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

THE ARTESIAN WELL AT BRIG di ON,

The Brighton Guardian of yesterday gives the
following additional particulars in reference to the
interesting discovery we chronicled on Tuesday :
"On Monday morning the news spread very quickly,
and general gratulation was expressed at the result.
The bells of the parish church were set ringing at
the expense of a relieved and thankful church-
warden, the news finding greater publicity still in
consequence of the inquiries thus engendered. The
noon of a wet, dismal St. Patrick's Day found about
30 inhabitants at the well-top waiting eagerly for
the first pailful of water to be sent 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 a demonstration was some-
what unexpected ; but Mr. W. Merchant, who was
present, led a return round, given by the gentlemen
assembled in a style worthy of the occasion and the
anniversary. The water was then tasted and cri-
ticised, 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 impres-
sion has been further enforced by a chemical inves-
tigation of a sample sent for the purpose. The
water will probably improve in a short time ;
but already when filtered it is of good quality
and well adapted for all domestic purposes.
Thus, then, the Warren Farm Well is suc-
cessful—another testimony to the might of per-
severance. Mr. Maynard, the parish surveyor, has
exercised a general superintendence throughout,
but the main labour has devolved upon the acting
superintendent, Mr. Huggett. The work has served
to utilise pauper labour ; the order " two" or more
" days at the Warren," enabling the ratepayers 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 measured. It had in-
creased to 600 feet. At 5 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 2.30 p.m. the
water had reached to within 49 feet of the

top of the small shaft ; still 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 course it will be quite easy to
get at ; the mere putting down of a pump will
ensure an unlimited supply. Should the water riso
to the surface—a consummation hardly to be anti-
cipated—we need hardly say that the well would
become a sort of natural waterworks whence pipes
would conduct the fluid all over Brighton. Cer-
tainly, if a pipe of smaller bore had been put down
—the well, in fact, bored instead of dug—then, no
doubt, the water would have risen to the surface;
but under present circumstances such a thing is
hardly to be expected. As it is, the force of water
at the bottom must be immense to raise the super-
incumbent weight even to its present height.
" The success is not to go uncommemorated. On
Thursday evening all the operators are to dine
together at the Town-hall, by invitation of Mr.
Henry Catt, when they will no doubt be met by
many of the board of guardians and other towns-
men."

COUNTRY MiI.R.KL2S.

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NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE -MARCH 18.

At to-day's market wheat of all kinds was totally ne-
glected ; not a single transaction has transpired, and prices
are nominally without alteration. Flour, no inquiry ;
malting barley, slow sale; oats, beans, and peas nothing
doing.