"RETURNING TO OLD TIMES.--The new coaches, which are to carry
the parcel mail between Manchester and Liverpool nightly,
ran for the first time tonight. The coach from Manchester for
Liverpool started punctually at ten o'clock from the Parcel
Office, in Stevens Square. Some thousands of people had
assembled to witness the inauguration of the service. The
van, which has been specially constructed for the service,
was well-filled with parcels, and a guard in uniform, an old
soldier, took his seat inside it, armed with a six-shooter and
a side-sword. The departure of the coach, which was announced
by the blowing of a horn, was loudly cheered by the crowd of
people, and the vehicle was followed down the main streets
of the city by some hundreds of spectators. There are three
horses to the van, and relays of horses are provided at
Hollins Green and Prescot. The coaches are timed to do the
thirty-six mile journey in five and a half hours, arriving in
Manchester and Liverpool respectively at 3.15 A.M."--_Daily
Paper, April 14, 1890._
[Illustration: PROBABLE ILLUSTRATION OF THE FUTURE:--"ATTACK ON MAIL
COACH!" SKETCHED BY ARTIST OF _DAILY GRAPHIC_ ON THE SPOT.]
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