"JUS ANTE ALIOS, PRÆCEDENDI ET SEDENDI."

"Court virtues bear, like gems, the highest rate-
Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate."

S. PEARSON, 2, LAMB'S CONDUIT STREET.
H. BEAL, 2, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET.

PRICE ONE SHILLING.

Entered at Stationers' Hall.

1848.

BOL

CHAPMAN, ELCOATE, AND COMPANY, 5, SHOE-LANE, AND PETER

BOROUGH-COURT, FLEET-STREET.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

PAGE.

The Shirt of Nessus-the Vest of Mirza-the Roman Catholic
Church-Greek Church of Russia
Naples and the Lady of Loretta-Butler, the Middlesex
Magistrate, and Charles Dickens-Jonathan Wild and Jerry
Abershaw-Johnson-Oliver Goldsmith-Sheridan Knowles
and Sergeant Talfourd-Mitre Court and the Law Life
Assurance

The Happy Man-The Foundling Hospital-Lamb's-fields-
Spa-fields-The Earl of Northampton-The Bridegroom Elect
and Stephen Pearson

The Colloquy-Moses and the Profits-The Sheriffs' Court-
Deacon and Williams-Psychological curiosities
Alfred Bunn and Balfe-In this old chair my father sat-The
Marquis of Waterford, &c. &c.

"Go thou and do likewise."

9

11

12

14

15

CHAPTER II.

Aldgate Pump-Alexander Pope-Douglas Jerrold-Mivart's
Hotel and the Mansion House-Mr. Tegg, the publisher, and
Mr. Matthew, the stationer-Lords Russell, Cottenham, &c. 16-19

CHAPTER III.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown-The Times Report, from Marlborough
street-George the Fourth's Wardrobe

20-24

CHAPTER IV.

PAGE.

Dean Swift and the Irish Priest-Sackville-street and Merrion-
square
The Bishop of the Diocese-Daniel O'Connell's Hat, and Lord
Brougham

The Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry-Grantley BerkeleyGeneral Evans and the Portuguese Legion-Sir Thomas Blackwood-Nelson-Edmund Kean-Garrick-Kemble, Gustavus V. Brooke, and Mahomet-Pearson and The Merchant of Venice

Historical Sonnets for the year 1847

27

28

28 30-37

The Law and Inns of Court-The Royal Navy and the Army-

Presentations at Court.

42-47

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

PAGE.

The shirt of Nessus-the Vest of Mirza-the Roman Catholic
Church-Greek Church of Russia
Naples and the Lady of Loretta-Butler, the Middlesex
Magistrate, and Charles Dickens-Jonathan Wild and Jerry
Abershaw-Johnson-Oliver Goldsmith-Sheridan Knowles
and Sergeant Talfourd-Mitre Court and the Law Life
Assurance

The Happy Man-The Foundling Hospital-Lamb's-fieldsSpa-fields-The Earl of Northampton-The Bridegroom Elect and Stephen Pearson

7

8

9

The Colloquy-Moses and the Profits-The Sheriffs' CourtDeacon and Williams-Psychological curiosities . . 10, 11 Alfred Bunn and Balfe-In this old chair my father sat-The Marquis of Waterford, &c. &c.

"Go thou and do likewise."

. 12

CHAPTER II.

Aldgate Pump-Alexander Pope-Douglas Jerrold-Mivart's Hotel and the Mansion House-Mr. Tegg, the publisher, and Mr. Matthew, the stationer-Lords Russell, Cottenham, &c. 13-15

CHAPTER III.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown-The Times Report, from Marlborough street-George the Fourth's Wardrobe

. 16, 17, 18, 19