The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-04-13 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE KILKENNY ELECTION. Mr. Benjamin Whitworth is a Liberal candidate. Mr Peter Paul McSweeney, Lord Mayor a Dublin, is a Rums Mule camliclate.  CAPTAIN BUTTON'S CHANNEL  Captain Boyton started from Dover at about twenty minutes past three on Satuolay morning, with the object of creasing the Channel us his life-saving dress. Accompanied by asteale tug, he paddled out into the darkness at a good speed. A fresh breeze from the N.N.E. hauling more to the eastward, the Captain was lost sight of for some thne • but be soou made himself heard with the foghorn. At 1.31.1 he cause alongside, took his sails, and got the mast tdepped usthe socket in the clog worn on his foot. Wind E.N.E., fresh and fair, the Captain made good way and at 5.15 he was near enough to the steamer to chaff the doctor about being sick. The French pilot told him he would make the ',towage in twelve hours. He made little more use of the paddle than to steer due east of the South Foreland lights by flood tide. The captain (ilium:al the steamer when he saw the American Rag . hoisted at 6.5., and lighted a cigar lowered to him soon after. Ile caught the ehl, tide at 6.311; six and a half miles had been made. At 7.15 the captain's temperature was 1C.6 Fahr., two ilegmen higher than MI starting. Ilefs,,,ltineut was now asbuiniatereil, consisting of a mixture of eggs, beef extract, and brandy. Eight a.m., weather rainy, steady wind. The captain made very good progress up to nine a.m., and the doctor visited him, 'taking eggs ',mites' up and bread and butter ; he took the eggs, hut threw the bread and butter se ay. There was twenty minutes delay. On returning, the doctor reported Captain Boyton now as feeling very drowsy, a had symptom; he was otherwise well. Very soon after Captain Boyton hailed. The boat went alongside. Ile required rent, he aunts:ell the erect ponition. and removed his 'lag iroui one feet to the other. The doctor cause back, and reported him all right again. The pilot said a current was setting him hack towards the English ixesst. The weather was too misty to see the land. Ile recommended he should be taken est board. The pilot seemed to be under the impression that Captain Boyton was fatigued, hut hi. brother and the captain hitu• self sleclared be was capable of remaining twelve hours in the water if freah. The pilot was asked to lead the way to any point of France. lie uiwle for Cape Gristles. At eleven a.m. the wind rose, and hailed more to northward. At twelve o'clock the captain bad some cherry brandy and a cigar. The flood thle began to make, and Capt. Ltuyton, who, though weak, was Caine to the backbone, began to draw on slowly towards the French coast, only twelve miles distant. At two o'clock he was stimulated with r'aiger brandy, aud directly after the Folkestone boat, puleon 111., cause in sight, and gave the plucky American • cheer. A quarter of an hour later he c.ame alongside and asked how far it was to Boulogne. llis voice was still vigorous, though his face was red and weather-worn from Use terrible buffeting he had sustained. Thu opposing wind and tide hasl now increased. Four hourn longer he continued the struggle, and at last, at six o'clock, when stronger apparently than be had been at two o'clock, it was the unanimous wish of all on board, except the captain and his brother, that lie should be taken unheard. The French pilot declined the responsibility of conducting him after dark. There was a consi.l,,rable *ea on, with the prospect ef the wind increasing, and nearly every one on hoard was suffering from sea sickness ; and therefore against the protr.at of the captain and Isis brother he was taken into the Nteanier's, boat, a few minutes after six p.m., and at a quarter-pant nix the tug made full speed for Boulogne, which plaoe was reached at 8.15. 'Hi leaving the water, Captain lloyton seas strong, and protested lie could keep on till that time tyin,rrow. Dr. Diver tried his teuiperature, and found it to be ll ill ety-seven, the pulse eighty, and rather feel,!.: Iso was in a slight ',respiration, and in the doctor's opinion capable of continuing in the water at least another six hours. It is Use general belief that if lie had been allowed to continue he would ildni fetched the French coast 1111 l ewhore &nab Cant Grisuez, Captain Boyton has ,l.Lssruiiined upon repeating the experiment between France nod England at a future penal, when the tidos and currents serve.  The Prince Wales will hold a levf-e on behalf of the go.,ni at St. Jaine,'s Pahon on the 26th inst. From Mentine the death is announced of Sir Henry Josias 'forma, Bart., in the :17th year of his age. A Conservative candidate for the Kin:ably llomitghs , has startisl up the person of the eccentric Mr. Norfolk, of London. who could not find a nominator at Bridport. Mr. Williams Coleridge, farmer of kforetonhampetead, Devon, committed suicide on Thursday by shooting himself in bed. His wife died a year ago, leaving him with six little children. The flour unilendands that Sir William Hackett, the Chief Justice of Penang, has been onleree to proceed to Fiji for the purpose of organising the telininistration of notice in this newly-acquired dependency of the British Crown. The Chinese Government has consented, under pressure, that two foreign officer". ancompanied by a Chinese Oficial, shall proceed to Yun-nan with an Imperial passport to investiymte the circumstances id Mr. Margery's murder. Lord Derby and Sir Statford Northcote on Saturday received a deputation of Sugar finporters and refiner% who waited upon them for the purpose of urging the Government to endeavour to induce Franie. Belgium. and Holland do abandon the system of granting bounties for the export of sugar. Lord Derby, in reply. expressed his concurrence with the views of tbe deputation, and while pointing out the difficulty of influencing foreign countries in the matter, promised that the Government would do what they could. Sir Stafford Northade spoke in a similar sense. SALIMOJAY DIOCWN CHURCH iICILDINtI