The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-15 00:00:00

YESTERDAY.

Sir Charles Dance's steam-carriage performed
four journeys to and from Greenwich yesterday,
starting from the office in Wellington-sireet at eleven,
a quarter to one, half.past two, and four o'clock.
It accomplished the distance each time in from three

to five minutes over the half hour. 'When we con-
sider the heaviness of the road, in consequence of
the late heavy rains, and that the engine is some-
what worn, being the same Char plied some time
ago between Cmeltenham and Gloucester, we may
safely maintain that the capab lity of travelling on
common roads by means of steam is fully established;
and it is confidently anticipated that considerably
greater Speed than the present, which averages ten
miles an hour, will be attained when the new en-
gines and carriages in preparation shall be started.
Till that time the present machine is, we believe,
destined to make the journey four times every day.
The place of starting is well chosen in every
respect, and the powers of the engine are exhi-
bited in beautiful perfection along the level of
Wellington-street and Waterloo-bridge. It de-
scends the hill on the Surrey side at the
rate of sixteen miles an hour, and stops at the
station-house to take in water It then performs
the rest of the journey without interruption, and in
a manner at once easy, pleasant, and perfectly free
from any sort of danger, the engine being detached
from the carriage, and the boiler being so con
structed of separate tubes, that the bursting of any
of them would be unattended with injury, even to
the conductor. They are capable of bearing a pres-
sure of 1,500 lb. to the square inch. The facility
with which the machine is stopped or turned, is
truly admirable; the speed mv also be relaxed in a
greater or less degree on any emergency and at a
moment's notice. This was cleverly evinced in one of
the trips yesterday, when the road was blocked up by
a herd of oxen; and on another occasion when one of

the Greenwich coachmen foolishly attempted to drive
athwart it. On returning it ascends the hill on the
Surrey side of the bridge in gallant style, at the rate of
six miles an hour. At each starting place the machine
is slightly raised from the ground, and the wheels
set in ac,ion for the gratification of the throngs who
accumulate round it. It constitutes not the least
interesting feature in this trip to and from th-cen-
wich to witness the amazement of some, the cu-
riosity of others, and the admiration of all as the
carriage moves through this populous line of road.
We may almost say that along the whole distance
the way is lined with spectators, while anxious
crowds await its appearance at the two resting
places. It could indeed scarcely be otherwise.
However familiarised we may have become with
the theory of land travelling by steam, the prac-
tt.cal exhibition of it must be quite a novel ex-
citement; and we cannot but be impressed with
feelings of admiration and pride in contemplating
this splendid triumph of science. It forms au
epoch in our history, and in the life of every man
who views with attention and interest the progress
of civilization.

The facility of transmitting cattle of all de-
scriptions from the east coast of Scotland to the London
market, has caused thousinds of acri-s of arable land to be EXCURSION TO HARROW.
Colonel M. aceront's and Mr. Squires' steam-car-
high• "andare stoking their firms and rearing riage has plied daily for some weeks between Pad•
appropriated exclusively to gracing. Our grasiers are in
spirits,
cattle for the Loudon market, where Scottish beasts are dington and Edgware, without meeting with the
in great request, and bring remunerating pliers. 13,fore slightest aeeitient or injury in any part of the mu-
the introduction of the catile. carrying steamers, the cattle chinery, tti feed,s since it was first started it ham
travelled, upon different roads in the neighbourhood
from Soothml had to travel from the most rem..te parts of
of town, a distance of upwards of 1,700 miles; yet
the H ghlands to the interior of England, and 'he metro-
polis; and besides the expense of time, feeding, and attends
ante, the animals fell off considerably, and were not in in the whole of that tune it has not been found tie-
proper condition when they arrived at their place of des_ c.essary to go to expense of any kind in repairs to
the, mac iinery. The success of the carriage being
tination. By the steamers the cattle are only about 49
hours on the passage from
o
Scotland to London, and are .'• complete on roads of ord.nary ddlic.ilty, Colonel
Qdr nieeroni determined to take a trip to Harrow-on-
landed in excellent condition, fit for the shambles.
ham.eueerm are suff.ring severely from the best of 'bullocks the-Hill, which is acknowledged to be one of the
tieing bought up tor the English market, and the conse- most rugged and difficult roads in the neighbourhood
(pew scarcity of prime rumps fp, curing. The attention of the me; ropolts, and which has lung hpert held out
of or grasiers to the rearing of stuck, to meet the in- : by scientific men
creased and sill increasing demand, wil of , in a year or two,the
sirength an as ttie criterion by which to judge
d power of a carriage of This food,
we trust, enable them to supply the En,;' sh and the home
it not brio
marker. In the meantime rump hams that formerly overcome the d &Ail ies of Ha, row-hill sold g daub ed that a machine Moe!) could
wholesale at siil. or 6t. per lb. cannot now be supplied
able ea-ily to meet those of most of the ordinary
f., and scarce. Last winter the price was would lit-
at less than dithe same, and will continue so until the nutirb,r of cattle post-roads in the kingdom. 1,4 order to give
nisei is equal to the demand.,. Greenock Intelligencer. i greater efficacy to the trial, the present period was

chosen for the experiment, as the hill had been
..ewly laid with gravel, and the d:fliculty of sur-
mnun►ing it was of course considerably increased I►,
hat circumstance. We accompanieri the carriaz
In its tiip, and although some circumstances totally
unconnected with the succ-ss of the experiment oc-
curred to prevent our return to town till a late hour
in the evening, they were such as had no connexio►
'vial the construction of the carriage, and cannot be
considered as militating against the success of a,
experiment which in our opinion was otherwi,t

r•omplete. We started from Paddington at a quarter
,0 three o'clock, and arrived at Harrow-on-the-Hil!

(a distance of nine miles) in one hour and forty
minutes. But of that period rather more than fort►
minutes was consumed in taking in water, and try•
ing an experiment with a new drag, so that the
whole distance was completed in fifty-eight minutes,
exclusive of stoppages. The hill was ascended,
apparently with ease, at the rate of seven miles at
hour, and during no part of the journey was the full
power of the steam put on. It was the opinion of
those who best understood the subject, that the jour-
ney could have been accomplished in little more that,
half the time if the full force of the steam were em-
ployed; and it was evident to all that a great acces-
sion of speed could have been obtained. The journey
to Harrow was thus accomplished with success as
complete as could be wished by the most sanguine
well wisher,: of the projectors; but in returning to
town the off wheels having, in passing some carts,
got upon gravel which had been newly dug up, they
sunk suddenly to the depth of two feet, and the
carriage, which was then proceeding at the rate of
fourteen miles an hour, was suddenly checked and
brought to a stand. This accident was most unex-
pected, and could not have been provided against
by any precaution or foresight. It was at the time
considered unfortunate, and certainly was not a cir-
custance to be courted. It had, however, one good
-ffect, that it put the machinery to a last and most
potent proof; and it is gratifying to know than,
notwithstanding the shock of such an accident, the
carriage and machine escaped without the slightest
injury or strain, or even the loosening of a screw.
The carriage had so completely stuck that it was
found necessary to employ horses to drag it out. It
may be considered singular that a machine which
had displayed such power during the rest of the
journey should not have been able to extricate itself
from this situation without extraneous aid; but it
must be recollected that the whole power of the
steam is applied to one of the hind wheels, and that
happened to be the wheel which had just sunk to
the nave in the gravel. After considerable delay
and difficulty, however, the carriage was extricated,
but so much time was lost that the latter part of
the journey had to be completed by starlight. We
arrived, however, safely at Paddington at d quarter
to ten, having travelled the last five miles at the
rate of nine miles an hour, without inconvenience or
difficulty, notwithstanding the darkness of the night.

THE LOSS OF THE EARL OF WEMYSS

SMACK.

COMMITTAL OF MR. REEVE.
DOCKING, OCT. 10.
Mr. Ashurst called the following witnesses in
support of his charge:—
John Large was on board the Earl of Wenzyss on
Sunday, the Ist of S ptember last. He saw the
prisoner (Mr. Newman Reeve) on board; he
assisted in taking up the bodies of the ladies who
had been drowned from the cabin; they were taken
tip through the skylight, anti laid on the deck; he
brought up the body of Mrs. Pyite; he saw upon
her right arm a black bag, such a. ladies are in the
habi' of carrying on their arm, or in their hand when
walking. As the body of Mrs Pyre came through
the skylight, the arm upon wh ch the big hung
touched the skylight, which cau•ei the bag to 1.1 l
from her arm into the water w the cabin. A ter the
body of Mts. Pytie i ad been removed from the deck
he took a boat-hook and d up the bag ftom the
cabin, There was no string attached to the bag,
nor was it attached to the person or Mrs. Pyne, for
if it had been attached io the person of that lady it
could not have fallen from her aim. He could not
say whether it was fastened by a clasp or not when
he took tip the big on the boat-hook. The prisoner,
who was standing art, came forward to the sk)lght,
and addressed witness, and said, " Hand it here."
tie took it, and went aft ; but, as he walked wi,b
his back towards him, he opened it. He could nut
see its contents.

Hannah Pike was employed with others to lay
out the bodies of the ladies in the church of Bran-
ca-ter. She found a bag on the person of M,ss
Roche. The string of the bag was under the tape
of the petticoat, and was drawn through its own
loop. The outer part of the dress was much dis-
oidered, and was torn from back to front, in the
centre, just in that part where the string of the
petticoat passed round the body. Mra. Painter and
Mrs. Davis were also present when the hag was
found. Mrs. Davis examined the contents. She
was present when the bag; with its contents, were
delivered up to Mr. Holloway—it was delivered up
to Mr. Holloway precisely in the state in winch it
was found. There was no purse in the bag when
it was found ; but she now recognised the articles
as the same which were found in the bag, and par-
ticulai•iy she recollects the card with Miss Roctie
upon it. The card now produced is that card.
Hannah Painter, wife of James Painter, of Bran-
caster, labourer—l was employed and assisted in
laying out the bodies of the ladies in the church at
Braticaster, on Sunday, the Ist of September last.
1 did so assist. There was a bag found on the per•
son of Miss Roche. Mrs. Pike found it first, and
asked me for a knife to cut the strings of the pe,ti-
coat. She opened the bag in the presence of Mrs.
Davis, the wile of the schoolmaster, and we looked
into it. I recognise the things now produced as
being in that bag when it was found. 1 recollect
finding a card with the name of Miss Roche on it,
and the card was in the card-case. We took it out
of the card-case, looked at it, and put it in again.
We put the bag under the head of the lady, that we
might not forget from which lady we took it. We
showed the bag, with the contents, to Mrs. Hol-
loway, and she took the pencil-case and thimble.
were en!
I never saw any purse in the bag; there was three-
pence in it, and some sort of sweet. I cannot say
bag
when the
oarsdy removedthree
p firomy
uwnittltel rcetrit:aei head.certainty
whn
T he
pieces in the bag, and the bag w, s so fastened to
the body of Miss Roche that it did not appear as if
it had been removed from her person on board the
vessel and fastened to it again. I don't know how
it was fastened, but we cut the string of the petticoat
to remove it.

William James Mingay, of Thornham, agent—l
was agent for the owners of the 'Venn's*, and was
on board her on Sunday, the Ist of September. In
consequence of what Mr. Sharp said to me, I ap-
plied to Mr. Reeve to deliver up to me a bag or
reticule which I understood he had taken from the
person of one of the passengers. He refused to
deliver it. He said he was Seat on board by the
Lord of the Manor, to take care of what pro-
periy he could. He did not dispute my agency.
George Ruthven—l went to the house of Mr.
Sims, where Mr. Reeve lives, on Friday, the 711)
of September. 1 produced to him a velvet bag—
We bag I now produce, with a snap and chain. I
sh.twed the contents toi Mr. Reeve, and he recog-
nized the parse, anti referred to the other contents
in MU Velhill 1011, I
stated to him that I understood
he had a second bag. t I had a search warranv,)
He said, " N,.;" that he never had. I then ~aid
understood so, and must search his hottse,and that I
had a warr.tnt for that purpo-e. I showed him the
way rant. I did seatch, but I found no bag.
James Purchase: of licancaster, ostler at the Ship
Ititt—l "as on the beach at Btancaster on Sunti-t-,,
lst S -ptember last. 1 -aw the crew leAvf! ',tie Earl
of Wemyss. I saw Mr. Reeve tt!ere on Itor-etaat it.
saw 4 man give him a box; the matt was in the
water, who culled to Mr. lie-ex.o„anti said he might
t.ike that box up. The box I saw the man bring
from thv essel;„ it was not one of the crew; it
Was a dikrk7culoured bux allot; thittevitur fourteen

ches long, nine or ten inches wide, and about
•hr, e inches deep; it was a wooden box. tie ook
• t.way up the beach. He rode in ,he dire,t;oo
where he other goods were being depooted, and
vliere the preventive me were t co.- of
them. I afterwards saw him about the vessel with-
,ut the box. I think in about half a m-nutt- af,er
hat I saw him with the box in h's hands. He .tid
lot go in the direction of the cottage. Thi4 was
-oon after the crew had gone on shore, but before
'he bodies of the passengers had b•en taken on
:bore. This was about eleven or half-past eleven
o'clock.
[Map put in of Brancaster flats and Brancaster
roads.]

The Magistrates then called on the prisoner for
his defence, but he, under the advice of his solici-
ror, declined to say anything.
Mr. Stokes—l submit to the Magistrates that
rhere is no case made out, and under my advice the
prisoner will plead not guilty.
The Chairman—We will hear you both; but it
is for Mr. Ashurst to show the ease first.
Mr. Ashurst—l shall easily do that. The first
witness, Charles Large, clearly proves the posses-
siori by the prisoner of two bags; his testimony is
confirmed as to this, and as to the treatment of the
ladies, when the prisoner took the rings from their
ears, by the evidence of the woman who laid them
out. John Large distinctly proves also the posses-
sion of the second bag by the prisoner, and Kitton
proves the third bag in his possession, and the con-
tents of that bag. He is proved to have opened
the three the moment he got possession of them ;
that in Miss Roche's bag there was seen by Kitton
her engraved card, and a purse with money. It is
in evidence that the prisoner was busy about the
bodies; that he afterwards goes direct from the
vessel to the church, and that that same bag which
Kitton saw in his possession on board, the contents
of which he accurately described, never having seen
the bag since, is found attached to the string of part
of the dress of Miss Roche, without the purse and
money, and the second bag, brought up byJohn Large
from the skylight has wholly disappeared. The bag is
described to have been affixed to her person in such a
way when found in the church, as that any man having
access to the bodies might easily have placed it
there; the riband of the bag was passed under the
string of the petticoat, and the bag drawn through
the noose of its own riband. The dress of the lady
was a loose open robe, and the whole was ton round
the waist, exactly where the bag was placed. It
can readily be imagined how easily any person
could pass the ribantl under a string round the body,
of an inanimate person lying before him. The pri.
soner had so placed the bag, which be could easily
do, or Kitton must have been miraculously gifted
with a knowledge of the contents of the bag, which
had been ever since Sunday in the possession of
Mr. Holloway. Ruthven proves the prisoner's po-
sitive declaration that he never had but one bag in
his possession, and Mr. Mingay proves that when
lie demanded from the prisoner the first bag en the
Sunday, he refused it. Now mark—that bag was
after wards given up. and why ? because it con-
tained Exchequer B Its and Bank notes, which
he, having been a banker's clerk, knew could
he easily traced. The prisoner's demeanour to the
persons of the unfortunate sufferers, does not show
him to be a man incapable of such conduct.
Hear what Charles Large says as to his conduct.
After de-cribing the manner of his taking the ret.cute
from her person, and the rings from her fingers, he then
saw him take one of her ear-rings, which had a drop
to it. from tier ear; he was after tak Tl 2. he other;
but whether he took it or no I can't say, and being
asked why, he said, " he observed that the ear fr tin
which Reeve had taken the first, Weil el, tt-r ref or
bleeding, and he turned his head a tay, applied
.si h &setts ; but to use his own words, 6 cause he
could not bear to see it." Mr. Reeve ohj -its
have his own declare ion. put in evidence, tttuuglt
after five weeks' con-iiiciation, anti when a krni
you if he has anything to say, says not a worts e Sher
in defence or explaaation. I subrni, th e, there
cannot be a doub but that there is a sufficient cash
made out for a committal.

r. S °keg did not uddresq the magistrates.
The CHAIRmAN, after conferring with his brot►ter
magic,rares, shot tly addressed the prisoner. He
was extremely sorry the magistrates felt there.,l. es
bound to say that they thought a case had b. en
made out against him, and that they Inuq call upon
torn to give good had, for his appearance a: the
Assizes.

M,.
Ashurst applied for 48 hours' notice of bail,
which was ordered.
The prisoner was then delivered over into cus-
tody, and in the course of the evening his solicitor
served a notice of bail on Mr. Ashurst.