The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

Dtbonsbirc.

THE LOSS OF THE ONDINE.

Richard Burke, second mate, with two of the passen-
gers of this unfortunate erasel artived at Portsmouth on
last week on hoard a pilot boat, which had taken them
on hoard from the screw steamer Thetia, in St. Helen's
Roads, where ate had anchored at • late hour on Sotn•
day eveuing for the purpose of landing the men. Front
what liaa been learnt from the men it appears that the
Thetis, front London, hound on a foreign voyage, was
steaming down Channel between I; kll4 i aim. on Sun-
day, when the captain with Ins glass uhserved what he
thought was • man on • raft, Boating on tile weter some
olistauce off. A boat with four bands was at slice
lowered from the Thetis, and proceeded to the sit,
where the three iurn, above named, were fouti3 to he
flouting on a lifeboat, evidently 'ores-eonsl from sinking
by her cork lining. They were immediately taken on
board the nail*, and the two men, Marsh and Drew,
who were very nine!. exhausted from the effects of the
sea constantly breaking over them and the cold north-
west wool, at once received the most prompt attention
from the commander of the Thetis and lii* officer., who,
by placing the two men in hot blanket.* and other
measures, succeeded in reauscitsting thew. The men
declare they owe their lives to the kiuol treatment they
received on beard Die Thai*. Drew had einbarkeol on
board the Onoline at Falmouth, for London. Marsh
went on board her at Plymouth on Friday evening with
his wife and two children. Ile hi • miner anol had been
on a visit to his wife's relatives, who reside there. His
wife and two children left the steamer iii tlou same boat
from which he himself was rescued by the Thetis' boat,
and were all three drowuoll alongsido hint, and Waitheil
away from the boat by the constant break of the sea, one
of the children dying in its father's arms. Froou the
statement made by Burke, it appear, that the °online
hail landed on the previous day, at Southampton, 42
sailers, women, and children. Loonies other palwengera,
that she afterwards called at Portamouth ion her way to
London, sailing again from Portsmouth at 7 p.m.. mid
on the following morning the collision occurred. Burke
says the Outline, immediately after the collision took
pleee, it was evident to all was fast sinking, and the
boats were got over (lie siole. The port lifeboat hail
been ainasheil by the collision, and the other lifeboat
was stove ko getting over the side, as he found her up to
her Dower& in water. Ile then went on board to pro-
cure two buckets to bail her out, and en his retort'
found in the boat 12 men, three women, and two chil-
dren, all passenger.. There was a lady passenger, the
chief-stewarleow, and the remaining woman and two
children were Marsh's wife and children. Caption'
Hunt lookod ever the quarter and said to Burke
" Whatever you do, take in the lady passenger," to
which Burke replied "1 have her in, boit the boat is full
of water." Toni boat was then piodied off from the
ateamer's side to ktep her clear of the voSex, when she
went down, and all three of the men egret 111 stating
(list there were a rwa many people on board, the
uiajority women and children, with twine moldier*
returniiig from furlough ; for they say, " As we Were
leaving the ship, and Ueptain Dont was speakilig to
Burke in the boat about the lady passenger, a goool
many face* were looking down at us." Time cutter and
jollyboat were still available at this time for the people
on hoard the sinking ver-cl with the crew in one of
them alongside. Of the management of the boats along-
side the al;', or in getting them over the side, but little
that was positive could be learnt from the second mate
or either of the other men. When the lifeboat shoved
off from the steamer she was wo deeply submerged that
the water reached up to the people's waists as they sat
on the thwarts, she being kept from entirely sink:ng by
the work in her conqoortioents. Burke stood in the bows
on the fore-thw•rt, and steered With an 03,1' to keep her
before the sea, of which there was a gooal deal ou at toe
time, with • (real. breeze (coin the north-west, and at
times the sea would snake a clean lorcach over her, lu
less than half-amhour from leaving the steamer be saw

A WANDERING LUNATIC SUPPOSING
HIMSELF TO BE THE PRINCE OF
WALES.
At the Bow-street police station on Wednesday last,
Alfred Elliott, a wellalrewied midi of about litt, wearing
a moustache, and ileacribeti as lately a clerk to a Mer-
chant in this city, was charged as • "wandering luna-
tic."
From the statement of the inspector it appeared that
the defendant had supposed himself to be the Prince of
Wales, and had gone down to Windsor to assert his
right to tl.e thrune as the legitimate sun of the late King.
At Windsor he hail written a letter to the Queen signed,
" The Duke of York," and sought to deliver it at the
Castle, urging the great importance of the document.
The sitiperintendent id the railway station took stepa to
have him looked after and ...cured, &nil the defendant
was lialgeal for a !light of two in the workhouse at %Vitali-
Fur, until, a cons ttttt ineation having been mole respect-
ing him to witness was authorised to
watdi him. The inspector found that the defendant
lived at LeWi4lllllll With his wife anil two children, occu-
pying a ses.ariste room. The wife lived in dread of him,
as lie was under no control whatever, and he had been
dismissed from his situation owing to his extraordinary
proceedings. She had n slight allowaiice independently
of him, but barely sufficient to support herself and
children. Witneas apprehended the prisoner ill Collae.
que-see of what he had beard and seen of him, and the
defendant ri•peate.l to witness his a.ssertion that he
was the Prince of Wales, Lc., and was evidently in-
Dr. Forbes Winslow deposwil that the defendant Caste
to him and commits,' I • prideasionally. He said opine
one hail told I • lie was iiioarie, and he wished to know
if this rasa fact. He talked incoherently about his being
the Prince of Wales and about his having gone to Wilel-
sor tsi see the Qneen, adding that lie iistendeil to go to
Buckingham Palace. Witness considered I • • wan-
dering lunatic, and communicated Lis views to the pro-
per quarter.
The defendant *aid, in answer to Mr. Jardine, that he
believed (ruin what he bad been told that he was the son
of the King id England, and complained sif the indignity
and bail treatment be endured at Windsor, where he was
locked up in • dark mom for 3 days, and thus made
norant of the prir,sres., of time.
Mr. Jardine.— lint what makes you think that ys..o are
the Prince of Wake ?
Defeuilant.—l believe it only from what I have
heard.
Dr. Forbes Winslow.—Wlio told you so?
Tiie defendant dill not reply to this statement.
Mr. Jardine said, there could be littn; doubt as to the
insanity. The order for his removal might be
out.
The lkfenilant.—l feel so confused aomitimes that I
• base no doubt I am alid A w.inlil lawasincli better
for no. if I cont.l be scut to the Ilan well Lunatic Asylum,
I should be taken care of then.
Dr. Winslow —ft:soul-I you prefer being taken to Md.
i Reit
The Defendant.— Ves, I shoulil prefer Damsel! to any
other place. I diali be very confortable there, and they
• will put me right again, nis doubt.
I Eventually the iiialcr for the removal of the defendant
to the Hanwell Lunatic Asylusu was made out and signed,
I and Le was taken there.

dog " Bob" belonging. tis the Scots lusdeer Guarda, I
whose portly foriu and decorated breast have already
(since his return from the ('rimea) attracted consider ,
able attention. This diatinguished character, after
serving all the dangers and vicissitudes of the Crimean I
campaign, met with an untimely end on Thursday
week, while marching at the head of the regiment, I
when be was run over by a cart and killed upon the
spot. A drummer was Kent back with his body to the
Buckingham Palace guard (near which the accident
occurred), and many were the expressions of regret. on
the part of both officers end men, as " l'our uni Bob'
was carried past the battalion. He was looked upon as
• comrade by all, arid in the 'nimbi of many lie was
associated with . the must stirring accsiis of the Russian
war. A short Weisio.7 of his career and services Wily
possibly net prove uninteresting. Like many utheni
whs. Is see earned a name in the glorious annals of the
British army, Bob was of humble origin, his puppyhood
baring been passed beneath the roof of a butcher in the
neiglibourlissoi of Winbeir. He, however, early gave
token of a ciecided penchant for a ioldier's life, and iti
the sspring ut when the Scots Ifusileer Guards
were quartered at Windsor, he was frequently caught in
the barracks and taken home by his master. Bob had,
however, insule up his mind to "follow the drums,"
and when the Vuaileers marched to Chobliaiu, lie accosts-
' penied theism, a recognized member of the regiment.
u Here be nit gave promise of that excellence which
; afterwards distingnialied him as an "old campaigner."
Always first in the field or on laraste, not a veteran in
the army had a better notion of taking care of number
one u hen the duties of time day were over. No Zouave
was his equal at individual catering. On the einberka-
tion of the army for time East, Bob was the first on
board the Simeon troopship. Here his brilliant career
was :veiny put an end to. " Whose dog is that!"
asked the first lieutenant, and no particular owner coin-
ing forward to claim him, the order was given to throw
I him overboard; but before this order could be carried
I into effect, it Wail explained that lie belonged to every-
I bo.ly, when lie tr 3. kindly allowed to remain, and
Ibecame as great a pet on board a ship as he had been on
shore. lie disembarked with the Fwd.-sere in the Cri-
mea, and was present at the Aline, Balaklava, and lnker-
man, and rarely missed going into the trenches. He
, would run after the mond shut and shell as they fell,
land him escals• were extraordimoy. At the conclusion
ot the war, " Bob" returned to England with Isis zegi-
I silent, aissl was present with the d:cure's, when the
Qucen fleet welosined them On their retuni at Alder-
s sleet. Ile marched into London with the Brigade in
18:ai, aol lans sitio: that time merely follow A the
rseitine of Lsene aervice, hemeting guard with his bat.
' easentistly tins eubliel'e dog, con-
! deszoisling °ma...o:lllly to ace.sispidly the Captain of
the queen's Goard on hiss rounds.
TM: l'Arrtn::n ieett-rs. The two co.ivicla, I.
named Brown and Weill, Clime escape (rem a train on
. the I reat Western ati.l sul».eitient capture in
the to..en of Reading, was noticed in the Erprt.t. several
. days ago, have by direction of the Secretary of State
Leen transferred from the power of time borough
authorities to the county, to under,to an examination on
the charge of having burgleriously entered a dwelling-
; house in the uoctipatimin of Jeiin Silver. at Woodley, •
village about Him: miles distant Irma Heading, and
. . . .

A FILICII ensgrumaxt TO MIL GLIkOIITOIFIL
Newer in the course of Mr. Glad-tone's hrilliant career
was he so well inspired as on this occasion. Everybody
will be struck at the largeness with which he compre-
hends and practically apples the principle of imunnercial
liberty adopted by England, scone of the foundations of
her Moue and foreign policy. In presence of • con-
siderable deficit Mr. Gladstone dues not hesitate to
prepose new reluctions of duties for the sake of afford-
ing ease and giving activity to national industry,
although in so doing lie is obliged to increase other
tame, especially the one affecting incomes. The
beldam,v, of the financier is not less remarkable than the
brilliancy of the Parbiunentary 03 ator.—,llostiteatr.
J Lid s MEN IN Tkilt Coartiec OF CHARLES I.
At the opening of the Spring Assizes at Appleby on
Tuesday last the ordinary routine and parade which
accompany the judges as part of the high 'sheriff's °files
and duty in providing javelin men cif escort and to keep
order in court, and trumpeters to announce the coming
of the judges, were here enlivened by the high sheriff,
Mr. Matthew Benson Harrison, having dressed his
javelin men and trumpeters in the costume of Charles I.
The men appeared dressed in leathern doublets with
blue velvet sleeves slashed with white silk, blue velvet
breeches, high buff buckskin turnover boots, Sombrero
hats buttoned up at one side and ornamented each with
• low, blue and white feather, and crombelts with large
buckles suspending old.fashioned large-handled swords;
a red sash round the waist complided their costume.
The trumveters wore gray hats loopod up; in other
respects the same dress. The javelins shoo were very
formidable, antique-looking weapons. Most of the icon
were handsome, tall young fellows ,• and so decked out,
as they marched before the judges down the old-
fashioned street of the town on a bright frosty morning
the tops of their javelins glittering in the sunshine and
the gay long feathers in their bats waving in the wind,
they carried back the mind to the days of the cavaliers,
acid
.rtaijai t liiorfaorqued utilia very
_tg eurusnl d:ainti
days :f unadorned sight,

PI:G11.1511.--.10111Cli Made (of Norwich) and Robert
Traver* (tin' Black), for £2OO, again met on Wedunelay,
the ring being funned on • wellAnown spot, and such
NSW the expvdition used, that the combatants sere in
the ring soon after 10 o'clock a.m. Travers had for his
secunile Noon and Brittle, while Hicks and Tyler "did
the essential" for Mace, who, as on the preceding day,
was the non-favourite in betting, the odds of 2 to 1 being
freely laid on the " Darky." Both, on stepping within
the ropes, showed 'Gamely any preceptible marks of
punialiment, • proof that in the rounds fought on Tues-
day no harm had been done on either aide. Travers
was all confidence; and the same may be said of his
antagonist, whose friends muerte,' that he would redeem
his Niutation from the obloquy that had been cast upon
it. In height, length, and reach he had an iiiicuense
superiority over his opponent, and this combined with
his fine science, enabled him to take a prominent lead
from the commencement. Travers, in the out-fighting,
showed to the Mound disadvantage, for when he led he
did BO without any judgment as to the time or distance,
and the manner in which be kept slipping and sliding
about, after he had attempted these delivenes, or when
he had succeeded in getting home, made it appear as
though he was particularly anxious to protect his nob
from the powerful and well-exemited returns of his
opponent. This wild and unartistic style of fighting on
the part of the Black not only tended to increase the
confidence of Mrce, but alm clearly demonstrated that,
from the superiority he POSSeibidd, lie must win if he only
screwed his courage to the sticking point. It must be
said that their was nothing in the manner in which he
conducted himself iii the ring on the present occasion
that could be possibly found fault with. Travers not
only fought without judgment, but repeatedly, contrary
to the 13 rule, reeorted to the "dropping system," while
in his wild random hitting his blows frequently alighted
where they should not. The referee repeatedly
cautioned Travers not to thus transgress, lint to no effect;
therefore, iii the 57th round, when the Black, after just
leauing with the left, deliberately went down without •
blow being exchanged, the battle, which had lasted 1
, hour and 31 minutes, wi.s decided agaimt him, and Mace
left the ring • winner. John Heiman, the Benicia Boy,
was present with • number of his American friends on
both days, and if Travels had been allowed to pursue
his shifty taciai to the end of the chapter, it would
I certainly have given the " Boy" and his friends hut a
very contemptible within of what in Englaud is called a
fair stand-up fight.