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he had been an Irishman. The Itahans of North 

 and South Italy are as different in character as the 

 Enshsh are from the Irish, or the Irish from the 

 Scotch ; one has only to visit Naples, Ancona, Turin, 

 and Milan to observe the vast difference there is 

 between the inhabitants of the Northern and Southern 

 towns. The Northerner is in every way superior to 

 the Southerner ; he is more cleanly in his person 

 and surroundings, more industrious, more frugal, and 

 more painstaking. When the Italian from the North 

 is busily and actively engaged, the Southerner is 

 baskinof in idleness, waiting for the crood things to 

 come to him, and never stirring hand or foot to 

 approach nearer to them. 



Bianconi's cars enabled tourists to visit those parts 

 of Ireland renowned for their magnificent scenery, 

 their historical interest, or the sport they afforded. A 

 very singular thing about Bianconi's cars was that no 

 matter how much the country was disturbed, they were 

 never molested ; every one was his friend. Even 

 durino; the Whitebov insurrection the cars met with 

 no interference, and the mails thev carried for the 

 Government always travelled in safety, 



Bianconi, at a meeting of the British Association 

 in 1 85 7, said that, " Although his cars had been 

 established for forty-two years, they had never met 

 with the slightest injury from the people, neither had 

 any of his property suffered at their hands." 



When his cars were first established on the road 

 the mail-bags were carried by men on foot or horse- 

 back, sometimes by lads riding mules, but the delivery 

 was very Irregular. About this time Bianconi offered 

 to carry the mails for half the price hitherto paid ; he 

 obtained the contract, and eventually carried the post 



