the Preacher who stole his sermon 69

Swift's queer Testimonial to his Servant 71

Swift at Thomastown 73

Swift's Last Lines 77

JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN.

His birth 79

Curran as Punch's Man 80

At a debating Society 80

The Bank--Duel with St. Leger 82

The Monks of the Screw 83

Lord Avonmore 84

His first Client 86

Curran and the Informer 89

Lord Clare 93

Curran's Eloquence 94

Scene between Fitzgibbon and Curran 96

Defence of Rowan 98

Encounter with a Fishwoman 114

Curran and Lord Erskine 114

Duel with Bully Egan 116

Massy versus Headfort 116

The Serenading Lover 121

Employment of Informers 128

Curran and the Farmer 130

Curran and the Judge 132

Curran's quarrel with Fitzgibbon 133

High Authority 136

Red Tape--Curran and the Mastiff 137

ARTHUR O'LEARY.

His birth 139

Controversy with an Infidel 140

Interview with Dr. Mann 144

Controversy with John Wesley 145

Meeting of O'Leary and Wesley 151

Dr. O'Leary and Father Callanan 152

O'Leary and the Quakers 154

His Reception by the Volunteers 155

O'Leary and John O'Keefe 157

O'Leary and the Irish Parliament 159

His Interview with Daniel Danser 162

A Fop 164

His Person--Captain Rock 166

Lots drawn to have him at dinner 168

Reply to charge of Recantation 171

O'Leary and the Rector 173

Lady Morgan 174

A Batch of Interesting Anecdotes 175

A Dog's Religion 179

Howard and Mr. Henry Shears 180

His Habits of study 181

Edmond Burke 182

His Charity 183

O'Leary versus Curran 184

His triumph over Dr. Johnson 186

A Nolle Prosequi 187

The Prince of Wales 188

The Closing Scenes of his Life 189

DANIEL O'CONNELL.

Darby Moran 193

A Dead Man with Life in Him 194

A Young Judge Done 196

O'Connell and a Snarling Attorney 197

His encounter with Biddy Moriarty 201

O'Connell and a Bilking Client 207

Sow-West and the Wigs 209

Election and Railway Dinners 211

Scene at Killiney 213

An Insolent Judge 214

A Witness Cajoled 216

His Duel with Captain D'Esterre 217

O'Connell and Secretary Goulburn 225

Entrapping a Witness 220

Gaining over a Jury 227

Paddy and the Parson 229

A Martial Judge 230

Retentive Memory 231

A Political Hurrah at a Funeral 233

Refusal of Office 233

A Mistaken Frenchman 234

Epistolary Bores 235

Sir R. Peel's Opinion of O'Connell 237

Anecdote of O'Connell's Uncle 237

A Slight Rebuke 238