The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-08 00:00:00

N,STEAM TRIP TO EDGEWARE.—The gum-
tohitl,age belonging to Mr. Squire and Colonel Maccrone,
the ca.torne time ago went to Windsor and back, has had
ativittilifortune repaired with which that trip terminated,
114 hati been for some time running on the Edgeware and
t(jvneghbouring roads. Since Monday it has run to
froth'e*,,4re and back every day, and on Saturday started
addington at half-past 3 o'clock, and ran down to
fro'exrtiate, a distance of eight miles, as near as possible,
Look Point of starting, and returned to that point
.in 1
itisii.:4l 50 minutes ; performing 16 miles in. that time,
atoppager. The carriage stopped twice, to take
theta
which consumed a considerable time, much more
fot-'4uder proper regulations, there will be any necessity
soth These two stoppages consumed about 34 minutes;
kith at the 16 miles were actually passed over in 76
Lein :, or at the rate of minutes 45 seconds per mile—
step" 'it average sped of 14 miles an hour, exclusive of
kiituetagtB. Some ainale miles were passed over in three
teal" and a-half. Including stoppages, the speed was
thet,el nine miles an hour. With proper arrangements,
thltaPPages, for any length of time, may be avoided.
tl;
tra,t,, speed with which the carriage can conveniently
as
,
including all stoppages, may safely he assumed 1/1t,4415 of 12 miles an hour. On the Edgeware-road
tot -I,,st'a two smart bills, on one of which the stones bad
Itta4l-'4 ground quite smooth;. and up these hills the
'0 t,i earriage went, with a considerable but a diminished
hot,' tY---we should suppose at the rate of 8 miles an
tarsi' The trip was in all respects successful, and, the
tet,,,4ge being as easily managed as a chibi s cart,
mantes et
`toti or continued at pleasure. Such pe.rfor sre
tiaalttation of the practicability of employing
trihteeameo-iictaril
completely at rest. The advantages. of
41ea
sei4
510 W only become a question of cost, which we
rho P'"s to be settled by the coach-masters and those
Propose to run steam-carriages.— Observer.
"TiNt"-INIAN AND UNNATURAL CONDUCT.
r 446) Saturday last the Newry Magistrates received infor-
tesii4ill that a loan named Nathaniel Conn, a small farmer,
foot Bat Cloughrea, near this town, had, for more than
subjected one of his daughters to a course of
the ihe
""t barbarous treatment. Immediately on receipt of
ap,ti'f°,rrnation, Isaac Glenny, acc,nipanied by Alr
44,e ; Qertny, and a party of police, proceeded to Coon's
diet!at the ur ose of ascertaining whether the accounts
et'rrct (pm optherwise. The situation in which they
lard ilvered the young woman proved that the statementsd
erf°re the Magistrates were anything but exaggeradte :
,4t d, n"lenoY, accordingly, ordered Conn into custody
uef Monday, he was brought up for examination
esi°d-c taaac Glenn), and Trevor Corry, &qrs. From the
Yt°4o7',„! of Mr. Samuel Glenny, it appeared that the
bee
was found chained to a bedstead, by an iron
uesith' "out three feet bag, barely sufficient to permit
14rse°1ge; in and out of bed. On each angle was a strong
tUsll,;'"ett, joined together by a chant, and which effec-
,lrkevtnted her from moving' more than three inches
tvere 141 e; the place and the person of the young N.,‘,oman
hrok a most
f• en dow filthy condition, and her health evidently
t „ h
.11 beneath the sufferings which her unnatural
it tva c'd inflicted on her. When the fetters were removed
albpi.:.flurl that long confinement, and other causes, had
es.
1.;;,;Ifele
deprived her of the use of ber limbs. On the
geareati°n of Sergeant Roberts, of the police, it ap-
eon6ndei
.t.hat Conn admitted that his daughter had been
std th:t ? the manner described for upwards of four years,
resist be express, d himself determined to continue it,
55plai4iii.t.her liberation by force. On being called on to
111, h, his reasons for acting as he had, the prisoner said,
kost
din' daughter had been in the habit of keeping the
Practices reputable company, and that she was addicted to
lorraw which would bring down his grey head with
desire to the grave, and that he was influenced solely by
of' to preserve unsullied th honour and respectabilit4milY• Th risoner e was rernanded.—Newry
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