The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-19 00:00:00

SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP.
.At a, Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor-,
April 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con-
ululated Mr. Shalders upon having, last May, fitted the
psi dish up with an efficient, permanent, economical, and in-
vai fable Pump (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked,
that although the water delivered by the former Pump was com-
rnen;ly 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.
N.rwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842.

BUTCHER and SON beg to return their most grateful
tthanks to those friends and neighbours who so kindly and
Promptly rendered them their assiNance to extinguish the Fire
on their Premises on Wednesday last,
And they likewise take this opportunity particularly to re.
,ommend Mr. Shalders' Portable Foun,(ain Engine, which was
Sound so efficient in preserving their pr smises 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
'ark what part of the premises was on fire. Mr, Butcher
thought that it originated at his neighbour's house, hut going
lip to the top of his premises he perceived where it was ; when
`e came down and opened the door of his store-room over the
th, part of his shop, the fire and smoke burst forth sa violently
the could scarcely stand on his feet. It appears that the
bfire had originated in this store-room directly over a paper loft,
ut I tow, it is impossible to tell. Mr. Shalders, from over the
ay, immediately brought two of his engines, by means of
Which .Mr. Butcher attributes his house being saved • and per-
taps Coe whole street, for there being a good deal of gun-
Powder .en the premises, had this ignited the consequences
would Isawe been awful. Notwithstanding the natu.ral agita- Coo occasioned by the near prospect of danger from .fire, 111 r.
Butcher hitAself removed the gunpowder from the "remises,
tna most of the goods from the warehouse nd silo? went
"'ought out and deposited for safety in St. Micahael's at Elea
Church. The engine from the Guildhall was on the spat ttneithwithina few minutes of the first alarm being given. but it
,as impossible to bring this into play for some time, as
water was not turned on ; but in the meanwhile
ijre• Shah3ers' engines (Mr. S. working one and his brother
sl' e
Other) were supplied with buckets full of water frotm
s" Pump near at hand. Mr. M. Yarington and his men acted
tith much energy and promptitude. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer,
Shalders, 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
" Pe Norwich Equitable Office.
l:rke delay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the
n'es with water on the above alarming occasion, impera-
wely, demands the immediate attention of the proper authori-
ities. 'i"f the New Mills Company's works are the main public
Ounce of supply, some arrangements should be made for the
bore sure .and speedy turning on the water into the pipes ; or
lie City will sooner or later rue the consequences.]

11\'' THE EDITOR OF THE " NORWICH MERCURY."
On Wednesday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a fire
ts discovered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-
'in, by the watchman on duty. Mr. B. immediately rose,
d after examining- his premises found it had taken place in a
're-room situated over the warehouse. On the alarm being
("I en, Mr. Shalders attended with his patent fountain engines,
,4r4 1 after great exertions the fire was extinguished before any
toils consequences had taken place. There is not the
htest doubt that this fire would have been attended with a
es t loss had it not been for the fountain pump, and it was
en,tz-ely by that and the exertions of Mr. Shalders that the fire
n•I Ao promptly extinguished, it being an hour and ten minutes
rf.
washe engines could be got into play ; and at the time the
lire discovered the whole store-room was in flames, for on
Mr.
the smo _Butcher opening the door he was twice knocked diwn by
ke and flanto4. but fortunately received no injury.

tiOPERTIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE
ENGINE.
A Dwelling House on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon
aatinguished by the Portable Engine.
Mr. Horton's Dyery, twice on fire, the second time, the pre-
Inise3, 'with PAIN. worth of consigned pnoperty must all have
allen a sacrifice, had not the Portable E-!gine, , after a long
~('"rnhat, got the fire under, which was completely effected just
before the first common engine made its appearance.
Messrs. Dixon's Foundr, the rof on fire these premises
'ault( soon have been destroyed,but for the new property,
ttretector.
\Notts' Foundry on fire, and saved by the new fire de-
lestrtor.
.14. Plummer's Ironmongery warehouse, slightly on fire,
Icittn 00, t under by Portable Engine ; and
etAbles, &c., Waggon and Horse-lane. The Superintend-
:" ,-I duty that night. considers this fire had a most alarming
`llPcara nee, as different extensive premises adjoining, being of
Ve'ry imbustible character, must all have very soon been in
tlkn h; td not the fire beenittmediately arrested by Shalders's
tajle 17;re Engine.