CHAPTER IX.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE--COACH ACCIDENTS--DANGER ATTENDING PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK'S VISIT TO PETWORTH--THE MAILS STOPPED BY SEVERE SNOWSTORMS--SLEDGES USED FOR THE MAILS--DEATH FROM INCLEMENCY OF WEATHER--DREADFUL STORMS--FLOODS IN SCOTLAND IN 1829--ACCIDENT TO THE BATH AND DEVONPORT MAILS--MAIL ROBBERIES IN 1839--COACHING IN AUSTRALIA.