The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-28 00:00:00

CONTAINING

I. JO: MILLER ; a Biography, imagined and compiled from
vast piles of Documents, chiefly in the British Museum.
11. A Selection of the Brigktest Jokes, from the great Original.
111. The Cream of the Jests floating In the best soeioty, and in the
best books, since the last edition of J. M.
With numerous Illustrations by Kenny Meadows, Richard Doyle, &c.
London : Wm. S. Orr and Co., Amen-corner, and 147, Strand.

MERLE D'AUBIGNE'S CROMWELL—SECOND EDITION.
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THE PROTECTOR : A VINDICATION,
By J. 11. MERLE D'AUBIGNE, D.D.
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PUNCH'S ALMANAC for 1848, profusely
illustrated by John Leech and Richard Doyle.
London : published at the Punch-office, 85, Fleet-street.

RAISING WATER discovered by the FOUN-
TAIN PUMPS, which roll the water upwards, without
either friction or faltering, therefore can never be surpassed ; conse-
quently this is the most important discovery ever made for the pre-
servation of life and property either at Sea or on Land.
AT SEA

numerous ships it has already saved, and the captains gratefully ac-
knowledge the glorious results. Twu testimonial extracts shall
suffice :
" Captain Greig, from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain
Pump being fitted in the Caroline, Its great power was tie means of
saving the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom
being partly left without calking."
" The Argus brig, from Cadiz, sprung a leak when three days out
at sea, and soon after her common pump choaked and became use-
less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended upon her Foun-
tain Pump, which for nineteen days and eighteen nights was ix ac-
tion without a minute's respite, when all arrived safely in London,
with a thank God for the Fountain Pump."
ON LAND

the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service than a
fire brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
" We are delighted with the invention—it is a great boon to so-
eiety."—Editors Liverpool Mail.
The New Portab'e Fire-engines have preserved a large portion of
Norwich from destruction, for out of eighteen different properties on
fire in and near the city, they saved eleven solely and seven mainly,
including in the seven the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and in the
eleven, Messrs. Morton's dyery, and 12,00/. worth of consigned pro-
perty ; Stoke mustard, starch, a Id flour mills, and Messrs. Butcher's
grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gun-
powder therein from exploding, which must have spread around de-
struction and death.

" North Walsham.—At this fire the Portable Engine was of great
service, and by having one of them ready, there is no doubt but half
the property now destroyed might havo been saved."—Norfolk Chro-
nicle, August 22, 1846.

At a Norwich 'fire June 2, 1147, the two rortable Engines were
the pets of the public. The cry was, feed the little engines and they
will do the work, which proved true. The four large engines present
proved useless.

Portable Engines speedily prove steam-boilers to a dozen atmo-
spheres.

Now the fact is this, all former Force rumps, Lift-force Pumps,
Lift Pumps, and Chain Pumps are bad machines : they rub, grub, and
scrape the water upwards by friction, which wastes two-fifths of the
power used, and progressively falter by leakage, which Drs. Young
and Hatton, with many other eminent experimenters, lamented
thus :—The quantity of water actually raised by any machine seldom
exceeis half the power consumed, after overcoming friction and
leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engineers in the world had
tried in vain for two thousand years to abate these palpable defects
in hydraulic machines, nevertheless, at last the victory is won, and
won for ever ; for friction and leakage are now both annihilated by
the new rolling principle in pumps, and their effect augmented from
twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with-
out more outlay.

➢lost mom can sustain heavy rapid pump trials for 40 seconds, but
some men drop at minute time. With a best new heavy working Fric-
tion Pump an active sound-winded young man of 140 lbs. weight can
raise 10,000 lbs. of water one foot high in a minute, and with a Foun-
tain Pump 9,000 lbs. in half a minute. Thus a continual and moat
extraordinary lucrative advantage is gained over perpetual and uni-
versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge is Power.

John Clenton Roberts, Ese.,in his popular work, No. 1,110, did
well in placing Gosset's French Pump Abortion (that slaps the water
upward) side by side with the Fountain Pump, which upset a good
deal of Folly. Because Mr. Hallett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump-
maker, Mr. Baddley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Ewbank, America, an ignorant pump book-maker, asserted that the
two pumps were identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bull
and Paddy in No. 1,183, arid in No. 496, Book-maker Millington's
remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkin ton, with many other discerning men,
after witnessing the perfect effect and the beautiful simplicity of the
rolling principle, gave the invention the following true and sustain.
able character:—The Fountain Pump is the most important improve-
ment in the art of raising water that has appeared within tile last two
thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in
modern times.

The Consummation Fountain Pumps are suceessfully carried out
for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 feet altitude,
for man, horse, and steam power ; delivering from half a pint per
stroke to 100 barrels of water per minute, and rendering every fair
trial at competition ridicoleus, whilst their durability is guaranteed
at less cost than coalmen pumps.

W. SIIILDERS.
Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nov. 39, 1847.
Sea Mechanic's Magazine, Nos. 231*, 364, 383, 429, 430, 433,
482, 486, 487, 488, 492, 495, 496, 508, 509, 510, 528, 533, 658*,
727, 804, 1,040, I,llo*, 1,183. Nos. illustrated are marked thus*

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A R R I A G E.
31- One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
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of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
comprosisig harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item
in the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
neglect woend more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
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life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
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TETE CHOLERA.—The Journal des Debuts publishes
the following letter, dated Mossul, the 31st of October :
—" The cholera has appeared here at the moment it was
least expected. The persons attacked died almost sud-
denly. The Pasha immediately issued an order forbid-
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he has removed to a camp at some distance from the
town. The appearance of this scourge is the more
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THE THEATRES.
• DRURY-LANE.
The pantomime at this theatre is the join; compo-
sition of Alfred Crowquill and Albert Sir::;,. -is
- entitled Friar Rush; or, Harlequin King Gold. Our
readers no doubt recollect the legend upon which the
plot is founded, which was published some years
ago, with illustrations by George Cruikshank. It
was last night illustrated by Messrs. Grieve and
Telbin in the most exquisitely beautiful manner. To
quote the words of the programme—" the opening
(by Alfred Crowquill) is a savage landscape, of a re-
markably quiet nature, indulging in a little water
down the back. The small waves are playing upon
the pebbly beach, and snatching some silver, thrown
down to them by the munificent moon, who coquets
with the father lake, and places her portrait on his
bosom ; the cream of the stars, skimmed from the
milky way, descend to earth—each is a destiny.
The Queen makes a speech, explaining only as much
as she likes, with which her Court is satisfied. She
summons an earthly sprite to mislead one who is al-
ready miss-led, giving, at the same time, a little
change to everybody, although she despises gold and
has no exchequer." This scene was one of the most
exquisite pieces of dioramic effect ever beheld ; the ef-
fect of the moonlight on the lake, and the rippling of
the wares as they slowly rolled on to the shore, was
beautiful exceedingly. There was some clever
dancing in this scene by Madame Louise, Mademoi-
selle Melanie Duval, and Madame Giubelei. The
appearance of Friar Rush mounted " upon a hot
and fiery steed," to wit, a dragon-shape locomotive,
" which his aspiring rider seemed to know," was
cleverly managed, and altogether the first scene
promised well. Then came " a romantic wood,"
another exquisite bit of scenery; and in " a cottage
by this wood" resides an old gentleman who wears
the most remarkable sabots ever beheld, and who
makes great fun by stamping about the stage in them.
Then comes the transformation, and we are intro-
duced to our old friends, Harlequin (Mr. Harvey),
Columbine (Miss Waite), Pantaloon (Mr. Garden),
and Clown (Mr. Ridgway.) The tricks in the bar-
lequinade are, some of them, novel—all of them
good. As an instance of novelty, we will mention
one ; Harlequin is stuffed down a pump by Clown and
Pantaloon, and then pumped up again through the
spout into a washing tub, from which, after
various tricks, he emerges. Many of the
transformations are very elaborate, and some of them,
as might hare been expected on a first night, hung
fire, but the fun of Ridgway, who is one of, if not the
very best of clowns on the stage, and the agile activity
of Harvey as Harlequin were instantly put into requi-
sition, and kept the audience in good humour until
the mistakes could be rectified. When the tricks "go
well," which they will do after a night or two, this
will be a capital pantomime. It was preceded by the
opera of the The Maid of Honour, to which the
audience listened as attentively as though it had not
been boxing night, and albeit they were lavish of the
applause which they bestowed upon it, they were
likewise discriminating in its bestowal. The house
was crowded to suffocation.