Hackney-Coaches.
TO THE EDITOR OF YiE TI;E3. Sir,-Having recently returned from Paris, I have often thought of-drawving the attention of tllc public to the dif- ference in the prices of conveyance in hackney-coacbcs in the two capitals. I observe I H." has agitated the subject first; but as he dloes not point out the great differcnce in price, allow me to cqntrast the fiare by the hour at Paris and here:-'The first hour at Paris is 2 francs, or ts. Sd.; every succeedling one 1 franc, or is. 8d. In London,.the back-ney.coach^men are allowvetl Ss. an hiour for the tbreo first hours, and %s. for the succeeding ones thus the fare for three lhours' use of a coachl in L6odon is 9s.-for the same tirne in Paris, 4s. 2d. Certainltv the coachmnen at Paris expect something a boi-e, but supposing you give 4. (wlich is more than they expect), the charge for the ihree hours would be onlyCbne half of what it is with uS. Let me ,sk what can warF'nt this great difference? Tiieir coaches arc eertainly eleaner than our's, and( besides are obligea to carry sixt persons, whereas an additional shilling folth cc T.Pe,rsqdZ laove four is demandled by our's. Iagree be t .c"1., that, from the extent of London, it would not Ibe tacticable to adopt the Parisian mode of payinig by the ourse or single journey ; but why should an additional 6d. be demanded for every seconid mile, wlhich continuallY Perplexes the public .especially the ladies, even when they know the distance, and is the source of more altercation andl imposition than anv other circumnstance connecte(d with the coaches ? Surely- Is. a mile must be an ample recom- pense, if less is not sufficient. I have only further to re- mark, that with suchl a class of men nothinlg should be left to discretion; and within the last three months an indlefinite charge for luggage has been insisted on, andl by the dleci- sion of some magistrates, granted; thouglh suchi a demand wvas never in the contemplation of the framers of the Hackney..coach eXcts, nor wvas it ever demanded till after ile last prorogatioll of Parliament. I take the liberty of pointng out these great diffierences to those wvho have the r * ruw1eay thera, and am, &c., IV. J?L4CRNRVY.COACHES.