ial description of this famous
coach:--

"The whole of the carriage and body is richly ornamented with laurel
and carved work, beautifully gilt. The length, 24 ft.; width, 8 ft. 3
in.; height, 12 ft.; length of pole, 12 ft. 4 in.; weight, 4 tons. The
carriage and body of the coach is composed as follows:--Of four large
tritons, who support the body by four braces, covered with red morocco
leather, and ornamented with gilt buckles, the two figures placed in
front of the carriage bear the driver, and are represented in the
action of drawing by cables extending round their shoulders, and the
cranes and sounding shells to announce the approach of the monarch of
the ocean; and those at the back carry the imperial fasces, topped
with tridents. The driver's foot-board is a large scallop shell,
ornamented with bunches of reeds and other marine plants. The pole
represents a bundle of lances; the splinter bar is composed of a rich
moulding, issuing from beneath a voluted shell, and each end
terminating in the head of a dolphin; and the wheels are imitated from
those of the ancient triumphal chariot. The body of the coach is
composed of eight palm-trees, which, branching out at the top, sustain
the roof; and four angular trees are loaded with trophies allusive to
the victories obtained by Great Britain during the late glorious war,
supported by four lions' heads. On the centre of the roof stand three
boys, representing the genii of England, Scotland and Ireland,
supporting the imperial crown of Great Britain, and holding in their
hands the sceptre, sword of state, and ensigns of knighthood; their
bodies are adorned with festoons of laurel, which fall from thence
towards the four corners. The panels and doors are painted with
appropriate emblematical devices, and the linings are of scarlet
velvet richly embossed with national emblems."

See the Badminton _Driving_, by the duke of Beaufort (1888); Rogers's
_Manual of Driving_ (Philadelphia, 1900); and "Nimrod's" _Essays on
the Road_ (1876).

FOOTNOTE:

[1] The idea of "driving" was responsible for the use of the term
"coach" and "coaching" to mean a tutor or trainer, for examinations
or athletic contests.

COAHUILA, a northern frontier state of Mexico, bounded N. and N.E. by
Texas, U.S.A., E. by Nuevo Leon, S. by San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas,
and W. by Durango and Chihuahua. Area, 63,569 sq.m.; pop.