CONTENTS. IX 



CHAPTER XV. 



CARRIAGES OP BYGONE DAYS AND THE PRESENT — THE 

 CABRIOLET — ANECDOTE OF THE LATE DUKE OP WELLING- 

 TON — A HUNTING ADVENTURE— AN EVENTFUL DAY — A 

 LUCKY ESCAPE— NOBLE CONDUCT OP THE IRON DUKE — SUG- 

 GESTIONS ....... 237 



CHAPTER XVI. 



HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES — DRIVE TO VALENCIENNES WITH 

 FREDERICK YATES — MEET A DANCING BEAR — RESULT — WHEEL 

 CARRIAGES IN TOWNS — STATE OP THE PUBLIC STREETS — GAY'S 

 DESCRIPTION OF THEM — HACKNEY COACHES — TAYLOR, THE 

 WATER POET— ROBBERIES IN LONDON — FIRST INTRODUCTION 

 OP OMNIBUSES ...... 251 



CHAPTER XVn. 



AN ADVENTURE'wITH BALL HUGHES, COMMONLY CALLED " THE 

 GOLDEN ball" — A SENSATION AT DARTPORD — A RELIC OP 

 THE COMMUNE— RAILWAYS — PIONEERS OP THE RAIL — IN- 

 TRODUCTION OP STEAM-CARRIAGES ON ROADS— SEDAN 

 CHAIRS— paddy's PRACTICAL JOKE — FEUDS BETWEEN CHAIR- 

 MEN AND HACKNEY-COACHMEN .... 265 



CHAPTER XVni. 



ANCIENT AND MODERN VEHICLES — PRACTICAL JOKES IN 

 ENGLAND AND PRANCE — FRENCH COACHES — DILIGENCES — 

 THE MALLE-POSTE — CARRIAGES IN THE REIGN OP LOUIS 

 XIV. — PORTE FLAMBEAUX — QUARRELS BETWEEN RIVAL 

 COACHMEN— AN ENGLISH STAGE-COACH IN FRANCE — CON- 

 CLUSION ....... 285 



