Chapter M

Macky, his summary of the customs of London, i. 272.

Maclane, Donald, trial of, for the murder of W. Allen, jun. ii. 74.

Macklin, account of his conduct in his dispute with Reddish, ii. 278.

---- his letter to Dr. Kenrick, ii. 287.

---- his attempt to perform at the age of 90, ii. 305.

Mad-houses, private, abuses in, i. 186.

Magdalen hospital, i. 56.

Managers, theatrical, parsimony of, ii. 156.

Manners, society for reformation of; effects of their labours, i. 105,
140, 152, 329.

---- anecdotes of, from M. Grosley's tour, i. 382.

Mapp, Mrs. bone-setter, account of, i. 427.

Mary, Lady, catastrophe of, ii. 122.

Mary-le-bon garden, ii. 198, 276, 289.

Masks, instance of their abuse, i. 280.

Masquerade, room used for, ii. 128.

---- given to the King of Denmark, ii. 272.

---- Mrs. Cornely's, ii. 255.

Masters of defence, presented, ii. 112.

Mead, Dr. a cheat performed on, i. 104.

Mercers, folly of, i. 235.

Milliners, Men, supersede Women, i. 359.

Milton's daughter, &c. i. 281.

Mist, his advice to the public, i. 259.

Mob, brutality of, i. 271, 385.

---- infatuation of, i. 315. ii. 55.

---- fashionable, exertions of, ii. 246.

Mohawks, account of the, ii. 20.

Money-lenders, schemes of, exposed, i. 91.

Montague, Duke of, and the bottle conjuror, ii. 201.

Moorfields, resort of Merry Andrews, ii. 146.

Mourning, court order concerning, ii. 353.

Mug-houses, ii. 27.

Music-room, Soho, opened, ii. 224.

N.

Narrative of distress and death by famine in Stonecutter's street, i. 60.

Necromancy, by John Bonnor, i. 99.

Nectar and Ambrosia, i. 234.

Nicolini, the singer, good fortune of, ii. 138.

O.

Oades, dreadful riot between persons of that name, i. 100.

Opera, tradesmen of the, unpaid, ii. 131.

---- 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.

---- concerning Wilkes and liberty, ii. 74.

---- of 1780, ii. 102.

Robberies, letter from Lord Townshend concerning, i. 142.

Robinson, Mrs. cheated by a pretended quack, i. 102.

Roebuck Tavern, proceedings at, ii. 23, 28.

Rogues and vagabonds, theatrically defined, ii. 183.

Royal aquatic excursion, i. 257.

Ruptured poor, hospital for, i. 49.

S.

Sabbath, breach of, condemned, i. 353.

Sacheverell, Dr. riots during his trial, ii. 11.

Sailors, battle of, with Irish chairmen, ii. 56.

---- further violence of, ii. 70.

Schools, charity, particulars of, i. 16, 19, 29.

---- boarding, pernicious, i. 328.

Sermon Tasters, i. 235.

Sheppard, the robber, anecdotes of, ii. 31, 32.

Shopmen described, i. 235.

Signs, dangerous, ii. 392.

Sion chapel, Hampstead, weddings advertised at, i. 256.

Smock races, ii. 124, 183.

Society for relief of debtors, origin of, i. 77.

---- Loyal, proceedings of, ii. 24.

---- Benefit, origin of, ii. 5.

---- sketches of the present state of, ii. 406.

Steele, Sir R. his patent invaded, ii. 151.

Stepney feast, account of, i. 43.

Stock, South Sea, distress occasioned by the fall of, i. 118, 131.

Stone, exclusively used for palaces, ii. 361.

Streets, various obstructions in, noticed, ii. 395.

---- improved, ii. 384.

---- cleanliness of, ii. 400.

---- St. James's, humorous description of, ii. 398.

Subscription for clothing soldiers, i. 52.

Suicide, horrid narrative of, i. 149.

Sutton, poetical description of his battle with Stokes, ii. 165.

Swearing, attempt to suppress, i. 352.

Swindlers, counsellor _Tom_ and _Sir John_, i. 164.

Swords, footmen forbid to wear them, ii. 314.

T.

Tailors, journeymen, turbulence of, ii. 90.

Term-time described in verse, i. 321.

Thames, diversions on the ice of the, ii. 140.

Theatres, particulars relating to the, i. 274. ii. 110, 186, 254.

---- presented, ii. 110.

---- impiety of, suppressed, ii. 116.

---- ragged regiments of, ii. 157.

---- Lincoln's-inn opened, ii. 138.

---- Haymarket opened, ii. 125.

---- ---- re-erected, ii. 153.

---- ---- opened, ii. 162, 172.

---- Goodman's-fields, ii. 124, 177, 179.

---- Covent-garden built, ii. 177.

---- ---- decorations of, ii. 179.

---- ---- lines to the proprietors of, ii. 180.

---- ---- riots at, ii. 196, 202, 243, 285.

---- ---- dispute concerning, ii. 257.

---- ---- improved, ii. 304.

---- Drury-lane improved, ii. 235, 292.

---- ---- alarm of fire at, ii. 171.

---- ---- admission raised, ii. 235, 306.

---- ---- riot at, ii. 236.

---- ---- rebuilt, ii. 305.

---- ---- described, ii. 309.

---- dissertation on the, ii. 247.

Theatrical trial, ii. 186.

---- consequences, ii. 189.

Tottenham-court-road, interlude there, ii. 179.

Tradesmen, fancied improvements of, i. 356.

---- manner of living in 1700, i. 230. ii. 418.

Trumpet, the use of, licensed, ii. 109.

Trunk-maker, account of the, ii. 130.

Twelfth-day, how celebrated, i. 292.