The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

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On the 21st of December last, at Buenos Ayres, Lieutenant -
James P. Thurtiurn, I{.N., to Margaret, daughter of J.
White, EN., of that city.
On the 21st ult., in Guernsey, W. Kelly, Esq., to Elizabeth,
youngest daughter of the late James Montgomery, Esq., of
Brentford.

On the 2d inst., at Bedale, Yorkshire, Henry W. de la Por
Beresford, Esq., to llenrietta Anne Theodosia, only daughter
of the late Hon. and Rev. Thomas Monson.

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ospitals complain of the inadequate supply of well-trained nurses as
an evil seriously interfering with the efficient discharge of their du-
ties. . They cannot trust to their orders being executed by the
"I:sea, and they find that the patients sutler from faults of those on
Whom, In their state of helplessness, they are almost entirely depen-
uent; and it is obvious that any defects in the tempers and charac-
ters of those who are constantly with the sick must exercise a hurt-
Ail influence upon the state of their minds, and must tend to neutral•
Sze the effect of the religious instruction and consolation which they
receive while in the hospital.
It is also matter of general notoriety that great difficulty is found
f__ __"tattling well qualified nurses to attend on patients in private
...mules, especially in those of the middle and lower classes ; and
Parochial clergymen feel the want of competent persons on whom
they could rely, In visting the sick of their respective parishes, and
administering to their bodily wants.
The most effectual, perhaps the only effectual, remedy for these
nik 13 to train up a body of nurses who shall be taught to look
.POll their work as a religious one, to undertake it with habits of
1,1e1t.-contro!, and with a mind understanding it fully, and prepared for
Sts trying and painful duties.
...The want here spoken of has been tilt In other countries as wall as
..n our
own, and attempts have been made to meet it. Orders of
persons devoting themselves to visiting the sick exist in Roman
Catholic
countries ; an " Institution of Deaconesses" has been found
ftethi in Prussia ; a recent attempt to improve the respectability of
professional nurses has worked beneficially in England. The Insti-
., tiers which It is proposed to found under the name of " Training
institution for Nurses" will be based on the doctrine and discipline
q the Church of England; and it will seek to accomplish its object,
not by selecting the self-devoted few who are permitted by freedom
Worn other duties to give themselves entirely to this, but by endea-
"Ming to act, both directly and indirectly, upon the whole body of
Persons who are pursuing this as their regular calling in life. To
teise.the character of the class by offering to its members a training
'Which shall qualify them ter their professional work, and be at the
littel.„. e time essentially a religious training ; to held out, to those who
position than
in seeking for it, the prospect of a higher professions!
'....."n than they could otherwise obtain ; and to afford also to
those who are ready (without hope of any earthly reward) to give
themselves to this work as one of Christian love, a legitimate fled of
I.•heur : these are the means which, as they have been successful
harming the high ehar.ctsr of the clergy and physicians of Eng-
ri, may, thats hoped, be new instrumental, *wider God's blessing,
JabdilE of a body which is at present so much in want of
unProventent.
ilt is proposed that the Training Institution should be under the
u_"'weedlate superintendence of a clergyman of the United Church of
smgland and Ireland, as Master.
That the inmates of the Institution should consist of three
Classes :

1. Those under training as probationers.
2. Those who, after passing through the period of probation sa-
ust, fweinrilY. are admitted as nurses, on condition of their engaging
continue in connexion with the Institution for a period of five
Yeart from their admission. Daring this period they will be clothed
and maintained, and receive a fixed annual stipend, and in return
,„
be entirely under the control of the governing body of the In-
At the end of these five years they will be entitled to receive from
the Institution a certificate of their qualification as nurses, and
~,aenceforward to pursue their calling, either in connexion with the
Vistitution, or independent of any direct control from it. It is be-
"weed that this will be a very important step towards gradually
Ws_ nig the character of the whole class. A nurse having this certi-
Itie will necessarily occupy a higher position than others, will be
""1.7 to set an example which can scarcely fail to have a good effect
aon them, and will encour
to fe e who are lookin forward to thi
_Max -work In life, llowag Inthose sam
e and -M dinh them-
s
wives to the training of this Institution.
, 3. In addition to these there will be a class of sisters, which is in-
tended to comprise persons, of whatever station in life, who are
'Willing to devote themselves to the work of attending the sick and
Door, or of educating others for it under an organised system like
that 'which vi 11l be here provided for them.
The management of the Institution will be confided to a council
Of twenty-four members, (exclusive i f the master, who will be
es- officio a member,) belonging to the United Church of England
and Ireland, who shall be chosen by the Governors out of their
ovra uody.
A donation of fifty guineas in one payment, or in several payments
Within four years, er an annual subscription of five guineas, will con-
stitute a Governor.
A donation of twenty guineas in one payment, or in several pay-
Ments within four years, or an annual subscription of two guineas,
will constitute a Donor.
The Lord Bishop of London has sanctioned the plan now sub-
mitted to the public, and has kindly consented to become President
of the Institution.
It has also received the approbation of the Lord Archbishop of
York, and the Bishops of Lichfield, Salisbury, Gloucester and Bristol,
140 n, and Norwich.
The Rev. C. Wordsworth, D.D., George Frere, Esq.. and Dr.
tham, have kindly consented to act as Trustees to the Insti-
tution.
Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq., has consented to act as Treasurer.
The following gentlemen have formed themselves into a Provi-
sional Committee, to arrange the details of the Institution, and to
solicit assistance for its establishment and maintenance
Rev, J. M. S. Anderson, Lincoln's-inn.
Rev. M. Biggs, 46, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
W. Bowman, Esq., 14, Golden-square.
J. E. Bowman, Esq., 7, Chapel-terrace, Bayswater.
Dr. Mervyn A. N. Crawford, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-
square.
J. W. Cunningham, Esq., Harrow-on-the_Hill.
Rev. J. F. Daniell, Donnington Glebe, Chichester.
Robert Few, Esq., Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.
Dr. George Fincham, Spring. gardens.
George Frere, Esq., Bedford-square.
Rev. J. 0. W. Haweiss, Norwood, Surrey.
C. Heberden, Esq , 10, Old-square, Lincoln's-inn.
Dr. Latham, 36, Grosvenor-place.
Rev. Dr. Jelf, King's College, London.
Rev. S. R. Maitland, Newington-terrace, Kennington.
Rev. F. D. Maurice, Queen-square, Bioomsoury.
It. Partridge, Esq., New-street, Spring-gardens.
Rev. E. H. Plumptre, King's College, London.
Rev. A. Foil, Cuddesden, near Oxford.
Rev. W. Short, 43, Great Ormond-street.
Robert Steven, Esq., 1 New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
11. S. Thorntos, Esq., Birchin-lane.
Dr. Todd, New-street, Spring-gardens.
Rev. W. G. Todd, Bristol.
Rev. J. bi. Woodward, Bristol.
Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Cloisters, Westminster Abbey.
Persons willing to contribute their assistance to this object,
ether by personal exertions, or by subscribing to its funds, are re-
quested to communicate with any of die Members of the Provisional
Plumptre,
or with any of the Honorary Secretaries, the Rey. E. H.
rluniPtre, King's College, London, and J. E. Bowman, Esq., 7, Cha-
Pel-terrace, Bayswater.
Subscriptions may also be paid to Messrs. Comilla and Co., Strand,
or to Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane, to the ac-
count of the " Training Institution for Nurser."

RAISING WATER discovered by the FOUN-
TAIN PUMPS, which rkal tke water npwarde, without
either friction or faltering, therefore can never be surpassed ; cense-
filiently this is tke most hnportant discovery ever wade ter the pre-
servation of life and property either at Sca or on Laid.

AT SEA
Oonterous ships it has already saved, and the eaptalns gratefully ac-
knowledge the glorious results. Tyro testimonial extracts shall
same. .

I._ Captain Greig, from Quebec to London, states that the Fountain
LlimP being fitted in the Caroline, its great power was the means of
swing the ship and 230 souls on board, two seams in the bottom
Doing partly left without calking."
a The Argus brig, front Cadiz, sprung a leak when three days out
" sea, and soon after her common pump clunked and became use-
less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended upon her Fenn-
tale 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 Got for the Fountain Pump."

ON LAND
the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service than a
are brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
"We are delighted with the invention—it is a great boon to so-
dety."—Editors Liverpool Mail.
The New P•rtab'e Fire-engines have preserved a largo portion of
Norwich from destruction, fur 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. Ilmten's dyery, and 12,000/. worth of consigned pro-
perty; Stoke mustard, starch, and dour milts, and Messrs. Butcher's
grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gait-
Powder therein from exploding, which mast 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 fire June 2, 1847, the two Portable Engines were
tits pets of the public. The cry was, feed the little engines and they
vein 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 Pumps, 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
"ewer used, and progressively falter by leakage, which Drs. Young
and Hutton. with many other eminent experimenters, lamented
thus :—The quantity of water actually raised by any machine seldom
tXceees half the power consumed, after overcoming friction and
leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engineers in the world had
tried in vain fbr 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 freqaently with-
Out more outlay.
Most mon can sustain heavy rapid pump trials for 48 seconds,:but
some raen drop at minute time. With a best new heavy working Fric-
tion Pump an active sound-winded young man of 140 lbs. weight can
isles 10,000 lbs. of water one foot high in a minute, and with a Foun-
tain rump 9,000 lbs. in half a minute. Thus a continual aid most
extraordinary lucrative advantage is gained over perpetual and mil-
Versal ignorance, clearly proving that Knowledge is Power.
John Clenton Roberts. Esq., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did
Well in placing Sosset'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. Mallett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump-
maker, Mr. ftiuldley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Iwbank, 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, and in No. 496, Book-maker Millington's
remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, with many other discerning mos,
after witnessing the perfect effect and the beautiful simplicity of the
rolling principle, gave the invention the following true and susta'n-
able eheraoter:—The Fountain Pump is the most important improve-
ment is the art of raising water that has appeared within the last two
thousand years—the greatest advancement is the metal arts in
modern times.
The Censuniniation Fountain Pumps are successfully carried out
for private and public uses, at lifts below and above MO 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 ridiculous, whilst their durability is guaranteed
ai less cost than common pumps. `• W. SHALDERS.
Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nov. 30, 1847.
Bee Mechanic's Magazine, Nee. 231*, 364, 383, 429, 430, 433,
482, 496, 487, 489, 492, 495, 496, 805, 409, 510. 825, 433, 658*,
727, 804, 1,040, 1,110., 1,153. Res. illustrated are marked thus.

SUPERIOR SHEFFIELD PLATED DISH
COVERS, with strong silver meuntings and silver shields
for engraving the crest or coat of Arms.
Table Dish Covers. Light Plating. Heavy Plating.
The Gadroon pattern ••••• • • • . All 0 0 .. £l5 12 6
The shaped Montrose pattern •• 12 6 6 .. 16 17 6
The Grosvenor pattern .. •• .... 15 0 0 .. 20 6 6
The Albert pattern •• •• .• •• 15 0 0 .. 20 8 6
The Gorden pattern ••••.. • • . • 12 6 6 .. 16 17 6
The above sets comprise tour dish covers—via., one 26-inch, one
111-insh, and two 14-inch.
A. B. SAVORY and SO/TS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14,
Cornhill, Loudon, opposite the Bank of England.

51, fl.et-street.

1 NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.
MR. HOWARD, Surgeon Dentist, 52, Fleet-
street, has introduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESCRIP-
TION of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or
ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be
distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will
lever change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any
teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction
of rents, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve
teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and
mastication; and, that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within
reach of the most economical, he has Axed his charges at the lowest
nude possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastica-
tion.--62, Fleet-street. At Home from Ten till Five.

A R R I A G E.
One half the world are desolately single, and the other
supposing them married, questionably contested. Diffidence, or a
stale of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes en-
hitter the latter. The solitary eae may shield himself ender the plea
Of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret an-
eonapresiag harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical Incapacity,
and broken health, aro the great hindrances to domestic happiness
and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice denaand that health should form as item
In the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
'iegleet wound more sorely than poverty or misffirtuno. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is.
each (by bolt, in stamps, is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
relined, er prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be kledered
by misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth est
the above subJects, by anqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
little publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
bY. Post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink., and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
Pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
Mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
life,who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto ethers as he
would be done unto—tc live atter nature's laws—and to keep always
011 the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
SherwOod, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street ; Mann,
Cornhill ; raison, 457, Neat Strand ; or direct (by post or other-
wise) front the author (who may be conferred with personally,
mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-plato liegent-street ; sad all
/I Dots ellen.