The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

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NOTES,
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TALES OF TZ E. COLONIES.
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commenced en SATURDAY, the Bth inst., a SERIES a
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A NOVEL.

Eminently pleasing in style, and instinct with a full and
observant love of nature. - The author treats character in its
various human shades, as well as in its religious varieties, with a
ready and maser Vine perception."—Morning Post.
" A work of consummate ability. We recommend it cor-
dially to our readers ag the most u•eful and extraordinary pro-
duction of of the age."—Liverpool Mail.
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To be had at all the Libraries.

EIGHT FIRES AT NORW lea
Have recently b: en extinguished by
ALDERS' PATENT PORTABLE .FIRE-
).J ENGINE.

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(THE NEW PROPERTY PROTECTOR).
'nese Engines are carried by hand and placed immediately
where they can assail the main source of the fire at close
quarters, to the grea'est advantages ; when they deliver their
&tole uniform streams of water directly into the flames with
unerring certainty and such surprising impetuosity, that the
fires are banged out before the common engines can be brought
into action.
If tile engine lever be worked briskly with one hand, and
the delivery pipe pointed at a window 10 feet distance with
other hand, it will show how furiously, steadily, and irre-
sistibly the little fire destructor combats and conquers the
terrific foe.
Engines elegant, durable, and complete in Brass 61. 16s.
each.
N.B. There is not yet in existence a good fire-engine
ts,ion a large scale. At Alderman Butcher's fire the Patent
Parish Pump filled 12 large pails with water per minute, deli-
vering at the rate of 50 and the two Engines 30 barrels per
-.our. But with tho former Parish Pump (which was one of
the best brass lift-force pumps of the London madit trash) not
15 barrels an hour could have been raised, and probably the
dames would have gained the ascendancy. London is a century
lehind Norwich in Hydraulic Machines.
See "Toe SUN" paper. July 10, 1841, and "Norwich
.slercury,"* March 5, 1342, where all my inveterate opponents
are alarmed, ehopfallen, and laughed at, fur they dare not even
try to obtain the 1001. reward offered. " Because dame Nature
has entered her imperative caveat thus !" SHALDERS'
PUMP SHALL NEVER BE SURPASSED, which is now
practically proved to be the only effective, invariable water-
elevator in existence, and when well carried out the most
durable pump in the world. It stands work as well for lifts
-iv, as below 100 feet. and it would be strange indeed if it
lid not, as a good Connector Oda Fountain Pump) will cuatain
a pressur,.! of 50 atmospheric whilst less than a quarter of that
nressu,e would deliver water rapidly 365 feet high, or over St.
iaul's-cross, London. W. SHALDERS.
Hydraulic-street, Norwich, June IM, 1842.

REMARKS BY EMINENT MEN UPON THE IN-
VENTION—SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY.
SEPARATELV.—" The Fountain Pump is free from the de-
fects and liabilities of the Friction Puma, and approaches a
perfect hydraulic machine."—Dr. Birkbeck.--" Shalders
bag copied Nature, and arrived at rerfection."—F.bedour.—
" This pump is free from friction and leakage, and is not liable
to choke."—Hay, Civil Engineer.—" This is THE Pump."
--- Part n gton
JOINTLY...-." The Fountain Pump is the most important
improvement in the art of raising water, that has appeared
within the last 2,000 years. It is the greatest alvancement in
the useful arts in modern times, and cannot fail to act in the
preservation of life and property from fire and water to an ex-
tent beyond calculation."

SH ALDERS' P. TENT PUMP.
At a Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor-
;66, April 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con-
,ratulated Mr. Shalders upon having, last May, fitted the
with
feet in
h(6lefficient, permanent,p economical, and in-
variable length). It was rightly remarked,
arilr m
p)
that although the water delivered by the former Pump was corn.
moniy cloudy, that delivered by the present one has been uni-
formly clear, and raised with half the labour.
(Signed) GEORGE IVES,
WM. WOODROW,
H. J. STEEL,
Churchwardens in 1841, 1842.
Norwich, Saturday, May 23, 1842.

BUTCHER and SON bez to return their most grateful
thanks to those friends and neighbours who so kindly and
promptly rendered them their assistance to extinguish the Fire
on their Premises on Wednesday last.
And the likewise take this opportunity particularly to re-
commend Mr. Straders' Portable Fountain En,zine, which was
found so efficient in preserving their premises from total de-
struction.
Queen-street, May 26.

REMARKS OF THE EDITOR OF THE "NORFOLK
CHRONICLE," ON VIEWING THE PREMISES

AFTER THE FIRE:—
" About half-past one o'clock on Wednesday morning the
premises of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered
to be on fire by the night watch, who gave the alarm and called
Mr. Butcher up. It was at first difficult to discover in the
dark what part of the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher
thought that it originated at his neighbour's house, hut going
up to the top of his premises he perceived where it was ; when
he came down and opened the door of his store-room over the
back part of his shop, the fire and smoke burst forth so violently
that he could scarcely stand on his feet. It appears that the
fire had originated in this store-room directly over a paper loft,
but how, it is impossible to tell. Mr. Sha'Aers, from over the
way, immediately brought two of his engines, by means of
which Mr. Butcher attributes his house being saved ; and per-
haps the whole street, for there being a gaud deal of gun-
powder on the premises, had this ignited the consequences
would have been awful. Notwithstanding the natural agita-•
tion occasioned by the near prospect of danger from fire, Mr.
Butcher himself removed the gunpowder from the premises,
and most of the goods from the warehouse and shop va era
brought out and deposited for safety in St. Michael's at Plea
Church. The engine from the Guildhall was on the spot
within a few minutes of the first alarm being given, but it
was impossible to bring this into play for some time, as
the water was not turned on; but in the meanwhile
Shalders' engines (Mr. S. working one and his brother
the other) were supplied with buckets full of water from
the pump near at hand. Mr. M. Yarington and his men acted
with much energy and promptitude. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer,
Mr. Molders, and others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, were
most zealous in their services. In about an hour and a-half all
danger was removed. Mr. Butcher is, we understand, insured
in the Norwich Equitable Office.
The delay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the
engines with water on the above alarming occasion, impera-
tively demands the immediate attention of the proper authori-
ties. If the New Mills Company's works are the main public
source of supply, some arrangements should be made for the
more sure and speedy turning on the water into the pipes; or
the city will sooner or later rue the consequences. J

BY THE EDITOR of THE NORWICH MERCURY."
On Wednesday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a fire
was discovered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-
plain, by the watchman on duty. Mr. B. immediately rose,
and after examining hi., premises found it had taken place in a
store-room Fitmated over the warehouse. On the alarm being
given, Mr. Shaiders attended with his patent fountain engines,
and after great exertions the fire was extinguished before auy
serious consequences had taken place. There is not the
slightest doubt that this fire would have been attended with a
great loss had it not been for the fountain pump, and it was
entirely by that and the exertions of Mr. Shalders that the fire
was so promptly extinguished, it being an hour and ten minutes
before the engines could ba got into play ; and at the time the
fire was discovered the whole store-room vas in flames, fur on
Mr. Butcher opening the door he was twice knock, d down by
the smoke and flames. but fortunately received no injury.

PROPERTIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE

ENGINE.

A Dwelling House on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon
?xt;nguished by the Portable Engine.
Mr. Horton's Dyery, twice on fire, the second time, the pre-
mises,
with 12,000/. worth of consigned property, must all have
alien a sacrifice, had not the Portable Engine, after a long
combat, got the fire under, which was completely effected just
before the first common engine made its appearance.
Messrs. Dixon's Foundry, the roof on fire ; these premises
would soon have been destroyed, but for the new property
protector.
Mr. VI atts' Fo,mdry on fire, and saved by the new fire de-
ucstrtor.
Mr. Plummer's Ironmongery warehouse, slightly on fire,
Fowl got. under by Portable Engine ; and
Stables,
&c., Waggon and Horse-lane. The Superintend-
ent on duty that night. considers this fire had a most alarming
appearance, as different extensive premises adjoining, being of
a very combustible character, must all have very soon been in
names bad not the fire been immediately arrested by Shalders's
Portable Fire Engine