10. To Liverpool, through Coventry and Litchfield, from the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane. 11. To Manchester, through Derby, from ditto. 12. To Nottingham and Leeds, from the Bull and Mouth, in Bull and Mouth Street. 13. To Norwich and Yarmouth, through Newmarket and Thetford, from the White Horfe, Fetter-lane. 14. To Norwich, through Colchester and Ipfwich, from ditto. 15. To Portfmouth, from the Angel Inn, behind St. Clement's Church. 16. To Shrewsbury, and to Birmingham, Kidderminfter, and Bewdley, from the Bull and Mouth, Bull and Mouth Street. 17.To Southampton and Poole, from the Bell and Crown, Holborn, and the Gloucefter Coffee-houfe, Piccadilly. 18. To Windfor, from the Three Cups, Bread-street, and the Gloucefter Coffee-house, Piccadilly. 19. To Worcester and Ludlow, from the George and Blue Boar, Holborn, and the Gloucefter Coffee-house, Piccadilly. Thefe coaches fet off every night at eight o'clock, with a guard, and go at the rate of feven miles an hour, with a pair of horfes.. The fare for each paffenger about 4 d. a mile, 14 lb. of luggage allowed. 1. Go STAGE COACHES parts of from different parts of London to all the kingdom, almost every day. The places they fet out from, and the days they go, may be found in a book printed for that purpofe. This book alfo gives an account of the Waggons and Hoys. The general run of stage-coaches is 3 d. halfpenny per mile each infide paffenger, who is allowed 14 lb. of fuggage, all above is paid extra for. 2. Moft of thefe coaches have a guard, and go as expeditiously as the mail coaches. The proprietors of flage coaches and waggons now advertise, that they will pay H 2 for for no luggage worth more than 5 1. unless first made acquainted with its value, and paid for accordingly. This is idle, for if they take in the parcel wi:hout exceptions, and it is loft, and the contents can be proved, they will be obliged to make it good. See CAUTIONS, 3, 4 1 HORSES AND CARRIAGES. FOR every faddle-horfe, mare or gelding, used for riding or drawing any carriage for which an excife-duty is payable, fhall be paid annually 10 s. 24 Geo. 3. c. 31. 2. Horfes belonging to non-commiffioned officers and foldiers of cavalry, also horfes belonging to dealers kept for fale only, and all horfes let to hire by postmafters for travelling poft, are exempted from this duty. Ibid. 3. For every coach, chariot, chaife, &c. with four wheels, kept by any perfon for his own ufe, or to be let out for hire, (except hackney-coaches) fhall be paid the yearly fum of feven pounds; and for every chaife, chair, gig, whiskey, &c. having two or three wheels, drawn by one or more horfes, the annual fum of 3 l. 10s. Ibid. 4. Affeffors fhall give notice in writing to perfons keeping horfes and carriages, to produce, in fourteen days after fuch notice, lifts of the numbers kept by them, on pain of forfeiting 10l. to be recovered before two juftices; and in cafe fuch lifts are not delivered when called for, the affeffor fhall, from the best information he can obtain, make an affeffment on fuch perfon fo refufing, which fhall be final, unless the perfon affeffed fhall prove a fufficient excufe before the commiffioners; and in cafe the lift delivered to the affeffors fhall be deficient, they may furcharge the fame, and the perfons giving in fuch defective lifts fhall pay double duty for all deficient, one-half of which the af feffor feffor or surveyor fhall have for furcharging the fame. Ibid. 5. Householders fhall deliver lifts of lodgers who keep horfes or carriages, containing the names of such lodgers, on pain of forfeiting 10l. to be recovered before two juftices. Ibid. 6. Persons over-rated may appeal to the commiffioners, but they must then deliver their lifts upon oath. Ibid. 7. Surveyor or affeffor making a false furcharge, fhall be fined as in the window-act, from 40s. to 5 l. Ibid. 8. The annual payment of the duty to take place always from the 5th of April in each year; fo that if a perfon has a horfe and carriage on the 6th of April, and fells it the 7th, he must pay a whole year's tax, it being an annual tax. Ibid. 9. By the cuftom of London, if a horse ftands at an inn, till he eat out his value, the inn-keeper may take him as his own, upon the reasonable appraisement of four of his neighbours; provided the horfe was never out of his poffeffion from the time the debt commenced. A horfe cannot be detained on his coming again, for what was due before. Bac. Abr. Inn. D. Strange, 556. 1. HACKNEY COACHES. ACKNEY coaches are not to ftand nearer to Heach other than twelve yards, leaving a paffage for carriages between them; nor within twelve yards of any cross street, on pain of the coachman's forfeiting 10 s. 2. No more than the following number of coaches fhall ftand in the places fpecified, on pain of the corchman's forfeiting 10 s. for each offence: Eight coaches fhall ftand in Cornhill; viz. Seven between the end of Gracechurch-ftreet and Finch-lane, and one between the end of Freeman's-court and Finch-lane. In Leadenhall-street, three coaches between the west end of the India-house and the paffage leading to the green-market, Leaden-hall. In Cheapfide, between the end of Bucklersbury and the end of Ironmonger-lane, three coaches. In King-street, Guildhall, five coaches, viz. Three beginning at the end of Trump-street, towards Cateaton-street, and two on the other fide of Trump-ftreet, towards Cheapfide. In Aldermanbury, four coaches, viz. Two in the broad part, near the church, and two at the east end of the church. Two coaches only in that part of Fleet-street between Temple-bar and Chancery-lane, and not more than one coach between the said lane and the weft end of Dunftan's-church. An ADMEASUREMENT of the most common ONE SHILLING and EIGHTEEN-PENNY FARES, to be taken by HACKNEY COACHMEN for their HIRE, in and about the Cities of LONDON and WESTMINSTER, and Places adjoining, meafured from the refpective Stands. ONE SHILLING FARES, The diftance not exceeding One Mile and Two Furlongs, or One Mile and a Quarter. From Weftminster-hall gate, to the first coach at St. Clement's, Strand, M. F. P. From ditto to the end of St. James's-ftreet, From the center of the Horfe-Guards to Water-lane, Fleet-street, From ditto to the end of Engine-street, Piccadilly, From the Golden-crofs, Charing-cross, to From ditto to the Old Bailey, on Ludgate hill, From the Strand, Catharine-ftreet end, to From the weft fide of Temple-bar to Derby- From ditto to Birchen-lane, Cornhill, From the first coach, St. Paul's church-yard, From Gutter-lane end, Cheapfide, to South- From ditto to Church-lane, Whitechapelroad, From the center of the Royal Exchange, Corn- From ditto to oppofite Gray's-Inn gate, Hol- From the firft coach near the Three Nuns, From ditto to the end of Avemary-lane, Lud- From the end of Hatton-garden, Holborn, From the end of Southampton-buildings, Hol- M. F. P. 1 29 133 1 1 30 1 1 29 From From the end of Red Lion-street, Holborn, to From ditto to the end of Shepherd-street, |