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the Guildford and succeeded Pope under Mr. Freeman. Major 

 Furnivall and Mr. Baker ran to Beckenham. Mr. John Eden 

 still kept on with the Wycombe, but the Westerham road was 

 deserted, and Mr. Sedgvvick no longer occupied the Watford 

 road. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Parsons kept to the St. Albans road 

 during the summer ; but in the winter Mr. Parsons ran the 

 coach, with Selby as coachman, and H. Cracknell as guard. It 

 was during this season, on September 9, that the unfortunate 

 accident occurred to Mr. Cooper's coach. When within one 

 hundred and fifty yards of Box Hill, the pole, an apparently 

 sound one, which had been in use for some time, broke off short 

 at the futchels ; and the coach locking, eventually turned over. 

 Three passengers besides Mr. Cooper were somewhat injured ; 

 but the remainder were able to go to London the same night. 

 For the sufferers Mr. Cooper manifested the greatest anxiety, 

 and everything that could be done for their benefit was done. 



The opening of the season 1876 saw the Tunbridge Wells 

 coach under the proprietorship of Lord Bectivep Colonel 

 Chaplin, and Captain Talbot, the latter of whom had succeeded 

 Colonel Hathorn, Selby and A. Fownes being the professionals. 

 The St. Albans was now an up coach worked by Mr. Parsons ; 

 Mr. Brand joined Mr. Praed on the Dorking road ; but the 

 Box Hill, owing to the indisposition of Mr. Cooper, did not 

 run. The Windsor coach now went by way of Kew. Bushey, 

 Hampton Wick, Staines and Datchet, the proprietors being 

 Colonel Greenall, Mr. H. Bailey, and Captain Spicer ; Mr. 

 Hurman was too ill to take his turn. The Watford road, 

 which had lain fallow in 1875, was now occupied by Mr, 

 F. G. Hobson ; while, as General Dickson had severed 

 his connection with the Guildford coach, another, which in 

 1880 received the name of the New Times, was put on by 

 Mr. W. Shoolbred, Mr. Luxmore, and Major Furnivall, the 

 triumvirate engaging Tom Thorogood and E. Spencer as 

 coachman and guard respectively. Colonel Clitherow joined 

 Mr. Freeman in the maintenance of the Brighton coach, 

 and Mr. Carleton Blyth, with Edwin Fownes for coachman 



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