"a trunk, directed to The Rev. Philip Elton, White-Hart, Bath, was to be seen under the operation of being lifted into the butcher's cart, which was to convey it to where the coaches past..." (chap23)

I daresay there probably might have been other traderīs carriages that could have taken Mr. Eltonīs luggage to the coach-station. By using the butcher JA seems to tell us with a blinking eye where she wishes Mr.Eltons stuff to end...