Afterwards it is placed in a plain hearse, also uncovered, and without feathers; the attendants accompanying the funeral in their family carriages, or hackney coaches.
It is said that the sum of L1500, arising from the duty on Hackney Coaches, was applied in part of the expense in rebuilding Temple Bar.
About the same period that our Hackney Coaches became in use, a sort of Carriage arose at Paris under the name of a Fiacre.
But, as the History of Coaches in general, and particularly of Hackney Coaches, has never been drawn together, I shall attempt to do it as an historical detail of that species of luxury.
The fiacres (hackney coaches) are much worse than at that city; and chairs there are none, for they would be driven down in the streets.
Some years ago a report prevailed that some alterations were to take place in the regulation of hackney coaches; the Parisian phaetons took the alarm and drove to Choisy, where the King was at that time.
A Proclamation to restrain the Abuses of Hackney Coaches in the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Suburbs thereof.
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