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Show oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo First Steam Carriage , Met With Disapproval until tbey bad passed the place ot their late annoyance. They then lighted, light-ed, and amidst the most provoking delays de-lays tn securing auppilea of water, coke, and charcoal, came tbe last 84 mile in about 12 hours, thus giving the proof experimental of tbe capacity of using steam carriages on our ordinary ordi-nary roads. Tbe London Times reprints tbe following fol-lowing from Its Issue of August ft. 182U: A Gumey'a steam carriage arrived ar-rived on Monday, at tbe Cranford Bridge bin, from an experimental tour to and from Bath. The success of this trial much exceeds the most sanguine friends of tbe invention. ... Mr Gurney, hla brother. Colonel Vlney. Captain Dobbin, and assistant started from Cranford bridge about 4 a. m. Tbey proceeded at a most rapid rate to Maidenhead, whlcb they reached notwithstanding two or three delays. In about an bour 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 Mulksham where . . . they were attacked by tome brutal fellows, who. Imagined they were "come to take the bread out ot their mouths." To prevent similar occurrences. oc-currences. It waa thought advisable to draw the carriage tbe remainder of tbe way by horses. Having exhibited ex-hibited the powers and practicability of the Invention publicly In Bath, the party left early on Monday morning to return. Prudential considerations Induced them not to light their fire |