An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.

A Cockney fishmonger's daughter weds a bart who loses his all on a trotting race.

In 1820 a disowned gambler becomes a boxer and save his noble uncle from a highway man.

In 1820 a disowned gambler becomes a boxer and save his noble uncle from a highway man.

A married man's mistress has her revenge by making him an insane dipsomaniac.

Factory workers make Christmas crackers, a process that is shown in detail. Later, a family gathers around the tree at Christmas and enjoys their noise-making toys. Finally, Santa Claus emerges from a gigantic cracker.

Fairground boxing booth where visitors try to knock out the champion and win five pounds, the first contestants is knocked out but the very eager (and possibly drunk) third man knocks out the champion and overcome with "boxing fever" rushes out punching at everybody and everything he meets. (britishpathe.com)