The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-01 00:00:00

THE RALE OF CHURCH LIVINGB.
ANOTHER SCENE ET THE LEMON MEAT.

The disurdcr woich has been created at recent
attemptud ides or Courch livings by public auctioa,
c maequeut opm the prutrata of members of the Curates
Alliance, via, rerutued on Friday at the Auction Mart,
Tokenhouse-yard, iia the OCCulloll Or en Ittottlpt by Mr.
Tows .0 (Sles-rs. Gebeuhato, Tasraon, Farmer, end Bridse-
retro') t posh the .olVoff•011 and Ihrlt petholltatlutl to the
hvalg of Feb' Linculasbire, and cumainated in the
lo:cible ejecti net toe 11.1 v. G. Hericessey, curate of Si.
Augustine'r, 11.4soratou, by the auttoneer and oisclerks.
Mr. Toorsou, 10 dercrilAng the nature of the " prop iris"
pubtaittai. Said toe rectory of Fisotoilt was sauste
within a short didamce of Batt ; that the present in-
cumbent was 193 years of age, and the net incises
per bottom. The patroness of the living WM prepar‘iii
to allow the purchaser per cent. lotereet en his nitrous.
In airy until he came int, posve.sion of the priporty—an
ixcepti ni adveutage. Tou income ws• nut sublec, t
rums end t•Iltil for the fnrms onion. formed part of to.

liTin-‘5171;--as bc—ityg— pail b, 71. t-e-o-a--ots.---T—tr -ma; -y-ho-u-s•
and grounds comprwed a commodious family residesice.
,t,b;uiigforltvehor.es,ooa her./ barnees-ro rm, gra-arios
IWO rood co:turbo greenhouse, forcing tenuis and
cc emit lawnr, kiicaeu gsrdi 0, orchard, Ir. Ta. school.
....re new, an I not ua ler School Board authority. It war
added that'• the nagebouring roost, was good, and ther,
was lair ...num oder the glebe. Tee p last on of
the parish was weitit s'lo. '—The Rev. G. kiennoree
Before tie bidding commences, I reap- ctfoliy p•cariet
rams: the sole—Mr. Towson asked the rev. grab.-
into for his ea...l—The Rev. G. Heim esiey : As 600 e
as the "for is koucked 'town to ine, I will give you
my risme and addr•sa—Mr. Towson: Can you show
.0 yoi are worth £5 I—The it or. G. Hennessey re-
marked t rt tae church was repairpl by public wooer,
and load aottilog ti do with tile adeuiroo.-11x. Tdw
son said this " individuar—he would not call bun •
" sent emui"—vtas • taunter of the Curates' Alliance
By his brogue it was evident he Ira an Irishman, soul he
was seaktag to lotoruce on tots side St. Georgia
Chimer that system of terrorism and obstruction
which prevaled in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) He (the
aucteneer) was thore t perform • itaitly legal duty.
and was nt t intimidated from discharsing it,
(Applause.) lt tie id,e was objectionable, then let
him and his frit:tads seek to alt it in • proper sod
peace•ble way.—The Its.. G. lieoneary taro inquired
the correct ate of the present incumbent, as it had
been •Latousiv stated.—lr. Tewain : Will you kiodiy
leave the coon I—The Rev. bi. Hannarey : No, I Will
not leave the room. The question is—Wrist is the age
of tie rector I—Nr. TeW•O2l: It is in the c.tologue.
Leave the rooto.—The Rey. G. 'lamprey : Tors is a
public suction-roorn.—Tewson: lt is not • public room;
it is my room.—The R iv. G. Hermessey : I bid 61. —ln
vain the auctioneer stared Mr. Hennessey to leave the
roam. The curate, • etaiwart, strong man, replied that
be would remain to listen to the bidding. (Cries of
"Have him remove': )-3(r. Towson decisdvely : No, I
vrid put him out noysel r.- -Here the auctioneer descended
from his rostrum and, solo 1 by his clerks, proarded Li
torch', eject th• curate, amid • scene of great contudon.
Hr. Hennessey resisted, but waa eventually turned out.
In the sculls Ms auctioneer's oost was torn. Returning
to the marine, amid the applause of the assembly, Hr.
Towson said Englishmen were not to he terrorised by a
" party of bletant Irishmen." He then invited bids for
the "tot. IQ the result, £3.006 being the highest bid
suade, the auctioneer aunounced the withdrawal of the
property. He added that he should shortly offer another
advowsoo, by order of the Court of Chancery, and int:tid-
ing lotarrupters of the proceedings had butter beware, lest
they found themselves committed for contempt of Court
No doubt he would receive on the morrow some cowardly
opt in. such as he had received before, but he would treat
the writ irs as he had treated Coe individual whom he
had ejected.