The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1852.

WATERWORKS.

It has transpired that the engineer employed by
the Manchester corporation to construct the immense MUM•
yoke is the valle of the &hero+, sear to Woodhead (19
miles from M ter), from which the town is to be prin•
dpslly supplied with water, has mat with a serious cheek
•lan&lip extending over nearly 30 acres of ground.
These reservoirs are three in number, one below the other,
in the same valley, and are formed ow the principle of that
which created such destruction by bursting, on the 4th Fe-
bruary, at Holmfirth, by throwing embankments across at
the most eligible points to dam up the water. The first is
the Woodhesd reservoir, calculated to contain 188 million
cubic feet of water, and covering 131 acres of ground. The
neat le the Tor Side reservoir calculated to contain 240
million cubic feet of water, and covering 169 acres. The
third is the Rhodes Wood temervoir, calcalated to contain
surly 80 million cubic feet of water (the greatest depth
being 80 fat, whilst the others are, the first 90 and the
second 100 feet deep) ; and covering as area of 54 acres.
Mr. Bateman is the engineer, and has no doubt deserved,
as be has earned, peat praise for the skilful manner is
which he bar encountered the difficulties of the undertak-
ing; but it turns out that in this valley, as in that in
which the Halmfirth reservoir was situate, a few
miles distant from it, that though the great depth
sad sonowases of it, crowning arderal gorges,
whisk seemed to offer great hotlines fir ambeaksicats
of the kind, appeared to invite such works, that the lease
end treacherous nature of the earth on eithe' ebb bed boa
overlOokod. la tie valley in which the Milii:urter WSW
works are constructing it wee early discovered ti.at
immense landslips hail taken place at some remote period
end the proof of one of these slips was given not only
the position in which the shale and rock were found to have
moved, but in the fact that immense trees were found im•
bedded in it. The slip which has now taken place is by
the side of the Rhodes Wood reservoir, and is attributed to
the disturbing influence of the great fall of rain which took
=esin February, at the time the dreadful catastrophe at
rth occurred. This reservoir has already cast probably
ahem 20,0001. (the entire expense of the three reservoirs
lepther, up to this time, being 73,0001.), and was fast ap-
prineldag compledes. The engineer thus reported the
ouranooso of Os brialip to the Manchester Town Council
on We6essilly last
" At the Magda Wood reservoir, the embankment has
made great , and is completed for between 40 and
50 feet in heThe works, however, at this reservoir
are for the present suspended, in consequence of a land-
slip which seemed towards the conclusion of the heavy
rain with which this district we. visited in the early pert
of the month of February, and which has materially shaken
the masonry of the waste weir which had just been cons.
pleted. That landslips had formerly taken place in the sal-
hi was easily discernible by those seciadonied to make
such observations; but with the exception of a narrow slip
of ground about the centre of the Rhodes Wood reservoir, '
which has always been slightly on the move, no movement
had occurred within the memory of man in situations likely
to be affected by our works. The ground over which the
waste weir was constructed bad every appearance of being
firm, the strata being apparently is situ, or, at all events,
hearing no evidence of recent disturbance. The excessively
heavy rain, however, of January and February, amounting
in six weeks to lit inches, appears to have penetrated the
upper portion of the ground, consisting for the most part of
rock and dry material, and to have so wetted or lubricated
the surtaco of shale on which it restsd as to set
the hill side in motion, which, taking a sliding
direction obliquely down the valley, disturbed and crushed
the whole of the masonry of the waste-weir and water-
course. The extent of ground moved is about 30 acres
measuring about a third of • mile along the valley, end 30e,
or 400 feet in height. The masa has moved altogether, the
extent of motion being apparently from six inches to a foot.
An examination of the line of fracture clearly indicates the
existence of an ancient slip upon the same site, which has
, probably some time occurred from the same cause which set
the ground in motion now. The quantity of rain which
fell upon its surface, from the 3d to the 9th of February,
was 81 inches, to which must be added all the water,
which, penetrating the rocky escarpment at the summit of
the slope, would break out as soon so it reached the shale
beneath the moved material, and probably find its way, for
the most part, between the original surface of the hill side,
, and the under side of that which had slipped over it from a
higher elevation."
The corporation have, it appears, agreed with the eminent
' engineers, Mr. Robert Stephenson' M.P., and Mr. Isam-
hard Brunel, to make a survey and advise with Mr. Bate-
man as to any re-arrangement or modification of the works
which may be necessary in consequence of the land slim
referred to above. The entire reservoirs for supplying
• Manchester with water, of which the three above•men-
boned are the principal, are estimated to contain 811
million cubic feet of water, covering. 411 acres of amend.
The entire expenditure upon them, including the laying of
mains to Manchester and through the streets, independent
of the costs of the old waterworks, which were bought by
the corporation from a private company, has been about
800,0001.

TERMINATION or THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.-00
the 10th of Let January the dispute between the operative
engineers and their employers reached the length of actual
rupture, and mnsequent stoppage of business in the chief
establishments of the kingdom. On this 10th of April
we eta M hot announce that the contest is
substantially at an end. Of the eventual result there
meld of mem, be no doubt. After three months
of individual suffering and general disturbance, after On-
' manse pecsaiary loss and mamma commercial peril, after
the asseanipdan of one quarter of a working year in cabal,
commis/a. ad conflict, the outstanding operatives have so
far Cone In be the terms of their employers as to withdraw
the pralaMisms which oceasio.led the dispute.—Taress.
SERIOVIIPOACHINGENCOMITEB,NEARYOIK.—EfarIy
in themsasing of Wednesday last, near Shipton, a barbarous
attack was /made upon Richard Kelliegton, the bead game-
keeper of the Ham. Papa Dawnay, of Benningbrough, the
late High aerie of this eastaty, by a gang of poacher.' who
ant harked the *epee lawn with a stone, and then fired
at him with • gm, whoa he was seriously wounded,
received the Aids charge of shot in his back,
eh.aWen, neck, and *Mani. We learn, from a detailed
.eeosat of this brutal eel cowardly attack, that at about
Ore 'Wash L the meraing of the day above-named, a
watcher mama Deotheeka, whe mass at Bhipton, got
up art peatesdal towards sem sand-heir near Newton,
far the purpose of vise*. his rabbit-traps. When he had
seaabewt half a mile hem Shipton, he was surprised by a
Mask of llght, which was followed immediately by
the mepomt of a gun. He naturally became ap-
pashsela there were poachers on the estate, and
therhee resolved to return to Ship ton for assistance.
HaHinitals, the head keeper, Mao resides in that village,
ad lamiagriroused him, they started off in the direction of
the remity where Doathweite had heard the gun fired.
Wm they arrived there, however, they observed three
ma assay eat of • field adjoininp the high road, one of
thea belosered with a gun. Nmy soon afterwards the
Cow the keepers ; and when the two parties
Metal e within twenty yards of each other, one of the
perher retiabsed, " Shoot 'eet.7 They then went towards
• seem hear awl bares amid trimmers with those mis-
sies, Sissy peeped • Wiry spa the beepers, and one
et the stem Mme & Lalliegios as the head with each
Misses as to 1 Yon to the ground. The blow to-
asted • settees weird, her which there Sowed •
mime sae= ef bleed, and Kailiaptee was se severely
strimel that he wee *a* to mho hireelf from
the poll wither the amisteese a his seem*
mutually got Kdlinglemo. bhis hot vain,
==lthe cry from the posters, " shoot or, was
sed the am who bad the per responded Se the
cry by Ile smei 'Meth wen belied,
at gem= is thalitia diseohler, meek, and right am
of the head keeper, who was the elegaityt a dhimes of
met awn thee ten yards hem his orelleats, in
cash • rarer it is sappmed. hem the deem of
the sheik OM ids taco *old be teed about thearquar-
ter her thew Yellimilbla VW of sours* nowsumpletely
disabled, sad whiht Deuthwulte was reinter* Ma the
beet Meblilollll he amen. the poachers rut et As soon
' as purrs Sher these injuries had Ma sestaimsd by
Ksl he won permed to his Meer eta on
• more bore oohed to, the Mem sad Moat
of Sae *Wes wan assertied. It was head that the
met en the heed with the arse was • very
*se. helm** net leesentas ens; ad itsticga
she OM the shoe womb ma mot prove fat* Tres was
eme ate be* M *e me. fro If Az 311 the theeldrs, two
se use fa the 4.4 sus, mid the vestalaisr, Amu hrty,
marred me the huh The @ogees ton sesesedsd in
=lems of the shell, hat seven* yet rentals be
; ird ft is mid *Mt sembhdog how am the
=Lasw to Large* whom le bed, there earsn be little
i these she rust have permit *al hod it not
: hose be the maitre of the 1/1 of the *beta-
s* wash the listen of w wee very thick
sad Mao. An iaveetigottes bees , with
view of Weeks the partsee to this ;endows rarer ad
• daeseely bops that they my speedily be to
Melee
DeleteaMMaem—Tmeber* iahr-
mat* was forwardni m the ilillaset
errs* that • pmea psahmer oiYd so • sable IM;
easident la the Mks* et Whilehell, had hiefillsratabisr
siremelemo thst hal to • shommegalma that be les
met *home *air trade** Ms we in es *mat
4 **di la the .h moms ui Thurday, the Ist het., mar
the ilelibert oaluCztle, N whom* mid be was
aim lime , wade may um,
SIB,- *di the of a *io ism ho oft-
rhea to in. lwey he se ear pm wimp, from
the prdknity of eaermee or *lda Meese,* right have
tad Was has, beak amhol bon ads. H. is heerlbed as
I about 16, air, veering a elsephsedre pia* block Ozeaim
sod end grey Maws *Haft Wig medal Z. A.

ADMINISTRATION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
The Rad et lilleabssoigh his given notice of hi.
klinlea W ease, is the Were of Leeds the following
tallistlossrolallvs be the adslakkatien of Indian eft",
• That it is expedient Is sowed the kw rekting to the
rstien el Lase sides. se Item,
adminkt"
I. That from wed idler. the IMIS of April. 184 the
eassezion between the lees Lek y and the go-
ventessat el India de sees wed deterake.
"L Thee sevidenle ash kr the dee tessentletioe fres
Isis of the mitnisho tends se met the dividends on Beet
India seg. est the Wen* en Eat ladle Bonds, and fur
the 4411111111 ivMe.d ad interest at the Bank of
lingiaid IS the lied days.
3. •1 the pewees now vested fa the Commisioners
for the des of India, and In the Ilkeston of the Best
loM 4.7, fa regard to the gmersasent of India, be
tr
to valy a president of the Indian council
spekeedlyTetierow cad to the members of the Indian
ommeil MINN MB bin: mentioned.
"4. Thee the pewees qualified to vote at the election of
dimes, of the Bast India Company, and all such persons
as thell here Nasally served ton years in India es judges in
tip=marts, or as bishops, or In the discharge of any
lbactions, or in any civil esessent under the
gentessent of India, or ma commissioned officers of the
royal on the native army, or of the lodise navy, shall be
retitled he vote at this election of members of the Indian
• that no vote at any such election shall be
gi
ay, and that no person shall have awe aim
ens that 'every person claiming to voto shall
have less drily registered as a voter thirty days before the
election.

the Indian council shell consist of twelve
members elected for five years, and re-eligiblo ; and that
nine of web members shall be persons qualified to vote at
the election of such council by reason of actual service in
India.

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0 6. That the president of the Indian council shall have
control over all payments reads from the hems treasury.
" 7. That an auditor of Indian account' be appointed by
the crown.

8. That one-fourth of all cadetships and writenhips be
sold at a daed price ; the cadetships at the discretion of the
Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forces' and the
striterships at the discretion of the president of the Indian
Council.

" O. !bat the Commander in-Chief of the army in India
and of the native army of each presidency shall he ap-
pointed by the Crown, and that such Commander-in-Chief
shall ho a oftrio a member of council at the presidency
whereof he shall command the army.
"10. That the Crown shall from time to time fix the
number of the royal troops it may be deemed expedient to
employ in India, and that the whole charge of all such
royal troops shall be borne by the revenue of India.
11. That the appointments of members of the Council
of India, and of the councils of the several presidencies, be
subject to approval by the Crown.
" 12. That the crown alone shall bare the power of re-
moving from office the Governor-Genenl, sad the governors
of the several presidencies, and the members of the Council,
of India, and of the several other councils.
"13. That one member to be selected from the presi-
dency of Madras, and one member to be selected from the
presidency of Bombay, shall bo added to the Council of
India.
" 14. Thet provision be made for defining the respective
powers of the Govemor-Oeneral, and of the Council of
India, when the Bovornor•Oeneral shall deem it expedient
to be absent from the Council.

" 1:i. That provision be made for removing all doubt as
to the power of the tiovernor-General to overrule the
Council whenever he may deem it expedient.
" 16. That all appointments in India be made by the
Governor-General and the governors of the several presi-
dencies, and that the Indian Council shall have the power
to cancel any appointment, and to direct the re•appoiut.
moot of any person removed without sufficient cause.
" 17. That the Governor-General and the governors of
the several presidencies shall have the power of appointing
military officers to situations in the civil service, but the
special grounds of any such appointment shall in each case
be recorded, and forthwith reported to the Indian council ;
and at the expiration of one year every officer holding sueh
appointment shall be deemed to have retired from the milt.
tary service.
•• IS. That the provisional appointment of a Governor-
General be deposited with the council of India in a sealed
packet, to be opened only in the event of the death, resigna-
tion, or departure of tho (inventor-General with the inten-
tion of leaving India.
" 19. That atl order' addressed to India be signed by the
president of the Indian council, and that the government of
India be conducted in the name of the crown.•

Basawmt.—The Mawrliar of the Exchequer has reduced
the istarast sa the government loan to the Irish Great
Southern mai Woman% Railway to 3j per cast. This re-
duction will soaks a difference of some 7,000 i. per annum
to the company.
LOLA MOSTES lIAB PUBLISIIED A.Y "APPEAL"
in the New York journals. She glances at the history
of her marriage at thirteen years to an old man whom she
did not love. She invokes the justice of heaven upon her
Jesuit enemies who plotted the ruin of her friend the good
old King Louis cf Bavaria, as " virtuous and kind-hearted
a gentleman as lives on earth... She is proud of her love
for him, which is not of a kind to be ashamed of, and will
be his friend while he lives. Lola asserts that the Bavarian
Prince, Minister d'Abel, and Metternich of Austsia offered
her four millions of francs and the title of ninon., if she
I would aid them in their plans to control the King. Being
Jec=Zat her request, he overheard the offer. By the
Austrian power Lola says she has been deprived
of her rt , and she is now but a poor &mesa* seek-
ing a Ilveli . " I have been vain, frivolous, ambitious,
proud—but never vicious, never cruel."
PARISU OF ST. thtuaos-INqus-EART.—Yesterday
allarsooa, o numerous meeting
.of the parishioners of Bt.
George-in-the-East was held in the vestry-room of the
paneh church, Cannon-street-road, " to make and settle a
list of persons eligible to serve the several respective offices
of the parish for the ensuing year." Mr. Emberley, one
of the churchwardens, in the chair. The nomination of
the churchwardens being the first business, Mr. Baddeley

said that before any aerie was proposed, he wished to ob.-
tain tome information in reference to the proceedings taken
in the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the question of the
claim made by the rector on Mr. Liquorice, the church.
warden, for the whole of the burial fees. He asked for the
information, se he was desirous of knowing whether any
liabilities might be ir.curred by any future churchwarden.
Mr. Liquorice observed that it was very gratifying
to him to be enabled to state that the case was heard by
thoindges of the Court of Queen's Bench, and that judg-
mod was given In his favour. In 1848, en action was brought
spied hint by the rector, the BAT. Bryant King, for the
newer, of MI. A vestry meeting was held on the sub-
sdxsgistr was directed to defend the right of the
A short-hand writer was employed to take
of the case, in order that the whole proceedings
might be entered into • book, which might be a guide to
all future churehwardess, and a warning to any reverend
gentleman who might become their rector.—Mr. Rowel,
vestry clerk, read the judgment of the judges. It was
delivered by Lord Campbell, the other judges present
being Mr. .1m ' liee Patteson Mr. Justice Coleridge, and
Mr. Jostles Wight:man. It was to the effect that, by
the load est, be 2 Geo. 11., cap. 8, the rester was
entitled to 1001. per annum out of the burial fees.
Mr. Behlekty moved, that the judgment be entered ea the
minutes. XI. My seconded the resolution, which was mire
eine& to. The churchwardens nominated were
Moen ter, Armstrong, Back, and Poulger. There
were else 4 constables, and 14 headborougla,
put In womisistiew. The election will take place on Easter
Mo
FATAL AFFRAT.—Tho following are details of one
of the bloodiest and must deadly offreys that ever took
place in Kentucky : " Lanaaater, &stocky, Sunda
morning, March 14.—Last evening Remold Hill, Isaiah
Frederick 1101, and two sr three sees of Isaiah
and Frederick, were return/se hem Teeten-
yu le,
accompanied by Dr. 0. P. RM, of tkis yiese. Just
se tke party got opposite to a Meese, home (which tad
bees Budded), on Acott's Fork of Creek, were
bed spas. sad Russell Hill fill, mess wosse His
brethees eel miaow' hastened to Ms wiilaerw The In
him the hams Mill increasing, he Temiekei, yes sea do
▪ ao pled. leys ; they have Med spe do the best
Mrs' eel aspired. The Hills thus Merin apse the
al Hill was killed, jut ea he wee get-
-11.14111111 WM hoes. The door of the loess was hosed by
the sliel Hills, end the dot esselansd with non
mum knives. Jake was aka by sea of
Isaiah (M er 14 neon of see), cei hit sea e
after Refire/ ensued Ave ether bets thong% the
William enema was shot by the same hey, when in the
set of Frederick Hill with • boOoknife. Criss
sow died, b es his body en piselkhet eosin woods
inbelnd with a • ems ~ef the nem of Menem.
end smear of the seen of hence! Whim (ef the hems
party) were slightly wounded. Two ad the ben (Hills)
wen wounded with rile ash, and can of them, • mere
bey, lies in a cribs' garbles. P.A. Um with, the
alone, Dr. Burdett I. mind from thspeonik aid en-
Ines the news of the death of Rumen and bleb Hill,
Jan &Ben and William Crleman."—Lowienlie (United
iltseee) Courier.
THE COURT or BANKRUPTCT.—It appsan, front
a return just printed by order of the Maas Leads, vet
in the coarse of last year the Leaks mesisiektear eat an
average umber of days, 120. The' blew se an nerve
were An. The avenge nether of Aim 766. sad dm
average amber of adjudisabsts M. Is tke comely W.
triete the eemsalsolenrs sat 1118 days as an enrage her
hours tee Om average bast no average samber et
sNtieo was is. and be anTaamiumbur et adjebeettem
is greedin prepsesd ine‘mors his new
bill sow is he House of Lor redeem the amber of
estambielles, both in London tad the country.