Of forty-two, the whole number, five were women, and three of them were among the dead.

Of the remaining twenty-four bodies, five were men, and the rest lads, from twelve to seventeen years of age.

Among the dead men was a pye-man, who was said to have fallen first, and caused the dreadful catastrophe.

A great number of the pupils in attendance happened to be collected in St.
Bartholomew's Hospital at the time, and afforded prompt assistance; and Dr.Powell, and a Surgeon, who were both upon the spot, directed their humane exertions.
In the Old Bailey stood Sydney-house, known by the white front, and the recess in which it is concealed; and here Jonathan Wild is said to have lived the greatest part of his time.

The north side of Newgate consists of two court-yards, which are far too circumscribed for the numerous inhabitants, this prison always exhibiting a multitudinous calendar of human depravity.