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31 Hackney Chairs.
HACKNEY CHAIRS.
General Rules to he observed fur Distances.
Not exceeding Two furlongs, - Os. (Jd.
Three furlongs, . 9
Four furlongs, . 1
Five furlongs, . 1 3
Six furlongs, . 16
Seven furlongs, . 1 ii
One mile . . 2
And so on, at the rate of 3d. for every furlong farther.
General Rules according to Time.
Hire of a Chair for a whole day, viz. from ten in the morn-
ing till 12 at night, . . • 7s. 6d.
Hire for a week, • . . L.l, Us. Cd.
Hire for a forenoon, from 9 o'clock in the morning till 4
afternoon, .... 3s. 6d.
Hire for an afternoon, from 4 o'clock till 12 at night, 4s. 6d.
Or by tlie agreement of parties. Every double lift of two
full-grown persons, to pay double hire ; two children, or one
child under ten years of age, in a person's arms, always ex-
cepted.
Each lift from 12 o'clock at night to 2 in the morning, to
be charged, over and above the fares, . . 6d.
Jind double hire after 2 o'clock in the morning-
Any person calling a chair to a lodging, and not making
use of it, to pay .... Dd.
Each half-hour's attendance, ... 3d.
Fares, by admeasurement, agreeable to the prefixed rules. ,
From the Tron Church, to College Kirk by Leith wynd
— Canongate, at St John street — Register Office — Riding
School — Relief Chapel, south College street — Trades Maiden
Hospital — Theatre, .... 6d.
Candlsmaker-Row atthe Church-yard Gate — Canongate, at
Crichton's entry — Lothian street— Leith street, at Cathe-
rine street — Grassraarket — Low Calton — Nicolson street, to
east Richmond street — Potter-row, at Hay's court — Prince's
street, to south St David street — south back of Canongate,
to St John street — south side St Andrew scjuare— St James
square, furthest extremity, . . . 9d-
Bridewell — Crosscauseway, east end — Canongate, atBoyd's
close-^Charles street — east Richmond street, at Pleasance
— Greenside place — Grassmarket, at the Port — north St An-
drew street — Nicolson street, at St Patrick square — Picardy
place — Princes street, at Hanover street — St Andrew square,
north and west sides — York place, . . Is.
Archers' Hall — Albany street — St James square, and Duke
street — Broughton place, west end — Buccleuch place, furthest
extremity--George street, at Hanover street — George square,
furthest extremity — Hope park — Lauriston, at head of Ven-
nel — Palace of Holyrood-house — Princes street, opposite Fre-
derick street, east side — Watson's Hospital — Queen street,
third lodging west from St David street, . Is. 3d.
Abbeyhni — Abercromby place, west end — Broughton
toll-bar — Drummond place, south side — George street, op-
posite Frederick street — Hope-Park End, opposite centre of
Meadow — Lauriston, opposite head of Lady Lawson's wynd
.—Princes street, opposite Castle street— Queen street, opposite
Hanovei street. Is. 6d.