LONDON. PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS [Illustration: Titlepage] [Illustration: Title2] ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE ENGLISH SPY. to face page I. A SHORT SET-TO AT LONG'S HOTEL; OR, STOPFORD NOT GETTING THE BEST OF IT. 14 II. COURTIERS CAROUSING IN A CADGER'S KEN. 28 III. THE WAKE; OR, TEDDY O'RAFFERTY'S LAST APPEARANCE. A Scene in the Holy Land. 30 IV. THE CYPRIAN'S BALL AT THE ARGYLL ROOM. 42 V. JOHN LISTON AND THE LAMBKINS; OR, THE CITIZEN'S TREAT. 57 VI. THE GREAT ACTOR; OR, MR PUNCH IN ALL HIS GLORY. 62 Amusements of the lower orders. Scene in Leicester-fields. VII. COLLEGE GHOSTS. 66 A Frolic of the Westminster Blacks. A Scene in Dean's Yard. VIII. THE MARIGOLD FAMILY ON A PARTY OF PLEA- SURE; OR, THE EFFECT OF A STORM IN THE LITTLE BAY OF BISCAY, otherwise, CHELSEA REACH. 68 Hints to Fresh Water Sailors, the Alderman and family running foul of the Safety. A bit of Fun for the Westminster Scholars. How to make Ducks and Geese swim after they are cooked. Calamities of a Cit's Water Party to Richmond. IX. THE EPPING HUNT ON EASTER MONDAY; OR, COCKNEY COMICALITIES IN FULL CHASE. 73 Lots of Characters and Lots of Accidents, Runaways and Fly-aways, No Goes and Out and Outers, the Flask and the Foolish, Gibs, Spavins, Millers and Trumpeters. The Stag against the Field. Bob Transit's Excursion with the Nacker man. X. THE TEA-POT ROW AT HARROW; OR, THE BATTLE OF HOG LANE. 81 Harrow boys making a smash among the Crockery, a Scene Sketched from the Life, dedicated to the Sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen participators in the Sport. XI. THE CIT'S SUNDAY ORDINARY AT THE GATE HOUSE, HIGHGATE; OR, EVERY HOG TO HIS OWN APPLE. 89 Another Trip with the Marigold Family. Specimens of Gormandizing. Inhabitants of Cockayne ruralizing. Cits and their Cubs. Cutting Capers, a scramble for a Dinner. XII. BULLS AND BEARS IN HIGH BUSTLE; OR, BILLY WRIGHT'S PONY MADE A MEMBER OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE. 124 Interior view of the Money Market. Portraits of well-known Stock Brokers. A Scene Sketched from the Life. XIII.