out from the above INN every Morning at 4 o'Clock; and goes in 27 Hours, to the SWAN WITH TWO NECKS, LAD-LANE, LONDON. Fare 31. 138. 6d.

Alfo, The OLD and WELL-ACCUSTOMED LONDON

and LIVERPOOL STAGE-COACH,

REMOVED FROM the TALBOT, in WATER STREET, to the ABOVE INN,

Goes in 43 hours, which is lefs time than any other machine from this place, thro' Wärrington, Middlewich, Stone, Lichfield, and Coventry, every Sunday morning at half paft eight o'clock; and every Monday, Tuefday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 5 in the evening. -fufdé 24. 10.-Outfide 11 55.

The only COACH 10 BIRMINGHAM, from the above Inn, the fame days and hours lufide 11. 5s. 6d Outfide 135. 6.

Places in all the above coaches to be taken at the GOLDEN LION, Dale-fireet. ONLY."

Full fare to be paid at taking feats; and if fail going, one half will be returned.

CH. FORSHAW, Liverpool, Performed by C CROSSLEY, Warrington, & Co. (T. WILSON, London

The proprietors will not be accountable for any thing above 51. values walefs entered as fuch, and paid for accordingly, neither will they he accountable for goods damaged, unleft well and fufficiently packed: And they moft refpe@fully requel their friends will be attentive in feuding parcels to Mr. FORSHAW's, the GOLDEN LION, as feveral mistakes, have happened in fervants going to the old Office in Water-threet, which this Company has not any concern with.

altered to 11 o'clock in the evening. On 1 June, 1789, this hotel was sold up and the royal mail transferred to the London Tavern and Talbot Inn. The old Talbot Inn had been pulled down in 1787, but rebuilt and opened by Messrs. Harris and Bates, vintners, from London, on 17 April, 1788. The royal mail for the north started, in October, 1785, from the old Talbot Inn at 3-30 every morning. In February, 1786, this coach was transferred to the Cross Keys, in Dale Street, and immediately after to the Golden Lion. Its route was by Preston, where it joined up with the London and Carlisle mail coach.

As traffic developed all over the country, it was natural that there should be a linking up of the towns on the various lines of traffic. I think it was between 1780 and 1790 that this feature began to assume importance. In July, 1779, occurs perhaps the first example of this phase of coaching :

The Liverpool and Lancaster stage coach sets out from Mr. Lewis's, the Horse and Rainbow, High Street, Liverpool, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock. The return journey from Mr. Capstick's, the New Inn, Lancaster, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 4 o'clock. Going from Liverpool, the coach breakfasts at Mr. Abram's, Burscough; dines at Preston about 1 p.m. By which means passengers, parcels, etc., from the London coach are regularly conveyed to Lancaster the same evening.

In 1781 a further example may be cited:

Mr. Cooper, of Preston, sets out from Preston on Friday, 25 May, at 6 a.m.; arrives at Mr. Banner's, the Golden Fleece, at noon. Returns at 2 p.m.; arrives Preston same evening; there meets the Lancaster, Kendal, Penrith and Carlisle coach; which leaves at 6 a.m. next morning, arrives Carlisle same evening, at 10 p.m.; thence by diligence at 4 a.m. to Dumfries.

Another feature in the journeys comes out about the same period, i.e., publishing the exact