therewith--Father Mathew's Miracle--Christening of
the Prince of Wales--King Edward VII.--Hard Work
of the King of Prussia--The Earthquake in
London--The Queen drinking
"Grog"--Photography--Talbotype--Sale at Strawberry
Hill--Presents to the King of Prussia
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Royal "Bal Costume"--The Queen shot at by 187
Francis and by Bean--Duke of Cambridge's
Star--Chartism--Income Tax--Female Chartist
Association--A Gipsy Trial--Closing of the Fleet
Prison--Married in a Sheet--Enormous Damages in a
Gambling Case
CHAPTER XIX.
1843 Murder of Mr. Drummond--Rebecca and her 199
Daughters--Spread of the Movement through
Wales--Its End--Rebecca Dramatised--Rebecca in
London
CHAPTER XX.
Gretna Green Parsons--Number of Marriages--Chinese 209
Indemnity--Thames Tunnel--The Aerial
Machine--Treasure Trove--Accident to Mr.
Brunel--Arkwright's Will--Secession in the Scotch
Church--The "Gent"--Shakspere's Autograph
CHAPTER XXI.
Exhibition of Cartoons--A Duel--Gambling--The 220
"Albert Hat"--Nelson's Statue: Fun
thereon--Soldier's Savings Banks--A Post Boy and
Lord Mayor's Show--M. Jullien and his
Orchestra--Prince Albert as a Farmer--George IV.'s
Statue--Ojibbeway Indians
CHAPTER XXII.
1844 A Child for Sale--Trial, &c. of Daniel 232
O'Connell--General Tom Thumb: His Visit to the
Queen--The Polka--How to dance it--"Jullien's
Grand Polka"
CHAPTER XXIII.
An English Dinner--Consols at Par--The "Running 245
Rein" Case--Other Frauds--Royal Visitors--Opening
Letters by Government--Duke of Wellington's
Statue--Barry on the Thames--Visit of Louis
Philippe--Guano--Queen opens Royal Exchange--Lord
Mayor Hissed
CHAPTER XXIV.
1845 Murder by Tawell--Curious Story--Statue of King 256
William IV.--Visits by the Queen--Testimonial to
Rowland Hill--Breaking the Por