Pride of the Crew--The Oxford Crew--"Little Corpus," the
Coxswain--The Start--Harvard Leads--Burnham's bad Steering--Oxford's
Vengeance Stroke--The Last Desperate Struggle--Beaten by
Six Seconds--Fair Play and Courtesy, 362
CHAPTER XXV.
CURIOSITIES OF LONDON.
"Domesday Book"--Oldest Books in England--Hospital Ship "Dreadnought"--A
Gaudy Show--The Queen's Stage-Coach--Jonathan Wild's
Skeleton--The Lord Mayor's State Coach--Installation of a London
Sheriff, 382
CHAPTER XXVI.
STREET SIGHTS OF LONDON.
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