Show rv ta 1 1 jl 1 r first steam carriage met with disapproval the london times reprints the tol fol lowing from its issue of august 5 1829 A gurneys steam carr carriage lage ar rived 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 sir mr gurney his brother colonel viney captain dobbin and assistants started from cranford bridge about 4 a in they proceeded at a most rapid rate to maidenhead which they reached rei ched 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 malisham Malk Malks sham barn where they were attacked attached by some brutal fellows who imagined they were vere come to take the bread out of their mouths to prevent similar oc currencies curren ces it was thou thought ht ie to draw the carriage the remainder of the way by horses having ex habited the powers and practicability of the invention publicly in bath the party left early on monday morning to return prudential prudent fal considerations induced them cot riot to light their fire until they had passed the place of their late annoyance annoy arim they then legit ed and amidst the most provo provoking hing de lays in securing supplies of water coke and charcoal came the last 84 miles in about 12 hours thus giving tl e proof experimental of the capacity of using steam carriages on our erdl nary roads |