The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-23 00:00:00

AT SEA

numerous ships it hai already saved, and the captains gratetblly ac-
knowledge the glorious results. Two testimonial extracts shall
suffice :
" Captain Greig, from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain
Purim being fitted In the. Caroline, Its, great power was the means of
sating the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom
being partly lett 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 in 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 not instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
" We are delighted with the invention—it Is a great boon to so-
ciety."—Editors Liverpool Mail.
The New Portable 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 12,0001, worth of consigned pro-
perty; Stoke mustard, starch, and flour mils, 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 have been saved."—Norfolk Chro-
nicle, August 22, 1846.

At a Norwich lire June 2, 1847, the two Portable Engines were
the pets of the public. The cry was, feel the little engines and they
will dO Ihe work, which proved true. The four large engines present
proved useless.

Portable Engines speedily proYe steam-boilers to a dozen atmo-

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 I)rs. Young
and Hatton, with many other eminent experimenters, lamented
thus :—The quantity or water actually raised by any machine seldom
excee,:s halt the power consumed, after overcoming friction and
leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engineers in the world bad
tri..d 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 tweuty (or about severity per cent.), and frequently with-
out more outlay.
Most men 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 ac' ive sound-winded young man of 140 lbs weight can
raise 10,5100 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 most
extraordinary lucrative advantage is gained over perpetual and uni-
versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge is Power.
John Clenton Roberts, Es /., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did
well in placing Gosset's French Crimp Abortion (that claps the water
upward) side by side with the Fountain lamp, which upset a good
deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mallett, Duhlin, a thorough-bred pump- •
maker, Mr. Iladdley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Ewbank, America, an igaorant pump bookmaker, asserted that the
two pumps were identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bull
and Padcly in No. 1.183, and in No. 496, Book-maker
remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, with many other discerning men,
after witnessing the perk-et effect and the beautiful simplicity of the
rolling principle, gave the invention the following true and susta n-
able character:—Tire Fountain Pump is the most important improve-
ment in the art of raising water that has appeared within the last two
thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in
modern times. _ . _

The Consummation Fountain Pumps are successfully 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 infinite, and rendering every fair
trial at competition ridiculous, whilst their durability is guaranteed
at less cost than common pumps.

W. SIIA.LDERS.

Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nov. 30, 1847.
See Mechanic's Magazine, Nos. 231*, 364, 333, 429, 430, 433,
483, 486, 487, 489, 492, 495, 496, 508, 509, 510. 525, 533, 658*.
727,
804, 1,040, I,llo*, 1,183. Nos. illustrated are marked thus*

TROTTING.—'The wager of 1001. aside, wherein a
pony, under 13 hands in height, was backed against
time, to trot 15 miles in 60 minutes, was brought to a
decision on Monday. The little animal was walked to
the ground, the 11th milestone on the Slough-road, a
few minutes before three o'clock, and ere it was un-
clothed excited no small curiosity among those who were
not its personal acquaintances; a skin-view still more
astonished them, for assuredly it was, height considered,
a lengthy, leggy, and dangerous-looking animal—using
the epithet dangerous in its double sense. The start
made, it was soon seen that the creature could go; but
before a quarter of a mile was covered, the hinder rail
of the match-cart broke, and the driver, Mr. George
Jenks, was placed in a situation as anxious as that of an
unqualified Member of the House of Commons; it was
clear that his was a seat only to be held by determined
opposition, and this he showed by clinging on by the
aid of his pony's pulling and his own resolve of sticking
to his return; this he made good at the 18th milestone.
Here the turn took place, and the gallant little animal
had to persevere until the 10th milestone on the road
towards London was reached. This was done, mirabile
dictu, in 58 minutes 15 seconds, thereby proving the
victor by 1 minute 45 seconds, an achievement unpre-
cedented by an animal of its inches.
PEDESTRIANISM.—JENKINSON AND MOLYNEUX9B
RACE FOR 251. A-SIDE.—The race of 440 yards, between
H. Molyneux, and Charles Jenkinson, the London Stag,
attracted, on Tuesday last, a large assemblage. The
ground agreed on was at Harlington Corner, on the
Hounslow-road, in the immediate neighbourhood of the
Coach and Horses, indeed the starting point was nearly
opposite that hostelrie. At a few minutes before three
the men showed in racing trim, and got off at the first
start. The ground, roped and staked up the middle for
the last hundred yards, was well kept. The race,
although a speedy one, was scarcely ever in doubt—a
rattling run of 200 yards showed the Stag had all his
work to do—at 300 yards they were level, but Molyneux
winning, as far as self-control was concerned—at 400 he
ran on, and turned almost, as if to look for his man,
Jenkinson ran gamely, but was defeated in a fast-run
race by five yards. Time, 54 seconds, or perhaps under,
and a heavy road, as the moist state of the atmosphere
must at present insure.
THE LATE 111 R. J. A. BRANDON.—On Saturday
the 11 t h ins t , occurred the death
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Brandon, a young architect of much promise, at the
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works o
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ture," "Parish Churches," &c.—and will grieve with us
in hearing of this loss to the profession.—Builder.
The Lord Mayor gave a very elegant entertain-
ment to the Common Councilmen, the clergy, and seve-
ral private friends of his ward of Queenhithe, at the
Mansion-house, on St. Thomas's-day. There were fifty
guests present at the dinner, which was supplied in first-
rate style by Messrs, Ring and Brymer, of CornhiU.