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and held in hand. Should the summer prove a dry 

 one, as no doubt it will, to the Opposition, so far 

 at least as regards the remunerative working of it, 

 they can easily refresh themselves by resorting to 

 Coope, while the " Midlothian " can draw upon Bass. 



'It is not expected that there will be a, great amount 

 of work done by either coach, but there will no doubt 

 be some galloping towards the end of the season. 



' As work will be resumed again in February, the 

 stock will not be changed or sent to the hammer, 

 according to the usual practice. They will most 

 likely be turned loose, but it will not be necessary 

 that they should "go to the country again," as the 

 phrase runs : It is said that Government provides the 

 oil for the wheels of the " Midlothian," and keeping all 

 this coach in working order, but the Opposition have 

 to find their own grease. 



' Finally, it is believed that when it comes to the 

 " sharing," the " Midlothian" will turn out to be the 

 best paying coach on the road this season. - With 

 them it is no pikes, no nothing to pay — teams and 

 their stabling (or residences) provided by the country 

 in and about Whitehall. 



' N.B. — At the end of the season a whitebait dinner 

 at Greenwich is generally given to aU those connected 

 with the coach, although the professional discontinued 

 it some years since.' 



