Show first steam carriage met with disapproval the london times reprints the following from its issue of august 8 6 1829 A gurness gurneys Gurn Gur eyB steam carriage arrived on monday at the cranford bridge inn from an experimental tour to and from bath the success of this trial much exceeds the moat sanguine friends of the invention mr gurney tits his brother colonel viney captain dobbin and rissi assistants stants started from froin cranford bridge about 4 a in they proceeded prote eded at a most rapid rate to Malden maidenhead bead which they reached notwithstanding two or three delays in about an hour and five anve ini minutes a distance of nearly fifteen mile after this proof of their capability ot of speed they traveled more leisurely until they arrived near where they were attacked by some brutal fellows who imagined lina Imai oed ined they were come to take the bread out of their mouths to prevent present sli similar allar occurrences cur curren fences ces it was thought advis advisable abile to draw the carriage the remainder of the way by horse hor sea having exhibited Litif ted the powers and practicability of the invention publicly in bath thin party left early on monday rooming morning to return prudential considerations induced them not to light their fire alre until they had passed the place of their late annoyance they then lighted and amidst the most provoking delays in securing supplies of water coke and charcoal came the last 84 miles til in about 12 hours thus giving the proof experimental of the capacity of using steam carriages on our ordinary roads |