The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-30 00:00:00

Correspottomct.

"THE ALLOTMENT ACT."
Lerma VIIL
To the Edio.r.
Sir,--A ed ask. • question respecting
the charities in the parish of Uorey. I am glad so
much interest is manifested, but I must request "A
Twenty Years. Reader " to have • little patience, and
all shell come in due coney.. But before I reach I
Upwey, I think the people should carry out the
suggestion of my last letter, mei be prepared for the
veitry meetings that tusks place le the spring. Allow
me to say that where & charity is in croon' of being
lott (a rather awkward way of putting it, but it is
what I mean), some person should write to the
Secretary, Charity commission, 8, York-street, St.
jamigeg-alienee, London, W. But to return, as the
pars HIS Say.
Cleardstock.—This place hes some good charities,
and will be affected by the Allotment Act. They are
four in number, of the value of EBT 2e. 21., and are as
follows :—White's, 6 sores land; rent of acme
£2O 2.. 21., distributed in money. Turner's, rent
charge El ; Sampson's, El ; both of these are for the
poor, and given in money. The Thorneembe Lands,
which were pirchassd by certain parishioners in 1628,
are in the county of Devon, and devoted to the
following purposes—the church and the poor. There
are 36 acres, rent of same £6.5 ; of this £l5 (COY to the
clergy, the remainder to the poor. These lands should
be exchanged for other, near home, that they may be
cultivated by the villagers. This, with the wise
pose) of of the ET! 2s. 2)., Cherdstock would be free
from a Poor Rate.
Charlton Marshall. —Bishop, Hell, and Sloper's
Charity—the MIMS here an at Cattistock--for Bibles.
White's, standing in stock to the amount of £B7,
Income £2 12,. 21. ; thi, is for education.
Charormth.--8 Ater's Charity consi.ts of 30 acres of
laud, income £45, and disposed of in the following
Proportion. :—Chsrmouth, £l5; Whitchareh, £l5 ;
Bridis:rt. £l5. This is Riven in money, and to carry
iaail
.oihr"tuoi.ol übeltrivPrete.'videdTherefor
oeLthtolite
thAct.lool.o.acre.foorf
is another called "Almshouse Close," which formerly
yielded EBB ; no return. Ie this the NON m tbst lek
by Anthony Tucker (mariner), for the benefit of sea-
men, their wives, and children, and used to be called
"Stocking end Shoe Charity
Cheellborne.—One hare called Pops'., but of which
the Charity Commissioners say—" Rent charge many
yeare in arrow." This was to be spent in bread, and
given yearly on St. Thomas's Day.
Child Oka ord. —There are two for this piece.
£5OO in stock, inteeest ELS, to be given in
clothes. Abbot's: This is in stock, £133, loom*
£5 16..; total for gm:Pinta, £2O 16s. Surely there is
n) untidy person in Child Okeford
Church itnowle.-01 this place the Charity COM-
miesi"ners say—" Donor unknown; 1115 on personal
security, no interest paid for many years."
0 =pion Nether.—School House held by master as
part Payment. Nearly 2 acres of poor's land, rent
Et. This is Ur the poor in meney, and the land comes
under the Act.
, Compton Vallence.—lncoms 17s. 61., for the poor
' in breed.
i Corte Osatie.—Tbis old borough, so rich I histociaal
: eassaalione, as also (ss), off ht amities aed ism

applarseoes I should think fte reedlike, for femme.
The flnd charity is Heeds essimieg of over 41
sores of laud; this lets for the Noble sum of £25 81.
This is applied to the sapport of almshouses, sad,
!wording to our letter of last week, will oome under
the Allotment Act. The sewed is Abbot's ; cottage,
with 27i acres of lend, rent 233 17s. £29 of this is
for the poor in bread an I clothes, the remainder for
sionnom. This is a wise arrangement ; food for the
I bays food for the sou', end cities hi make moo tidy
,to appear among his betters at church. The third
Abbot). an i others; hot: cotters, and garden, rent
lei same £lB 174., f breed and clothes. Tbe fottetb—
Daokome's, need?, one sore, rent £1 10s., in clothe'.
The fifth—Grata s ; • little more than an ears of lend,
I rent £2, distributed in money. The sixth—ll sedate.;
rent charge £l2, In breed. Total income for Corte,
£BO 4s. for tIOr, in addition ti almshouse', £47
with about 70 acres of and to cultivate.
C orfe Mullen.—First, two houses., garden, en I
merle 18 sem or land, with Etoo in stook incase
from the whole, £44 4.. There is • Deo sad of G. 3 acre"
of land, rent of same £9O. This Is divided thus—For
clergy, £3O; for apprenticing, cm; for poor (In breed),
£3O. Of c atm mats of this lan I comes under the
Allotment Act. There II a third celled Churchill's,
£l6 9s. 21. Total for poor of this place, £413 91. 3d.
This, with the cultivetioo of about 43 acres of land,
Corte Mullen is well cared for.
Corecombe.-13 oyte's, Income £LO, f edit:lotion.
Crenborne. —" Boveridge's Almshouses," former
Morons EST 135.; no retool. Certer'i Charity, former
Income £4; no retool. It was to be given to the tes
in breed, and is derived from It out. and lead. This
should be looked op, and WIWI by the poor. Miles.
Man ling sto.:k E 2,394 19.. 21. ; income from same
£7l 10e. 114., for penal .114. There were two others,
used to be given in clothes sod breed. One of them
wee land; where is It?
There are some other places that come under the
letter C, bot there is so mach mystery about some of
them they must at sad over for the present.
dwooci. Downing's formic income 17s. 42.
"Comity misty years in arrow."
Dewlish.— A Mee Charity; this is in the &B.
Income ES 12s. 81, given in brood. Another small
one of 6s. yearly in 8.6. ; this is given in money.
Next week we shell see what is said of the grand
old county town of Dorchester. It must often have
been remarked, in reeding these letters, that when •
charity is lost or in arrears it IS us telly the Poor"
Charity. How is ibis? Cannot the people look after
their own interest a little more?
Tbe "Free Libraries' should be brought into use
in our perishes, that book. may be obtainable by the
poor free of expense. It may not be generally known
that by Act of Parliament villages may have • free
library. l'his exposes is met by • peony rate, and
10 ratepayers may apply in meeting to the overseers,
stating their wish for such • library, and they must
cull • public meeting within 20 days, by public notice,
sod by bail newspaper, and if the majority
IPre""
adapt the scheme, thee one must be formed. would
say to every village' Go In for • Free Librery."—l
am, sir, yours,

JUSTIOI.

WEYMOUTH ROYAL HOSPITAL.
To gA Editor.
Sir,—At the 1111011a1 meeting of tide charitable
lestection, held at the Guildhall on Thureday, the
18th last., the honorary Uneatelr in hi. report at hied
that there wee a deficimaay in the receipt& for the past
year of the sum of Eli 15t.51. Our worthy and re-
spected Mayor at once appealed to those present at
Lb. meeting to forms deficiency fund towards clearing
off this debt, and the sum of Eli 3.. GL. wet then
and there subscribed, but there mill remains owing to
the treasure the elm of E3O lle. lid. Will some of
your readers kindly help in clearing off this
diatr Do ocut in sia of the same will be thankfully
received by Messrs. Eliot and Co., Bankers, Wey•
month, or by your obedient servant,
WILLIAY BUTT.
Maidenetreet, WeYiliouih.