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CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME II.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND VOLUME, BER-

NARD BLACKMANTLE TO THE PUBLIC

ODE, CONGRATULATORY AND ADVISITORY, TO

BERNARD BLACKMANTLE, ESQ. ON THE COM-

PLETION OF HIS FIRST VOLUME OF THE

SPY

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CYTHEREAN BEAUTIES

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LADIES OF DISTINCTION, "DANS LE PARTERRE

DES IMPURES'

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THE WAKE; OR, TEDDY O'RAFFERTY'S LAST AP-

PEARANCE. A Scene in the Holy Land .

THE CYPRIAN'S BALL, OR SKETCHES OF CHARAC

TERS AT THE VENETIAN CARNIVAL. Scene-

Argyll Rooms.

Blackmantle, Transit, Eglantine, and Crony's Visit to the

Venetian Carnival-Exhibits-Their Characters drawn from

the Life-General Trinket, the M. C.-Crony's singular Anec-

dote of the Great Earl of Chesterfield, and Origin of the De-

bouchettes-The Omissions in the Wilson Memoirs supplied-

Biographical Reminiscences of the Amiable Mrs. Debouchette

-Harriette and her Sisters-Amy-Mary-Fanny-Julia—

Sophia-Charlotte and Louisa-Paphians and their Paramours

-Peers and Plebeians-The Bang Bantam-London Leda—

Spanish Nun-Sparrow Hawk-Golden Pippin-White Crow

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--Brazen Bellona-Edgeware Diana-Water Lily-White Doe

-Comic Muse-Quean of the Dansysettes-Vestina the Titan

-The Red Rose-Moss Rose and Cabbage Rose-The Doldrum

-Stars of Erin-Wren of Paradise-Queen of the Amazons-

Old Pomona-Venus Mendicant-Venus Cally piga-Goddess

of the Golden Locks--Mocking Bird--New Perdita-Napoleon

Venus-Red Swan-Black Swan-Blue-eyed Luna-Tartar

Sultana-The Bit of Rue-Brompton Ceres-Celestina Con-

way-Lucy Bertram-Water Wagtail-Tops and Bottoms-

The Pretenders-The Old Story-Lady of the Priory-Little

White Mouse-Queen of Trumps-Giovanni the Syren, with

Real Names annexed-Original Portraits and Anecdotes of the

Dukes of M- and D, Marquisses H-

Earls W-, F and C, Lords P, A

and N, Honourables B-

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Trinket-Colonel Caxon-Messrs. H-b-h, R-

and B, and other Innumerables

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAUGHTER; OR, MR. PUNCH

IN ALL HIS GLORY.

Thoughts on the Philosophy of Laughter-Bernard Black-

mantle in Search of a Wife-First Visit to the Marigold

Family-Sketches of the Alderman, his Lady, and Daughter

-Anecdote of John Liston, and the Citizen's Dinner Party-

Of the Immortal Mr. Punch-Some Account of the Great

Actor-A Street Scene, sketched from the Life-The Wooden

Drama-The True Sublime.

THE WESTMINSTER SCHOLAR.

Reminiscences of former Times-Lamentations of Old Crony

-Ancient Sports and Sprees--Modern Improvements-Hints

to Builders and Buyers-Some Account of the School and its

Worthies-Recollections of old Schoolfellows-Sketches of

Character-the Living and the Dead

ON FEASTERS AND FEASTING.

On the Attachment of the Moderns to Good Eating and

Drinking-Its Consequences and Operation upon Society-

Different Description of Dinner Parties-Royal-Noble-Par-

liamentary-Clerical-Methodistical--Charitable-Theatrical

-Legal-Parochial-Literary-Commercial and Civil Gour-

mands-Sketches at a Side-table, by Bernard Blackmantle

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A SUNDAY RAMBLE TO HIGHGATE, OR, THE CIT'S

ORDINARY.

Bernard Blackmantle's first Excursion with the Marigold

Family-Lucubrations of the Alderman on the Alterations of

the Times-Sketches and Recollections on the Road-The Past

and the Present-Arrival at the Gate House, Highgate-The

Cit's Ordinary-Traits of Character-The Water Drinker, the

Vegetable Eater, and the Punster-Tom Cornish, the Gour-

mand-Anecdote of old Tattersall and his Beef Eater--Young

Tat and the Turnpike Man

THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

The unexpected Legacy-Bernard Blackmantle and Bob

Transit visit Capel Court-Characters in the Stocks-Bulls,

Bears and Bawds, Brokers, Jews and Jobbers-A new Ac-

quaintance, Peter Principal-His Account of the Market-

The Royal Exchange-Tricks upon Travellers-Slating a

Stranger The Hebrew Star and his Satellites-Dividend

Hunters and Paragraph Writers-The New Bubble Companies

-Project extraordinary-Prospectus in Rhyme of the Life,

Death, Burial, and Resurrection Company-Lingual Localisms

of the Stock Exchange explained-The Art and Mystery of

Jobbing exposed-Anecdotes of the House and its Members

-Flying a Tile-Billy Wright's Brown Pony-Selling a

Twister-A Peep into Botany Bay-Flats and Flat Catchers—

The Rotunda and the Transfer Men-How to Work the Tele-

graph-Create a Rise-Put on the Pot-Bang down the Mar-

ket-And waddle out a Lame Duck

THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

The Oxford Student-Reflections on the Close of a Term--

The Invitation-Arrival at Southampton-Remarks-The

Steam Boat-Advantages of Steam-Voyage to the Isle of

Wight--Southampton Water-The Solent Sea and surrounding

Scenery Marine Villas, Castles, and Residences-West Cowes

--Its Harbour and Attractions-The Invalid-The Convales-

cent--The Royal Yacht Club-Circular in Rhyme--Aquatic

Sports considered in a national Point of View-A Night on

board the Rover Yacht-The Progress of Navigation-The

Embarkation-The Soldier's Wife-Sketches of Scenery and

Characters-Evening Promenaders-Excursions in the Island,

to Ryde. Newport, Shanklin Chine, Bonchurch, the Needle

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Rocks-Descriptive Poetry-Morning, Noon, and Night—The

Regatta-The Pilot's Review-The Race Ball-Adieu to Vectis 140

PORTSMOUTH IN TIME OF PEACE.

A Trip to Portsmouth on board the Medina Steam-Boat--

The Change from War to Peace-Its Consequences-The Ports-

mouth Greys-The Man of War's Man-Tom Tackle and his

Shipmate-Lamentation of a Tar-The Hero Cochrane-An

old Aquaintance-Reminiscences of the Past-Sketches of

Point-Street and Gosport Beach-Naval Anecdotes-"A Man's

like a Ship on the Ocean of Life"

EVENING, AND IN HIGH SPIRITS. A SCENE AT

LONG'S HOTEL.

Sketches of Character-Fashionable Notorieties-Modern

Philosophy-The Man of Genius and the Buck-"A short

Life and a merry one "-A Short Essay on-John Longs--Long

Corks-Long Bills-Long Credits-Long-winded Customers-

The Ancients and Moderns, a Contrast by Old Crony.

CHELTONIAN CHARACTERS. A TRIP TO THE SPAS.

Bernard Blackmantle and Bob Transit pay a Visit to the

Chelts--Privileges of a Spy-Alarm at Cheltenham-The rival

Editors-The setting of a great Son--How to sink in Popularity

and Respect-A noble Title-An old Flame-Poetical jeu d'es-

prit-Vinegar Pun-Muriatic Acid-An Attorney-General's

Opinion on Family Propensities given without a Fee! ! !-The

Cheltenham Dandy, or the Man in the Cloak, a Sketch from

the Life-Noble Anecdote of a Fox-hunting Parson-Burying

alive at Berkeley-Public Threatricals in private-"A Michael-

mas Preachment," by an Honest Reviewer-A few Words for

Ourselves-The Grand Marshall-Interesting Story of a

former M. C.

A TRIP TO THE SPAS.

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CHAPTER II.

Spasmodic Affections from Spa Waters-Characters at the

Spas

TRAVELLER'S HALL.

Sketches in the Commercial Room at the Bell Inn, Chelten-

ham-The Traveller's Ordinary-Trade Puns-Bolton Trotters

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