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incuml^ent, to extraordinary energy, for, the 

 very next week, he started a " new large Elying 

 Chariot," and — reduced his fares ! This reduction 

 of fares seems to have struck Mr. Tuhh as an 

 exceedingly mean and contemptible move, and he 

 rushed into print Avith a very long and virulent 

 advertisement in the Leioes Journal, desiring 

 "Gentlemen, Ladies, and others" to "look 

 narrowly into the Meanness and Design of the 

 other Flying Machine to Lewes and Brighthelm- 

 stone in lowering his prices, w^hether 'tis thro' 

 conscience or an endeavour to suppress me. If 

 the former is the case, think how you have been 

 used for a great number of years, when he 

 engrossed the whole to himself, and kept you two 

 days upon the road, going fifty miles. If the 

 latter, and he should be lucky enough to succeed 

 in it, judge whether he won't return to his old 

 prices Avhen you cannot help yourselves, and use 

 you as formerly." 



To this Batchelor rejoined with an appeal " to 

 the calm consideration of the Gentlemen, Ladies, 

 and other Passengers, of Avhat Degree soever." 

 This appeal was chiefly the time-honoured one, 

 that his coach was the original, and therefore 

 deserved supj)ort : " Our Family first set up the 

 Stage Coach from London to Lewes, and have 

 continued it for a long Series of Years, from 

 Father to Son and other Branches of the Same 

 Bace. Even before the Turnpikes on the Lewes 

 Boad were erected, they drove their Stage, in the 

 Summer Season, in one day, and have continued 



