3Ir. Gray on hand Steam-Conveyance. 



1824.] 



And fond of cutting jokes at every one, 



And spitting their conceit 'twixt every 



tooth. 

 I never troul>le myself what they say; 

 And when they speak, 'tis just the same 



to me 

 As were they silent.' * You are right, by 



Said Danayn, ' let them cackle as they will, 

 He is a blockhead who gives heed to that.' 

 " Sir Irwin, one of the most noble knights 

 Of the Round Table, heard with pain the 



language 

 Of the young man, who unprovoked had 



taunted 

 The quiet strangers; but Sir Flounce, to 



show 

 He fear'd them not, renew'd his gibes. 



For this 

 Small was his gain, as both the knights 



rode on. 

 Not heeding him, and either thought apart 

 To-morrow 'twill be seen what stuS" we 



are made off. 



(To be continued.) 



For the Monthly Blagazine. 



LAND STEAM-CONVEYANCE,* tO SUPER- 

 SEDE the NECESSITY of HORSES VI all 

 PUBLIC VEHICLES. 



"It has been remarked, tliat railways hare 

 hitherto been confined almost exclusively to 

 coal-works, and other mines ; and thiii inven- 

 tions, wlio.-e only recommendations are sim- 

 Vlicity and usefulness, are often suffered to 

 lie long in a state of public neglect; whilst 

 others of no real utility, but of more imposing 

 aspect, and lieing pertinaciously blazoned 

 forth by interested or blinded partizans, are 

 readily adopted, and bask for awhile in the 

 sunshine of public favour." 



Rees'i Cyclopadia. 



"No local interests, no partialilics, must be 

 allowed to interfere ; and, although petty con- 

 fiicls may be sustained, thev must all yield to 

 th:s measure of great public utility." 



Lord Liverpool. 



THE practical economy of steam- 

 power is already so fully proved 

 |jy its universal adoption in our mining 

 districts, in our manufactories, and on- 



• "Although it is only of late years that 

 steam has been extensively applied to the 

 propelling of vessels on water, yet a 

 knowledge of its capabilities for this pur- 

 pose is of old dale. As far back as the 

 21st of December, 1736, Mr. .Fonathan 

 Hulls took out a patent for ' A new in- 

 vented machine, for carrying vessels or 

 ships out of, or into, any harbour, port, or 

 river, against wind and tide, or in a calm ;' 

 and in the followini; year he piiblit^hcil a 

 pamphlet at Luiidnn, which is now ex- 

 tremely rare, detailing: at length the nature 

 of hi)> invention. In the introdnctiou to 

 his pamphlet, Mr. H. prophetically re- 

 marks, ' There is one gieat hardship lies 

 too cumnionly upon those who projiusc to 

 advance some new, though useliil, scheme 

 for the public benc-lit ) the world abound - 



409 



board our packets, as to afford demon, 

 slrative evidence of the numerous, but 

 yet iiiiloreseen, ailvantagcs which might 

 daily be derived from its general appli- 

 cation to our inland conveyance. 



By the eslablisliment of a general 

 iron-railway in a direct line, the dis- 

 tance between the capital and the 

 manufaotnriug' towns and the principal 

 cities, niiglit be reduced one quarter, 

 and in many cases one-third, instead of 

 the ridiculously winding course the 

 stage and mail coaches now daily run. 



The permanent prosperity which 

 would arise to commerce from this rapid 

 communication, would soon be felt in 

 every corner of the United Kingdom. 

 The mails from London to Manchester, 

 Liverpool, and Leeds, might be con- 

 veyed within the space of twelve hours, 

 and those to Glasgow and Edinburgh 

 within twenty-four. The ordinary stage- 

 coaches, caravans, and vehicles for the 

 conve3ance of every description of mer- 

 chandize, might also be transported ou 

 the same improved principle. 



The farmer would also greatly parti- 

 cipate in this national improvement. 

 The land now required to feed his 

 horses iniglit be cultivated for other 

 purposes far more profitable : the vari- 

 ous products of the farm, as well as 

 live stock of every kind, might be con- 

 veyed to any market, and manures 

 brought back, without employing a 

 single horse, in one-half the time, and 

 at one-half the expense now incurred. 

 The introduction of fre.sii fish through- 

 out the interior of the kingdom would 

 open a source of trade to numerous in- 

 dividuals, and very essentially contri- 

 bute 



ing more in rash censure than in a candid 

 and unprejudiced estimation of things : if 

 a person does not answer their expectation 

 in every point, instead of fiiendly treat- 

 ment for good intr^ntions, he too often 

 meets with ridicnlu anil contempt.' We 

 are willing to think that there is Ie"s of 

 this ungenerous feeling to be met with 

 now-a-days than formerly; and yet even 

 at the present time how many are the pro- 

 jects of genius for the benefit of mankind, 

 which lie thrown aside, neglected and 

 contemned ? How can we be certain tliat 

 our cliildren's children may not have as 

 much cause to wonder at the stupidity of 

 their grandsircs, in not adopting some 

 palpable improvements revealed to them, 

 as we have to wonder at the stui)idity of 

 oins in leaving untried so fair an invention 

 as the .steam-boat ?" — Mechanic's Sl((gasinef 



No. 7. Oct. 11, \ms. 



