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This beautifully appointed coach is turned out like a 

 private carriage, and the horses are stylish, high-bred 

 animals, mostly chesnuts, which is Colonel Somerset's 

 favourite colour, and fit for park work, being high- 

 priced, sound, and valuable. The ride through 

 Hatfield Park, and the quiet country roads, is very 

 pleasant, and a trip on the Hirondelle will give any 

 amateur coachman an idea how the thing is done if 

 he watches the way in which the driver handles the 

 ribbons. In Derbyshire, Mr. C. Wright runs a coach 

 between Matlock, Bakewell, and Buxton — a very 

 workmanlike turnout. From Scarborough to Brid- 

 lington Quay a coach will be started by Mr. George 

 Lowther, which will commence running in the month 

 of July. From Devizes to Bristol, Mr. Fuller, of 

 Neston Park, will Avork a fast coach three days in the 

 week, whilst the Earl of Aylesford will run over the 

 ground between Coventry and Birmingham. It is 

 not considered probable that the Brighton coach will 

 be put on the road this season. What the reason of 

 its discontinuance is, I am not aware ; but I believe 

 that it was not well supported during last year, which 

 is somewhat surprising, as it was turned out in first- 

 rate style and admirably horsed; whilst the journey 

 was performed with great regularity, and the line of 

 road was pleasant to pass along. On the whole, 

 therefore, the revival of stage coaches seems to 

 maintain its ground, and certainly the spirited 

 individuals who embark in these adventures are ftdly 

 entitled to the thanks of the public, enabling them at 

 a small cost to visit some of the pleasantest spots in 

 England. It is scarcely to be expected that coaching 

 in these days will lead to profitable results, except in 



