Gilbert's Visitor's Guide to London Author:James Gilbert General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1851 Original Publisher: Gilbert Description: Guidebook to London including short text on the Great Exhibition of 1851 (pp.61-64). Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the Gene... more »ral Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Omnibuses also are very numerous, but to be available to the Stranger, he must have some knowledge of London, and not have much luggage; we therefore do not mention them for the present. Persons acquainted with London, and speaking English, know that the best way is to agree as to the fare beforehand; but Strangers may rely upon the following Tariff, which gives the correct fares to all parts of London. These fares are calculated according to Act of Parliament, which fixes them at 8d. per mile. It is important to be supplied with English money, in order to avoid all disputes with coachmen, or a loss on the real value of foreign coin. GOLD AND SILVER COIN TABLE, SHOWING THE VALUE AT WHICH THE FOLLOWING COINS ABE NOW CURRENT ON THE CONTINENT (VARYING ACCORDING TO THE EXCHANGE). chapter{Section 4 TARIFF OF COACH FARES THE TERMINI OF THE RAILWAYS, TO THE PRINCIPAL STREETS AND SUUARES OF LONDON. i This Station being more than three miles from the General Post Office, drivers may demand, if taken after eight o'clock in the evening, or brfore nee in the morning, a back fare of eightpeuce for one-horse conveyances, and a shilling for two horses. chapter{Section 5 V Parties leaving; articles Id hackney-coaches may obtain their restitution by applying at the Excite Office, Old Broad Street, City, at the oo'oo'' Office Department, from ten o'clock in the moruing until three in the a! tan jo on. § in. HOTELS, INNS, TAVERNS, AND PRIVATE LODGING- HOUSF.8 IN LONDON. The qu...« less