The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

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INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL
131 ENGINEERS.
The etillomlNGlum, FRIDAY. —At the late quarterly
the a, g of the above institution, held here in the
J.l6re, of the Philosophical Institute, Cannon-street,t
iv,(4.,
eAf:Clloon:inegll, Esq., of the London and Nor h
,qtern Railway Company, in the Chair,
Geo . communication was received from
n i•Re Stephenson, Esq., President of the Institute,
°mitt, new self-acting break, a beautiful model of
~e,[.
variouslyaccomaned the paper
eat The cidents on railways arising from
aoeicll3si°ns and collisions (and especially the late
ent at Wolverton) have induced me to draw my
I t
whist. -,- 0 the construction of a self-acting break,
tn, which I have for several years had in view, a plan and
tic, :et of which I have had made, and now lay before
•eff,seeietY, with my description of its action and
of fro when ~Whea. a railway train is moving at the rate
i. In lofty to sixty miles an hour, the momentum
.„ ...
.1.): B:relit that it cannot be stopped in any reason.-
"' distance by the breaks at present in use, or if
reason-
an axle-treeengineo break or any accident happen to the
glare_ 5 as to prevent its progressing, the sudden
" causes the carriages to overrun each other, and
thosel.. next the engine are almost certain to be crushed.,
s:',an accident of this kind neither the engine-driver,
iLso.k.e, or
guard, can be prepared, and before there
senttit?: for any of them to put on the break at pre-
the ''' use, so as to be in the least degree effective,
e collision or concussion has taken place.
a ".When the engine driver shuts off the steam, or
1)1111es his break on the tender, the self-acting break
attw'll dto arneediately brought to bear upon every wheel
every carriage in the train so powerfully,
t•
on eOl eessarY, as to bring every wheel into the condi-
to _ a sledge. I think the train will be brought
Ithitell 't st b__
z y this break in one-tenth of the space in
railand can be by the breaks at present used.
I‘l3- plan is as follows :—I attach a couple of spi-
: sparin:sg:o the levers of the break of every car.-_ 'lap end
the ' also connect them with the buffers, and if
requires gentle breaking (which. will
the be the case when a train approaches a station),
st,a,,,,eagine-driver, by shutting off a portion of the
plet„—' r applying the break gently, will have corn-
viof'ssei°v;:ninyiand over the train, without any of those
exc:nt uneasY motions which are very frequent and
be
guard disagreeable to passengers, and
eaaskt
so
Pow f' frequently compelled to apply his break
ander ally a,
ail,
to make the wheels slide on ther
on
the talise a' considerable amount of wear and tearflat-sided, and
Ire a .i
d ill I, 'He wheel, by which it becomes flat-si
jo l'es the carriages uneasy, and creates a jump-
" Motion 0. I, s,, n the rail.
olifluftaro:r:tbus: a train of carriages moving. at the rate
out fin 30 to 40 miles an hour, and a signal is held
avphpOe'llielisil,t
which will
gine-driver to stop, the moment here
br e" the steam the whole of the breaks a
instant application of sledging the
-7 ng the onwn'iillillonbe more, effectual than 50. men
(Neatly d breaks as the mischief is fre-
lin,r (me before the guard can be apprised of the
ry °ach fed
4,1 t i anger.
bliekei s
'Will first cluently necessary for the trains to ben
into a sidine-. When this is required the train whole rst have to beb stopped, and in one minute the
ter ,ef the breaks carihe disengaged from the buf-
Proesals
they in the model, and when the train
ti Tl'l' tney are again dropped into gear.
nrdio e Plan altogether appears so simple that an.ty.
kid /a,lY2l,ind can easily understand the whole of i ,
clirri,""7°k the cost of putting the breaks on each
ilk._
, -.6e would not exceed more than from 51. to 101.
railway effectual plan for increasing the s.afety. of
portal? travelling is, in ray mind, of such vital un
Vcrla e,e) that I prefer laying my scheme open to the
8014,4 '°%aiking out a patent for it ; and it will be a
!las bee,ef,',',lle greatest pleasure to me to know thatit
'torn d ""e means of savin even one human life
t,,_ estructioti
vuoussion. , orthat it
has prevented one serious
In e 0„ "GEORGE STEPHENSON."
ventio4 "sequence of Mr. Stephenson's absence the in-
Veelill Was
not discussed, it being agreed thata
Ileet.—eeting should be called to consider the
fan bldg
e
'an bla:tussideration of Mr. Buckle's experiments on
then resu ' nnvr exciting considerable interest, was
show iill'ie,(l. The chief object of Mr. Buckle was
e°nstruct• a' the present fan blasts were imperfect in
Ned,
as ion
the and expensive in operation. He pro-
Period ,„,f. i result of experiments extending over a
111
such Din result
to have a series of fans, revolving
Ivoula bea WaY as that the blast of air thrown from oned
streotad_ve
_e eeostruirarnautendicated to each. He also showed
s ;it'tages of having a large inlet pipe. By theseb
tolfo7,l;.with 1 that not only would the blast e
thus less horse-power, but it would also be
'Nell as Prod
„1""IIS improving the quality of the iron, as
Severr:lc%lleing it at a cheaper rate.
ip , ~,L or #l,_
latitwell arose oiitet members took part in a discussion
Bby which purely theoretical question ase toosethae
vote of thanks
ich air was regulated ; and at the I
Pap,r, Was given to Mr. Buckle.
Promised ir various engineerin subjects were then
14:Jour/red! several of the members, and the meeting

41.‘,...._ E
entitled TheraP)•-uy THEATR •
A. new
and deser•was Horse of the
-elements rince of Cyprus ;or the.
Grecian drama and fairy legend,
is
the in Ned success. The horse of the elements,
r most antis access.
of hi h' trions—the Macreaay
produced here last evening, with great
01 nu
_ ppo- is
1 adruped
InlPPorteA•
s---nd he is most ably
Tkort,e ‘-'• The scenery is beautiful, the dressest
up.
heele°llB) and the processions magnificently
ghoough
and efficiently
and t .
last, r is also some very pretty dancing
not least,hßharry, the inimitable,. has an admirable
Part, it, droll
ter at hiis le
Putting
‘ drolleries.
e convulses the audience with laughiii
Xo expense has been spared
in
this very gorgeous spectacle on the stage
a 'tnner worthy
congratulate gr the old fame of Astley's, and and we
,
. Batty on its great and deserved
IFees. e Prince of Cyprus will enjoy a long
reign
s •
The Th
t ditirable. scenes in the circle which followed were

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URREY THEATRE.
tuckston 1-
or 0 --e aas delayed his provincial engagements
in ne Week, in order to devote that time to perform-
In.gort this theatre tihnetraotrdeueNveitthhethe son of poor John Reeve,
1N!'o, Ir. J. Reeve, j unior, appearedoung hmeraenlatsot etvheen stage.ing i
of his poor father's characters, viz., Marmaduke
,lagog in the Wreck Ashore, and Billy Downey in
," Ullfinished Gentleman. In his person and man-
-74te41.3 he greatly resembles his father. There is the
egrich, unctious humour, the same merry, twink-
Ailleye, the same indescribable loose swing of the
rbsfor which poor Jack Reeve was so remarkable.
1,. •Reeve, junior, sings with great effect, witness
"13 Lord Tom Noddy' (which was encored),
and dances with ease and grace. Ile:is, however,
a novice in his art, and should learn it in the pro-
Yi /Ices rather than in the minor metropolitan theatres.
Let him spend two years assiduously practising in
the provinces, and then come to London, when he
Will at once assume and maintain that position which
his.h father so long held, and to which his own genius
justly entitles him. Buckstone rendered him most
efficient support in both pieces. The house was
crowded, and Mr. Reeves's success was complete.
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Dit. /SPNErnnr.—The Rey. Dr. APNeille returned
St.m
fro Ire
eland on
chThuay, and preached yesterday, at
Jl's Chur, torsd a very crowded congregation.
Contrary to general expectation, he made no allusion
whatever to the electioneering events which had occurred
in his absence, but contented himself with requesting of
his congregation
to manifest patience in connection with
their love to God. At the close he informed them that
he learned with surprise, since his return, that a sum of
SO& was required to pay the salary of the Scripture
reader attached to St. Jude's, and that he had come to
the determinatian of having a collection made in the
church that morning for the purposete
of raising the
amount of that salary. He expected
li-
berality with which they contributed,d to see, by the
though no previous
notice of the collection had beenh
svitla which they welcomed him given, so' enne,e theme r
e cordialityamongst
!slern• The collection was made at thecloesxeaoeft tahmeosuenrt-.
''en, but we were unable to ascertain its
--Liverpool Albion.
cATHE HERRING FISHERIES.—POTATO CROP.—
~_.
hizrn
three e m roving.
NYCSB-81IIRE.—Wicx, AUG. s.—The herring. fish
-"I6 15 progressing slowly, but it is ratherf improving.
three and Saturday last the average was
theep
rans each day. Tuesday, this week, a
vtweroatoe
Ras five craps ; Wednesday, five-and-a-half ; and today.on.
• k;lhursday), three only. The take for the season is c.
h.
a`clered small at this date, although Wick (and the Can
iljas coast generally) is better fished than an.y other
'Pee on the east coast of Scotland. The herrings are
(), excellent quality. Fishcurers are not inclined to sell
.11lit present prices, and buyers are not disposed to ad-
-1°1". Prices scarcely can be quoted, but are rather
1,-,g up. Tuesday was Georgemas market. There
'ere a number of horses and cattle offered for sale, but
illlt exceedingly high prices. Potatoes are still looking
fealithY, with the exception of a few spots, which. in
hoirmer
~, Years, would not have been spoken about. The
i„-,`lng of the leaves of potatoes, which has taken place
ll' the corners of two or three fields in this neighbour-
th7d, is attributed by some to the frost, and. others to
iits Potato disease. At all events, if the disease makes
t_saPPearance this season, it will be later than last.—
e ssltire Advertiser.
roPIIIILIC WORSHIP IN EXETER HALL.—The large
rn°4l,.`"fas occupied for the first time, on Sunday last,
e-vr,:tnyine service. The immense hall was crowded in
31,,,1'Y part. There must have been present at least
"0 prsons. I he. preacher, the Rev. Dr. Cumming,
tel. "1'4." congreation it has been obtained, during the
preached
close of the Scotch Church at Covent-garden,
ime_aehed morning and evening. _ 6iNcvLan DISCOVERIES --We have heard that after
Ze; of_the voters at the late borough election had taken
Izarkeenee before proceeding to the poll-booth, a re-
able sedimen fou at the bottom of their
htiPds;rithas no other than a golden sovereign, which.
felorr6oPunitra4l3: tbhez considered as an excellent substitute
who provided the coffee.—Leicester
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