The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-20 00:00:00

THE ARTESIAN WELL AT BRIGHTON.

The Brighton Guardian. of yesterday gives the
following additional particulars in reference to the interest.
ing discovery we chronicled oe Tuesday On Monday
morning the news spread very quickly, and general gratula-
tion was expressed at the result. The bells of the parish
church were set ringing at the expanse of a relieved and
thankful churchwarden, the news finding greater publicity
still in coneequence of the inquiries thus engendered. The
noon of a wet, dismal St. Patrick's Day found about thirty
inhabitants at the well-top waiting eagerly for the first
pailful of water to be sant up. When it came there arose
from the men at the bottom of the top shaft, just as the
tub touched the upper ground, three loud cheers. Such •
deenoestration was somewhat unexpected ; but Mr. W.
Idarchaut, who was present, lad • return round, given by the
gentlemen assembled in astyle worthy of theascasion andthe
anniversary. The water was then tasted and criticised, and
gave general satisfaction. It was full of matter brought up
from the shaft, but so far as could be judged was of good
quality. This impression has been further enforced by •
investigation of • sample sent for the purpose.
The water will probably improve in • short time ; but
already when filtered it is of good quality and well adapted
for all domestic purpose.. Thus, then, the Warren Farm
Well is successful—another testimony to the might of per-
severance. Mr. Maynard, the perish surveyor, has exer-
cised a general superiatendence throughout, but the main
labour has devolved upon the acting superintendent, Mr.
fluggett. The work has served to utilise purr labour ;
the order " two" or more " days at the Warren," ena-
blieg the ntepayers to receive many a good quid for the
quo of relief which would otherwise have had to be given
without any return whatever having been made to the
public. Only one casualty—that, however, a fatal one—has
happened during the progress of the work. This fact
shows that much care must have been exercised. After
the tasting process had been gone through, the depth of
the water was memared. It had increased to 4100 feet. At
6 p.m. the depth was 711 feet, the water rising at the rate
of several feet per hour, with the seething motion to which
we have before alluded. Yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
the depth was 787 feet, or within 79 feet of the top of the
lower shaft, still seething and bubbling. The rate of rise
was then ascertained to be about eight feet per hour. At
130 p.m. the water had reached to within 49 feet
of the top of the small abaft ; etill rising. It was con-
fidently expected that before late into the night the water
would have overflowed into the upper shaft. Should
it do so, of wane it will be quite easy to get at ;
the mere putting down of a pump will ensure an unlimited
supply. Should the water rise to the surface—a consumma-
tion hardly to be andeipated—we need hardly say that
the well would bourne • sort of natural waterworks
whence pipes would conduct the fluid all over Brighton.
Certainly, if a piles of smaller bore had been put down—
the well, in fact, hued instead of dug—then, no doubt, the
water would have risen to the surface ; but under pre-
sent circumstances such a thing is hardly to be expected.

As it is, the force of water at the botton'must be irimienee
to raise the superincumbent weight to even its present
height.
The success is not to go uncommemorated. On Thursday
main( all the operators are to dine together at the Town-
hall, by invitation of Mr. Henry Cett, when they will no
doubt be met by many of the board of guardians and other
townsmen."

ACCIDENT TO MAJOR BRUCE.—PARsoNSTOWN,
TUESDAY EVICONG.—An accident, apparently of a very
serious character, occurred yesterday afternoon to Major
Bruce, adjutant King's Comity Militia, and late of the 18th
Royal Irish. This respected gentleman had left his resi-
dence in Pantonstown mounted OD a young and spirited
hone, and had not proceeded for from the two when he
encountered a drove of pigs, which were being driven along
the road from the fair of Cloghan. In avoiding the pigs,
the kern swerved on the footpath and then stembled by
which Major Bate was precipitated oo the ground, face
internat, with considerable violence, aud so much so as
to inflict several severe cuts and contusions on his
face and head. One of his teeth was broken, several were
loosened, sod the tongue considerably lacerated. He was
rendered insensible, and when taken up was bleeding pro-
, finely. Some men passing supported hint by the arms to
the madames of Dr. Woods, which is close beside, where
he was promptly treated, end attended to by Dn. Woods
and Baker. HO soon as it was deemed advisable he wee re-
moved to his own house at John's•place, where he is at
moot magma to bed, and suffering from these injuries.
No unfavourable symptoms have ss yet appeared, and the
hopes of his eventual recovery are sanguine.—Souudere
News.
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