The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

ON LAND

the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service ths.in a
fire brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
" We are delighted with the invention—lS is a great boon t• so-
ciety."—Editors Liverpool Mail.
The New Portabie Vire-engines have preserved a large portion of
Norwich from destruction, fur out of eighteen different properties en
fire in arid near the city, they saved eleven solely and seven mainly,
including in the seven the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and In the
eleven, Messrs. Horton's dyery, and 12,15001. worth of consigned pre-
perty ; Stoke mustard, starch, a.,d flour mills, aid Messrs. Butcher's
grocery warehouses, Just in Lime to prevent a large quantity of gun-
powder therein front exploding, which must have spread around de-
struction and death.

" North Walsham.—AA this fire the Portable Engine was of great
service, and by having one of them ready, there Is no doubt bat half
the property now destroyed might have been eaved."—Norfulk (Aro-
nide, August 22, 1846.
At a Norwich Are June 2, N 47, the two Portable Engines were
the pets of the publie. The cry wee, 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 romps, 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 Hutto', with many other eminent experimenters, lamented
thus :—The quantltv of water actually raised by any machine seldom
exceeis half the power consumed, after overcoming friction and
leakage ; and notwithstanding the beet 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 (rem
twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with-
out more outlay.
Most melt 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 10,100 lbs. of water one foot high in a missile, and with a Foun-
tain Pump 9,001 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 l'ower.
John Clenton Roberts, Esq., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did
well in placing Gosset's French Pump Abortion (that slaps the water
apward) side by side with the Fountain Ptunp, which upset a good
deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mallett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump-
maker, Mr. tladdiey, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Ewbank, America, an ignorant pump bookmaker, asserted that the
two pumps were identical. But the Tankee out-fooled John Bull
and Paddy in No. 1.183, and in No. 4%, Book-maker Millington's
remarks are preposterous. However, •n the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, 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 susta3n-
able character:—The 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 advaseortnnt 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 ; deliv,ring from half • pint per
stroke to 100 barrels of water per minute, and rendering every fair
trial at competition ridiculous, whilst their durability is guaranteed
at lees cost than cowmen pumps.

w. SHILDIRIL

Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nor. 39, 1847.
See Mechanic's 11.agazine, Nos. 231*, 384, 323, 429, 430, 433,
482, 486, 487, 489, 492, 495, 496, 508, 609, 510. 525, 533, 958*,
727, 804, 1,040, 1,119*, 1,183. Nos. illustrated ar• market thus*

STRICTURES OF THE URETHRA.—AUUSE OF INSTRUMENTS.
Just published, price be., Svc in cloth,
THE PATHOLOGY. AND RATIONAL
TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA, in all
its Varieties and Complications. With Practical Observations on the
Use and Abase of Instruments in the Treatment thereof. The whole
illustrated by numerous and important miss, and toeing the result of
lung, extensive, and successful practice.
BY F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.B.L.
Published and sold by 11. Bailliero, 219, Regent-street; Delghten
and Laughton, Liverpool ; Hodges and Smith., and Fanner and Co.,
Dublin.