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GRAY'S ANNUAL DIRECTORY.
HACKNEY COACHES.
engaged, the hour shall be punctually kept, and the
arrival immediately announced.
8. That carriages shall be hired from the stance
nearest the residence of the party.
9. That all parcels or other articles left in car-
riages, shall be immediately returned to the owner,
if known ; or, if not known, shall be sent to the
Council Chamber.
10. That the fares shall be charged in terms of
the preceding table.
11. That a copy of these regulations shall be kept
by each coachman *, and the regulations shall be
enforced in the Council Chamber, at the instance
of the Procurator- Fiscal, by penalties not exceed-
ing £1 sterling for each offence, or by withdrawing
the licence. The proprietor shall be answerable for
his servants.
HACKNEY CHAIRS.
Distance.
Not exceeding Two furlongs, .
— : — Three furlongs, .
. Four furlongs,
Five furlongs,
' SLx furlongs, ,
Seven furlongs, .
One mile.
And threepence for every additional furlong.
Time. £ s. d.
Hire of a Chair for a whole day, viz. from
10 in the morning till 12 at night, 7 6
Hire for a week, . . . 1116
Hire for a forenoon, from 9 o'clock in the
morning till 4 afternoon, . 3 6
Hire for an afternoon, from 4 o'clock till
12 at night, . . . 4 6
Or by the 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 per-
son's arms, always excepted.
Each lift from 1 2 o'clock at night to 2 in
the morning to be charged, over and
above the fares, 6d., and double the hire
after 2 o'clock in the morning.
Any person calling a chair to a lodging,
and not making use of it, to pay 9
Each half-hour's attendance, . 3
Admeasurement.
From the Tron Church to College Kirk by
LeithWynd — Canongate,at St John street — Register
Office — New Surgeons' Hall — Relief Chapel, south
College St. — Trades' Maiden Hospital — Theatre, 6d.
To Candlemaker-row, at the Churchyard Gate —
Canongate, at Crichton's entry — Lothian street —
Leith street, at Catherine street — Grassmarket —
Low Calton — Nicolson street, to east Richmond
street — Potterrow, at Hay's court — Prince street,
to south St David street — south back of Canongate,
to St John street — south side St Andrew square —
St James square, farthest extremity, . . 9d.
To Bridewell — Crosscauseway, east end — Canon-
gate, at Boyd's close — Charles street east Rich-
HACKNEY CHAIRS.
mond street, at Pleasance — Greenside place Grass-
market, at the Port — north St Andrew street
Nicolson street, at St Patrick square Picardy
place — Prince street, at Hanover street — St Andrew
square, north and west sides — York place, . 1 s.
To Archers' Hall — Albany street — St James
square, and Duke street — Broiighton place, west
end — Buccleugh place, farthest extrejnity — George
street, at Hanover street — George square, farthest
extremity — Hope park — Lauriston, at head of Ven-
nel — Palace of Holyrood-house — Prince street, oppo-
site Frederick street, east side — Watson's Hospital
— Queen street, third lodging west from St David
street, . . . . Is. 3d.
To Abbeyhill — Abercromby place, west end —
Broughton toll-bar — Drummond Place, south side
— George street, opposite Frederick street — Hope-
park-end, opposite centre of Meadow — Lauriston,
opposite head of Lady Lawson's wynd — Prince
street, opposite Castle street — Queen street, opposite
Hanover street, . . . , Is. Gd.
To Abbeyhill, east end — Dundas street — Gibbet
loan — Leith walk, opposite Marshall's entry — Lau-
riston lane, west — Park place, south end — Prince
street, as far as opposite Charlotte street, east side —
Queen street, as far as opposite Frederick street —
Upper Quarrj'holes— West Kirk, . Is. 9d.
To Comely-green — Canonmills, south end —
Easter road — Gibbet toll-bar — George street, west
end — Howe street, opposite Northumberland street
— Heriot row, west — Middlefield, Leith walk —
Maitland street, east end — Pitt street, at Cumber-
land street — Queen street, opposite Castle street —
south Charlotte street, at George street — Tobago
street, . . . . 23.
From the theatre to Hunter square — Catherine
street, north end Calton-hill — Prince street, oppo-
site centre house between St David street and Ha-
nover street — St Andrew square, York place, 6d.
To Antigua street, to Gayfield square — north
College street, east end — north St David street, to
Queen street, . . . 9d.
To Assembly rooms — Argyle square — Drum-
mond place, south side — Hanover street, to north
end — Prince street, centre of division between
Castle street and Frederick street, . Is.
To Botanic Gardens, Leith walk — Canongate, to
opposite the Church — Castle gate — Castle street,
south division — Frederick street, north end — Prince
street, between Charlotte street and Castle street —
Nicolson street, to Richmond street. Is. 3d.
To George square — Castle street — south Charlotte
street — Dundas street — Howe street, south division
— Hope street, east side — Great King street, east
division — Middlefield, Leith walk — Park place,
Teviot row, ..... Is. 6d.
To Archers' Hall — Charlotte square, west side —
Fyfe place — Fettes row, north side of Pitt street —
George square, west and south sides — HoljTood-
house — Heriot row, west end — Great King street,
west end- — Maitland street, . . Is. 9d.
To Abbeyhill— Co\vfeeder row — Buccleuch street,
south end — India street, north end — Logie green,
by Canonmills, ..... 2s.
From the Assembly Rooms, to George street,
middle of west division — Prince street, at St David
street, west side — Prince street, to Castle street