[42] Logotypes—or printing types in which words, etc., were cast, instead of single letters.
[43] The centenary of the Times was improperly celebrated in that paper on the 1st of January, 1885.
[44] i.e., in the liberty or Rules of the Fleet.
[45] A foot-lock or hobble.
[46] From the link-boy’s natural hatred of ‘the Parish Lantern,’ which would deprive him of his livelihood.
[47] In throwing dice a corruption of the French numerals is used, as ace (one), deuce (two), tray (three), &c.
[48] I.e., That sentence of death, owing to his pleading benefit of clergy, or ability to read, was commuted to imprisonment, and branding on the face with a red-hot iron. By degrees, however, the iron got colder, until, at last, it was barely warm.
[49] Mews, or horse-pond.
[50] ‘The Humours of the Fleet.’ A Poem, by W. Paget, Comedian, &c. Birmingham.
[51] Where the Fleet Market is now, there was, a few Years since, a Ditch, with a muddy Channel of Water. The Market was built at the Expense of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, who receive the Rent for it.