The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

Ardwich Bridge was about a mile 'above the yremis s of
the plaintiff, The fitted of 1856 rse at' Ardvvich. Bridge
38, inches higher than that of 1833, but 'the tunnel
could have had •no influence Upon that fact. The flood
of 1836 was highei at the plaintiff's remises by 49 ifichei
than in 1833. The witness cen Hoed that 17 inches of
rise in the flood of 1856 might be attributes' to thew rks
of the Corporation. Adopting the. plaintiff's sections,
16 inches of the rise would be due.to the Corporation
works. Taking Mr, Cawley's calculations as data, six
inches would have floced over the plaintiff's wail if the
tunnel' had not been•constrncted. Supposing the tunnel
not to have been made at alli the water would have stood in the
old mill eighteen inches, and in the new one from eight to ten
inches Mr. ThOrnas llawksley, civil engineer, of London;
and 14 r. Foster, of Manchester, were examined to prove that
the greater part of the damage done had arisen . from the
flooding of the river, indepeadeutly of, tile. works constructed
by the corporation. Mr. Fisher, machinist, of Manchester,
was called to estimate the amount of damage done to 'the
plaintiffs, which he valued at £523 in the old mill, and
£5BO 7s in the new mill, making £1,103 7s. Mr. Grundy,
machine valuer, of Manchester, estimated the damage in the
old mill at £540 6s 3.!, and in the new mill £565 4s 6 I.
Other witnesses having been examined to the same effect,
Sir Fitzroy K dly was about to address the j try, when the
foreman intimated that the jury were preaared at once to
give in their verdict. The jury fJuntl for the plaintiffs—
damages £4,500.
THE, MARCUIONESE Os' L)ND)NDERRY 9, THE SUNDER-
LAND Docx. TRUSTEES.—In this cause some consultation
trek place am.el counsel, the result ef which was an an-
nouncement that the defendants' agreed to a nominal verdict
for £20,000 damages, subject to thelerms to be afterwards
arranged. A verdict was entered accordingly..
This was the last cause t) be ' heao', and his lordship,
'therefore, discharged the jury..

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSIO-V AT LEI:VD ifILL

Up to Monday last the water had been reduced about 24
feet, leaving about 36 feet to be:got out before reaching the
workings. It was generally expected that the pit would
bare been emptied in a much shorter time, three weeks
being the limit given for that purpose. It is not a little
singular that the heat of the water in the cupola ,chart
still ranges from 63 to 66 degrees, being considerab'y above
the natural heat. The decrease of water in the shaft is
expected shortly to be more rapid. Many mournful scenes
are still witnessed, and every train brings d6wn some of
the relations or friends of the deceased, all anxious to hear
if any bodied have been met with, as well as know when
it may be expected the pit will admit of parties going down
for them. The proprietors have been unremitting is their
endeavonrs to comfort the sufferers, heving, besides contri-
buting £.500 to the general fund, personally distribUted
upwards of £5OO among •t the families. This is more
worthy of notice when it is taken into consideration that,
besides the immense loss caused by the non w irking of the
pit, there is a large daily expenditure in carrying out 'the
present operatious. Their loss must, therefore, already
amount to a very considerable sum.