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— it only affected animal life. It was not soluble ; where it fell 
there it must lay. It was not in one season, or he was told 
it was not in ten ; it must be many a long year before the 
would be restored to its former condition. 
Several witnesses were then called to prove the injury to 
the stock. 
The case was resumed on Monday, when the evidence of 
other witnesses to the same effect was taken. 
Mr. William Herapath , analytical chemist, was then called. 
— He knew Mr. Harwell, the defendant. Called on him in 
February last, when Mr. Barwell told him that he was the 
chairman of the Mendip Mining Company, that the farmers 
had complained of the works as being injurious to their cattle, 
and wished witness to undertake the management of the 
case for the company. Mr. Batt, M.R.C.V.S., brought him 
the stomach, and other viscera, of a colt in the year 1853. 
The stomach had some hay or grass in it ; he found no lead in 
the contents of the viscus, but some in the mucous or lining 
membrane ; the greater part was oxide of lead ; he also pro- 
duced some lead from the lungs and the liver, but not enough 
to bring to the court ; after that he visited the Charterhouse 
farm, and saw the dead part of the stock ; there was the 
carcase of a lamb and pig hanging up in the house ; the lungs 
of each were greatly affected; in both instances they had 
great patches upon them of a blackish colour, they did not 
look like ordinary inflammation nor suppuration ; there were 
two more dead lambs in the stable ; witness had them opened, 
and their lungs presented the same peculiar appearance, and 
a bluish streak round the gums ; the pig’s kidneys were 
quite bare of fat. Whilst there, another lamb was brought 
in nearly in a dying state ; its limbs were paralysed, and 
another in a basket could not stand ; opened the lamb with 
the blue gums ; there were some black patches on the lungs, 
and on some of the second lamb a darkish matter; took some 
of it out, and found lead in it. Mr. Stevens showed him some 
weeds, of which he took a part home and obtained lead from 
them, which he now produced ; went out further upon the 
farm and took a small quantity of hay, to endeavour to try it 
at home, but afterwards found it was too small for such a 
purpose, that he required a larger cut to be sent ; he was then 
anxious to have some of the milk from the ewe that had suckled 
the lamb which died ; had it milked in his presence, and took 
about six ounces from it, and found some lead in that ; he then 
went to the field in the extreme north of the farm and there 
saw a cow milked ; took the milk home, and found lead in 
that also. On the 6th of March after, Welstead brought him 
