Show first steam carriage met with disapproval the london times reprints the fol lowing from its issue of august 5 A Gur burnys nys steam carr lase ar on monday at the cranford bridge inn from an experimental tour to and from bath the success of this trial much exceeds the most sanguine friends of the invention mr gurdev his brother colonel viney captain dobbin and started from cranford bridge about 4 a m they proceeded at a most rapid rate to maidenhead which they reached notwithstanding two or three delays in about an hour and five minutes a distance of nearly fifteen miles after this proof of their capability of speed they traveled more leisurely until they arrived near shaia where they were attached by some brutal fellows who imagined they were come to take the bread out of their mouths to prevent similar oo 00 currencies curren ces it was thought advisable to draw the carriage the remainder of the way by bersee having ex the howera and practicability of the invention publicly in bath tho party left early on monday morning to return prudential considerations induced them not to light their fire until they had passed the place of their late annoyance they then lighted and amidst the most provoking de lays in securing supplies of water cole and charcoal cume the last 81 miles in about 12 hours thus giving the proof experimental of the capacity of using steam carriages on our ardi nary roads |