Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1872-06-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

IMMENSE LANDSLIP ON THE CLEVEL *IND HILLS.  At Bank Knott Boundary Stone, which divides the properties of the Earl of Feversham and Lord De L'lsle and Dud!ey, and at a point on the beautiful range of the Cleveland Hills not far from Cow Scot Cate, which opens into Bilsdale, one of the most extensive landslips ever known in the North of England has occurred. The landslip hi of so extensive a character that it is scarcely possible to adequately describe it. It must b: seen to be fully realised. Large cracks and fissures of considerable length had been observed for some time past, and it was thought very probable that a slip might occur at no distant date, but one of the present character was never anticipated, and the feeling in the west end of Bilsdale and at the farm houses situated along the foot of the hills is one of intense wonder not umningled with awe, tine alarmed. person said that "T"ills was hat: down," The hill at this place rises, by a very raaid ascent, to a height of many hundred feet above the public highway leading from Stokesley through Bilsdale to Helmsley. This steep incline, from the road to the edge or brow ot the summit of the small plateau or table land measures from five hundred to six hunCred yards in length. 'rho landslip commenced just on the ledge of the hill and extended along it for a distance of nearly two hundred yards, The whole space fell down, and exposed suddenly to view a rocky perpendicular precipice varying in height :from 70 to 80 feet. The euormons weight of rocky debris, shale, turf, and soil, upheaved the earth further down, and the whole glided down the declivity. The rolling mass made a temporary : halt a few yards before it reached the road, but it I again continued its downward course, and buried the road to a depth of 10 to 24 feet for a distance of 200 yards. It has forced down Vie high wall skirting the highway, and entered the wood, uprooting some trees, and placing others at various angles, while others of less dimensions have been carried along with the descending mass. .It is scarcely possible to calculate or form any idea of the hundreds of thousands of tons of . rocky debris that have fallen down, and are still perceptibly moving on in their downward course, Baal there are unmistak! abk signs of the slide extending itself, there being a great many fissures reaching a great distance on each side of the preset ndslip. The sparkling spring situated to the r *a hand a short distance up the hill from the roa has been dammed up by the falling earth, amon, t which the water accumulates, and then breaks away, rushes in . a muddy current across the road, and lodges against the wall. Nearly thirty acres of the declivity are at present covered with shale ironstone and earth. The noise caused by the falling masses resembled the distant boom of cannon mineleil with the sharp report tf cracking rifle, and was heard a distance of several miles. fhis part of the Hills has been extensively mined for jet, and the pillars are supposed to have given way beneath. The large quantity of jet shale thrown out on the side of the declivity, the long coutinned wet weather, and the late heavy thunder storm which passed over the district, would all give fresh impulse to the loosening masses. Many persons visit the scene daily, and no doubt are well repaid by the wonderful sight, if not by the magnificent view of the surrounding district obtained here. The famous Whinstones and the Ancient British Druidical Logan or Rockino Stone are only distant a few hundred yards from the Sandslip, and would well repay a visit. The ques. tion as to who ought to open out the roae for ! conveyances, and how it can best be done, is rather , a perplexing one.  A shipwright, named Gibson, was committed for trial by the Portsmouth magistrates on Tuesday, for attempting to murder William Hatherle,y. The parties quarrelled.