CHAPTER XVL 



HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES — DRIVE TO VALENCIENNES WITH 

 FREDERICK YATES — MEET A DANCING BEAR— RESULT— WHEEL 

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

 DESCRIPTION OP THEM — HACKNEY COACHES — TAYLOR, THE 

 WATER POET— ROBBERIES IN LONDON — FIRST INTRODUCTION 

 OP OMNIBUSES. 



