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harnessed by the belts of a wooden leg — Scene at 

 Sally M'Lean's, the Abbess of Stafford-street— List 

 of beauties — Natural question by old maids — A 

 grand row in Dame-street with watchmen, police, 

 soldiers, chimney-sweepers, and Major Sirr — En- 

 counter with a second-hand reading corporal — Safe 

 at home — Brian Boru's Muse on fire again — Song, 

 'Dublin Nuisances, or Down with the Watchmen,' . 46 



CHAPTER VI 



Morning — Sir Shawn roused by Grammachree singing 

 * Paddy, now the King 's come ! ' — Sir Shawn's yacht — 

 A fresh breeze in Pool Bag — A blunder between two 

 bulls— A Danish broker broke down in the Bay of 

 Dublin— Custom House yacht — Cork hooker — Land- 

 ing on the Pier — Royal squad — Landing of the King 

 — Glorious reception— Pat's welcome to King George, 59 



CHAPTER VII 



Old King Cole — Low Life in a cellar — Irish remedy for a 

 drunken wife — Supper in Dawson-street — Irish news- 

 papers — The sun in a new head-dress — Window-tax 

 — Typhus fever — Court of Enquiry — A steam-packet 

 Ode to George the Fourth — True account of the royal 

 disembarkation at Howth — Moving bogs — Dirty work 

 for the k — g — Convents — Country beauties — Dick 

 Martin — Middle men — Female tales — Irish knights — 

 King lands — A pillar committee — A militiaman's zeal 

 fundamentally exemplified — L — d K — g — n — Seeing 

 in the dark, ........ 7" 



CHAPTER VIII 



A sight for star-gazers — Public entrance into Dublin — 

 Jerusalem Cavalry — Triumphal Arch — Lord Mayor 



