The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-30 00:00:00

WES'T rNT)IN MAILS.—The Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company's Ship DEE, IVILLIAM
HELMS Steam
R.N., Commander, is appointed to take out
the Mai !s of the Ist of July The Dee will leave Southampton
on that day, at One, P.M., and will proceed direct to Falmouth,
where she win receive the :hails on the 3d of July, and depart
immediately on her voyage for Barbadoes, calling to land and
embark Passengers at Corunna and Madeira. The line of
eommuffication for both mails and passengers extends to all ports
of the British and Foreign West Indies, Havannah, Gulf of
Alexico, &c., and is connected with the Company's steamers,
'which run twice every month, forwards and backwards, be-
tween Havannah, by Nassau, to Savannah, Charleston, New
York, and Halifax respectively, and also includes the coast of
tiouth America and isthmus of Panama. All the Company's
packets carry a surgeon approved by Government.' Each pas-
senger has a separate cabin ; bedding and linen are provided,
and the passage-money and steward's fee cover every expense,
except wims, spirits, &c., which are to he paid for.
Berths may be secured at the Company's Offices, 55, Moor-
gate-street, London.
„ N.B. All letters conveyed by these packets must pass through
.ne Post-office.

GENERAL SHIPOWNERS' SOCIETY.
At a numerous and respectable MEETING of SHIP-
OWNERS and Others interested in BRITISH SHIPPING,
held on Wednesday, the 29th of June, at the London Tavern,
ROBERT BARRY, Esq., in the Chair,
A Report of the Proceedings of the Committee of the Ge-
netal Shipowners' Society during the past year was read, when
1h
tne following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :
Moved by GEORGE LYALL, Esq., M.P. ; Seconded by Cap-
tain DREW ;
That the Report now read be received. •
2iloved by GEORGE PALMER, Esq., M.P. ; Seconded by
AARON CHAPMAN, Esq., M.P. ;
That this meeting concurs cordially in the sentiments so ably
expressed in the Report, and satisfied of the injury which must
be inflicted on the British Shipping interest by the operation
of the .. Customs Amendment Bill," and the Bill to Amend
abLays for the regulation of the Trade of the British Possessions
road," highly approves of the steps taken by the Committee
! ,orOpposition to those measures, and of the fearless and straight-
Krrtlsh ward avowal o those principles which can alone secure to
3.
Navigat of the pre-eminent position it has attain.d.
1`,,1"e '
dby Captain FITZROY R.N., ALP. ; Seconded by
k.ommodore Sir CHARLES NAPIER,
That the best thanks of this meeting be. presented to the
rGentlemen Composing the Committee of the General Ship-
"t?re-Society, for their zeal and exertion in the support of the
ish shipping interest during the past year.
ROBERT BARRY, Chairman.
The Chairman avin vd the chair, It
co n
-4 moved byh GEORg GEac ate
FREDERICK YOUNG, Esq.; Se-
ded by Major-General Sir FREDERICK TRENCH, M.P.
rThat the cordial thanks of this meeting be offered to Robert
er,7' Egq., for his unremitting attention to, and zealous dis-
••l34,-;:e," his many and arduous duties as Chairman of the
tn'ttee during the past year, and for his judicious conduct
'" the Chair this day.
f,°,l the close of the ballot to fill up the vacancies in the
ertuittee, occasioned by four members going out by rotation,
election fell on
Henry Buckle, Esq. Robert A. Grey, Esq.
j°BePh B. Chapman, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq.
WILL AM "OVIATT, Secretary.
72. Cornhill, June 29, 1842.

C 141213---Ul-I.AMBER S ASSOCIATION.—The
00111 S, which will become vacant on the sth day of
Y neat, may be seen en application to the Secretary.
By order of the Committee,
W. RICHARDSON, Secretary.
eet, June 24, 1842.
NtYVEREIGN SCALES.—Bankers, Merchants,
*ith band Others, supplied with excellent Scales fin Stands
Ve• `llll°Y, for the Desk or, Counter, together with correct
gilts from the Mint, complete for Twenty Shillings, in
VAII,O
froe a Post-office Order. An elegant and perfect SO-
post;"lGN SCALE in a handsome box, for the pocket, 75.,
the. SOVEREIGN WEIGHTS from the Mint, 3s.
Hr., Postage free.
* y Nissen, 11, Brighton. place, New Kent-road, London.
foot*. The veri, great demand will not always allow H. N. to
ard his orders by return of post, but all parties may rely
most prompt attention.
EIGHT FIRES AT NORWICH
Nit Have recently been extinguished by
ilLttEnS' PATENT PORTABLE FIRE-

ENGINE.
The (THE NEW PROPERTY PROTECTOR).
Nshe"e Engines are carried by hand and placed immediately
utre tss
hey can assail the main source of the fire at close
whorters, to the greatest advantages ; when they deliver their
Iserring
_ le uniform streams of water directly. into the flames with
certainty and such
common engines can be brought
mto action.
tl y
s
th:lfdtehleiyeenrgine lever be worked briskly with one hand, and
pipe pointed at a window 10 feet distance with
siltihe hand, it:will show how furiously, steadily, and irre-
14,TY the little fire destructor combats and conquers the
--nfie foe.etkgineselegant, durable, and complete in Brass 61. 16s.
g
tu„: • There is not yet in existence a good fire-engine
tit7ill ss. l
P arge scale. At Alderman Butcher's fire the Patent
eerip,omp filled 12 large pails with water per minute, dell-
ae,,:g at the rate of 50 and the two Engines 30 barrels per
ti;,' But with the former Parish Pump (which was one of
15 "st brass lift-force pumps of the London made trash) not
kribarrels an hour could have been raised, and probably the
44:" Would have gained the ascendancy. London is a century
k_ind Norwich in Hydraulic Machines.
46•0 v
.! THE Sim" paper, July 10, 1841, and "Norwich
ast.'llr)'," March 5, 1842, where all my inveterate opponents
tp.* 'farmed, chepfallen, and laughed at, for they dare not even
ki;to obtain the 1001. reward offered. " Because dame Nature
141,,1P entered her imperative caveat thus !" SHALDERS'
SHALL NEVER BE SURPASSED, which is now
tc,;,,eally proved to be the only effective, invariable water-
tleht,to, r in existence, and when well carried out the most
‘llo;ute pump in the world. It stands work as well for lifts
44-Pt, below 100 feet, and it would be strange indeed if it
kie.:t, as a good Connector (of a Fountain Pump) will sustain
Itteu4tlre of 50 atmospheric whilst less than a quarter of that
tillte would deliver water rapidly 365 feet high, or over St.
,t 1 "sss, London. W. SI-LALDERS.
Itti.tittlic-street, Norwich., June 18, 1842.
vARKS BY EMINENT MEN UPON THE IN-
, 84:41TION—SEPARATELY AND JOINTLY.
'ets I,7,ltOzny.—" The Fountain Pump is free from the de-
qfeeil, liabilities of the Friction Pump, and approaches a
eopior„,taulic machine."—Dr. Birkbeck.--" Shalders
t.,4„lhiin-„,...oature and arrived at perfection."—Ebednur._
,Z,„eh014.-4"1) free from friction and leakage, and is not liable
-yam --Hay, Civil Engineer.--" This is THE Pump."
Jollingtou.
,4410 The Fountain Pump is the most important
in the art of raising water, that has appeared
%qui'last 2,000 years. It is the greatest advancement in
Ceser at; arts in modern times, and cannot fail to act n the
at
beyond _,lt
cal of life and
,property from fire and water to an ex-
lation. '

Ai, SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP.
41* , vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor-
4ratpi2Pril 28th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously c0n-
..11141474 Mr. Shalders upon having, last May, fitted the
ikti44:l:, With an efficient, permanent, economical, and m-
-4 me- Quip (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked,
Zottly,ruglk the water delivered ),ey the former Pump was corn.
'41411.-.l3l'dy, that delivered by the present one has been uni-
- Ikr) and raised with half the labour.
(Signed) GEORGE IVES,
WM. WOODROW,
H. J. STEEL,
Churchwardens in 1841, 1842.
Norwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842.

lljy•,
ZIA ZHER and SON beg to return their most' grateful
oral K, those friends and neighbours who so kindly andire
ek„Ptly rendered
%tip uered them their assistance to extinguish the F
NAnd
,Premises on Wednesday last. .
I sostue) likewise take this opportunity particularly. to re-
Ztnied )likewise
Shalders' Portable Fountain Engine, which wasde-
glietial efficient in preserving their premises from total
4tlee-.
Ittm. 11-street, May 26.
eA11,,x,,,s OF THE EDITOR OF THE " NORFOLK
'41,15111CLE," ON' VIEWING THE PREMISES
u..(sikb„--'% THE FIRE i
toill's:lt half-Pa t one o'clock on Wednesday
.morning thed
Ibelor7.o Mr -I3steh grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered
shAllo-teuhreerbY .theunigher,- watch, whir gave the alarm and called
~ililietarilt wtas at. first difficult to discover in the
11—„that . of. the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher
kt 4 the
to it originated at his
.neighbour's house, hut going
lbare4i, ke 41,T of his premises he perceived. where it was ; when
Ott‘,l) -,,1,0 and opened the door of his store-room over. the
LIPIQ4! ,'';l shop, the fire and smoke burst forth so violently
tiliiiett 017.1. d 3searc.ey stand on his feet. It appears that the
Itz,nel,l,_.it.g.nated in this store-room directly over a paper loft,
tt impossible to tell. Mr. Shalders, from over
sthe
_
riitiehiltlediately brought two of his engines,
.1
PI there putcher attributes his house being saved;and p r
poi ownutohl: street for there being a good deal of gun-
m . had this ignited the consequences
V'34, oeLte beenPaewfutle.s, Notwithstanding the natural agita-
4).cherne(' by thenear prospect of danger from fire, Mr.
Cm on; .Minself 1 d the gunpowder from the premises,
&oat -3` er the removed
h • warehouse and shop were
taiihliehht, °lll,tizlmdde-plistedfrfoomr tsafetyL in St. Michael's at Plea
from the Guildhall was on the spot
Itthii: l!leiposit.iseifi minutes of ofthe first alarm being given,. but it
bring this into play for some time, as
?,Ir. water ',: to don • but in the meanwhile ,4, -Flide, 7. not turned
S. on;
one and his brother
11,, nthnt\ •3 engines
Vtlel'llOVb_were suppli(eAdir.with buckets full of water from
444 renal
ear a.t hand. Mr. M Yarington and his men acted
kila:.Siodern.ergY and prompt 'tu.de. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer,
illtlinizrealwza:o,
tahnedir others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, were
In about an hour and a half all
VrZ llorwiTT'ed: Mr.
ffißuetcher is, we understand, insured
zlhßizt delays-itigitableat?_
ec
silt have. occurred in furnishing the
*44' tIY ilr:intiviateraPPethe above alarming occasion, impera-
lie: If ii,_..tbe immediate attention of the proper authori-
laZet 0( ,7 New Mills Company's works are the main public
tit. 'AN ,iply. some arrangements should. be made for the
11\,- tity pill alicedy turning on the water into the pipes ; or
o. ' "'" %Deter or later rue the consequences.]
"rlit
Nvi'll Wt.P„°_,ITOR OF THE " NORWICH MERCURY."
141 disen-c'es,,av morning,about half-past one o'clock, a fire
lik-iillb-s'kered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-
-1 4, t 4 the vainhrnan
duty.onus
Mr. B. immediately rose,
lititZe'teelo*elanlining his Premisesofound it had taken place in a
... to Itiln situated rehouse. On the alarm being
...lull lilit;,l.B_halders atiendeedwwaith his patent fountain engines, 4..iitaatit :
e_o(6.44etatake:rttbioisnsfirtehe fire was extinguished before any
ihrthtelit d"e'lltet'efs hadtaken place. There is not the
would -have been. attended with a
trtti.tir'llygshs„hda it not been for the fountain pum , and it was
14701,,,fra'n
,t and the exertions of Mr. ShaldersPthat the fire
IN re
t
he eirtlY extlngui,hed, it being an hour and ten minutest
tir *. dizigins could be got into play ; and. at the timf the ' hut ,hccivered the whole store-room wai in flames, or on
I tkie kenr:Pening the door he was twice knocked. down by
1346-ilt nanies• but fortunarely received no injury.
A t 'III" SAVED RY THE PORTABLE FIRE
extin welling Ho ENGINE.
lett,...shed b‘, ttis`L on Elm-hill, the roof on fire, but soon
4taise • Horton; e. Portable. Engine.
114' Itith 12,( cry, twice on fire, the second time, the pre-
Leti,ti siterio_ . • worth of con,igned praper.ty, must all have
i utt• ft.,. -Fe' had not the Poetable Engine, after a long
1),,1'e sQiiris,le fire under, which was completely effected just
voic'elessrs. bi;_erlinnii engine made its appearance.
Pr o 4 soon havelin, Foundry, the roof on fire ; these premises
-,•ato been destroyed, but for the new property
ti „.
4i":°":11's P"ndrY on fire, and saved by the new fire de-
%on ' Plumme,
it ender s, sironmongery warehouse, slightly on fire,
ent-'4i
ant's, 8,, V Portable Engine ; and
PP4:4 dut3ql;atwa•gg" and Horse-lane. The Superintend-
-4e,2lTlce, as ~',l4ht considers this fire had a most alarming
nasn'Zeinobustirerent extensive premises adjoining, being of
rittat_l44lnot 016 e,haraeter, must all have very soon been in
4P11.• fire hellion/ad.:mei), arrested by Shalders's