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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
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