CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
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The King's Malady — Former preparations for a Regency — King's recovery — The King at home — His love of music — Severe frost — Lucien Buonaparte a prisoner of war — French obstructions to commerce — A gallant merchantman [1]
CHAPTER II.
A Regency inevitable — Prince of Wales waited on — He undertakes the Regency — French and English prisoners of war — Roman Catholic soldiers — Roughness of manners — Passing of Regency Bill — The Prince's companions — Inauguration of the Prince as Regent — Improvement in the health of the King [17]
CHAPTER III.
Story of a crime — The Shanavests and the Caravats — Gluttony — Smuggling bullion — A Tar at the theatre — Deposition of French Colours in Whitehall Chapel — The Duke of York reinstated as Commander-in-Chief — The Regency Fête — Account of the entertainment [39]
CHAPTER IV.
Ladies' dresses at the Fête — The banquet — Carlton House thrown open to the public — The crush — Sir F. Burdett's action against the Speaker — Relief of British Prisoners in France — Scarcity of guineas — Lord King and his tenants — Stories respecting the Currency [57]
A smuggler's victim — Illness of Gilray — A gallant highwayman — A Witch — Bartholomew Fair — The Comet — A practical joke on the Queen — Woman's Cricket Match — Ballooning — French prisoners of war — Luddite riots — The King and his physicians — His health [75]
CHAPTER VI.
1812.
The Regent's doings — The Royal Sprain — Colonel McMahon — Luddite and Factory Riots — Scarcity of Bullion — Murder of Mr. Perceval [97]
CHAPTER VII.
French Prisoners of War — Repeal of the "Orders in Council" — Rejoicings for the Victory of Salamanca — Saturnalia thereat [119]
CHAPTER VIII.
Chimney-sweeps — Climbing boys — Riot at Bartholomew Fair — Duelling — War with France — Declaration of war between England and America — Excommunication for bearing false witness — Early Steam Locomotives — Margate in 1812 — Resurrection men — Smithfield Cattle Club [133]
CHAPTER IX.
1813.
High price of provisions — Luddites — Smuggling — Day of Humiliation — The Cossack — Mdlle. Platoff — Discovery of body of Charles I. at Windsor — The Queen and the mad woman — The fasting woman of Tutbury — Fight between the Shannon and the Chesapeake — Rejoicings for the Victory at Vittoria — Fête at Vauxhall — William Huntingdon, S.S. [149]
CHAPTER X.
Emperor of Russia invested with the Garter — The Poet Laureate — French Prisoners of War — Joy over Napoleon's defeat at Leipsic — "Orange boven" — The Allies and the War with France — The War with America — The Princess Charlotte and her establishment — The Prince of Orange her suitor — The King's Health [179]
A Cat in a Conflagration — Scramble for Exchequer Bills — A Matrimonial Dispute — An old Debtor — A Volunteer Dinner — A Man and Hedgehog — Torpedoes — Slavery — Gambling on Napoleon's Life — Gas Lighting [199]
CHAPTER XII.
1814.
The Fog — Condition of Ireland — State of the Navy — The Regent at Belvoir — Coming of age of Princess Charlotte — Day of Thanksgiving — Great Snowstorm — Thames frozen over — Sports thereon — Frost fair — The Country and the Snow [209]
CHAPTER XIII.
Burning of the Custom House — De Berenger's fraud on the Stock Exchange — Lord Cochrane inculpated — Price of provisions — Arrival of the Duchess of Oldenburgh — The Capitulation of Paris, and fall of Napoleon — Papa Violette — Elba [233]
CHAPTER XIV.
Illuminations for Peace — Ovation to Louis XVIII. — His departure for France — Peace with France — Cheaper provisions — Distinguished foreign guests in London — Arrival of Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia — Movements of the great folk — Popularity of General Blücher [251]
CHAPTER XV.
Royal festivities — The Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, and General Blücher at Oxford — Banquet at Guildhall — Departure of the Allied Sovereigns — Signature of Treaty of Peace — Proclamation of Peace — State Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral [277]
CHAPTER XVI.
City banquet to the Duke of Wellington — Costly vegetables — The Princess Charlotte — Squabbles about her presentation at Court — The Regent hooted — The Princess Charlotte and the Prince of Orange — Her future husband, Prince Leopold — Her flight from Warwick House, and return [299]
State of Ireland — The Regent fêtes the Duke of Wellington — The Jubilee in the Parks — Public opinion thereon — The Celebration [329]
CHAPTER XVIII.
The celebration of the Jubilee continued — Sale of the Properties — Continuation of the Fair — Departure of Queen Caroline for the Continent — Scarcity of Gold — French prisoners of war — State of the streets — Red tape in the Navy — English visit France — The War with America — Treaty of peace with America [351]
CHAPTER XIX.
1815.
Health of the King — Extension of the Order of the Bath — Wife selling — A Sailor's frolic — "Nelson's Lady Hamilton" — "The Pig-faced Lady" — The advantage of being able to play the violin — Napoleon's escape from Elba [371]
ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. I.
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ROBEING THE REGENT; OR, THE ROAD TO PREFERMENT [27]
THE SOLDIER'S WELCOME HOME!!! [47]
GUDGEON FISHING À LA CONSERVATORY [59]
JEW —— DEPRECIATING BANK NOTES [70]
THE COMET OF 1811 [82]
RURAL SPORTS; OR, A CRICKET MATCH EXTRAORDINARY [86]
RURAL SPORTS; BALLOON HUNTING [89]
1812; OR, REGENCY À LA MODE [96]
PRINCELY AGILITY; OR, THE SPRAINED ANCLE [101]
THE PRIVY PURSE AND POLITICAL BEGGARS [105]
MR. PERCEVAL ASSASSINATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 11, 1812 [115]
ZEMLANOWHIN, THE BRAVE RUSSIAN COSSACK, AS HE APPEARED AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1813 [154]
A TIT-BIT FOR A COSSACK; OR, THE PLATOFF PRIZE FOR THE HEAD OF BUONAPARTE [158]
MEDITATIONS AMONG THE TOMBS [165]
BRITISH VALOUR AND YANKEE BOASTING [171]
SHANNON v. CHESAPEAKE [173]
PART OF TRANSPARENCY AT ACKERMANN'S [186]
"THE SEA IS OPEN, TRADE REVIVES" [189]
THE FROST FAIR [222]
VIOLETTES [249]
"PEACE AND PLENTY; OR, GOOD NEWS FOR JOHN BULL!!!" [259]
BLÜCHER GREETED BY HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS IN THE PARK, 1814 [270]
BLÜCHER SURVEYING HIMSELF AS A D.C.L. [283]
DOCTOR BLÜCHER [285]
RUSSIAN CONDESCENSION; OR, THE BLESSINGS OF UNIVERSAL PEACE [292]
MISS ENDEAVOURING TO EXCITE A GLOW WITH HER DUTCH PLAYTHING [310]
THE DEVONSHIRE MINUET [313]
THE R——T KICKING UP A ROW; OR, WARWICK HOUSE IN AN UPROAR [319]
PLEBEIAN SPIRIT; OR, COACHEE AND THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE [322]
THE FORTRESS [335]
THE TEMPLE OF CONCORD [348]
A WHOLE FAMILY LOST [361]
THE FATE OF WASHINGTON; OR, MADDY IN FULL FLIGHT [368]
WALTZING A COURTSHIP [379]
A.D. 1592.
SOCIAL ENGLAND UNDER THE REGENCY.