Locomotion claim sparks editor’s note to Trevithick
A reader challenges claims of first locomotive carriage on common roads, recounting Robert Trevithick’s earlier steam carriage test in London with high pressure steam. The letter mentions Capt. Vivian as steersman, a wager lost after palisade damage, and notes Trevithick’s son in London seeking recognition from the steam committee of the House of Commons.
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Gurney
R. Trevithick
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London. the Steam Used Was High Pressure. the Steersman Was Capt
Vivian
Trevithick
House of Cummons
Man Denied Robbery Charge After Seeing Drunken Companion
A man from Old Kent Road Henry Brown writes to dispute a public accusation of theft. He recounts returning from Blackheath on a Friday night when he assisted a drunken stranger who claimed a robbery of a watch seven gold seals and a gold chain. Brown says he never touched the man and explains how he was detained by police after being questioned by a Greenwich station officer. The note emphasizes Brown’s lawful conduct and respectability of his family. He also mentions a public-house licensing act discussion at Middlesex Court and improvements in hop gardens near Hastings.
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