CONTENTS. Vll 



CHAPTER VII. 



TRAVELLING IN IRELAND — BIANCONl's CARS— JOURNEY PROM 

 CORK TO DUBLIN IN A POST-CHAISE — IRISH WIT — A POOR- 

 LAW COMMISSIONER— MR. PEABODY — SIR WALTER SCOTT AND 

 A GENUINE PADDY — MR. CHARLES BIANCONI — IRISH CAB 

 DRIVERS ....... 115 



CHAPTER VIII. 



COACH ACCIDENTS— ACCIDENT FROM RACING — ACTIONS AT 

 LAW — MAIL ROBBERIES— ROBBERY BY CONVICTS — A DAN- 

 GEROUS START— A DRUNKEN DRIVER . . . 127 



CHAPTER IX. 



EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE — COACH ACCIDENTS — DANGER 

 ATTENDING PRINCE GEORGE OP DENMARK'S VISIT TO PET- 

 WORTH— THE MAILS STOPPED BY SEVERE SNOWSTORMS — 

 SLEDGES USED FOR THE MAILS— DEATH PROM INCLEMENCY 

 OF WEATHER — DREADFUL STORMS — FLOODS IN SCOTLAND 

 IN 18-29 — ACCIDENT TO THE BATH AND DEVONPORT MAILS 

 — MAIL ROBBERIES IN 1839 — COACHING IN AUSTRALIA 143 



CHAPTER X. 



COACHING ACQUAINTANCES — STAGE-COACHMEN OP BYGONE AND 

 MODERN DAYS— AMATEUR DRIVERS — REQUISITES FOR DRIV- 

 ING — CRACK DRIVERS — A POPULAR DRAGSMAN — HIS PRIVI- 

 LEGES — HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS . . . .169 



