The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-07-21 00:00:00

A sINGULAR MEMORIALIST.

On Sunday a man having the appearance of an artisan,
and who represented hinoelf to be a shipwright, residing
at Uxbridge, made his way to Windsor Castle, and first
accosted one of the sentries, informing him that he desired
1., forward a letter to the Duchess of kAnburgh. Ile was
referred to the officer of the guard, and thence to the com-
manding talker at the barracks, who sent him to the
Isirough magistratini, and finally he found himself with
Mr. Hayes, the chief superintendent of police, who, after
listeuing to his tale, considering that be as., one of those
eccentric persona are frequently endinivourieg to
obtain interviews with members of the Reysis Family,
11.1V41,1 I to return to Uxbridge, and kindly paid his
fare. It appeared that Ow loan was anxious to present
the following letter to the Duchess of Edinburgh, relating
to the courtimartial on Admiral Randolph, who was
honourably aequitteil on Satunlay —"To: her Royal
I lighnesa Marie, Diii•losia of Edinburgh —I Ilttrious Lady,
Mayhap you will pardon an'humble shipwright, who thia
iii daresiallyinirattention to a court-martial being held at
Plymouth during the paid two days on a generous, eiremn-
speet, and distinguished Admiral. in which another
gallant young officer, Capt. Adeline, ex Galatea and
Narcissus, is implicated. In the year Pell the Russian
corvette if I remember distinetly—Dennuita Donskoy
went on ahem and was compelled to put into Simon's Ray
disahleil At that (line 11111 l Itandoleli unshipped
her guns and stores, which were stored in her Majesty's
Dockyard, while she wit+ drawn up on the patent slip,
amid extreme difficulty +mil danger, for examination and
repair, at the sole risk of the aforesaid officer, who
declared to the lii,,sian .3pLain the, sl lit she become&
%Teel:, he would replace !let IO your great father with
another -hip. Humble as I am, having travelled, sersetl,
anil mitten:a, I an, the man known as 'Little Chips' who
was entered to 'jump upon her side and see what ahe ma
mails of.' She was then thonnighly repaired. and
launched with more ilitlieulty than drawn up, though
the ship tetra swapped again and again as carrots.
to endeaveur to picture an idea of the risk attached to
that lame+, another British shipwright, your I ble ser-
vant, with six strinigind men of the Russian crew, brought
twii screws melee her forefoot, while the rest of her men
rushed fere and aft her decka in order to shake her, while
others used a balk of timber as a rani on her bow. The
lnjsiii..l, ii, which Admiral ILmilelph is now lilarelt
he Joy salient apology for thus 'Long toaddress you an the
&Mader if All the Russia., and through you, I trust, my
lielovel Sovereign lady. I have the honour, ate., Pergn
1411101 N, ex Weelivhieb and Portanionth Dockyards and
ship, Pearl and Barrossa.—Aililress, if required. Peter
Gribbin, boat builder. Nat-office, Wiudnor."

EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM AT SEA.
The Load... Go:Ytte publishes an account of the extraor-
dinary adventure-4 4J part of the crew of the Janine
Arranot, of Greenock, which, whilst on a voyage from
Shields to Bombay with a cargo of coals, took tire from
spontaneous C Notion of her cargo, and on the tr. th
Fel.nutry Watt alcuoloned by her crew, who then took to
their boats &ma enileatoured to stake for the Maldive
bleak The boats kept company until the gOth, when,
fielding the currenta st ~,,, g, it was agreed to separate
after dividing the 'intentions. The muter in command of
the long boat then made for Cochin, the mate in charge
of the gig, and the second mate, David Welwter, in charge
of the pinnace with four of the crew 4 viz., throe men and
one boy, niaile fur the Maldive Island& After two days
Weleitees boat w 4141 injured by a heavy sea, and could not
; keep up with the gig, and 110414 sight of her. F thin time
the pinnace wa, kept working to windward until the lith
March, by which day the provi-ions awl water had been
consumed. Shortly afterwards the crew oast lots which of
them sh!euld Ite first killed to le eaten, and the lot fell upon
the Asir Ahoy Horner, but Webster, who had been asleep,
woke 111 tint° to save the boy's; life. After dark an at-
tempt was tua,le to kill Webster I self, but the boy
Hinter awoke him in time to save himself. On the follow-
ing Ito', Welsiter, having fallen :Weep, was awoke by the
atm:fees of the crew for the posse—ion of his gun, with
which to lmot him. Two hours later the crew attempted
to take llorner's life again, but were ;prevented by the
determined conduct of \Yellowy who threatened to shoot
and throw tieerlsard the first man who laid hand', On the
boy. The next 'lay one ed the crew attempted to sink the
boat, but Webster mastered I and prevented further
mischief. Two days later the 144M13 member of the crew
again tried to sink the boat, and expresied his determination
to take the boy's life. For this he would have been ahnt by
Weloter had not the cap on the gun missisl fire. Soon
after, putting a fresh cap on his gun, it binl dew over the
boat, whirl, Webster shot : it was at once seized and
devoured by the crew, even to the bones and (either*.
During the next live days the crew were quieter, subedit-
ing on barnacles which attached themselves to the bottom
of the boat, and on sea blubber, for which they dived.
The following day some of the men became delirious. One
of them laid lown exhausted, when another struck hint
several 1110W414111 the head with beillYing pin.
MANURES. cutting him badly. The blood which flowed was aueght
The manure season is now about over, the con- in a tin and drunk by the man himself anti the twn other
tinned dry weather in many part, has seriously , men. Afterwards they fought and bit one another, and
affected thc later sales. Nitrate of soda has, it is only left off when completely exhausted, to recommence
as mien Li they were able ; the boy Horner during, the
and speculators have now noir keeping watch with Weloter. On the 3lst
supposed, seen its lowest, thay
come in the market and taken off large quantities in the hnnt they were picked up 600 miles fnon the land
both for Continental and home trade, and as it ' by the chip City of Manchester. Hardie master, IT whom
canthey were very kindly treated. and brought to Calcutta.
profitably. imported at present prices we
Welwter who iey his I,mati,t was the means of 114 dill: the
must look be
ook for a considerable advance before another ,41 it, the b,ttit, haa ha,' i.iniwer,„l „pciii him by the
season. I (been the Albert medal of the second class. Ile is now
- - • living at Droughty Ferry, Dundee.

..o 01.4e0
.. 4 640410

..o °too -0
.. 4 0404 6

.. 64106 6

.. 3104•2 2

Pigs— otoo o
Licoato, 1,b30; Shoop iuol loin* 17.30 ; Chives, 1150 ; 11g., 0,
METROPOLITAN MEAT.—TH ItSUAV.

There were moderate supplies of meat on offer
here to-day ; trade WAS a little better, and generally
prices were supported.
(Per stone of Mb by the cscessey
s. LI. &d. s. ti. B. d.
Beef 3 4to k 21 Lambs.. b S
Mutton .. 3 oto b 0 Pork .. .. 3 51.5 I)
Best Fresh Butter PI& per lb
Second do. do. 13e
Joe. Bob. 4, Co. 143, Noe Most Market. StuttbllLtd.

Per lou—t. o. d. s. d.
.. 615 0— 0 0 0

Bone Ash (on 70 ner relit )
Peruvian GUMP k, direct from Importers'
. .

Stores, In tot; 0(30 tong. .. I'd 10 0-- ..
Do. do., smaller quantities .. 13 10 0 -
Bows • 0 13 0— ..
Animal Charcoal i5O 1.,.r cent:. . 6 10 0 - 6 10 0
Nitrate of soda, in London • 11 10 0 -13
.0 0

-ATTEMPT' To ASSASSINATE PRINCE BISSIARK.
Prince Bieniark Ilan had a second narrow escape front
a.smodnation. While driving Irma kissizmen toward
Momby, he wan lired at by a y.a.man The
hi . wrl4, nit ,611114C.1 only n trilling
Situ itlt,e the CV,. tho Prince &me out a.ndit, and wan
received with aerlaiivitiunn uf sytnputhy. The would-be
aanasain in staid to be a journeyman 000 Per fron, id.fid'r-
WM. The motive of 11:4 crime ia animated in the
eLate-
igeet that he lielown m a:. wun:: nien's Catholic association,
end her frequently been NMI la the cowpony ut a Itouisn
Catholic priest.

Do. do. In Liverpool 11 0 0-11 10 0
Salphat af Ammoula,.. .. • • 17 0 0--lo 0 I
Ono= . . • . 1 0
Pcassi and co., (London MUM. 170 j
110, Fenchusch Wait, Le.,