The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-01 00:00:00

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A steam-carriage, constructed by Colonel triyaQt:__
Mr. J. Squire, Paddington-wharf, and which F:43‘ei,*433
, be, by the superiority of its peculiar boiler, and t.
fication of its machinery, a decided improvement on all
former vehicles of that description, has been exhibited for
some time past in the neighbourhood of Paddington. We
hove out in it a few days ago along the Harrow-road,
with, in all, eleven persons. The utmost velocity on level
ground was near ten miles an hour ; a part of the road
covered with a coating of loose wet pebbles was crossed at
rate of about eight miles, and the bridge over the Grand
Junction Canal, where the steep is rather a smart one, at four
or five miles an hour. It ought to be observed, that at
this time the first fire was burning, and that therefore the
boiler might not have been heated to its maximum. The
j,,lting was not much greater than an ordinary stage-coach.
When moving rapidly the noise of the engine was lost in
that of the carriage, but became observable to the passenger;
is soon as the speed diminished. Some of the horses on
the Harrow-road shied on seeing it. The appearance of
the vehicle, its boiler and grate being covered with a cast-
tug of sheet-iron, and surmounted by a short chimney,
,eemed to be the cause of this, as there was no smoke
per-
ceptible. But on running down the Edgware-road, fol.
lowed by a delighted crowd of boys and girls, it caused n
tlarm to the horses there. The command of the con-
ductor over it was remarkable. Its speed was readily
diminished, short turns were made with apparent ease, and
hills were descended at a satisfactory pace. The whole
distance travelled was about five miles, and in performing
•his 3.4ths of the first supply of coke were expended. We
were not able to witness the results of the second fire.
On setting out, the proprietor stated that the ;pressure on
the boiler was 3001 b. the square inch, and the pressure on
the pistons neatly the same. The weight of the whole
vehicle when ready to move, with its supply of fuel and
water, was stated by him at 2/ tons. Weight of the
boiler 17 cwt., thickness 3-16th of an inch, usual quan-
tity of water in it 20 gallons, utmost distance ever tra-
velled with one supply of fuel and water near 12 miles; ut-
most cost of fuel per mile 4d., diameter of the (two) pis-
tons 7 inches each, piston stroke 16 inches ; the length of
the steam-pipe, which he asserts does not affect the power
at the working point, seemed to us about 12 feet. De-
scending from the boiler, it turns horizontally, runs under
the body of the vehicle to the conductor's seat, then turns
backward at rather a sharp curve, and enters the cylin-
ders. The pistons are connected with a frame, which
rests on one pair of vet), free elastic springs, placed at the
front of the carriage. The boiler rests on much stronger
ones, but also elastic. It may be necessary to mention
this, as it has been said that in steam.earriages the springs
have been springs only in name. The boiler is not tu-
bular, but the proprietor declines stating its peculiar na-
'ure until be has secured a patent. One circumstance
stated by him is remarkable. He positively declares that
though his steam-carriage has worked, on an average, four
fir five days a-week since last June, it has not yet cost him
t penny for repairs, excepting the charge for one new set
of fire bars.—Morning Paper.