PUBLIC CARRIAGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 112, 23 March 1864, Page 3

PUBLIC CARRIAGES

Win:-. ;i pain becomes intolerable it is about time lo make ;i complaint, ami in liUi- manner when :i niii>ance has become .so jjivat. llial. none liut a martyr to his meekness of disposition can iro on accept ini; it as his appointed lot. it isalioill tiiiii' to jrive utterance to one's <;rievanee, aiul endeavour n> rciiusly it. Il is not. without ample i-iiiiM , . Ii'Iil; Mibinitii'il to. thai we complain of tin , n'ciii'ral coiiilition of our jmlijit- ychiclos. Hut 11 lieu it i< mm- Lci-nmiiii: liitally i'orml ii|ioii us to ride tilioiii iu iH-ril of our lives, or lo walk, unless we can afN-ril 'lie luxury of' a saddle li"i--e. it is tjnii- to complain that iiie sesieral inipruvenieut in the appearance and comfort of ahiK'-t evi'rv pisi.li;.- i-i>i|iiii-enient has not been allowed to ailVvi our pi;lilie vehicles. Whh only one exccpiioii. tliey arc nearly the same as tlu-v lion- live years au'o. Ollerini: l.nit liule i".-"teeti.>n against, s'lr.? or r.ii:;. •>!• du-t in-tilt-, and uiili a .-ea! thai ,-.iil-. a haly'> merely to sit upon it. witli no pariiei. , !; , " accommodation outside for anv seal al all. and \ <•: -ullci-ed to l,e crowded wiih every nisin « !i■ • like-, l<. clinii) liiiliiledvj,;. i: ri,.,iy up then-, drunk or <o'uer, till th..> roof ersM-l-.s : with indillereiit, and worse 1,,.1-m-. ihe .so-cai!.-d .-i;v a nuisance, ssiid il is :i M'Mider that they are not olieii'T np-el. and iiie niadi- l!i--

\ ft t in-; I nirnt I ill a'TUU'i! i.-. i ]ti' i (rat It i»i !lti' j 11111 "< >t ■ 11111; t! < - num. .J• •! 111 liiivh. who v.as Ii j11•■ ■I I 11\ I'.i 11i11lT IVi'lii tin' H'ti tin' 1 >rury iiintiilnts. | while in a -late "t' intovieation. i- a -11i!ii-is• ij: j ■i<'lin 'U - i ;;i Iii)I i .if the need ll i • ■:■■ ■ i- ■ -t' i]iiiiifi!i:itc j i> 1".• i-ill in .mi' pulilie ia mveyani'i' arraimemeiils. A mail -ii ilrnnli :is |a In- nuahle In t;ik<■ <-:tn j of 1n,1.-,'lf i- ;ili• >\\ cd t" cliluii mi in till' roof nf a I ■ M'liii'l,' iitiuliich tlii'fc aii' mi iron guards 'p:-| lII.' prevrill ion of Mleh all aeeii ii'll I. In tin- lil'.-l ' . plan' ii i- illegal to allow a druid.en man to ride | ill :mv ! >11i >ii." r;nTi;:i;i'. and tin' elianee .>i' heiin; i -til.ji-i'ti'il ti. -nrli a niiKaiirr renders it impossible | lor a laiiv. linle-s .-.in' is well proteele.L to ride in i i ••in- otundnisse-. ami in the next plare, il'u simt j /'.»' lii:uli! nil lilt' rui.r. til'.' I'UIIIT is IIIMIII < 1 (0 pt'o--1 villi- all proper :ii-i-i.'illlltoila(i''ll li>r >'t• ti> 1 i-i'inlt ( siirli :i seat safe. ami alm •11 s l tlic ncressiiies is : :ni iron rail l'oinnl tin* rdv r es o|' the imol' to re-t 1 llu- li'i't against. It is not an tnirominon 111ililt ;to vi'i* uTtinii'iis-i's leave loim with I'i'fy niany niiiri' than tliei' - le<;al niimlii't' oi' eraiiiinni in ami in tinm. no; only to the ili-I'..iiil'i.ri am! 11 si ■ i >_r« r ~|' i lio-i' whom it i- lavv - ; i tii'ilv i'oii-tt'lirii d to rat-ry, lmt art naily in I di'liani'i' of tin' law. wliirli proviili's lor i-arli m> ! iiiiiiiv itirlics •■ I" I'ooni. ami -ti|inlatrs lor rlranli- j •' iir-s. sali't v. ;■ iii I i-iii.'iiy. T! iis la.-i stipulation | imn'r i.-pi-i'iallv. i:i"i'.' innioiirril ill tin' liri'iti-li j tiian tlir oliM.'i'vain'i'. am! our >nji^i"sl an i : oliji'i-l ion loany )iarl ol' tin' driver's tiii'tltoi! of I i i'omliii'iiii;4 tlio lViiuljitiiHi of his oninil ins is often ! j destined lo be m ei'ulli-lllnl wil'i alin-c. .-itid jut- j j Imps expelled from ii;s -eat. At all events, i i whuever he may i»\ lie mn.-i .-I<■ p pefloi'ee at the : : door of everv pnlilie house mi ;lie i'iiad. anil innst i make it)) his mind to -nl'mit i|iiiei!y to snv ■ : amount of di-eii|nl'or ; and danger to u hieli : he inav lie exposed. ( oniplaiiit i- useless, ami u or.-i' than ii-eie--. Appeal to the ia'.v is hojiele--, f..r in the lir-i I'la.-e tliere is noon.' uenerallv mi the t> •. (. I - rej n--en!: 11 lt the last, to winnn one ean ;i]ip'al. ami the law. unless ii i-|j|.|-.i-letiliv fiil'oiveil. is 11,. i_'.iod as a remedy, ll i- really a I" Vn.-kluid that, far a'i\aiieed as it no'.\ i- in n- pr.'i eu-i, ,u -. i■ > i-i \ll - t/.a!a<u. ll -ho'iM si ill ~|'ei' tie' dll!'-.' -pi'i'lael;' o! -nrh liefi,-ii'll.'le- in I : ie '.< a', ol | ('e-i'li; \ ehii'lllai' al'l'riii■ 1111-111 Til,' sad iden; i.v n!,,, 1 , ~,,: y v,-!er,lay im irnili -T. a 111 tie rhtli!. , -1 •• • ol In" 1.-1 It,.pi-. ~11 it- vi:: % "Hi :he I -ii 1" the J'l.inain. «as driven over hy a pnlilie "niuions and -nfieri'd severe if li'ii lata' in|:t r•. I- another l'\auiph' <»! til-' nee,'--l V Villi. 1, i',l-'s. not on 1V ' ii ,r riii.;eiit t i'i;iiia.tious t'i i!ie 111, hinee ■if pi'o- ! iirielor- ami drtvers <■: pno',,- vein.-les. hni toy '■ ei.ri'.'in:- 7 out thi'-e r.\;n'a;;..;iv. i;!i tin; uluio.-i : s; rietnes-.