CHAPTER I. |
1837 | The Queen’sAccession—Proclamation—Funeral of the King—TheQueen and Social Functions—Mr. Montefiore—AmusingLetter—Electric Telegraph—Knocker-wrenching:Amusements of the Young Aristocracy | [1] |
CHAPTER II. |
| Thames Tunnel Flooded—First Mention of the NelsonColumn—Sale of the King’s Stud—Marriage byRegistrar—Commencement of New Houses ofParliament—Lunatics and the Queen—The Queen’sVisit to the Guildhall—Lord Beaconsfield’s MaidenSpeech | [12] |
CHAPTER III. |
1838 | Destruction of the Royal Exchange—Sale of theSalvage—Spring-heeled Jack and his Pranks—Lord JohnRussell’s Hat | [23] |
CHAPTER IV. |
| Lords and Pugilists—“PennyGaffs”—Steam between England and America—AMan-Woman—Designs for Nelson’s Monument—ATermagant—Scold’s Bridles, &c. | [34] |
CHAPTER V. |
| Thom, the Religious Fanatic—His Riots andDeath—Delusions of his Followers | [45] |
CHAPTER VI. |
| The Queen’s Coronation—The Carriages—TheFair and Festivities in Hyde Park—The Marquis ofWaterford’s Drive: His Freaks at Melton Mowbray—SteamCarriages—Dog Carriages—Grand Dinner at Guildhall | [53] |
CHAPTER VII. |
| Genesis of the “Charter”—London andNorth-Western Railway opened to Birmingham—Overland Routeto India—A Bold Smuggler—Visitors to theQueen—“The Boy Jones” | [65] |
CHAPTER VIII. |
1839 | Death of Lord Norbury—Birth ofPhotography—Experimental Street Pavements—Forecast ofthe Queen’s Marriage—Sad Story of Lady FloraHastings—Story of a Climbing Boy—VanAmburgh—Embanking the Thames—VictoriaPark—Robbery of Gold Dust | [77] |
CHAPTER IX. |
| Queen Elizabeth’s Statue—The Ladies of theBed-chamber—The Queen hissed at Ascot Races—Land atMelbourne—Sunday Trading—New Way of Paying ChurchRates | [89] |
CHAPTER X. |
| The Eglinton Tournament—Sale of Armour,&c.—The Queen of Beauty and the Cook—Newspapersand their Sales | [100] |
CHAPTER XI. |
| The Chartists: Their going to Church—Dissolution ofthe Convention—Approaching Marriage of the Queen—TheQueen and Lunatics—Raid on a Gaming House—Act ofPenance | [111] |
CHAPTER XII. |
1840 | Commencement of Penny Post—PostageStamps—Prince Albert’s Allowance—TheTimes’ Comments on the Marriage—Royal WeddingCake—Louis Napoleon’sDuel—Nelson Column—Noblemen’sServants—Uproar at the Royal Italian Opera House | [118] |
CHAPTER XIII. |
| The Mulready Envelope—Plans of Royal Exchangedecided on—Fire at York Minster—Queen shot at byOxford—Oxford in Bedlam—ScientificAgriculture—Electro Metallurgy—EmbossedEnvelopes—Sale of Louis Napoleon’s Effects | [130] |
CHAPTER XIV. |
| Lord Cardigan and the “Black Bottle”Case—Lord Cardigan’s Duel with Lieut.Tuckett—Steam to India—NelsonColumn—Mormonism—“The BoyJones”—Napoleon’s Body transferred toFrance | [142] |
CHAPTER XV. |
1841 | Death of Scott, “the AmericanDiver”—Prince Albert’s Ducking—MonsterCheese—“The Boy Jones”—“Tracts forthe Times”—Tract XC.—Earl of Cardigan flogs aSoldier on Sunday—Dispute as to the Discovery of theElectric Telegraph—Sale of Shakspere Autograph—TheCensus—Astley’s Amphitheatre Burnt—Behaviour of“Gentlemen” | [152] |
CHAPTER XVI. |
| Story of an Irish Informer—Steam Cars—Sale ofVauxhall Gardens—First Jewish Baronet—New Railwayopened—High Tide—Fire at the Tower—Birth ofPrince of Wales: His Patent as such—The Thames at lengthTunnelled—Antiquities found in the Royal Exchange | [165] |
CHAPTER XVII. |
1842 | Foundation of Royal Exchange laid—Medal connectedtherewith—Father Mathew’s Miracle—Christeningof the Prince of Wales—King Edward VII.—Hard Work ofthe King of Prussia—The Earthquake in London—TheQueen drinking“Grog”—Photography—Talbotype—Saleat Strawberry Hill—Presents to the King of Prussia | [177] |
CHAPTER XVIII. |
| The Royal “Bal Costumé”—The Queenshot at by Francis and by Bean—Duke of Cambridge’sStar—Chartism—Income Tax—Female ChartistAssociation—A Gipsy Trial—Closing of the FleetPrison—Married in a Sheet—Enormous Damages in aGambling Case | [187] |
CHAPTERXIX. |
1843 | Murder of Mr. Drummond—Rebecca and herDaughters—Spread of the Movement through Wales—ItsEnd—Rebecca Dramatised—Rebecca in London | [199] |
CHAPTER XX. |
| Gretna Green Parsons—Number ofMarriages—Chinese Indemnity—Thames Tunnel—TheAerial Machine—Treasure Trove—Accident to Mr.Brunel—Arkwright’s Will—Secession in the ScotchChurch—The “Gent”—Shakspere’sAutograph | [209] |
CHAPTER XXI. |
| Exhibition of Cartoons—ADuel—Gambling—The “AlbertHat”—Nelson’s Statue: Funthereon—Soldier’s Savings Banks—A Post Boy andLord Mayor’s Show—M. Jullien and hisOrchestra—Prince Albert as a Farmer—GeorgeIV.’s Statue—Ojibbeway Indians | [220] |
CHAPTER XXII. |
1844 | A Child for Sale—Trial, &c. of DanielO’Connell—General Tom Thumb: His Visit to theQueen—The Polka—How to danceit—“Jullien’s Grand Polka” | [232] |
CHAPTER XXIII. |
| An English Dinner—Consols at Par—The“Running Rein” Case—Other Frauds—RoyalVisitors—Opening Letters by Government—Duke ofWellington’s Statue—Barry on the Thames—Visitof Louis Philippe—Guano—Queen opens RoyalExchange—Lord Mayor Hissed | [245] |
CHAPTER XXIV. |
1845 | Murder by Tawell—Curious Story—Statue of KingWilliam IV.—Visits by the Queen—Testimonial toRowland Hill—Breaking the Portland Vase—Sad End ofWilliam Austin—Sale of Van Amburgh’sStud—Hungerford Suspension Bridge—Accident atYarmouth—An Excise Case—Beginning of the RailwayMania—Sailing of Sir John Franklin | [256] |
CHAPTER XXV. |
| The Queen’s Costume Ball—Copper Coinage ofWilliam IV.—New Oxford Street opened—Sale of NapoleonRelics—Story of Nelson’s Coat—Visit of the Kingof the Netherlands—Railway Speculation—Hire ofNewspapers—Reverse of Fortune—PrinceAlbert and his Taxes—Waghorn’s Overland Route | [267] |
CHAPTER XXVI. |
| The Railway Mania—Deposit of Plans | [277] |
CHAPTER XXVII. |
1846 | Collapse of the Railway Mania—Sheriffs’Officers—Hudson, the Railway King—First“Ethiopian Serenaders”—The Nigger MinstrelCraze—Commencement of Irish Famine—“The Battleof the Gauges”—Railway Surveyors—Suicide ofHaydon, the Painter | [284] |
CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| The Last Post Office Bell-man—The “CornLaw” Act—Sir Walter Scott’s Monument—TheIrish Famine—The Duke of Wellington’sStatue—Gun Cotton—Introduction of Ether—ModelDwelling Houses—Baths and Washhouses—SmithfieldCattle Market—“The Bull Fight ofSmithfield”—The first Submarine Telegraph | [296] |
CHAPTER XXIX. |
1847 | Medals for the Army and Navy—GrenvilleLibrary—Day of Fasting—“Binding ofSatan”—Suspension of Transportation—New Houseof Lords—Jenny Lind—Bunn v.Lind—“Jenny Linden”—Death ofO’Connell—Story of the Duke ofBuccleugh—Abolition of Eton “Montem” | [307] |
