The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-03 00:00:00

ON LAND

the New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service than a
fire brigade. They ant instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
" We are delighted with the Invention—it is a great boon to so-
Mety."—Mditors Liverpool Mail.
The New Portable Fire-engines have preserved a large portion of
Norwich from e'estrnction, fur out of eighteen different properties on
Ire In and 'ear the city, they saved eleven solely and seven mainly,
including in the seven the Queen's Cavalry Barracks ; and in the
eleven, Messrs. liorton's dycry, and MVO/. worth of consigned pro-
perty; Stoke mustard, starch, aid flour rail's, and 31essrs. Butcher's
grocery warehouses, just in time to prevent a large quantity of gun-
powder therein from exploding, which must have spread around de-
striation and death.

" North Waishant.—At this Are 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 saved."—Norfolk Chro-
nicle, Angina 22, 1846.
At a Norwich tire June 2, 1847, the two Portable Engines were
the pets of the public. The cry was, feel the little engines and they
will d• the work, which proved true. The four large engines present
proved useless.
Portable Engines speedily prove steam-boilers to a dozen atm*.
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
serape the water upwards by friction, which wastes two-fifths of the
power need, and progressively falter by leakage, which Drs. Young
and Hutton, with many other eminent experimenters. lamented
thus :—The quantity or water actually raised by any machine seldom
excee:s 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 hydranlie machines, nevertheless, at last the ♦ictory 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 frenn
twelve to twenty (or about seventy per cent.), and frequently with-
ent more outlay.
Most Teen can sustain heavy rapid pump trials for 40 seconds, but
some men drop at minute time. With a best new heavy working Fric-
tion ramp an active sound-winded young man of 140 lbs. weight tan
raise 10,000 lbs. of water one feet high in a rainnte, and with a Foun-
tain Pump 9,000 lbs. he 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 Ciente* Roberts, Eel., in his popular work, No. 1,110, did
well in placing Cosset's French l'ump Abortion (that slaps the water
upward) side by side with the Fountain Pump, which upset a good
deal of Folly. Because Mr. Mullett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump-
maker, Mr. Baddley, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Ewbaak, America, an ignorant pump book-maker, asserted that the
two pumps were identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bull
and Paddy la No. 1.183, and in No. 496, Book-maker Millingtim's
remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beck, Aberdour, Hay, Parkington, with many ether 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 rasing water that has appeared within the last two
thousand years—the greatest advancement in the useful arts in
modern times.
The Consamreatien Fountain Pumps are successailly carried out
for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 ltet altitude,
Ihr 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 whilst their durability is guaranteed
at less cost than 'cannon pumps.

W. SHALDERL

Fountain Pump Works, Norwich, Nev. 30, 1847.
See Mechanic's Magazine, Nos. 231*, 364, 343, 429, 430, 433,
452, 406, 437, 459, 492, 495, 495, 508, 509, 510. 525, 533, 553*,
727, 864, 1,040, 1,110•, 1,183. Nos. illustrated are marked thus*

IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION.

CLONMEL, MONDAK.
The Chief Justice sat this morning at ten o'clock.
The Chief Baron was absent, owing to indisposition.
MuanEa OF A BAILIFF.—CAPITAL CONVICTION.—
Terrace Corboy, a young man about twenty-five
years of age, was indicted for having, on the 17th of
October, 1846, at Gurtnafana, in this county, wilfully
and feloniously murdered one Patrick Gleeson, by
firing a loaded gun at him, and inflicting a mortal
wound on the right side of his body, of which he
languished and died on the 221 of the same month.
Some of the counts in the indictment alleged that
other parties committed the murder, and that the
prisoner was present, aiding and abetting.
Two members of the Society of Friends were em-
pannelled on the jury, having taken the usual affirma-
tion, instead of an oath. The prisoner's agent chal-
lenged twenty of the jurors called.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL shortly stated the case
for the Crown. lie said that the deceased was a man
in very humble life, and was acting in the capacity
of a bailiff or process-server, when he met with his
death by the prisoner's hand, in the presence of a
large number of persons. It would be proved that
the deceased went to serve ejectments in the neigh-
bourhood of the murder, and was fired at by the
prisoner, who shortly afterwards absconded from the
country, and was arrested in Wales, where he passed
under the fictitious name of Patrick Ryan. Evidence
would be given not only of the positive fact, but of
the dying declaration of the deceased, and the state-
ment of the prisoner, who said, when arrested, to the
constable who took him, " that it was all over with
him—that a man who was borned to be hanged
would never be drowned," alluding to a very rough
and dangerous passage he had from Waterford to
%Vales. It appeared from the statement of the
Attorney- General that the deceased had been in the
habit of serving ejectments, &c., for land agents, and
that he was employed in serving processes on the
tenants on the lands of Gurtnafana, or in the neigh-
bourhood where he was killed. Some days before he
was on the same lands, and received a beating, and
the prisoner was heard to say that he would shoot
whoever came again to serve law papers on the
tenants. Evidence would be produced to show that
the fatal shot was fired by the prisoner.
Several witnesses were examined to establish the
case as stated by the Attorney-General.
Mr. ROLLESTON then addressed the jury for the
defence, and examined a witness to throw the suspi-
cion of the crime on a person named Murray.
The CHIEF JUSTICE charged the jury, who retired,
and in about two minutes found the prisoner Guilty.
Ile was then removed.

MURDER OF WILLIAM CRAWLEY. CURIOUS
CIRCUAISTANCE.—John Hayden was placed at the bar
charged with the murder of William Crawley.
When asked to plead the prisoner made no reply.
The governor of the gaol said the prisoner had not
spoken a word since he was fully committed, about
three months ago.

CHIEF JUSTICE—Explain to him the meaning of
this ; ask him to plead to the indictment.
The governor then told the prisoner the nature of
the proceeding, and asked him whether he was guilty
or not guilty; but still he made no reply. There
was no one employed for him.
CHIEF JUSTICE-Mr. Attorney, what will you do ?
ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I have been speaking to the
medical gentleman who attends the gaol, and he has
told me that he believes all this to be feigned on the
part of the prisoner.

CHIEF JUSTICE—WeII, you know what the law
enables you to do in such a case.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Yes, my Lord, but as the
doctor is of opinion that it would be better to allow
some time to examine the matter more fully, I think
it would be well to postpone the case till the assizes.
The bill of indictment was then quashed. The pri-
soner, who is rather a well-looking young man,
about twenty-six years of age, was then removed. It
is said that when first committed to gaol he spoke,
but he has not uttered a word since he was fully
committed.

RumouttEn ASSASSINATION.— A good deal of anxiety
was created here yesterday by a rumour that Mr.
Croker, of Ballinagar, foreman of the late grand jury
in Limerick, had been shot near his own residence.
It was stated that a policeman had brought the intel-
ligence to this town, and a crowd of persons awaited
the arrival of the mail car from Limerick, at half•p.lst
five o'clock yesterday evening, to ascertain whether
there was any foundation for the report. But on the
arrival of the car it was found to be utterly without
foundation. Nothing had been heard about it in
Limerick up to the departure of the mail. Later ac-
counts from Limerick show that the statement was
altogether false.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 21,i "dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 51. 6s. 3d. dis.-Ditto, 311. Shares, 5%
dia. -Glase-ow, Paisley, and Greenock, 161,4 -Great North-
ern, Si. 131.9d.-Hutidersfield Canal and Railway, 11,2 dis.
-Lucashiro and Yorkshire (late M. IL and B.), Fifths
Up.- Ditto, 321. Shares, 4 dis.-Ditto, Fifths (West Riding
nion), 41s. 3d. dis.-London and North-Western, 149 -
Ditto, New Quarters, 5% p.,-Ditto, Quarters, ( A), 41% p.
-Ditto, (C), 41/a p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Preference, Vs p.-Midland, 117-Ditto, Halves, %
dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 p.-North Union (A), 210-
South-Eastern and Dover, 32-Ditto, No. 1,3% dis.-Ditto,
No. 2, 51% dis.-Ditto, No. 4, 11/2 dis. -York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, Preference, 25/8 p.-Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
2% p. -Ditto (Original N. and B.), 3214 c.-York and
North Midland, Preference, 7% p.
MANCHESTER, FEB. 2. •
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and ;Boston, 21,;% dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 5 3-16 c. dis.-Bolton, Blackburn, &c.,
Preferentials (13), par-Eastern Counties, 16-East Lanca-
shire, New Quarters, 34 dis.-Great Northern, 5 11-16 dis.-
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds,
c. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3/4 p.-Ditto,
32/. Shares, 4 3-16 dis.-Ditto (West Riding Union), 21,‘
dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 dis.-London and North-
Western (Manchester and Birmingham), 601 c.-Ditto,
Quarters (C), 4 p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland, 2 dis.--Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire,
Preference' 1-16 p.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 4%
dis.-Midland, 401. Shares, 45-North Staffordshire, 1 p.
-North-Western, 41 c. dis.-Shrewsbury and Chester,
Preference ( guar. 6 per cent.), 3 1-16 c. p.-South-Eastern
and Dover, 31%-Ditto, No. 4,1 9-16 c. dis.-York, Newcas-
tle, and Berwick, Preference, 234 p.
LEEDS, Fan. 1.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-A pretty firm market to-day, and a
fair amount of business has been done at the following
prices : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 21% dis.-
East Lancashire, New, 3% dis.- Great Northern, 5% dis.
-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 6s. 3d. p.-Ditto ( W. R.
U.), 21,i dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 14% dis.-Ditto, New, 131,2
dis.-Malton and Driffield Junct., 4 :I.idis.-Manchesterßux-
ton, and Matlock, 395. dis.-North British, Thirds, 3s. 6d. p.-
Ditto, Quarters, par-Ditto, Extension, 6d. dis.-North Staf-
fordshire, 16s. 3d. p.-Northern Counties Union, 3/. 17s.
dis.-Northos Western, 43A dis. - Oxford, Worcester, and \Vol-
verhampton, 14% dis.-South -Eastern and D,.ver, No. 4,
295. dis. -York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Preference, 2/. Bs.
9d. p.-Ditto, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 31/2 p.
BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties,
16-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 435. 9d. dis.-
North Staffin-dshire, 18s. 9d. p.-Shrewsbury and Birming-
ham (A), 564.3 d. dis. ex int.-Ditto (13), 365. 3d. dis. ex int.
HULL, FHB. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE -Market firm, and little stock cfiering.
North British, especially the minor sorts, are the great
favourites. The sales are-Blackburn, Damen, and Bolton,
9:34 dis.-Malton and Driffield Junction, 4:1/:1 dis-North
British, Quarters, ls. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), par.
YORK, FEu. 1.
SToCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great Northern, 5/.
2a.-Lancashire and Yorkshire ( West Riding Union), 295.
6d.-North British, Thirds, 435.-York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, No. 2 (late Nuw Berwicks), 131.85. 9d.-Ditto (G.
N. E. Purch.), 101,4_

EDINBURGH, FEB. I.
STOCK EXCHANGE. The sales are—Edinburgh and
Northern. IV. 12s. 6d.—Ditto (Newport), 81. 15s.—Great
Northern, W.—Nor t h British, New Quarters I Is. 9d.—Ditto,
Thiids, 435. 6d.—Scottish Centrals, 304—Shrewsbury and
Chester, Preference, 81.
GLASGOW, FEB. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho sales are—Caledonian, 36—Ditto,
New, 14s.—Clydesdale Junction, 59i:6—Dundee and Perth,
Quarters, 44s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow (Stir. Mid. June.,
5 per cent. guar.), 614—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle,
71/,—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 401%—Ditto, Halves,
7 c.—Glasgow and Greenock, 17—Ditto, halves, Ca—Ditto,
Preference, 60s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 225. 6d.—Great
Northern, 995. North British, New Quarters (scrip), 1 Is.
9d.—Scottish Central, 30—Scottish Grand Junction, 6s. 6d
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 10!i.

MEETING OF MR. ALISON'S CREDITORS.—OR Mon-
day a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Alexander Alison,
jun., ironmaster, one of the directors of the Ayrshire
Iron Company, printer and publisher in Glasgow, and
sole proprietor of the North British Mail newspaper,
was held is the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow. Mr.
M'Cowan, accountant, the interim factor on the seques-
trated estate, read a report, from which it appeared that
the bankrupt estimated his liabilities in the meantime at
about 80,0001., while his assets, exclusive of reversions
expected to be recovered from the estate of Pitcon, &c.,
are about 12,0001. The amount of absolute loss is giyea
at 55,0001. ; and amongst the items which make up this
sum are 5,4001. lost upo❑ pig iron ; 11,8001. bad debts ;
21,3001. upon newspaper and other publications; 10,4001.
upon shares, &c., &c. According to the balance-sheet
of Ist December, 1847, it appears that the bankrupt had
drawn from the Blair Iron Company 35,3001., and from
the Ayrshire Iron Company 14,0001. Mr. M'Cowan
was unanimously appointed trustee upon the estate, and
instructed to take the necessary steps to secure the
interest of the creditors as far as practicable.—Glasgow
Herald.

A CONSOLATION.—A friend of ours, who is afflicted
with temporary deafness, consoles himself by the belief
that nothing is going on worth hearing.

TIIE LATE FATAL COLLISION
ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

COMMITMENT OF THE PRISONERS.
Yesterday, at the Lambeth Police-court, William
Jones, an e,igine•driver, and Lewis Fleming, a fire•
man, in the service of the South:Western Railway
Company, who have been in custody since the 15th
of the last month on a charge of having caused the
death of David Markland, were placed in the dock
before Mr. Elliott for final examination.
Mr. Dalrymple, one of the solicitors, and several of
the officers connected with the company, attended for
the prosecution, and Mr. Wolff appeared on behalf of
the prisoners.
Mr. Dalrymple remarked that the prisoners had
beon remanded on a former day for the purpose of
producing Fortescue, one of the guards of the goods'
train on the night of the accident. By the certifi-
cate he (Mr. Dalrymple) then produced, it would
he seen that Fortescue was not as yet in a fit state
to attend.

Mr. John Veret Gooch was then sworn, and stated
that he was superintendent of the locomotive depart-
ment of the London andSouth-Western Railway.
Ile knew Purbright embankment, in the parish of
Woking, and had visited the spot since the accident
occurred, for the purpose of makingtahimself ac-
quainted with the details of the gradien there. He
knew the canal wall at the end of Frimley cutting
there. The accident happened at the 25th mile post,
and the distance from there to the canal wall was as
near three miles and a quarter as possible. On
getting out of Frimley cutting the country was an
open one, and there was an uninterrupted view from
there to where the accident happened. The gradi-
ents between these twe points are slightly varying
from lin 285 up to lin 348. This is a fair gra-
dient, and is not greater near to where the accident
happened. He made an experiment last night with
a goods' train, consisting of twenty-five waggons
ordinarily laden, and corresponding with the one
that caused the accident, and starting at the same
time of day from Southampton. Before meeting
the train he placed a man at the 25th mile post,
and desired him to walk GOO yards towards Frimley
cutting, and at the end of that distance to stand with
a green light, and also to place on the line a deto-
nating signal ; and, further, to amain there after
the train passed, and until Mr. Gooch came to him.
Witness then proceeded to Farnborough, where he
met the goods' train, and taking charge of the engine
proceeded towards town at the rate of about twenty-
one miles an hour, which was a mile an hour over

the average speed of goods' trains. He told the fire-
man to stand ready with his break to apply it when
he desired him. On coming up to the man with the
green light, he heard the detonating signal go off,
and he instantly reversed the engines without shut-
ting off the steam, when the whole force of the
steam was against the progress of the engine. He
also at the same moment sounded the whistle,
and both the guards, who were not aware
of his object, put on the breaks. 'When the
train came to a stand-still he got down and
measured the distance to where the man with the
green lamp stood, and found it to be 258 yards from
the engine. These 258 yards were within the 600
yards from where the accident occurred. The en-
gine he drove was the Buffalo, one exactly similar in
power and construction to the one the prisoners had
charge of on the night of the accident. There were
two road box-breaks to the trains with which he
tried the experiments, but there was only one road
box and one break to the train in charge of the pri-
soners. A road box-break is a great assistance in
stopping a train, but the tender-break is the most
effectual, and the latter is in charge of the fireman.
Engine-drivers calculated principally upon being able
to stop the train by the tender-break. On the night
the accident happened there were six carriages more
than on the train with which he made the experiment
on the night before. He (Mr. Gooch) thought the
night before was very favourable for stopping a train,
for it was a very dry night, and the rails were parti-
cularly dry; but still he thought that if he had had
the additional carriages added to the train, he could
have stopped in front seventy to one hundred yards
further on. Had the night been unfavourable, the
rails wet or greasy, the additional six carriages, and
only one road-box and break besides that in the tender,
he was decidedly of opinion that he could have
stopped the train within the six hundred yards, that
being the distance prescribed by the rules. It was
the duty of the engineer and firemen to look out for

lights, or any other signals of danger, and if the pri-
soners had been doing so on the night in question he
(witness) had no doubt they might hare stopped the
train and prevented the accident. Witness, on the
night before, saw the green light at a distance of
two miles, though it was but a hand lamp, and not
so large by a great deal as those danger lights placed
at the end of the train. The light was the same
size as that carried by Brownsmith on the night of
the accident.

Air. Gooch begged to say that he had always con-
sidered the prisoners to be very steady, careful, and
sober men, and was much surprised upon hearing that
the accident occurred with them.
John Smally, a guard in the company's employ,
was examined at considerable length. He was a
guard of a luggage train that started from South-
ampton three hours after that on which the prisoners
were employed. He described the night as rather
foggy, and said the train received a danger signal
from the down mail train, and stopped about three
quarters of a mile out of the cutting. They went on
at a slow pace for about three-quarters of a mile
more, when they saw five red lights in advance, and
also a fog signal. The lights were then on the side
and tail of the train, as well as two head lamps, and
these they saw dis tinctly for a considerable distance
ahead, and he made an observation at the time that
two of them were the side lamps of the passenger
train. The train which he (witness) was on was
two miles from where the accident happened when he
saw the danger signals.
In reply to the Magistrate—This engine only ap-
plied the breaks and did not reverse the engine, arid
the train was stopped in about half a mile.
Mr. Wolff submitted that there was nothing in the
charge to justify the further detention of the prisoner
Fleming, nor would any jury be found to find
Jones guilty of any offence on the depositions just
read.
Mr. Elliott, however, committed both the prisoners
to take their trial at the next Kingston Assizes on a
charge of manslaughter, in causing the death •f
David Maryland, an engineer in the company's em-
ployment, on the night of Friday, the 14th of last
month.

The court waa much crowded during the investi-
gation, which occupied a considerable time, and had
not concluded till a late hour.

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MYSTERIO US DEATH.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Baker, coroner for the
eastern division of the county of Middlesex, held an
adjourned inquest at the Queen Catherine, Brook•
street, Ratelitf, touching the death of Andrew and
Anna Witham, the latter having died on the 24th
inst., and the former a few hours afterwards.
In consequence of the peculiarity of the circum-
stance, that only a short time had elapsed between
the death of both parties, and a will being found of
recent date, the greatest excitement prevailed in the
neighbourhood.
It being understood that a considerable amount of
property was left by the deceased, a legal adviser ap-
peared for each party in the case, Mr. Fearnley for
the representatives of the deceased, and Mr. Donne
for the nurse, there being some dispute as to the will
alleged to have been made by the deceased Andrew
1 Witham.

Mr. Andrew Buchanan, surgeon, having deposed
to knowing both parties, and visitiug them occa-
sionally in his professional capacity, and also to his
having made a post mortem examination of the bodies,
stated that, in doing so, he found upon neither of
them any marks of violence. He removed the
stomachs, and forwarded them to Dr. Letheby, at the
London Hospital, in accordance with the instructions
of the coroner.

Henry Letheby, lecturer on chemistry at the London
Hospital, stated that on Saturday last he received from
Dr. Buchanan a sealed paper parcel, containing two
human stomachs, with their contents, which Dr.
Buchanan requested him to analyse. Accordingly,
on Monday last, he did so. In the case of that of the
female he found the stomach very much diseased. It
w
was affected with cancer, which occupied the whole
of the upper part of it. It was hard, and inflamed all
over. It contained about half an ounce of thick
brownish green matter, mixed with some vegetable
extract. This smelt strongly of the odour which
particularly emanates front mice. This odour was
distinctly recognised by other gentlemen who are con-
stantly conversant with such smells. The odour
especially reminded them of that of hemlock. Upon
being tested with chloride of iron, and with nitric
acid, they obtained a greenish black precipitate with
the former, and a deep red colour with the latter, i
both of which results were udicative of the
presence of vegetable matter. lie could not affirm
positively that the deceased died under the influence
of poison ; but he entertained strong suspicions of
the existence of hemlock, or some preparation of that
kind, in the stomach, when it was sent to him for
analysation. With reference to the deceased Andrew
, Witham, the general Appearances were the same, and