The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-04 00:00:00

AT SKi

namerous skips it has already saved, and the captains graierally ac-
knowledge Site glorious results. Two testimonial extracts shall
suttee :

" Captai■ Greig, frent Quebec to London, states that the Fountain
rump being fitted is the Caroline, its great power was the means of
saying the clip and 230 souls on hoard, twa seams in the bottom
beteg partly left without calking."
" The Argus brig, from Cadiz, sprang a leak when three days sat
at sea, and soon after her common pump eksaked and became use-
less. Captain Rutherford states all then depended upon her Fenn-
tain Famp, which for nineteen days and eighteen nights was in mo-
tion without a ■sinute's respite, when all arrived safely is Londe',
with a thaak God for the Fountain tamp."

ON LAND
tho New Portable Fire-engines are of infinitely better service that a
Ire brigade. They act instantaneously at the outbreak of a fire.
" We aro delighted with the invcutioa—it is a great boon to so-
tdcty." —lll4itors Liverpool Mail.
The New Portah,e fire-engines have preserved a large portion of
Norwich front destruction, for eat of eighteen different properties on
ire in and near the city, they saved eleven -olely and seven mainly,
incladiag is the seven the Qaeea's Cavalry Barracks ; and in the
eleven, Messrs. Flortoa's dyery, and mow. worth of consigned pro-
perty ; Stoke mustard, starch, and Sour rails, and _Messrs. Butcher's
greeery warehenses, just is time to prevent a large quantity of gun-
powder therein from exploding, which raast kayo spread aronad de-
struction and death.

" Ifortk Yfalskani.—.Lt this fire the Portable Engine was of great
service, rind by haring one of them ready, there is no doubt but half
the property now destroyed might have been saved."—Norfulk Clare-
aide, ♦ngeat 22, 1846.
At a Norwich etre Jane 2, 1847, the twe Portable Engines were
the pets of the public. The cry was, feed the little engines and they
will de the work, whisli pros ed true. The leer large engines present
proved useless.
Portable lingines speedily prove stem-boilers * a deceit atmo-
spheres.

Now the fast is this, all former Force rumps, Lift-force Pampa,
Lift Primps, and Chain Pumps are bad machines: they rub, grub, aid
scrape the water upwards by friotien, which wastes two-Mils of the
power coed, and progressively Miter by leakage, which Drs. Toting
and Hutton, with many other eminent experimenters, lamented
thus :—The quastity of water actually raised by any machine seldom
exceeis half the mower consumed, atter overcoming friction and
leakage ; and notwithstanding the best engiaters in the world had
triud in vain for two thousand years to abate these palpable defects
in hydratilis machines, nevertheless, at last the victory is won, and
won for ever ; for Motion and leakage are cow both annihilated by
the mew rolling principle in pumps, and their effect augmented from
twelve to twenty (or &Mist seventy per cent.), and frequently with-
out more outlay.
most mon can snsta.ln heavy rapt,' pomp trials Our 49 seconds. but
some seen drop at minute time. With a hest new heavy working Frio-
tion rump an active sound-winded young omit of 140 lbs. weight can
raise 18,011 lbs. of water ore foot high in a inbante, and with a Foun-
tain rump 9,009 lbs. in half a minute. Thus a continual and most
extraordinary lucrative advantage is gained ever perpetual aid ani-
versal ignorance, clearly preying that Knowledge is Power.
Joh& Clenton Roberts, Esi., in his popular work, _f o. 1,118, did
well in plasilig Omelet's French !limp Abortion (that slaps the water
upward) side by side with the Foantain Pump, which upset a good
deal of Folly. fteostuse Mr. Hallett, Dublin, a thorough-bred pump-
maker, Mr. Baddloy, London, an everlasting pump-writer, and Mr.
Ewbask, America, as igaorait pump book-ntahor, asserted that the
two pumps wore identical. But the Yankee out-fooled John Bull
and Paddy is No. 1,183, and in 'No. 498, Book-raker Millington's
remarks are preposterous. However, on the other hand, Dr. Birk-
beek, Aberdmir, Nay, Parkington, with many other discerning mon,
after witnessing the perfect effect and the beautiful simplicity of the
rotting principle, gave the invention the following true and sustain-
able ehseaeter:—The Foultain ramp is the most important improve-.
ntent la the art of raisin water that has appeared within the last two
thoasaad years—the greatest advancement it the 'send arta in
*indent times.

the Consummation Fountain Pumps are successfully carried ont
for private and public uses, at lifts below and above 100 feet altitude,
Par man, horse, and steam power; deliv,ring from half a pint per
stroke to 100 barreln of water per =Mate, aid rendering every fair
trial at competition ridisulens, whilst their durability is guaranteed
at less cost tkaa examen pumps,

W. SPIALDEAS.

Feentaii Pump /Yorks, Norwieh, Nev. 30, 1847.
See Mechanic's Magazine, Nes. 231., 364, 313, 429, 436, 433,
482, 486, 417, 489, 492, 495,
_416, 10$, 569, 516, 925, 533, 658.,
7?7, 814, 1,041, 1,116., 1,1-83: Nes. illustrated are iria4ed

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETs.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 3.

STOCK EXCHANOIL—The sales are—tAmbergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 214 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction (late C. and B), 171,.£—Laneashire and
Yorkshire, Fifths, 3,4 p.—Ditto, Fifths ( West 'listing Union),
dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1414 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby,
and Soathp,rt, dis.—London and North-Western, 148
Ditto, New Quarters, 5% p —Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 18—Midland, 115%—Ditto,
401. Shares, 45%—Ditto, Halves, 34 dis.—North Stafford-
shire, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B ), 17i die.—
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, Preference 3 p.—
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 2 5 dis.—Ditto, No. 4, 11,!
dis.—York, Newcastle,and Berwick (N. and B. Extensions,
No. 2, 314 p.
MANCHESTER, Fan. 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 214 dis.— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 5 7-16 dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, &c.,
No. 1, 101/8 die.—East Anglian, New Preference, 3 2-16—
Great Northern, 5 9-16 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, % p.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 45h dis.—Ditto (West
Riding Union), 2 5-16 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-16 p.—Ditto (Grimsby), 201.
Shares, 4% dis.—Ditto ( Man. and Lin. Union), 434 dis.—
North Staffordshire, 74 n. p.—South-Eastern and Dever,
No. 4,1 9-16 dis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, &c., 114, die.
LEEDS, Fin. 2.
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STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New,
314 dis.— Great Northern, 51. 13s, 9d. dis.—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, (W. R. U.), 2% dis.—Leeds and Bradford, 95
—Leeds and Thirsk, 14 t/it dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction, 455. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 5 dis— North British, Halves, I24—Ditto,
Quarters, Is. 3d. p.—Ditto, Extension, 6d. dis.—North Staf-
fordshire, 17s. 6d. p.—North-Western, 4% dis.—Sheffield,
Rotherham, and Goole, 37i dis.—Wharfdale, 435. 6d. dis.—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (New Berwiaks), 3/.
lls, 3d. p.—East Lancashire, Quarters, 155. dis.
BIRMINGILIM, FEB. 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British, Ex-
tension, par—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 43a. 3d.
dis.—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, S
dis. ex int.—North' Staffordshii.e, 183. 9d. p.—Shrewsbury
and Birmingham (A), 56a. 3d. dis. ex int.—Ditto (B),
dis. ex int.—Shropshire Union, 2% dis. ex int.—Ellesmere
and Chester, No. 1. 45 ex div.
1:01t FEB. 2.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Northern, 434
—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 345. 6d.
—North 13ritisk, Thirds, 21‘3—llitto, Quarters, 51A—North-
Western, 245. id.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2
(late New Berwicks), 131,2—Ditto (G. N. E. Purch.), 101.
13s. 9d.

MIDDLESEX► HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the quarterly
general court of the governors and directors of Middle-
sex hospital was held in the board room of the institu-
tion, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland being in
the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having
been read the list of receipts and disbursements for 1i47,
which showed their ordinary income to be 5,9401. 14s.
7d., and the ordinary expenditure 8,5621. ss. Bd.; defi-
ciency 2,6211. 11s. Id. Extra income 11,0051. ss. 3d.;
extraordinary expenditure 9,712/. ss. Id., leaving a
balance of 1,0921. 19s. 7d. Their Samaritan fund
amounted to (1431. 10s. Bd., and the expenses of relieving
350 patients, when discharged, of sending others to the
Convalescent Institution, and the purchase of 4001. in
Exchequer-bills, amounted to 5231. 6s. 3d., leaving a
balance of 1201. 4s. sd. The number of in-patients ad-
mitted by letters or accident during 1847 was 2,190;
that for 1846 being 1,994. Out-patients admitted by
letters or accidents for 1847 were 7,156; for the previous
year 7,760. The out-patients in the ophthalmic, mid-
wifery, and dental departments, were 11,794; for the
year previous, 11,867.
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 3.
(Sit tinga in Banco.)
ALFRED BLINN V. JENNY LIND.

Mr. PEACOCK stated that the declaration in this
case set out an agreement of the 10th of January,
1845, whereby the plaintiff Engaged to sing twenty
times at Drury-lane Theatre, during the period from
the 15th of June to the 31st o7July, 1845, or during
the period from the 30th of September to the 15th of
November in the same year, he defendant to choose
either of those two periods, and to apprise the plaintiff
of her selection at the latest by the end of March in
the same year. The plaintiff Agreed to pay defendant
50 louis d'ors for each performance, within twenty-
four hours after each of such performances, and the
defendant was to sing thre€ times a week. The
declaration negatived the defendant's giving notice
of her election of either of the two periods
during which she was to sing, and averred that
she did not sing within either period. The defendant
pleaded seven special pleas, the last of which alleged
that, though true, it was that the defendant did not
choose or elect either of the two periods within which
she was to sing at the plaintiff's theatre, nevertheless,
she said that atter the time for making the said elec-
tion had expired, namely, after the expiration of the
month of March, 1843, the plaintiff did not require
the defendant to sing at either of the said times or
periods in the said year 1843, whereby she was dis-
charged from the performance )f the said agreement.
The plaintiff ,demurred to this plea. The plea was
clearly bad. Here a party had agreed to do one of
two things, and the option was reserved to her. She
was the person to make the election, and to give notice
of it. She had not given '.'ice. She had made a
default as tc the first period, Kai as to the other, her
answer was that she had not been called upon to sing.
This was not a valid answer.

Lord DENMAN asked whether any gentleman ap-
peared on the other side, and was answered that Mr.
Noggins did. But his Lordship observing that Mr.
Iloggins was not present, said, And even if present,
he would hardly be able to sustain this plea. As at
present advised, we think the plea bad. The engage-
ment was an absolute one, and all the defendant says
is, that she was not called on to perform it. That is
DO excuse for the n3n-performance of an absolute
engagement.
Mr. PEACOCK said, that when he began he did not
know of his Learned Friend's absence, and said he
should be willing, if their Lordships permitted, to go
on with the argument to-morrow.
Lord DENMAN—We shall hear what Mr. Noggins
says to-morrow.