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GE'
JERAI, STEAM NAVIGATION COM-
PANY, Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 69, Lorn-
bard-street, London.
Notice is hereby given, that the HALF- YEARLY GENE-
RAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be
held at the Company's Office, 69, Lombard-street, on TUES-
-134Y, the 30th inst , at Two o'Clock precisely, pursuant to the
-Act of Parliament, to transact the usual business, and to de-
clare the DIVIDEND for the half-year ending June 30, 1842.
JOHN WILSON, Secretary.
_____London, August 1, 1842.

113 RUNSWICK PIER, BLACKWALL.—First
Class and superior Steam Ships leave the above Pier
regularly as follow For ANTWERP.—The SOHO, every Wednesday, j. at One,
the RAINBOW, every Thursday, P.m.
The WILBERFORCE, every Sunday, at wo,
ROTTERDANI. Every Wednesday and Saturday Morning,
"1 Quarter before Ten.
MARTIATE and HERNE BAY.—Daily, at a Quarter before
Eleven, and a Quarter before Twelve, except on Satur-
days, then at a Quarter before One, and on Sundays, at
a Quarter past Nine.
MARGATE, RAMSGATE, and DOVER.—Every Tues-
day, Thursday, and Saturday, at a Half past Nine.
IPSWlCll.—Mondays and Thursdays, at Nine.
Wednes lays and Saturdays, at a Quarter before Nine.
GRAVESEND, WOOLWICH, and GREENWICH. —For
particulars of which see separate Advertisement.
boats, B. Passengers walk on board, without the use of small
Omnibuses run regularly from all parts of London to the
Blaekwall Railway Terminus, in Fenchurch-street ; and the
trains start every quarter of an hour, from Eight in the Morn-
to a quarter past Ten at Night.
Every information may be obtained at the Offices of the
Illaekwall Railway Company, 60, Fenchurch-street ; and of
Mr. Dyer, at the Pier, Blackwall.
July 30, 1842.

1/4TEAM TO INDIA, via EGYPT: also to
MALTA, ATHENS, SYRA, SMYRNA, the DAR-
DANELLES, and CONSTANTINOPLE.
The Steam-ship ORIENTAL, J. SOY, Commander, will
%tart from Southampton on the Ist SEPTEMBER NEXT, and from
Falmouth, with her Majesty's Mails and Dispatches, on the
It wing day.
Re o secure berths and ship goods and parcels, apply at 44,
ent- s t reet , Piccadilly, and at the Company's Offices, 51,
`Mary Axe, London.

INTERESTING AND CLASSICAL EXCURSION.
ri ON STANTINOPLE and the Bosphorus,
N.--; Asia-Minor (Mount Olympus), Athens, the Grecian
Archipelago, Malta, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Seville, Lisbon and
Cintra, may all be visited in an excursion of about Six Weeks
limni England and back again, and without the annoyance of
quarantine.
Bills of particulars to be had at 44, Regent-street, and at
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's
Offices, 51, St. Mary Axe, London.

STEAM to NEW YORK from
ve SOUTH-
. The renowned steamer QUEN
'will IeaAMPTON BRITISH
E SOUTHAMPTON, for NEW YORK, on the
10th SEPTEMBKR next. Passage-money Twenty Guineas.
vor further information, and to secure Berths, apply at the
tee of the London Agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, 123
C=Aohurch-street.

MECHPS ELEGANCTES IN PAPIER
AIACHE, No. 4, Leadenhall-street, London. Card
0
0 axes,, playing-card boxes, netting boxes, work and dressing
'loxes, work tables, card racks, hand and pole screens, Ladies'
Dortfolios, envelope cases, writing desks, note and cake baskets,
tea caddies, instands, letter boxes, chess and draught beards,
4nd sets of tea trays.
Oa simEcnrs SHILLING PEN-KNIVES.—These and the
trY ,_ xpenny Tooth-brushes will prove, that whilst he has the
b wost le
elegant shop in London, he is determined to do business
95, °ll the most reasonable terms. He manufactures Desks, Work-
d, , 1,7495, Dressing-cases, Bagatelle-tables Table and Small Cut-
. 7.7, Razors, Razor-strops, Brushes, Combs, and everything
tor the Work-table and Dressing Toilet.
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sLo EIGHT FIRES AT NORWICH

Have recently been extinguished by
SIIALDERS' PATENT PORTABLE FIRE-
ENGINE.
(THE NEW PROPERTY PROTECTOR).
These Engines are carried by hand and placed immediately
'4/Ivre they can assail the main source of the fire at close
qharters, to the greatest advantages ; when they deliver their
*hole uniform streams of water directly into the flames with
unerring certainty and such surprising impetuosity. that the
Ilres are banged out before the common engines can be brought
tats action.
If the engine lever be worked briskly with one hand, and
the delivery pipe pointed at a window 10 feet distance with
e other hand, it will show Low furiously, steadily, and irre-
sistibly the little fire destructor combats and conquers the
terrific foe.
ea engines elegant, durable, and complete in Brass 6/. 16s.
z ,I\1•13. There is not yet in existence a good fire-engine
pz large scale. At Alderman Butcher's fire the Patent
vearish Pump filled 12 large pails with water per minute, deli-
'mg at the rate of 50 and the two Engines 30 barrels per
,Z• But with the former Parish Pump (which was one of
It, best brass lift-force pumps of the London made trash) not
ear,:r'els an hour could have :teen raised, and probably the
>thin',i'Lnuld have gained the ascendancy. London is a century
Auld
in Hydraulic Machines.
At.-paper, July 10, 1841, and " Norwich
mercury,""l:l'.llaSrcuhNs", 1842, where all my inveterate opporents
try alarmed, thopfallen, and laughed at, for they dare not even
to obtain the 100/. reward offered. "Because dame Nature
12as entered her imperative caveat thus !" SHALDERS'
et3IP SHALL NEVER BE ASSED, which is now
Practically proved to be the only effective, invariable water-
elevator in existence, and when well carried out the most
thlrable pump in the world. It stands work as well for lifts
'boys as below 100 feet, and it would be strange indeed if it
aid not, as a good Connector (of a Fountain Pump) will sustain
Pressure of 50 atmospheric whilst less than a quarter of that
haul's-cross,
would deliver water rapidly 365 feet high, or over St.
411's-cross, London. W. SHALDERS.
Eydraulic-street, Norwich, June 18, 1842.

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MARKS BY EMINENT MEN UPON THE IN-
VENTION-SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY.
2XPARATELY.-" The Fountain Pump is free from the de..
'ls and liabilities of the Friction Pump, and approaches a
trett hydraulic machine."—Dr. Birkbeck.--" Shalders
.I,,toied Nature, and arrived at rerfection."—Ebednur._
nigp pm is free from friction and leakage, and is not liable
ehotie.„
—Hay, Civil Engineer.--" This is THE Pump."
t'artington.
ht:IOINTLy.—., The Fountain Pump is the most important
*irvernent in the art of raising water, that has appeared
vs_ In the last 2,000 years. It is the greatest advancement in
' useful arts in modern times, and cannot fail to act in the
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I;eseroation of life and property from fire and water to an ex-
beyond calculation."

SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP.
,ti ht a Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor-
r", April 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con-
itulated Mr. Shalders upon having, last May, fitted the
ilsh up . with an efficient, permanent, economical, and
„triable Pump (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked,
trt although the water delivered by the former Pump was corn.
IDZI,Y cloudy, that delivered by the present one has been uni-
'l clear, and raised with half the labour.
(Signed) GEORGE IVES,
WM. WOODROW,
H. J. STEEL,
Churchwardens in 1841, 1842.
Norwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842.

441111TCHECt. and :'SON beg to return their most grateful
ls to those friends and neighbours who so kindly and
th,-"iptly rendere them their assistance to extinguish the Fire
-heir Premisesd on*Wednesday last.an
etthsgod the} likewise take this opportunity particularly to re-
faulyaend Alt. Shalders' Portable Fountain Engine, which was
w..--7.su efficient in preserving their premises from total de-
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qeeeti-street, May 26.
It'4,I,ARKS OF THE EDITOR OF THE " NORFOLK
s 9110NICLE," ON VIEWING THE PREMISES
TER THE FIRE:—
bis About half-past one o'clock on Wednesday morning the
x:ls_raisea of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered
41,7 on fire by the night watch, who gave the alarm and called
1144,11titteher up. It was at first difficult to discover in the
ti: What part of the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher
tioallAt that it originated at his neighbour's house, hut going
0 the top of his premises he perceived where it was ; when
kek4l. tne down and opened the door of his store-room over the
tli,;`,Part of his shop, the fire and smoke burst forth so violently
Ilralne could scarcely, stand on his feet. It appears that the
%kaki originated in this store-room directly over a paper loft,
Itis'e,w, it is impossible to tell. Mr. Shalders, from over the
Ithr,nntriediately brought two of his engines, by means of
b.se° Mr. Butcher attributes his house being saved ; and per-
kV the whole street, for there being a good deal of gun-
liro„'Cr en the prenlises, had this ignited the consequences
tio„'"o have been awful. Notwithstanding the natural agita-
4111'„eocasioned by the near prospect of danger from fire, 11r.
44,l'Iter himself removed the gunpowder from the premises,
hrp 1O est of the goods from the warehouse and shop were
tight out and deposited for safety in St. Michael's at Plea
Vt'iu,;ea• The engine from the Guildhall was on the spot
14,;11 a few minutes of the first alarm being given, but it
the
t,lmPossible to bring this into play for some time, as
. Shalders'
was not turned on ; but in the meanwhile
the '"oslders' engines (Mr. S. working one and his brother
the other) were supplied with buckets full of water from
Ititill'utaP near at band. Mr. M. Yarington and his men acted
elp much energy and promptitude. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer,
teo,',7kialders and others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, were
Sozealous their services. In about an hour and a half all
tq tilter ,was removed. Mr. Butcher is, we understand, insured
• Ilvilnevrich Equitable Office.
• e delay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the
Nees with water on the above alarming occasion, impera-
ties! demands the immediate attention of the proper authori-
#ol4,,_ If the New Ai ills Company's works are the main public
ttkh,"' of supply, some arrangements should be made for the
the ettY e,sure and speedy turning on the water into the pipes ;or
will sooner or later rue the consequences.]
ItV
(): HE EDITOR OF THE " NORWICH MERCURY."
"'„Wednesday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a fire
111 a discovered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-
4tOtt 153, the watchman on duty. Mr. B. immediately rose,
at,reatter examining his premises found it had taken place in a
IlIve;11'0in situated over the warehouse. On the alarm being
kilt( Shalders attended with his patent fountain engines,
leri,'ter great exertions the fire was extinguished before any
Miggls consequences had taken place. There is not the
treatsist doubt that this fire would have been attended with a
entir,l," had it not been for the fountain pump, and it was
tear „:13. 11 that and tho exertions of Mr. Shalders that the fire
%fore by
extinguished, it being an hour and ten minutes
te ass7l° engines could be got into play ; and at the time the
B detiscovered the whole store-room was in flames, fur on
the soliober opening the door he was twice knocked down by
rob °" and fianiaa. but fortunately received no injury.
✓ITIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE
A u. „ ENGINE.
4tioaoD l'iog House on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon
kr:-Isr4 by the Portable Engine.
b►ises - tons Dyery, twice on fire, the second time, the pre-
Sllol, 12,000/. worth of consigned property, must all have
h." 111. bat,saecer:re, _bad not the. Portable Engine, after a long
'`Leire the tire under, which was completely effected just
Ale._ first common engine made its appearance.
Woolra• Dixon's Foundry, the roof on fire • these premises
Arotetto're°n have been destroyed, but for the new property
aonrtor. acts Foundry on fire, and saved by the new fire de-
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Polorner's Ironmongery warehouse, slightly on fiso~tablre,
tad naer by Portable Engine ; and
int 0,11 Waggon and Horse-lane. The Superintend-
allteorarrY that night considers this fire had a most alarming
very ,as different extensive premises adjoining, being of
No.. • "nbustible character, must all have very soon been in
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inee been i attgediately arrested by Shalders's
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