| George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 764 pages
...JuneS, 1734, shows the progressive improvement: — "A COACH will set out on the 6th of June inst. for London, or any place on the road, to be performed in nine days, or three days sooner than any coach that travels the road, for which purpose eighty stout horses are stationed at proper distances.... | |
| George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 742 pages
...JuneS, 1734, shows the progressive improvement: — "A COACH will set out on the 6th of June inst. for London, or any place on the road, to be performed in nine days, or three days sooner than any coach that travels the road, for which purpose eighty stout horses are stationed at proper distances.... | |
| 1855 - 518 pages
...from Edinburgh to London : " 9тн MAT, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road, for which purpose eight stout horses... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1855 - 516 pages
...been from Edinburgh to London : " 9TH MAY, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road, for which purpose eight stout horses... | |
| ALEXANDRA ANDTEWS - 1856 - 370 pages
...been from Edinburgh to London: " 9TH MAT, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road, for which purpose eight stout horses... | |
| Alexander Andrews - England - 1856 - 372 pages
...been from Edinburgh to London : " 9TH MAY, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road, for which purpose eight stout horses... | |
| William Lewins - Postal service - 1865 - 362 pages
...would think) that ft coach would set out from that place " for London towards the end of each week, to be performed in nine days, or three days sooner than any coach that travels that road." In 1754, the year of the Manchester "Flying Coach," a new coach was... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Roads - 1867 - 382 pages
...a Newcastle flying coach : — " May 9, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, — being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road; for which purpose eight stout... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1867 - 394 pages
...a Newcastle flying coach : — " May 9, 1734. — A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London, or any place on the road. To be performed in nine days, — being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road; for which purpose eight stout... | |
| Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1874 - 658 pages
...other persons —namely, a coach to set out towards the end of this week [pleasant indefiniteness!] for London, or any place on the road, to be performed...accordingly, a ' Leith stage' was tried both in 1610 and 1660,' but on both occasions failed to receive sufficient encouragement. In July 1722, we are informed... | |
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