Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) [Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text. (note of etext transcriber.)] THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME. [Illustration: FRONTISPIECE. _The Man with the Carpet Bag._ "In an instant the smile of the hostess turned to a frown, and, without further explanation, she exclaimed, looking over the bar at the same time at my unfortunate carpet-bag, 'No, sir; we have no room; it won't do here'."] CHRONICLES OF CRIME _Edited by Camden Pelham_ OF THE INNER TEMPLE BARRISTER-AT LAW with ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY PHIZ [Illustration: _Escape of the Mayor of Bristol._ "His worship, seeing me, said, 'For God's sake, young man, assist me up.' I stooped down & helped his worship up, the female servants assisting him behind."] THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME; OR, The New Newgate Calendar. BEING A SERIES OF MEMOIRS AND ANECDOTES OF NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS WHO HAVE OUTRAGED THE LAWS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO 1841. COMPRISING COINERS. EXTORTIONERS. FORGERS. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTS. FOOTPADS. HIGHWAYMEN. HOUSEBREAKERS. INCENDIARIES. IMPOSTORS. MURDERERS. MUTINEERS. MONEY-DROPPERS. PIRATES. PICKPOCKETS. RIOTERS. SHARPERS. TRAITORS. &c., &c. INCLUDING A NUMBER OF CURIOUS CASES NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. EMBELLISHED WITH FIFTY-TWO ENGRAVINGS, FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY "PHIZ." BY CAMDEN PELHAM, ESQ., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW. VOL. I.