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carriages exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition. 

 It will be observed that he does not confine himself 

 to mere notices of the carriages exhibited in the 

 Exhibition, but reviews the condition of the coach- 

 building trades of England, America, and on the 

 continent of Europe. As a practical carriage manu- 

 facturer himself, his observations are deserving of 

 attention. Other coach-builders nearly, if not equally, 

 as experienced as Mr. Hooper, do not give us the 

 benefit of their experience, possibly not caring to 

 commit their thoughts to paper. 



The jurors at the Dublin International Exhibition 

 of 1865, were Mr. Arthur Holmes of Derby, and 

 Mr. George Hooper of London, carriage-builders ; also 

 Mr. Maxwell Hatton of Dublin, a carriage-builder 

 who acted as chairman, and Mr. Peters, the well-known 

 carriage-builder of London. In the report it is observ- 

 able that the word coach-builder is not made use of; 

 and it is certainly incorrect to speak of coach-builders, 

 since "coach" at the present day only signifies a 

 vehicle drawn by four horses, whereas a carriage- 

 builder constructs carriages of all kinds, although some 

 are specially distinguished for a particular class of 

 carriage. 



At this exhibition the jurors in their report, which 

 was drawn up by Mr. Hooper, speak of the changes 

 that have taken place in horses and carriages during 

 the past few years. There has been a demand for 

 lighter carriages. This is attributable to the use of a 

 smaller, lighter, and more active breed of horses ; the 

 demand for such horses is supposed to be owing to the 

 "fact of persons liking small horses, from fifteen hands 

 to fifteen-two, that they can both ride and drive ; 

 besides which, small horses are much faster and more 



