CHAPTER III. 



SLOW COACHES— FAST COACHES — " THE WONDER" AND "BLEN- 

 HEIM" — PUBLIC DINNERS TO THE DRIVERS — PRESENTATION 

 OF A SILVER CUP TO A DRIVER OF "THE BLENHEIM" — THE 

 YOUNG OXONIANS FAIRLY TAKEN IN — NIMROD ON THE 

 SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER "HIGHFLYER" — BANEFUL EF- 

 FECTS OF RAILWAYS ON THE ROAD — " THE DESERTED VIL- 

 LAGE " — WONDERFUL FEAT OF LOCOMOTION. 



