 The mails are generally intrusted to some idle boy, without character, mounted on a wornout hack, and who, so far from being able to defend himself or escape from a robber, is much more likely to be in league with him.  The history of British commerce - Pagina 75door George Lillie Craik - 1844Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Adam Anderson - 1801 - 782 pagina’s
...character, mounted on a worn-out hack ; and who, fo far from being able to defend himfelf, or cfcape from a robber, is much more likely to be in league with him. " The poft ihould certainly be as fafe and expeditious аз any other regular ftage in the kingdom ; for,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 440 pagina’s
...Mr. Palmer stated, in the plan presented to Mr. Pitt, that " the mail is generally intrusted to tome idle boy without character, mounted on a worn-out...robber, is much more likely to be in league with him ;" and he suggested the discontinuance of this horse-post, and the employment of coaches, which, in... | |
 | 1856 - 706 pagina’s
...Bristol twice a week, under a stipulation that the distance (65 miles) should be performed in 24 hours. mounted on a worn-out hack, and who, so far from being...robber, is much more likely to be in league with him." Mr. Palmer, who was manager of the theatre of Bath, had observed that when the tradesmen of that city... | |
 | John Edwin BRADFIELD - 1855 - 128 pagina’s
...by him for the best constructed mail cart, on some plan to prevent the frequent robbery of the mail, but without effect. Indeed, it is at present generally...of such a state of things as this, little more than « Memorial of John Palmer, Esq. sixty years ago, is a fact which it strains one's faith of imagination... | |
 | 1856 - 1492 pagina’s
...stipulation that the distance (Co miles) should be performed in 24 hours. mounted on a woru-out liack, and who, so far from being able to defend himself...robber, is much more likely to be in league with him." Mr. Palmer, who was manager of the theatre of Bath, had observed that when the tradesmen of that city... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1861 - 654 pagina’s
...left London. There was an end of robberies of the mail — of the system under which " the mail is generally entrusted to some idle boy without character,...is much more likely to be in league with him."* The letters went safely, and they went at twice or thrice their former speed. Inns. Half a century ago... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1861 - 622 pagina’s
...under which " the mail is generally entrusted to some idle boy without character, mounted on a vorn-out hack, and who, so far from being able to defend himself,...is much more likely to be in league with him."* The letters went safely, and they went at twice or thrice their former speed. Inns. Half a century ago... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1862 - 432 pagina’s
...schemes to Mr Pitt : ' The mails are generally intrusted to some idle boy -withont character, mounted ou a worn-out hack, and who, so far from being able to defend himself, or escape from a robber, is more likely to be in league with him.' This testimony, though it might not be unbiassed, seems in the... | |
 | 1863 - 594 pagina’s
...them in his report, when introducing his schemes to Mr. Pitt : ' The mails are generally intrusted to some idle boy without character, mounted on a worn-out...able to defend himself, or escape from a robber, is more likely to be in league with him.' This testimony, though it might not be unbiassed, seems in the... | |
 | William Lewins - 1864 - 402 pagina’s
...could be otherw1se if there were no changes. " The mails," continued Palmer, " are generally intrusted to some idle boy without character, mounted on a worn-out...able to defend himself, or escape from a robber, is more likely to be in league with him." If robberies were not so frequent as the circumstances might... | |
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