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the Talbot between Holyhead and Howth, promises tair to render 

 the intercourse between the two islands as perfect as between 

 two parts of the same island. 



From these statements, it will be seen that we have not been 

 behind our brethren on the other side of the Atlantic, in adopting 

 this much improved system of conveyance ; and in adapting it 

 to our peculiar situation and circumstances. 



Indeed nothing is so striking, or in fact more wonderful, than 

 the extent and excellence of our pubhc conveyances, and the 

 means of communication which exists between every part of this 

 kingdom by means of posting, stage-coaches, waggons, canal 

 boats, and coasting vessels of all descriptions, proceeding from 

 London as the common centre, and extending itself in every 

 direction to the remotest corners of the country. Even the 

 following very imperfect sketch will put this in a very striking 

 view to those unacquainted with our country, and will serve as 

 one point among many others, from which future ages may form 

 some estimate of the extent of our wealth, our enterprise, and 

 social relations ; it may further be the means of inducing others 

 to come forward from time to time with additional facts on this 

 subject, tending to throw much curious infonnation on so sin- 

 gular a part of our economical history. 



It is calculated that a person has 1500 opportunities of 

 leaving London in the course of the 24 hours by stage coaches, 

 including the repeated trips of the coaches which ply the short 

 distances. It is understood that about 300 stage coaches pass 

 through Hyde-Park corner daily. There are about 40 Brighton 

 coaches. There are 84 coaches belonging to Birmingham, of 

 which 40 are daily; to Chester 19, of which 16 are daily; to 

 Manchester 70, of which 54 are daily. In the year 1770, there 

 belonged only two stage coaches to Manchester, one to London, 

 the other to Liverpool, and they went only twice a week ; there 

 are now 20 coaches pass backward and forward daily between 

 these two places. There are 60 coaches belonging to Liverpool, 

 of which 56 arc daily; to Preston 12; to York 18, of which 

 10 are daily ; to Hull 12 ; to Newcastle 6 ; to Glasgow 13 ; to 

 Edinburgh 39 ; to Aberdeen 9 ; and to Inverness 1. 



