MEMORIES AXD REGRETS. \\\ 



feeling in favour of glorious roads, whether for pleasure or 

 for profit. 



' The superiority of road conveyance,' says ' Phoenix,' 

 writing to the ' Sporting Magazine ' in 1838, of the plea- 

 sures of railroad travelling, 'as far as enjoyment is con- 

 cerned, will always be acknowledged; for even in a "case" 

 in a coach, it's " there you are ;" whereas in a railway 

 carriage it's " where are you ? " 



A railway conveyance is a locomotive prison. At a 

 certain period you are compelled to place your person and 

 property in the custody of a set of men exceedingly 

 independent, and who have little regard for your ac- 

 commodation. Till your journey is accomplished, you 

 are completely subservient to their commands. You pass 

 through the country without much opportunity of contem- 

 plating its beauties; you are subjected to the monotonous 

 clatter of its machinery, and every now and then to the 

 unpleasant grating sensation of the brake applied to the 

 wheels. To all these things must be added the horribly 

 offensive smells of rancid oil and smoky coal, the constant 

 attendants upon steam machinery. 



