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A POST COACH from the Upper Ship Inn, Reading, every day at twelve o’clock to
the Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-street; from whence another POST COACH sets off every
morning At ten o’clock.—Fare inside 14s. Outside 7s.
A POST COACH also sets off from Reading every Sunday morning at half past nine
o’clock; and another returns from the Black Lion, Water-lane, Fleet-street, the same
morning at ten.—Fare inside 14s. Outside 7s.

A COACH (to carry six inside passengers) sets out every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday morning at nine o’clock from Mr. William’s, in High-street, Reading; goes
through Wokingham, Bracknell, and Sunninghill Wells, to the Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-
street, and Another COACH returns from thence every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday morning at eight o’clock.—Fare, from reading, inside 13s. Outside, 7s. From
Wokingham, inside 11s. Outside 6s. From Bracknell, inside 10s. Outside 5s, 6d. From
Sunninghill Wells, inside 9s. outside 5s.

The above Coaches call at the New White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, going in and
coming out of town?? For the convenience of passengers and parcels.
Passengers and Parcels are carefully booked at Mr. William’s Coach-Office, in
King-street, and at Mr. Whittle’s Coach-Office, Butcher-Row, Reading, the Black
Lion, and Bolt-in-Tun, Water-lane, and at the New White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly,
London.
Parcels containing money, jewels, &c. above five pounds value, will not be
accounted for if lost unless they are entered and paid for as such.
Performed by
MILLS, WILLIAMS, ELMES, WHITTLE & Co.
Who beg to return their most grateful thanks to their friends for the numerous
favours they have been pleased to confer on them, and to inform them, that in
consequence of the present very great advance in the price of corn, they are under the
disagreeable necessity of raising the fares of passengers which they humbly hope will
not be deemed unreasonable. Every attention will be used for the accommodation of
their friends, whose patronage they will endeavour to render themselves deserving.

th
Mon 11 Nov
Wokingham—A Pound Breach
Whereas the Pound within the Parish of Wokingham was on Sunday night last,
broke open, and a two-year-old Colt taken thereout: This is to give notice that a
reward of Five Guineas will be paid to any person making discovery of the offenders,
so that he or they may be convicted.
By order of the Lord of the Manor,
Nov. 8, 1799 JOHN ROBERTS,
Steward

Wokingham News from Reading Mercury
(1800 to 1857)
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