2IO STAGE^COACH AND MAIL IN DAYS OF YOKE 



ones, allowing only six outsides for four-horse 

 coaches. They might now carry twelve outsides 

 in summer and ten in winter, including the guard, 

 hut exclusive of coachman. In 1811 the numher 

 was reduced to ten throughout the year. The 

 positions of the outsides were specified— one pas- 

 senger on the hox Avitli the coachman, three in 

 front of the roof, the remainder hehind. Coaches 

 with only tAVO or three horses now carried five 

 outsides, exclusive of the coachman ; hut " all 

 stages called long coaches, or douhle-hodied 

 coaches " might carry eight outsides, exclusive 

 of coachman, hut including the guard. Children 

 in arms or under seven years of age were not to he 

 counted, unless there Avere more than one, Avhen 

 two were to he counted as one passenger, and 

 so on. 



A curious section, hearing upon and corrohora- 

 ting Avhat De Quincey and others have written 

 upon the disdain and contempt of the insides for 

 the outsides, is that which forhade any outside 

 passenger to go inside or to remain inside Avithout 

 the consent of one at least among those already 

 Avithin; and Avhen that permission Avas granted, 

 the outsider Avas to he placed next the consenting 

 passenger. 



The height to Avhich luggage might he piled 

 on the roof of a coach Avas also carefully set forth. 

 Prom March 1st, 1811, it hecame unlaAvful for 

 any driver, OAAaier or proprietor to permit luggage, 

 or indeed any person, on the roof of a coach the 

 top of Avhich Avas more than 8 ft. 9 in. from the 



