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13. The Sheffield Coach, about 1827. {From a con- 



temporary Painting) . . . . . .187 



14. The " Birmingham Express " Leaving the " Hen and 



Chickens." (From a contemporary Paintinrj) . .191 



15. "My Dear, You're a Plumper": Coachman and 



Barmaid. {After Rotdandson) . . . -223 



16. The Old "Prince of Wales" Birmingham Coach. 



(After 11. Aiken) 233 



17. In Time for the Coach. (After C. Cooper Henderson, 



1848) 243 



18. Stuck Fast. {After C. Cooper Henderson, 1834) . 267 



19. The "Reading Telegraph" passing Windsor Castle. 



(After J. Pollard) 297 



20. The Exeter Mail, 1809. (After J. A. Atkinson) . 301 



21. The Brighton "Comet," 1836. (After J. Pollard) . 307 



22. Matthews' Patent Safety Coaches on the Brighton 



Road 3^3 



23. A Coach- Breakfast. (After J. Pollard) . . . 349 



ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT 



F'AGF. 



Vignette (Title-page) 



Preface .......... vii 



List of Illustrations xi 



Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore . . . . i 

 Arms of the Worshipful Company of Coach and Harness 



Makers 12 



Epigiam Scratched with a Diamond-ring on a Window- 

 pane by Dean Swift . . " . . . .46 



Old Coaching Bill, Preserved at the " Black Swan," York 75 

 Old Birmingham Coaching Bill . . . . .81 

 Coaching Advertisement from the Edinburgh Courant, 



1754 89 



One of Three Mail-coach Halfpennies struck at Bath, 1797 173 



Moses James Nobbs, the Last of the Mail-guaids . . 265 



