"For by the safety-coach, Fam'd Brighton we'll approach":- It seems that there were three safety coaches running daily between London and Brighton. Chapters VII and VIII of Brighton and Its Coaches A History of the London and Brighton Road, With Some Account of the Provincial Coaches That Have Run from Brighton by William C. A. Blew imply that these coaches were designed to resist toppling over in the event of an accident. [Ref: A digital facsimile of this book can be found at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Brighton_and_Its_Coaches_1000337095/13] Below Pages 130 and 131 of Whitmore's Royal Brighton Guide 1826 which lists several Safety coaches running from London to Brighton

Page 125 of Whitmores Royal Brighton Guide 1826 names the steam packets Rapid and Eclipse. The Margate Steam Packet Company sold their vessel Eclipse to the General Steam Navigation Company in 1824 so this may be the same vessel. (See Bar618, Steam Packet)

"Such high caps-sun-burnt features,- Large cock'd hats--ear-rings long-":- Is probably a description of traditional Norman costumes. The engraving of the woman was made in Caen in 1819 [Ref: Les Bijoux Des Francais http://www.bijouxregionaux.fr/fr/contenu.php?idcontenu=63] The man is a member of a traditional dance group based in Caen [Ref: http://blaudes-et-coeffes.com/costumes-normands/tr]