EIGHT P.M.—HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE, AND A PAWNBROKER’S SHOP 251 NINE P.M.—HALF-PRICE IN THE NEW CUT, AND A DANCING ACADEMY 268 TEN P.M.—A DISCUSSION AT THE “BELVIDERE,” AND AN ORATORIO AT EXETER HALL 284 ELEVEN P.M.—A SCIENTIFIC CONVERSAZIONE, AND AN EVENING PARTY 297 MIDNIGHT—THE HAYMARKET, AND THE SUB-EDITOR’S ROOM 317 ONE A.M.—EVANS’S SUPPER-ROOMS, AND A FIRE 330 TWO A.M.—A LATE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND THE TURNSTILE OF WATERLOO BRIDGE 357 HOUR THE TWENTY-FOURTH AND LAST—THREE A.M.—A BAL MASQUE, AND THE NIGHT CHARGES AT BOW STREET 375 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR _Frontispiece._ FOUR A.M.—BILLINGSGATE MARKET: CARRYING FISH ASHORE PAGE 17 FOUR A.M.—BILLINGSGATE MARKET: THE FISH SOLD BY AUCTION 20 FIVE A.M.—PUBLICATION OF THE “TIMES:” INSIDE THE OFFICE 32 FIVE A.M.—PUBLICATION OF THE “TIMES:” OUTSIDE THE OFFICE 33 SIX A.M.—COVENT GARDEN MARKET: THE WEST END 41 SIX A.M.—COVENT GARDEN MARKET: EARLY BREAKFAST STALL 44 SEVEN A.M.—PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN: PLATFORM OF THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY 60 SEVEN A.M.—PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN: INTERIOR OF A THIRD-CLASS CARRIAGE 64 EIGHT A.M.—ST. JAMES’S PARK 68 EIGHT A.M.—OPENING SHOP 76 NINE A.M.—OMNIBUSES AT THE BANK 84 NINE A.M.—PENNY STEAMBOATS ALONGSIDE THE PIER AT LONDON BRIDGE 85 TEN A.M.—INTERIOR OF THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH 96 TEN A.M.—INTERIOR OF THE QUEEN’S BENCH PRISON 97 ELEVEN A.M.—TROOPING THE GUARD AT ST. JAMES’S PALACE 109 ELEVEN A.M.—A WEDDING AT ST. JAMES’S CHURCH, PICCADILLY 113 NOON—THE JUSTICE-ROOM AT THE MANSION HOUSE 121 ONE P.M.—DOCK-LABOURERS RETURNING TO WORK 137 ONE P.M.—DINING-ROOMS IN BUCKLERSBURY 141 TWO P.M.—REGENT STREET 148 TWO P.M.—HIGH CHANGE 156 THREE P.M.—DEBENHAM AND STORR’S AUCTION-ROOMS 168 THREE P.M.—THE PANTHEON BAZAAR 177 FOUR P.M.—TATTERSALL’S 193 FOUR P.M.—THE PARK 197 FIVE P.M.—THE FASHIONABLE CLUB 212