The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-11 00:00:00

CHURCH-11E1TM

OPISIONS Or CANDIDATES.
The Clerical Journal nulls the following amongst
mtier °pillow of candidates on the Ceurclerate
.qmstion :
R. B. Sheridan (Literal, Dorehester.)—l have always
"cionsidered "the Church se en mmential element in our
constitution," and should 'any endeavour at any time
•.be made to sewed* Church from State," I would most
.strenuoesly repel eny ettempt to effect *eche revolution.
Mr. Chapman (Comeervative, nalisbury.)— He would
also support the abolition of Church-rates. if any plan
weld be devised for effecting it without injury to the
rights of the Church.
E. Hamilton (Lateral, Salisbury.)—The question of
Church-rates will have to be dealt with by the new Par-
liament; in the present state of the law they cannot be
enforced, and it is impossible to ignore the fact that
they are regarded as • grievance by warty millions of
our fellow-countrymen. As a Churchman, I sin un-
willing to pledge myself to unconditional abolition until
another effort has been made to effect a settlement by
znarus of wasproinies.
Messrs. Moffatt and Mackey (Liberals, Southampton.)
—As members of the Church of England, we deplore
the existence of Church-rate% deeming the maintenance
of any °Propulsory ensistieenta. in reference to those
rates, to be adverse alike to the interests of Churchmen
bed Dissenters, and we are, thorn' ore, prepared to vote
for their total abolition.
Russell Gurney, QC., Recorder of London (Con-
servative, Southantetom)—Weile professing • sincere
attachment to our National Church, 1 am not insensible
to the iuiportance of the great eueetions which are now,
agitated within sad without her pale. lam anxious
that the differences caused even among Churchmen
themselves by the existing law relating to Church-rates
should be settled, and that in that settlement the core
'Mentions opinions of Dissenters should be regarded.
H. Sts John 1111Edinay (Liberal-Conservative, North
Hants).-1 ass • sincere member of the Protestant
Established Cherish, and shall always oppose any
meows which I consider would be detrimental to her
interests. I should be willing to receive favourably
propwah by which the difficult and vexatious question
of Chnesh-rates could be brought to a satisfactory ar-
rangement ; but I should refuse to consent to any which
would &voles an seconditiena abolition of them.
Sir Cherries Loom& (Conservative, Isle of Wight).—
Whilst declaring myself a dotted member of the
TEetabliahed Chun*, lam motions te give to all that
ffreedom of eseacisoce which I slaim to exercise for
Sir John Simeon (Liberal, Isle of Wight).—Yon will
-allow me to recall to your remembrance the circuits-
s'ances seder which, with the deepest regret, I retired
from the representahon of Mainland. In 1851 1 because
• Catholic, and felt it my duty to resign iato your
leinds a trust which had beeu reposed in roe sea mem-
ber of the Established Church. Biwa that time I have
been weaselly resident amongst you, and I venture to
hope that I may have shown that the profession of the
faith to which I belong in no respect incapacitates LO
Englishman from a useful participation in the adminis-
tration of the social and political institutions in the
working of which we are all of WA called to take more or
less prominently • part Deeply sad unalterably at.
tached's; I sin to the eonstitation of our country, I have
no deans to Mauls or undermine the existing relations
between the Seas end the Church of England. I must,
at the dame time, express my honest belief that that
Cherish would be in no respect weateued, were it, by
the abolition s.d Choral-rates, to be deprived of the un-
willingiiontribatiees of these who do not participate in
Its worship.
T. EadElreeenant/e (Conservative, Bristol).—l would
tipholchthe just (deism of the Established Church, to
which rfp ham. .Bat he lb. 'heal* and out of it I
would advesate a wide tedigioaa toleration. I would
gladly support seat • settlement of the Church-rate
question as *meld relieve the essuldes of conscientious
men, while it insured an edentate provision for the
maintenance of our Church fames.
A. Seymour (Liberal, Totnes).—l should persevere in
recording my vote for the abolition of Church-rates,
feeling that their extinetica is the only practical
method of setting that question at rest for ever, and of
relieving the Nonoonformist body of • burden which,
however. slight, nevertheless in my opinion presses
unfairly upon Stem
W. H. Smith (Conservative, Westminster).—As
sincere member of the Establissed Church, I believe
the callicsatiowel.the roost kindly feelings towards
these who dissent from its communion to be essential
to its. Oita awl prosperity. I eareestly hope, there-
fore, time mainifisony be found for settlimg equitably
and amiably the question of Church-rates, as I am
unwilling tneinetea So their unconditional abolition.
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Mr. JAIIIIICAIRDii to sucoesd Mr. Wingrove Cook
as CottlalisiOaer of Zook:oar's.
KLILLY ClOPl3.—As an instance of the state of the
crops in this neighbourhood we are informed that a
crop of six-rowed Alexandra, barley, on land it Hatherly,
belonging to Mr. Thomas Pickernell, is now being cut,
and will yield 90 bushels to the acre !—CAellestisam
Pratniner.
ROYAL AGRICIVISMILL 8000177.—The great meeting
of the Royal Agricultural Society of England will com-
mence on Wednesday, July, 12, at Plymouth, when the
trials for drill*, manure distributors, mowing and
reaping masibitiee, hay bidder% hone-rakes--the
class of tools which. ere this year submitted to com-
petition—will emosemses. Prises loth° amount of r.:440
will bokagrardiadrissAlsessiloplements, and nearly £3,000
will op the litioisyl•lfiawing be awarded to the carious
clamp of gook mbinirwiii-4hea he eakibit4

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