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the end of his season, they having 1 made above 100 tons of manure. 
Had received complaints from the plaintiff’s landlord, Mr. Paget. 
By Mr. Macaulay. —When he erected his mills he followed the instruc¬ 
tions of Mr. Nesbitt. Since he had erected his mill he had seen other 
mills. Did not know that such a mill had been removed to the Isle of 
Dogs. Eames, who was the foreman, had been an innkeeper. Bone 
manure was sometimes used for grazing-land, but not in so large a pro¬ 
portion. There was some ploughed land about a quarter of a mile 
from the mill. The land he chiefly supplied was between three and 
five miles distant. Generally went to Leicester market on Saturday. 
On the 11th of June he saw the plaintiff. He told the latter that he did 
not think the smell could go so far, and treated the matter in ridicule. 
He and Mr. Ashton were on perfectly good terms. He was also asked 
to go and see the plaintiff’s cattle, but lie did not go, as he thought the 
idea was ridiculous, and he thought so still. The skimmed liquor was 
sometimes used for manure. Mr. Walker did not complain of the 
liquor getting unto his land. He was at the works two or three times 
a week. When the vapour rose from the mill it had to ascend the hill 
and then go in different directions. The vapour shot to different heights, 
according to the state of the atmosphere. Mr. Breedon came to him 
to speak about Mr. Ashton’s beasts, but he did not ask him to come 
and see them. He (defendant) rather laughed, when Mr. Breedon said, 
“ You have no occasion to treat it like this.” Did not remember 
making an experiment. Had a boy called Warner, but did not 
remember sending him to see the effects of such experiment. He 
believed he did try an experiment one time. Could not remember 
making another experiment, and then sending the boy out again. He 
put some vitriol in the trough to ascertain what would be the effect 
upon the beasts. Did not remember sending Howlett to see the effect 
of an experiment. He went himself. Warner did not come back and 
say it made the beasts run. Did not recollect what he did say. Would 
swear it did not disturb the beasts. 
By Mr. Serjeant Hayes. —Kirby’s Close is against the bone-mill. 
He saw the effect of the vapour in the next field. It went amongst the 
beasts, but they took little notice of it. 
Robert Eames said he conducted the bone business for the defendant. 
Eight mixings made about five tons. He had occupied sixty-six acres 
of grazing-land adjoining the bone-mill, two years. The vapour came 
close to the beasts, but did not disturb them. He had as many as 400 
beasts in the fields at a time. In 1857 and 1858 there was no com¬ 
plaint made. In May last, the first complaint was made by Mr. Ashton, 
who said the mill was a great nuisance. 
By Mr. Macaulay. —Made five tons a-day, making 130 tons in twenty- 
six days; began about January and ended in June. There would not 
be much room for the cattle to gallop when there were 400 head of 
beasts in the fields. 
By Mr. Mellor. —There was room for them to huddle together. 
William Beale , farmer and grazier, of Frolesworth, said he had occu¬ 
pied land for a good number of years, and had paid great attention to 
the breeding of stock. He occupied a considerable portion of land 
close to the mills. He had observed vapour from the mill, but he 
never saw it disturb the cattle. The beasts grazing there never did 
better than they did last year They did not seem to care about the 
vapour. The vapour that went to Ashton’s fields must go over his 
fields. Some of his land was on a level with the mill, and some lower. 
John Sedgeley , farmer and grazier, of Sutton Basset, said he grazed 
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