. Die Straßen und Eisenbahnen, Fahrzeuge und Modi des Reisens, der alten und modernen Ländern; mit Konten von Brücken, Tunneln und Kanälen, in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt . r. Karren, Transporter und Wagen verschiedener Art sind so verschieden von einander und sind durch solche einprägsfähigen Grade miteinander verbunden, daß es kaum möglich ist, sie voneinander zu trennen, noch ist es notwendig, dies zu tun: Alles, was wir in Bezug auf sie zu betrachten haben, ist, dass die größte Voraussetzung in ihrer Konstruktion, ist Stärke und Bequemlichkeit, und dass Eleganz der Form und Schönheit der Farbe, sind nicht souch erforderlich, oder attende

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. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels and canals, in various parts of the world . r. Carts, vans, and wagons of different kinds, vary somuch from one another, and are connected by such imper-ceptible degrees, that it is scarcely possible to separatethem one from another; nor is it necessary to do so: allwe have to consider with respect to them is, that the greatrequisite in their construction, is strength and convenience, and that elegance of form, and beauty of colour, are not somuch required, or attended to. Let us take a glance at the lighter kinds of vehicles inuse, that is, such as are used chiefly for purposes of plea-sure. The one-horse chaise, the gig, tlie stanhope, thetilbury, the cabriolet, and some others, are different namesfor light vehicles, all having only two wheels. To theeye, and the taste of the generality of persons, the differ-ence between them is so very gradual and trifling, thatthey attract not much notice; but to those versed in thematter, the points of difference are sufficiently marked.The true gig is not much used at present. It was very. Gig. little more than a railed chair fixed upon the shafts, andsupported on two side springs. It was calculated to runvery easily, and the whole was well adapted for travellingpurposes; a space being left under the seat to contain aportmanteau. VEHICLES OF ENGLAND. 247 The stanhope and the tilbury are forms that diflPeryerv slightly from each other. The latter was namedafter its inventor, a coach-builder; and the former aftera brother of the Earl of Harrington. The stanhope wasintended as an improvement upon the tilbury. The tilburyis extremely light and airy in its appearance, but is saidto be uncomfortable to the rider; a fault which does notbelong, in so great a degree, to the stanhope; there aretwo or three varieties of the stanhopes.

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