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                                  THE

                          MYSTERIES OF LONDON.


                                   BY

                         GEORGE W. M. REYNOLDS,

    AUTHOR OF "PICKWICK ABROAD," "THE MODERN LITERATURE OF FRANCE,"
                         "ROBERT MACAIRE," ETC.


                      WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

                              BY G. STIFF.


                                VOL. II.


                                LONDON:
              GEORGE VICKERS, 3, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND.

                               MDCCCXLVI.




                                LONDON:
       Printed by J. J. WILKINSON, "Bonner House," Seacoal Lane.




                          CONTENTS OF VOL. II.


                                                                    PAGE

 CHAPTER CXXXVII.—Rat's Castle                                         1

         CXXXVIII.—A Public Functionary                                4

         CXXXIX.—The Confidence                                        7

         CXL.—Incidents in the Gipsy Palace                           10

         CXLI.—The Subterranean                                       13

         CXLII.—Gibbet                                                15

         CXLIII.—Morbid Feelings                                      18

         CXLIV.—The unfinished Letter                                 20

         CXLV.—Hypocrisy                                              23

         CXLVI.—The Bath.—The Housekeeper                             25

         CXLVII.—The Rector's new Passion                             28

         CXLVIII.—The Old Hag's Intrigue                              31

         CXLIX.—The Masquerade                                        34

         CL.—Mrs. Kenrick                                             36

         CLI.—A mysterious Deed                                       39

         CLII.—The Death-bed                                          42

         CLIII.—Proceedings in Castelcicala                           45

         CLIV.—Reflections.—The New Prison                            47

         CLV.—Patriotism                                              50

         CLVI.—The Decision                                           52

         CLVII.—The Trial of Catherine Wilmot                         54

         CLVIII.—A happy Party                                        58

         CLIX.—The Interview                                          60

         CLX.—The Rector in Newgate                                   63

         CLXI.—Lady Cecilia Harborough                                66

         CLXII.—The Bequest                                           69

         CLXIII.—The Zingarees                                        71

         CLXIV.—The Executioner's History                             75

         CLXV.—The Trace                                              79

         CLXVI.—The Thames Pirates                                    82

         CLXVII.—An Arrival at the Wharf                              84


         CLXVIII.—The Plague Ship                                     86

         CLXIX.—The Pursuit                                           90

         CLXX.—The Black Veil                                         93

         CLXXI.—Mr. Greenwood's Dinner-party                          95

         CLXXII.—The Mysteries of Holmesford House                    96

         CLXXIII.—The Adieux                                         100

         CLXXIV.—Castelcicala                                        103

         CLXXV.—Montoni                                              107

         CLXXVI.—The Club-house                                      111

         CLXXVII.—The History of an Unfortunate Woman                115

         CLXXVIII.—The Tavern at Friuli                              133

         CLXXIX.—The Journey                                         135

         CLXXX.—The "Boozing-ken" once more                          138

         CLXXXI.—The Resurrection Man again                          142

         CLXXXII.—Mr. Greenwood's Journey                            144

         CLXXXIII.—Kind Friends                                      147

         CLXXXIV.—Estella                                            150

         CLXXXV.—Another New-Year's Day                              155

         CLXXXVI.—The New Cut                                        158

         CLXXXVII.—The forged Bills                                  162

         CLXXXVIII.—The Battles of Piacere and Abrantani             165

         CLXXXIX.—The Battle of Montoni                              172

         CXC.—Two of our old Acquaintances                           174

         CXCI.—Crankey Jem's History                                 176

         CXCII.—The Mint.—The Forty Thieves                          187

         CXCIII.—Another Visit to Buckingham Palace                  192

         CXCIV.—The Royal Breakfast                                  197

         CXCV.—The Aristocratic Villain and the low Miscreant        200

         CXCVI.—The old Hag and the Resurrection Man                 203

         CXCVII.—Ellen and Catherine                                 206

         CXCVIII.—A gloomy Visitor                                   208

         CXCIX.—The Orphan's filial Love                             211

         CC.—A Maiden's Love                                         214

         CCI.—The handsome Stranger.—Disappointment                  218

         CCII.—The Princess Isabella                                 220

         CCIII.—Ravensworth Hall                                     223

         CCIV.—The Bride and Bridegroom                              226

         CCV.—The Breakfast                                          228

         CCVI.—The Patrician Lady and the Unfortunate Woman          231

         CCVII.—The Husband, the Wife, and the Unfortunate Woman     235

        