The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-20 00:00:00

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

Last evening, a public meeting of the Anti-State
Church Association, and others interested in the movement
for a separation or the church from the state, was held in
the hall of the City of London Institution, Aldenejate-
Street.

HENRY CHILD, Eq., took the choir, and entered Into
• detail of the objects of the association generally, and urged
that the present time demanded renewed exertion, a time
when there was an evident inclination to vote away the
public mosery in support of all sorts of religious establish-
ment;, which he maintained was detrimen•al to the ad-
vancement of true Christianity.
Rev. W. FORSTER addressed the meeting on the ori-
gin of state churches, from which he argued that the
state church principle had never tended to the advancement
of the Christian religion. Constantine's that act when he
got power was to bribe the bishops, in order to enlist them
in his (scour, for the purpose of carrying out his parti-
cular views. The emperor took upon himself to settle doc-
trinal disputes, calling a council, which met at Nice under
his control, where tho weaker party were crushed by the
stronger power ; but in a short period the semi-
Christian, semi-heathen emperor found it necessary, for
his own ends, again to reinstate this weaker power.
Thus was shown the absurdity of human powers attempt.
ing to control men's minds • ho never had and never could
tolerate such unjust interference with men's consciences.
The result of such attempts war an entire want of confi-
dence in the church, which until the interference of Con-
stantine had acted with entire freedom of action, building
her own churches, supporting her own poor, and educating
all her children, while since that period she lost the power
of imparting the idea that she was of divine origin,
because she was shackled by human power and
deprived of that freedom of action which alone could ensure
her progressing in the advancement of true Christianity.
Tho Rev. J. CORDON, of Coventry, dwelt upon the
contradictions involved in the state connexion with the
church of England. Religion must emanate from the free
will. A state religion war founded upon an opposite prin-
ciple. Under the present system a baptist, or any other
dissenter, was called upon to support a dumb which he
conscientioualy objects to paying, as much as he would to
becoming security for the salary of the Roman Ca-
Akesia, the church. of England boosted
of tudy, bat that was only to be found a
their lamhs. Par there were three acknowledged parties
in the *mei. the e Tailgated, the orthodox, and the high
tante& wag ; all this &vanity of *Mon, sadl even of doo-
ming. weld alt east is the church at Ragland say more
Hen It lees elsewhere; it that church was not bound up
wigh the Meth (Rea bre.) no anethed issalemaa
salmi al ethearthis heath kale et the peasthes
oldie dame parting laths etheth at esetsed-
leg that the like esateedistins sad not said
in say ether iliese theeisa. nab bed been amid of late by
this tray pesesseat shank la re ediadas dr esereateey
ehtitrarczemalthe the Queen tees Mid up as the swami
stes•ch; this thaselthpudisest seater
the, midis K eseelatesily presses& thesithiss ; be &Wad
thartheatift et this share, the peestice ef which
wash et..
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Tim OLIN OF 1301.D.—1t is stated on verg good
sathoiNT, due is seder le selmalete the eirentatics ofpld
Is this es 7. Mis boloodod a liatit—lf not ottogottota
mor—die heemeimes et IL seas teem die Beak et 12e0mrl.
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REDO= DUTY ON FIUENCIE BOOMS AND DRAW-
:Nos.—By seise I. cosh it is Crested that in lin of the
dohs ef miss payable :carelhaind drawings.
pribbot at esq pine the et
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those bre dr Whit sat teen berg works
originally seined la the limited • hey 15s.
per coot. OA priors or drawlass, so. oiloorod, pub-
lishedported at say pros within tho ilesSises of Pkeorm, and im-
eera thews hie he United Kiegiss. sing sea
ee sawed. he Mesas 111. * ,
MEW Phinithmu. Cams IlAssia—Ths great
MVAMMO market was opsood yoslooday fur the
OIS new and sprier essier erected
alas te_.
.111dispetake series em hates Weise Rail-
way. amemspoise being a sothel Shish helm Seth ra-
diate the Shies le Perseasesk,
Retehembh Leslaa, it was reolved, some temitlernes,
to MANE a peel dries market then so as to awned,
the peeesstdros embalm he the meighleseeleg onatias et
Hors Suss& oh With big et are piss as Wig".
Idarddh Illsberee. delletisey, sir die
of sots = ennemosta 1121 the , frees the
tows when asses oohs Ise ken
from dr whitish began. The appoidem of the LNe
sae be. IS risk le prose the mall belies Ms=
to the .rhea
tbserthem The market Mess h
se dos to the railway that the obese es be seemed to sad
hem tie sear hoes ash the sailor Rhea
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and a hesogne dieset, adages apseing et th;
reekst, vs glom to all poems who ereemleil it. AR the
shseetedless in Rolls oh he sightseeing
tmili:Bibiziogi= to push asses at me elherisentarketa
it a market he the ;ale aloe of hops.

THE HOLICFIRTH INUNDATION.

THE INQUEST.
The adjthillid inquest on the 74 bans of the
fees by the hie spealflag calamity at Helen, whisk
bath
Towe-balL been Andy ineneed, was held se Wednesday it
the
The Censer said, is pthh Jamey.) es es to
the cause oldie death or lila Menem aad en the other
saillrees=al the busting tithe Mary .seer air, he should
the lazy be evade the tweelity into two
puts. The int wenn be es Is the era" of the giving
way of the inabenlumeet. end. 'monied' as there
were many ressethise ie die edgithesebsed which were
probably sear the same seemagemoth a the one which
W bunk ewe* this misheinek M wee the most ism-
whisk ey d
the mem
merimag peel ef the inquiry, asof the essidemt the upon the sertainty
safety
with
th thir
of the inholdiann of Heintheth would probably &pond.
The seemed pert wth whisebee the accident was the OM.
seqemes of culpable illetigenee tet the part of any party
emponsibie ' • if so, it annealed to the crime of man.
slaughter.. To cosseting the Grime el ..slaughter the
Jury mast clearly widely themselves that the meson whom
they individually eimerged wee lid& by law to hashers.:
there datissod the wham of which they essaphissed.
This was so neesemay to establish the crime of man-
slaughter, as was the negligees, itself. He would emu-
nines the inquiry from the period when the act
of parliament foe the eseetraction of the reser-
voir was obtained; then they could come to the
appairemeat of commissiesen. and their proceedings as far
as they could ascertain them up to the day of the accident ;
width= the mate oldie lerarveir previous to and on the
4th February last; ssethaling the evidence with the report
of the ememisaioaer mint down by government to investi-
gate the muses of this misfortune. As he undentood from
that geatheme" he meld not ho able to make that report
b.da. neat; end as ho did not think the inquiry
could he or the results arrived at calculated to
amen pubes safety,, without hearing that evidence, he
must gen span them to adjourn till Muuday, after the other
evidence bad been gone through.
Thomas Haigh, of Upper Bridge, llolmfirth, was the first
witness examined. The deceased, Eliza Marsden, waa re-
lated to him, and lived with her sister and her children in
Water-street, Ilinclicliffe Mills. She was lust in the flood,
which swept away her house. He saw her body found at
4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 6th February, near the
Higgin-bridge. The body was taken to the Rose and
Crown inn.
Frederick Marsden, of Hahne, said he he knew Eliza
Marsden, and recognised her body at the Hose and Crown
inn.
Mr. &comb, law clerk to the commissioners of the
Holm. Reservoirs, was then sworn and examined as to the
constitution and acts of the commissioners. He said—l was
appointed clerk to thu commissioners of the Holme lle.
terrain on the 3rd March, 1816. The original clerks were
Messrs Stephenson. ; afterwards Mean. Floyd and Booth ;
after them Mr. Mania Kidd, and then myself. Mr. Wm.
Stephenson, it would appear by the minutes, was appointed
on the 3rd July, 1837, Just after the paining of the act.
Messrs. Floyd and Booth succeeded (on the death of Mr.
Stephenson), 30th Dec., 1841 ; and Mr. Floyd, ou the 10th
Dec., 1846, tendered his resignation; on the 10th January,
1846, Mr. Martin Kidd was appointed ; and my appoint-
ment was on the 3rd March, 1846. [Mr. Jacomb detailed
the circumstances under which he was appointed, on the
invitation ut Mr. John Brooke, of Armitage-bridge, and-
Mr. Joseph Brook, of Huddersfield, who stated that the cow
misnomers were in great difficulties, and required his profess
'kraal services.] 1 went to Mr. Floyd before his resignatime,
to ascertain of him the circumstances which induced hha
to give up the clerkship, telling him I would not take the
appointment unless with his approbation. lie stated, in
reply, the commissioners were involved in much litigation
and other &Acuities, causing great difference of opinion
between them, and that as several of them were clients of
his, he found it difficult to act with pleasure to himself,
and he had therefore determined to resign ; that if I an•
cepted the appointment under these circumstances, it
would be with his full approbation; and ho hoped 1 would
do so. In consequence of this conversation, I afterwards
told Mr. John and Mr. Joseph Brook that I would accept
the appointment. For several weeks after this, I heard
nothing more upon the subject until I received a letter from
Mr. Kidd, stating that the appointment had been given to
me. That was in • letter dated on or about 3rd March,
1846. Isubsequently obtained from Mr. Kidd and Mr. Floyd
the minutes of proceedings and all the papers connected with
thetrommissioaers from therommencement. By thou minutes,
it appeared the first meeting. was on the 3rd July, 1837, for
the qualification of commissioners and appointment of
Akers. Those who qualified were John Brooke, Armitage-
Bridge; John Bombe since deceased; Edwin Butter.
worth.; John Ilinchliffe, of Horsefield.house ; Thos.
Wrigley, Joshua Morehouse; John Hiochliffe, of Seholost
Jes. Horneastle, Josh. Littlewood, Wm. Bettye, Gee.
Batty., Geo. Tinker, Ben. Butterworth, Ben. Beardselli I
Jos. hordeell,'
Wm. Lockwood, Thomas Morehouse, and
Jobe ilthobliffs of Upperhouse. Those were the appoint-
ments thee day. Mr. Hugh Water was made treasurer ; Mr.
Wereespiesseen.alerk. There was an order that the Bil-
resereeir be pretended with at that meeting. At a
tithe setheiseisens on the 2nd Aug., 1847, 1 find
theveing essamimileers were appointed to treat with
the ascend owners of lands necessary for the making of the
reservoir: Jibe Ilarpio, Edward Butterworth, Joshua
Littlewood, and John Maculae of &helms. At the
meeting Oct. 20, Mr. Joe. Brook, of iludderdield, was added,
On the 6th of April, 11448, it was ordered that Mr. Jobe
Brook, Mr. Hiuyin, and Mr. Litnewood be a committee le
engage a competent eagineer on such terms as might be
desirable. At • meeting on the 26th of October, 1848, it
was ordered that the making of the Bilberry reservoir be
left to Messrs. Sharpe, of Dewsbury, for the sum of 9,3241.
I am in possession of the original contract with Messrs.
Sharpe, which I now produce.
Captain Moody said he should like to have a copy of this
contract and specification. •
The witness said • copy should be supplied. He did not
find • minute of any appointment of on engineer, but Mr.
Leather was the gentleman appointed to that office there
was no doubt. Mr. John Tait, 1 believe, was appointed
overloukor of the works, at 21. per week, by the commis-
sioners, and not by the engineer. To 26th of March, 1840,
I find no entries relative to the Bilberry reservoir, except
those stated, and some respecting certain orders for the
payment of moucy to Mean. Sharpe on account. On the
some day the committee ordered a letter to be written
to Mr. Leather to send a person to measure and
examine the works done at the Bilberry reservoir,
and report the state of the works there with as little delay
as pi:sable. At a meeting of the committee on the Bth Jan.,
1813, I Gad an order, that, "whereas Moors. Sharpe and
Suns, contractors for the Bilberry reservoir, having per-
formed part of their work at the valve pit in an improper
and unsatbifactory manner, it is hereby ordered that the
clerks do write to inform tbem that oaks' they immediately
alter the said work and agree to complete the same to the
satisfaction of Mr. Tait, superintendent of the works, they
shall cease to proceed therewith, and other workmen will
be employed to complete the same at their expense." At a
meeting of the commissions us on the 12th May, 1843, it was
ordered that the general committee be empowered to take
such steps and eater into each contracts a may be neceesary
to repair the breach in the embankment of the Bilberry
Mill resorvoir, and making the same secure ; ordered at the
same meeting that Mr. Horde and Mr. John Brooke be a
committee to wait upon Mr. Leather to seethe with
him as to the wet effectual mode of repairing the
breach in the embankment in the Bilberry reservoir.
On the 30th August, 1843, a committee was agNistai &
consider the tenders, and let the works to pucks se
they might think desirable he repairing the nand and
taking out part of the enalmeknsthe .m 1 mining the
same. There is a meeting ea the Sib hetheedier, 1843, A
which it is ordered that the repehhe of the embankment if
the Silber, reservoir, as ad to be Ise ma the 306
sit., be let es Messrs. Dodd ad George Pewter at the
prises specified is their tender. Thum is a meeting of the
eemmissiossee ea tho nes lise, 1843, at which ifs-
ordered that Mr hairs 1.1, he oetherieed to
sees week esetessid thin thee by/Swine Perks, and that
begins seek seders negesdeg tie same es he may them
cOn 30th Desember, 1843, Jonathan Thorpe, of
mirth, mien, wet inspector or ovsrlooker of
the week at Bilberry Milineerroir, at 6.. per day. Oa the
24th Weber, 1846, a thendlise was appoiated. sessisting 1
of Mesas. John and Joe. Ikea, Mr. Her, Mr.
Mr. Littlewood, Mr. J. P. Crosland, Mr. Chides 114rs'ell,
Mr. GM. Hirst, Mesas. Christian and Joshua Morehouse,
Mr. J. H. Farrar,nd Mr. John Hinehliffe, to inquire
Into the whole eleinumetenses rebates to the reservoir., and
that they report at nest meeting with farther powers are
alreeleary. ad Me sleek slaps thesis as they_ shall think
peoperapteezildeathst the est meseing shed& sonsider whether
es should bee made to parliament to amend mad
shot peened set. On the Ith Ifovembee, 1843, applica-
tion woe ordered by the comics, to Mr. Leather for •
=Feed estimate of the of repairing the 88.
reserrek. On Ms nth Mmether, IW, the esenah
dna= enlioroi &rethinks to be made to parliament ea
eased the ppeemoaanest act. There were twenty-eight votea he
eat, and seventeen against the motion. On
Jitsury, 1846,11 was ordered that Mr. Leather
est basing famished an estimate for the purpose of going
to theihmest, Mr. Joseph Hall be requested to make it. It
was she ordered by the committee that estimates should be
made is eon lets the Bilberry reservoir. On the 10th Sep-
tember. 1840, I gad the ant appointment of a committee
under the Nth mode& of the ere to manage and rev=
the sledges fee the low of water from the reservoir.
that time up to the preset I hod al-o, from the minute.
book, that such committee-at-management was annually
appointed to the year ptheediag 1861—the last appointment
being 9th July, 1860. The lesteonaisted of J. Roebuck, Jas.
Robinson, John Haigh, George Hint, Ed ward Butterworth,
Jaime Kerehothe, John Hinchliffe, of &holes, David
.14efehhe, Sydney Morehouse, Abraham Cuttle, Jobe
of Tenterhill, and Joseph Broadbent. These
e5.21.2i6.1111thr duties assigned to this committee except the
:of the sluices and the supply of water mentioned
is whom of the set. I understand, however, there
he been
r a regulation In the committee that three et
ask , or some number of them reading the nearest to
the should perform the duties. There fa an ep-
of!drawer who, I understand, err to
Esti
of the water, undue the 8114 session, 'err se
ye, at • salary of wpm came.. I found, soggy
=11::t in Mallell, 1844 somminionees, as eelallie-
re in a elate of issohesey, sad they bane re-
mised so ever shim. . By the nth they were eimpewered to
Min bat pair, relght reasreebn mat to borrow 40,0001. for
We I heed the whole ewe bad been borrowed
and id they had est sly empended that sum, but had
deleli spire them M the • resent of several thousand
plfsedik_ , ficasesp4 ether &ebb they were indebted 2,0001.
le the thelidevendel Baskin Othapany, which I understood
tyratil impended in their repairs of the Bilberry reservoir.
that debt they were owing money to their late

elm. Mama no ad But\ ; esditalgaty
were &Med by X. Shupe awl the
costrastore. Tar slabs if Shame of
3,0001., bat by their egegeßeg.ght. not it till
Mr. lwettattikilttlidetbert, ich he refused to do;
lead they W selles, and a waiter Obassery was
paaidaweleal with ry wire I was
a lffiliathe ted. The asiamissisasn were
she is masa a ratepayers, tele bed refused •
to pay tbsie rates. The iimaisisaass bed levied disieesses '
ups* *eat for the rates, awl they bad Dna& aidass of
replevin, whisk bad boa seat isms to 'York tre Mal, and
en order el name. W hasa made to the late Joseph '
ltobiness. lag., of ituddenllsid, which referees, wee •
pending when I beame their clerk in 1846. A.
bill had been proposed end deposited in parliament, pre-
vious to fay t, to repeal the existing set, to alter
the modest , sad to authorise the borrowing of
further sum of messy to repair and make perfect the exist-
nog reservoirs, and to pay off the floating debts of the
commissioners, over and above the 411,01101. authorised to be
borrowed by the existing act. I took up the bill uit was
going before the Standing Orders Committee, and it passed
the standing orders. That was in the great railway seseioa
of 1840. Atter the standing orders were passed, an attempt
wee made to do away with the opposition by an amicable
arrangement. The mode of apportioning the rate was this:
By the existing act it was directs d that the rate should be
by the feet of water fall to each person, but other clau,es
over-riding that, to the effect that the payment should be
according to the benefit derived by each. A dispute had
arisen, and the question was to be left to three scientilio
men, to lay down a scheme for the new bill, by which jus-
tice should be done to all parties. The opponeuts appointed
Mr. George Crowther as their referee, and we ware to ap-
point another, the two to name a third. Owing to the rail-
way pressure of that time, however,we could not get a coulee.
tent engineer, and went to parliament without the reference.
An objection was made to the bill in the committee, that
it was a bill not to amend a hill, but to repeal an existing
act, and the committee held the objection to be valid, in-
somuch, by repealing an existing act they might be inter-
fering with vested rights, but they stated they were willing
to grant a bill to raise a further cum of money for the re-
pair and completion of the reservoirs and other purpoeter
contemplated in the present measure; mud they gave us
time fur the purpose. The promoters and myself commu-
nicated with the opponents, but we found on inquiry it
wee impossible to pass such u bill that session. We then
renewed negotiations with our opponents, and an arrange-
ment was come to, as stated in two letters, 29th June,
1846, which passed between myself and their solicitor, to
abandon the bill, they agreeing to unite with my clients
next smarm for a new bill. Next session (1847), I gave no-
tice of ad for depositing a bill to raise mone
for the same purpose. It was a similar form of bill.
After such notice was given a meeting of commirnioners
was held, however, at which it was agreed that it was in-
expedient to proceed with such bill, and I did not proceed.
Between the two applications—that is, on the 26th beet.,
1846—Mr. Fred. Robinson made his award, and decided
that the mode of making or assessing rates hitherto gone
upon was wrong ; that, according to the act, it ought to
have been by the horse power, and not the feet of water
fall. Subeequent to such award of Mr. Fred. Robinson,
some of the ratepayers claimed a reference under the 71st
section of the act ; and, in pursuance of that, Mr. Fred.
Rubinson made another award, setting out the amount of
rates payable according to the principle of taking the horse
power, and according to which the sum of 7001. or 800/.
only could lie raised, instead of prodncing upwards of
1,8001., which the commissioners had previously done, and
which was insufficient even to pay the interest of -
mortgages. Previous to the session of 1850, the
mortgage,. gave notice of an application to parliament
for a bill. Previously to that application a meeting of com-
missioners was held on the 9th of February,lB49, audit was
ordered that a petition be lodged against the bill, "is
order that they might be in a position to protect their inte-
rests before parliament," and it was ordered that a commit-
tee then appointed should confer with the mortgagees ter
the purpose of an arrangement. The bill of the mortgagee,
was supported by a part of the eommissionen and opposed
by others, on account of the increased burden of the rates
proposed. The bill passed through the House of Commons,
but was thrown out in the Lords. In the committee of the
House of Commons clauses were inserted for the repair and
completion of the Bilberry Reservoir. Boring the time I
was clerk it was stated at many of the meetings that the •
Bilberry Reservoir was safe to a certain height of water.
At a meeting in 1846 the following order was made, " That
an opening be made in the waste pit of the Bilberry Reser-
voir at the height of eighteen feet above the dough or shut-
tle, and that Mr. Littleirood be requested to ace that tho
' same be forthwith carried into effect." Until this present
I accident I never knew that this opening had not been made.
That order was not made, that I know, through the subsid-
ing of the embankment, nor was I aware that the top of the
waste-pit was above the level of the embankment.

Mr. George Leather, C.E., said—f bad no connexion
with tine company in the application for the act of 1837.
On the 18th June, 1838, I received a letter from Messrs.
Stephenson. inquiring if I would undertake the manage-
ment of making the Moline Reservoirs. The letter stated
that the committee would employ a person to superintend
the work., so that I should only have to come over front
Leeds occasionally. I accepted their terms on the 23rd
June, specifying my terms, and recommending the commis-
sioners to have specifications and plans ready laid out, and
' then to employ only practical men, to be constantly on the
spot. On the 3rd October, 1838, I forwaraed plans and
specifications of the Bilberry reservoirs, of which the copies
are produced, and attached to it are the proposals of Messrs.
Sharpe and Sane.
Captain Moody (to Mr. Leather)—What was your CAM..
tation of the area of drainage ?
Mr. Leather-1,400 acres was the calculated area of
:rainage supplied to me in a letter from Mr. Crowther.
Captain Moody—What are your data as to the fall of
rain on the said area?

Mr. Leather—l have no data of that, but in 'making my
provision for a came of this sort, I generally take it sup;os- •
ing that two inches vertical of rain shall fall and have to
pans off in 24 boors, which is of very rare occurrence. That
is an order to provide for the overflow. These two inches of
rain on 1,400 acres would produce 10,161,000 cubic feet.
This would pass off over a waste wear of 36 feet at a depth
of 161 inches, the area of the culvert at the bottom of the
waste pit in the Bilberry Reservoir, which would have to
take it away and that would require a velocity of very little
more than 3,feet per second to pass off the same quantity in
24 hours, being little more than two miles per hour.
Capt. Moody—Will you be kind enough to captain the
nature of the strata of the rocks at the bottom and sides of
the ravine in which the reservoir was constructed?
Witness—They were composed of millstone, grit, and
shale alternately, the dip being at an angle, but not very
great.
Capt. Mood,y—Did you consider yourself the engineer to
the reservoir from the commencement to its completion ?
Witness—Not to its completion ; for it never was com-
pleted. (A laugh.) The last time I inspected tbo works
was in September, 1844. In July of that year I was per-
fectly satisfied that the reservoir could not he put inn state
to hold water without a puddle lining. I tot.' the commis-
sioners that this ought to be done, and they seemed to
acquiesce. I accordingly instructed the overlooker to have
the water got out of the bottom for the purpose. When I
went again in September, I found that nothing had been
dose, and the overlooker, Jonathan Thorpe, told me fiat
nay orders had been countermanded. I did not go spin,
colaaidering that I heel nothing further to do with the
works, which appeared to be in other bends. In 1843 there
was no doubt of there being a run through the puddle, and
in August of that year I wrote a specification for a portion
'of the embankment to be taken out and replaced, out: the
advert to be rebuilt.
Thu Coroner—There were two failures, it appears ; can
Tea tell what the failure was you went over about iu July,
114.1?
Mr. Leather—ln July, 1843, they were progressing,
teat I was sure from the muddy water which aged out
then was a run through, and that it could not be toads
In Augnst, 1844, I specified how it was to be cured.
I satisdad that the lint specification would not da—
Illele• pude& lidos wee aseewry. Previous to the *peel-
Alialina being made, we bad sunk down into the embank- .
mad, and found the tunnel defective at a joint of solid
memory, and I wrote this specification to meet this defect.
Ima never called upon to pass the work at ell. I received
dlockg the progress of the works, in 1843, repeated cum-
' pinista from Jonathan Thorpe, that the mamas were not
doing the work according to the specifications.
Capt. Moody—Did you appoint the ovcrlookers, iuul con-
sider yourself responsible for the work ?
Mr. Leather—Certainly not; the commissioners ap-
pointed, paid, sad discharged the overseer.
Captain Moody—Am you aware of any differences be.
biota the mterlookers and the contractor, hum time to
time, and particularly with reference to the puddle ?
Witeesa—There were differences between them almost
from the commencement. The overlooken reported then
constantly to me, end also to the commissioners, and I in-
sisted upon the specifications being complied with. Being
informed that the solid masonry of the embankment was had;
we smile down to it, and found it unsound, being hacked only
by rubble. We remedied it as far as we could, but did not
entirely item it. The work I specified for in 1813 we. for
the same defect, and that work, so fur as I know, wee never
done. I was never applied to to settle it. The defect I
noticed in July, 1844, was the same as that referred to in
1843.

The Coroner read the specification, that the puddle hank
inert be curried down to the solid rock, and asked it tho
witates knew of his own knowledge it these specitiest.:ens
were carried oat?
Mr. Leather said it wee no part of his contract to see the
carrying out of his plans and specifications. The Ishii. of
Mr. litepheason specified that some other centleman would
Misad to the works. lam not aware of any grating ut tho
alrettie. Fifty-nine fret was to he the height of the waste
/it, and the top of the embankment eight het above it.
The height of the supply salvo was eight feet, and the
ureic:Wl um of the culvert was 374 feet. The quantity
of water coming through the valve is very email in cent.
prima with the water that would come over the top vt the
waste ph. The pressure of the water would be little ; flee
time the square of the head. Supposing the shafting of
the waste pat bad barn a proper height, and below the
embeakisent, I have no doubt it would hove beets
mdlialant to carry off the flood water. It would
bays serried off ten million feet in twenty-four hours.
In my judgment, the embankment, if made according to
my speeilleation, was sufficient for any size of reservoir • the
iiitotigg dope was 3to 1 and the external 2 tAisittpla is
gave a bees of 5 feet for every foot vertical,
width of the tip, which I think was 16 feet. T
or FrleUtireyef the embankment woo owing C
whisk WNW sad took away part of the • ow v", •
was the leakage I noticed and attemp . • '
1843 salll 14. I bad then noticed a anbddl '
Imainsiat. It eery soon made its uppearan • .4.T ,j4...71'
My Minute on the 2nd of Vabrauy, 1846, a -,;.•

116311"-

,f

to .
That

Ii

pmt whisk wee seat se Mr. Kidd, kr the emus.-
siesses.ess hs Ysiay tle essbeekseist ef the Bilberry ye-
semi: SA water-sleat. That and series the
side was sasses wee pot be)
The Callenewi.- alewerk &aim ANN, 40 yes ins •
side tki reserwie was gab /
Me. Lealbsr—Wly. I has sat sees It ; but if the els
lisahmsst was leeks the sachem of the waste pit it sold
set be soh, become if the steer west ever the top ef the
bash it woad tabs th lees the miter ships, sad the
swab sada be ha
The Osessee-at leas..grvidesse that the water rut
seek at esasahmed several hewn en the eth it February.
Is P what de yes resider the barning of the reessor
owing
Mr. Leather--I Sisk It a wonder, eeseideri.g the leak-
ap, it steed se least as it did. My snakes le vibes
the water heffkle hew over Ike top it mid wash away
the ester any Skis away port of the
puddle, wide mesa he akresly weakest by its
estaidieg. Thee, inaananeb as there weem
likely be • spas or crack betwest the
aad the WSW daps of the einbankiseat, the water getting
Is there would saes it to give say all at wain esd is a
mask in asseigasscs et the support being take. away hos
the elder side. Iso of opinion that if die top of the waste
Epsstt bad bees sues or eight feet below the top of the
bankaeet the reservoir would have stood. I de awl WIN
what she it was proposed to sake the hole is the bust
the we're pit over the Settle end in oddities to it, whisk
les bees spokes of, bat if a sapient area, 1$ feet above
tbo Settle. it welsh km prevented tbe accident. If IMI
h es seasolted on So point, 1 Amid have rseenameneld
ttut lowering of the waste pit below the level of the as.
basikasest.
The
that

Julia world it hemp cost to do

Leather—l should think three-penes per cubic foot
wools! have Nail for the remove' of libtl 14000.
The Coroner—Bet the total—at would be well to let the

public istr--;;how;esTl 7sest-- ;odd 11;111111Wier preTe;
these eppelhos aerideatt.
Mr. Leather—lt +middies east sheet 121. 10..
_

Charles Batty was seat swore, and proved that b. was
watobiag the rice of the water is All reservoir cm the eight
of the 4th of February. The water began Meow ever the
etabaskoseat shoal kelf-yeet sieves edict. mad the GM-
bailment gave way shout hairiest tweive.
J. White) Breadbeed was at the necrosis. Ike MUM
might when It bogie to overflow. It was shout halt-peat
'lona ahem it blips to low over a cavity shout a yard sail
• half wide, eke& wee the lowest poiat, sad the whole
gave way about see o'clock se the Thursday .
Mr. Lemke., wow essakeed by Mr. Jaerentb— • was
last at the ambankseset is flopmenher, 1843. Saw the set-
tling of it thee, bet did net amigo wheeler the top of the
use, pit was higher thee the imatimakawat. I did not
suggest that the mote pit Amid be lowered, became I was
there for • &tenet purpose—to make an eatiambe to go to
parliament. 1 had reared to superintend the work ia 1844,
but llse comiaimionera, through Mr. BUM, asked me to
supply the estimate is 1843 to make the estimate. The
imperfections lieges to appear in 1842 and 1843, sad I say
was not then the manager. The letter of Mr. Stephenson
age 1 was to take the management, haring a person to
superintend the work, sod 1 going over only from time to

Jacob—Read the letter, then.
Mr. Leather—The letter ran them Holm* Reservoirs,
Deer air,—We ate directed by the oentinissiosera to inquire
whether eon would undertake the 1111AINTIPIMIllt"-
Mr. J iamb—You were "to undertake the 'manage-
wirotr:

Mr. Leether—But yes mast bras the eabroewt
maim. the witness thew peweesded with the of
th. letter the maaagemeat of making these
The comorissiimers would employ • surveyor wade, yem
Lamely, Mr. Jusothaa Crowther, or loos otoer Best=
to attend to the weeks, we that you would only irs
to than over wow sad then, as eireumetthees might to-
quire."
Mr. lisoomb—You were to have the miumgessewt, sad to
The letter

=gilt rrytiire.

M. la s i Ise mid he ed seesidee that le wee the
. aged lespesesible kr the week bee rather the
erweelleeker, who was sprekted owl paid
Ary ke erwmiehmee le Ns that his direetioss were car-
Trmi.

of Mr. Leather by Mr. daeorob re.
ounted—The 'mistier was to certify that the work wee
properly done before Messrs. Sharpe could receive their
atooey, and in 1844 1 refused to certify, because 1, and the
e. oats, also, bad received frequent core lanais !ma
the overloulter that my orders were not carried into ann.
I saw the cutting down of the irthaalinist by Mem&
loner, in 1844, to repair it. I did set mdse. i SW. 164
whether the ofreaisi was closed op sod the work
It is true that be Po se titres weeks preeediog :Mrg
oi
Tebreary we hod s smidenthis nettglif rola Idling-1
omit say it esothaseed op to the of the 46. be-
came I was is Dies,hot I beim it I haw
wow hes rises is seeseesis so that they love hod
la Is
sosidoite, et hut 1 know it by ormoso se.
Is the way where 1 lire I bare bosom it
rilirtkat Mossehmiewl believe it was higher them diiioft
Lr ,ted loth of INS. I shit it fair te kir it the smith
had nit spa sow lie Illalleitaeat is this me lie sthismi.
mot weshillowe dud. I wee paid Ise day every thus
1 row sew At balsa after the ssabissat ; that we
the say psymeot 1 hol. I sone hot II ISM sod seeds se
thew afterwards di 11146 sod MS, when I some moo
tre.b retainer to allthsais the sod essapiethig the re!
*emir.
1 be inquiry was hen 141161111111 till Thursday moraine.
Yesterday sondes the orossedioss were resumed •
bide before eleven o'clock._

Chaise 15.,.. mraen—l We at the Haney sill, and
an a dish miller. It h the suit all a the assented, and
I have Heed then mare way Kpaiwfteat as dower of the
resents is 184/. I red_ Wewsraws hew Mr. 0.
Hint and Mr. Hatimsek. Mr. Jabs Roebteek have se the
• of the shut* andsy duty was to draw what water
was wester
:• supply sWia. I was appointed aim
was. he the Mae al& lest, *rim we bed es* ay
ma. sad he the wrap sidle ease =Ma I bad ran*
rat haw Me. Mint a* to Ist tho wan sass* at fest
deep M weld ear bat en a* onsitat above
4n. as it was set aft We had as urns the
benht, and we astalatasiresSie Om the
aquae, ia the 40 wasamplk onaldursd het.
My ante papa it was adisi feet, but I asset
sasswayed it. I ban gesseally Amara the shuttle at that
height. bat sesassisees it bia pas Mabee taw that when
their* was ate. Bohn the 40 of Fehrow4, I aim
ant the water sewn Ow the taisahmat. Drag Mr.
Misers lib I sassived maim bath how bin lad Kr. Roe-
buck. Slaw than I meshed Ilwea Raw Mr. Rowlsatk. I
W Dever iwomellswe hen dm is leak is the mak
of tha . I had sew the rossydr so the
fiats bean ibe awl ths water was harsh
fret Is Maks the squaw. Th
was pawed dews OK but the et
water did lOW iblefth. Oa es= ?Villa, the
shut* up to its height aid it vaniated up till %slay
shoratag. Os Sunday aerate' the water bad dwa
44 feel I saw Mr. Roebuck that main Mew
hors, sad I told his then was soot Ka gra-
ta. of Inter asalag *der the shuttle thea and to do.
He went with no to the reservoir. There were twiesinttles,
but sat act is martin seder. It was bIOWS up ; we tried with
two man. bat unit set mare it ; we, beworse.
ll
and feud it was up. The top pant of It had lissa st:seall.
We this tried the other—ths beat sbaills—aad Kind it
In norkiag order. We left it up at des_ jap salt
t putting
it dews. I visited it sat at *ea ea lisraday ; the water
WY then bettor the. a fast beam the swam aid it was
Dot easing ase drag as ea . I did art go up
arils sail Wednesday, *eat when It ea up to
the kidderbeam, an ine or its tar the stow so, or
46 feet high. The shuttle was up, hat the amps theeesit
k was Bull bow dna bawdy. l.pdaf was Ka ibet dos
I made myself are she water was las ilia. seal, bat dare
was above half the wad quaky away theingli. lbws
was Chas Batty. at Ilsran's Kill, and Jamb Widielly
Broadhead of Onseihowler's Mill, with ae as Wsdawiday
enaing. It was tubdraimeintkaly, an the water was mein
IA stosag Mr. awes ap, sad I told him
we had boa ap the skew% awl be aim to our beam I
told Ida the was/ was vary high, sad ha add he thought
the wernate would bent If the rats esullaued. He ad-
vised sae he May boa, remeove. This wasld be hokum
Si. sad its Is the ounksi. and I removed sap may. I
seat saw Mr. I Illesbask sa the ssamwsk bwk, at are
dear, and the water had dew these or bar hat Mier,
but it was dark. It was a manight might, bat I email sat
ace well. It was a good bit Wimp tap of the ralerbasat.
It was Illy het deep, or ten fuel shwa the owers. did
am weals One kap. It was Was or as Kw.
dam hue the top
_of tat ashaalumiattlan, or Oros het
(voidsah. Heft Me. Baba* ea the top of the twatiatik-
moat. sad several over pewees. I was there about ball.
gslessieevkan, and sow humph Whit them band Mr.
. The weber was this twin' teal hat 111110
Wee It bad sot keg bun sum I ear as wwwwellea
Km. at tie sap, bat I taw him IN a resibel
Ihe side of the ~weir. I lewd Mr.
es, eat to the pew* W deed tithe wabsskateat. I mo-
pe* ha was afraid it wield beta No did sot say that, I
dunk, bat be soil seenahrg to that chat. George Hint's
sons wags* the wabwkwest at that tine. sad I asked
theta May had werwall myth tag. They said set, and I
asked thsea te pa hem, es their nabs. algid want than
be suave sossething. I gave that advise beam* I thought
It sight burst I removed part of my pule ahem 10
eels* at sight, bat did not masa Oa wariaie. Ts the
beet a say knowledge Os awbealoased bows about Wi-
ped 11. I was at my ow* hewn, het wy bogy had pa.
I had left Whiteley as the webasloriat. sad I teat Johan
Chsrlesworth to see bow the aalsakiant was gulag as,
sna be gave en. wanting that the sabrakistat had bast.
I! e had then hese peas a quarter of ea Mr Miss be gave
one nary I the. ran up the kill side. I bawd a
✓ush of water. • portion brake tint. bat it was
sot two minutes before the Wads anbeisat sad
Out wider appeared to asses r oar MOM I do
n.a haw that I sent say warship M /ion int Mn.
hint The height of the waste pit was than the
embankment when I was /eatappelakd, the talteek.
smut has settled dais the.. The esiduswat any the waste
pit is eat lower thus it was whoa I was appeal*. The
other pert k whims it limb The ease part of the ea-
Wilma telisb b pine bad tee Mew, as. of which is
loft. The was ass sae he the middle whoa I was at
hat Ken wee a third eattlow eat
die
it washKok sad that was the Isagsat. It woe
a WM. part, tad I *sold say It le two or theall
M• isses ILa as** it. I shield thia the twa St
ashalamatoil the aides bah, hod gate ham ha
Woes sealed fa that kik.
airbstimAlSTlMl Liebi Woe Ise
Goorgo IUNI (dourool) ow OW*
bent reividy. I saver misillest having way well
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