The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12 00:00:00

CHAJLITABLE BEQUEST OF ABOUT
40,000.

At the meeting of the Town Council on Tuenday,
the Mayor announced that he had received communica-
Lions from America, to the effect that • native of
Poole had left a very magnificent legacy to the Mayor
and Corporation of Poole, and the Clergy of Poole and
hongfleet se Trusteea of the mune. His Worship read
the following documental :

" Odios of Francis W. Raker, Attorney and
" Coganlioret-law.
" No. 16 Canadalet-street
" In re succeasiou WY. ChartaburyzLiga or and Council
of Poole Dorset, E
" Gentleasen,—Robert Yount Charnsbunr, late • reel-
dent ot this city, Med on the 16th July, 1879. His will, •
copy of which I enclose herewith, hail been duly proved
and ordered, executed. and thereunder the executors.
William 8. Benedict, William T. Davis. and Thomas
Layton, bats duly qualided, before the second district
court for the parish of Orleans, L lateens, the Probate
Court of ties city, and I have by the saute court been
appointed as Attorney and Counsellor to represent the
seist heirs and i
"No inventory of trestate hen yet been made : it is
therefore impoesible to form any estimate of the extent or
value of the proporty. I will. however, advise you of Pro-
ceedings frqui tme to time. The executors will forward
yeu an exemplified copy of the will and probate in a few
der.
' I would suggest that the gentlemen named as the
• Committee' in the will, immediately on receipt of
certified copy, meet, crimes. appoint • chairman, peas
due and formal resolutions accepting the iseracy and under-
taking the trust. That then doe and formal power el
attorney, accompanied by copies of proceedings, arid.
cafes of identification and capacity, and the whale
formally acknowledged and certified before and by the
American Cosset be forwarded to ma, that! may there-
under act in your behalf from tame to time, and protect
the charity established. If you have any knowledge of
any of the relatives of Be. Charrobary, Memo furnish
mine to ma; also send description and valuation of
deceased's property at Longleet referred to In his wilL
" Very respectfully,
" FRANCIS W. Belga,
" Atty. aboard heirs succeseon of It Y. Charmoury.
"New Orleans, July nod, WI
" To the Mayor and Council of Poole, Dorset, Kneeled.
"Gentlemen.—As executors of the estate of the bete
Robert Young Citarmbary, we beg leave to 1111e1014 here-
with a duly exemplified copy of bin bet ',Wand testament.
eith probate.
The third executor named in said will bat not yet
signified his acceptance or declination of the treed
Modem&

—toe will note by the terms of the will that Mr.
Charusbury desired his remains to be forwarded to
Zeeland, and titers interred with those of his mother. at
Lassiter. in your coasts,' ;and you will (arbor note that
your honourable body. together with the ministers of the
Fatahlished Church of both Lougtiest end Poole, are to
constitute a "Committee" to move and manage the toad
to be derived from his estate. for the purposes and under
the conditions set forth in said will.
We beg further to inform 7'oll that nor of the special
legatees in sold will have died before Mr. Charrobury, and
that Poch special legacies must be paid in accordance with
the terms of said will, under a proviso therein hurried.
:
That should any legatee institute any legal action
against doeseeed or his estate, after the huh at March.
!ISM for say muse whatever, such legacy is revoked
thereby, sad rata in your committee.
On the day of the burial of Mr. Charnibury. Mrs.
Anastasia Powers, widow of Jargon Stubbs, instituted
an action in the Probate Court claiming one half of the
imam.' Kr. cbarcebery. as it existed cis the llth of JOIT.
114"3, the averment that she (Mrs Stubbs) wee the Sale
heir-at-law of Julia Powers. the alleged widow of ml
Curmbnry. who died on said sth of Judy, lEi73. The
writer, is the legal adviser of the late Mr. Charmbury fr
many years past, has reason to believe, from his state-
ments and from the facts which will be In time adduced
rime the court, that he will be able to establish that Mr.
cheymbury was never married, M is also stated by him In
kI wilt
. .

-.Ve—are unable at Okla tine to state the amount of par-
asol and mai property of the dimmed. but will do so at
an early day.
There are neural matters requiring your autoutige.
YIL
Tliat you to reprioented Isere by power of Miaow, and
that you committee do par taw 11w-emery reeolutioes and
forward the mins to us. accepting or declining the legacy.
ea stated in maid wilL
_ _ . .

—II will Grtiser Ete--nscaerary that you inform us of the
proper method of forwarding to your "Committee" the
remains of the deemed, in order that they may receive
the interment as called for by the will. We might
In that connexion that It is not proper at this serecallitt
year to forward the remains, and whoa the cold weather
sets in we can ship same by steamer from her, to Liver-
Pool-
The Court has appointed Mr. Francis W. Baker, aa
attorney and counsellor of this city, to represent tate
*beret heirs of the doomed, and it is his duty to guard
such interests until they are directly represented here by
said parties You will doubtless bear from him in doe
course, and in his Oakmont' you may place every con-
fidence, and we remain.
Very respectfully, your obedieet servants.
W. 8. Baszoicr,
W. T. Dona
pro W. pi Benedict, Testy. Executor&
" Ns Varietal. 2:1, re. Orleans. July 19th, 1879.
(")/.L Timor, Judge
"In the name of God. Amen 1. &meet Tones
Chermbury, born at Lassa's& coat Fool*, in the county
of Dorset, England, do make this my last will and testa-
. . _

“Tarepol et as my executors William Liar, of Chaffrax.
and Agar I. F. Stockoseyer, of B. V. fitocknower and Co.,
both of this city, and William T. Davis, formerly an obi
resident, but now, I believe, of Hamilton, (hawk,.
Canada. I am not married, nor haw I ever been married.
I bays no forced heirs, ascending or descending, and I do
'make the following bequest
"To the Charity flosoitsl. LOOD dollars.
” To the St. Min's Boys' Orphen Asylum of the third
district, 501.1 doling
"To George I. Loni. 50D dollars.
" To norms I Irvine, axt dollars.
To Um Stubbs, Mew rf Julia Powers, deceased, who
WS4 for many years my housekeeper, 500 dollars.
" To William T. Davis, NAM, my Big Hundrid Pounds
sterling irrespective of the conintlasiocui that he will be
entitled to as one of my executors.
" To each of My three shiers. Wary. Jim.. and Anon,
„,t ~,,wwnj residing at Loudon. I believe. £lOO. say one
Hundred Pounds sterling, and I ranch regret that their
conduct through life will not permit me to increase the
amount.
" Ti. Wince of my agate, both real and peewee', or
at least the monies arising therefrom, I bowman to the
Mayor and Council of Poole, Dorset, England.
with to. ministers of the Istablislsed Church at
Longdset and Poole, forming a committee to manage MIA
ckerity in trout, tint 44 the money is realised to basset
the sun In British Consols, the batmen only to be
applied for • suitable building for the and poor of both
sexes and for their support, mg to be known ea Charm-
' bury litstitiota This legacy ought to realize some £20,000
swirling. but as I have no means of telling bow my estate
will turn out, Mould the amount not prove sufficient for
a separate cavity. the committee Is authorlred to
emalgnu'&te With any other for a like purpose
Irsialt to be buried in my mother's tomb at Lontfien
with • minas inscription to mark MY MM, sad use wea-
n for this (If t I desire my mother's tomb to be
raittrittit°repair as long as this charity shell last.
,I enjoin on my exacutors. If at the thee of my death
1 etenstlon should exist seat present, to husband cayenne,
, twth mot and elcsonel, until tins., get better, If it takes
O, , rear., and not to allow my estate to any unjust
, charns
"My property at Longt•et the committee can do with
as they uleaw, either to sell or 1., retain, as they dews
Wit. Shout I any legatee herein named institute any
legal anew against no' or my estate, slier this date, for
SOS GUM whatever, i ben such legacy to such person Is
, hereby revoked hr the Annie feet of such Mgt, mid
suck Isere, shall thereupon vest in my residuary legatees
I al
" New Orissa., Mit Mare',
"(Sigliv,)
R. I'. CHAIUSIIVIT..

8"ul I any legatee within named die before me this
L sr, will in that eme also wart in my residuary legatees.
'• Nast °AMY. Ilith March, IS&
"ttlithrii)
Y.
" In place of Missed Binckmeyer and Milbank
I liiirativ nominate Tboomw Layton. at at
el Ma Soothers Bilk, tad W. 8 of Romer sad
Beimdict, to act with W. T. Davis all tors of al win
above 'MMus. which I hereby ettairwlexs osedina, with the
'sciatica of legacy to Thomas L Ireful,. mike I matal.

sad bequeath • like amount to P. & Cockburn. le •
seseabreaee of favours rendered • paarta of • otatar•
sax .

(Bwned) R. Y. Camaguey.
N. Varietarl,New 04184.4. Julyl9'll,lB.l9'
A. Dew Judge.
Mere followinens of the geaunisuess tithe dem-
meats and signatures and of the proof o wil aid
cedleilal
The Council decided to hold a special meeting on
Saturday to consider the matter.
MR. GLADSTONE'S LATEST ARTICLE.
The Pdad Telepresi sari :
Mr. Gladstone never fails to be instructive, and hie
latest article upon the oiuntry and the Government id
exception to the rule. :Nothing would be more
appropriate than that at the end of the &salon of 1679
he should come forward and make some additions to
the Liberal programme, even though he places after
his list of 21 subjects such old quest'. am bankruptcY.
banking, and charities, with which the present
Government has not only attempted to deal, but which
it,. qualified, so far as will and opinions go, to take up
and conclude. Lord Selborne would not introduce •
better Bankruptcy Law than Lord Cairn.; the Scotch
members would be as likely toquarrel with Mr.Goechesee
Banking Bill as with Sir Stafford Northcote's ; and
the Charity COMlllialiOn Bat which a powerful
sgitation has caused to be withdrawn, is a modest
attempt to act upon principles which Mr. Gladstone
ham himself found unacceptable. In the same
way Sir Stafford Northcote has attempted to
take in hand two other measures which Mr.
Gladstone mentions with local' loans and
with savings' banks finance; and he has promised
that a distribution of seats shall take place
before Parliament is prorogued. The Government,
therefore,having the will, and, on the whole, ha 4
the true doctrine., it becomes necessary for Mr. Glad-
stone to show that they are themselves responsible for
the failure of all legislation: and he does this by
making them responsible for the whole course of the
Eastern Question. It is they who created Eastern
Itoumelia ; it is they who have caused the Greek fron-
tier to become a matter of political discussion; they
are responaible for Crete. But for them there would
have been no reason to discuss the condition of the
Armenian., or to talk shout Cyprus; with other
Ministers Fiala would not have been a Parliamentary
question. They have by wilful or spontaneous action
caused us to have interest. in Afghanistan, made Kest
Indian finance • Parliamentary question, created
difficulties In the Transvaal, and given us two wars.
Mr. Gladstone takes credit to himself for not attribut-
ing to them the Indian famine and the constitutional
crtsis in Victoria, but beg. us not to forget them; and
he goes on, after excusing the obstruction which Lord
Hartington denounced, to declare that the incapability
of the House of Common. to do its biudness is mainly
due to the Ministry. " The chief Obstructionists are
the Government.' Mr. Gladstone's remarks upon
domestic politics are perfectly unassailable. He admits
that the charge per head id taxation during the
Beaconsfield Administration is leas by four shil-
lings than during the Gladstone; but while objecting
to this table explains that the Liberals began high
because they inherited a high rate from their
= Lessors, while the Conservatives began low
Inherited a low rate; and he proves
that expenditure has increased by ten millions since
1874, moreover, we have gone into debt to escape
taxation. It is undeniable, too, that the times are
worse, and that less can be afforded now than In 1874,
but that does not excuse the Government for coquetting
with Mr. Chaplin. It does, so far as the farmers are
concerned, justify the Liberals for taking up the
Land Question, and we are grateful at fling that
Mr. Gladstone makes that the prominent question.
Should any such policy prevail, the election will be
more than ordinarily interesting. Though the
Conservative party can live upon history, the Liberal
party =mot, or if it attempts to do so, it forfeits its
greatest claim to the national gratitude. That the
country will have to sit in judgment on the acts of the
Ministry Is true enough; but neither the Berlin Treaty
nor the Constantinople Convention will govern the
election. The Government will not be set aside
because it could not restrain Sir Bartle Frere, and even
Afghanistan will have small influence on the result.
The electors, as a rule, will look towards the future
and ask what they are likely to gain by change, and
It is became
that head that Mr. GUddone's paper is valuable.

goimn galk sub Strut (toots.
If the Tories are trying to penmade themsell es that
a systematic giving of alias (vulgarly but practically
called "bribery") will secure them a majonty on the
day of the Parliamentary election, then all I have to
say is that they are labouring under a greater delusion
than I ever thought them to be.
In came, however, anything does come out of this,
the " Wanderer" a r.t., caref tally drawn up, contain-
ing not only the names of those who have received, but
the dates of the giving of the donations, and the names
of the donors.

it IA almast, if not quite, true that one recipient of
this bounty came straight to the Liberal Hall with his
money—l think it was a pound—sad told all about it.

I clip the following from the Saerborwe Journal :
"Son,. sensation and no little amusement were caused
in the Home of Commons on Wednesday afternoon by
the discop.tket some wag had had prated up in one of
theij p
a rinci corridors • clever dravring of Lord Beacons-
s tic cat with nine tails. The likeneee wasexcellent, and the nine tails were suppond to repreeent
war, slavery, bankruptcy. imperialiim, and other evils
which have been associated with the policy of the present
Government. The drawler was in its way quite • work of
ark Many members inspected it before it was removed by
the officials of the Home"

T may add that a epecimen of the Cabinet " Cat"
ref erred to can be seen in the window of the Liberal Hall
I have the authority of the Wort i for Mating that
the Karl of Derby ham comented to take a seat In the
next Liberal Cabinet, and the sooner he has the
opportunity of doing so the better.

I would respectfully remind the Corporation that
the other day as I drove along the Parade with my
friend Mr. S. L. Baker in him gig, I found the road
very rough. It evidently wants re-metalling, and now
the Borough Surveyor is hack from his holiday. I
know that his respect for the "Wanderer" and Mr.
Baker's gig will make him get some atones for the road
forthwith
The new road at the rear of Kinglets' Place and
Seidown is a great improvement, and I would rather
see it made even hy a Corte Mullen than by a South-
ampton contractor.

If anybody wants to buy a new pair of unmention•
ables, I know of someone who can recommend him to
a grand tailor who lives—in Poo—no, I forgot., in
Bournemouth. This tailor made for that gentleman
some splendid garments in Scotch tweeds, which were
called " breeka" and he advised the proprietor of
Murky House to go to Poo—no, I mean Bournernouth,
to get servants' livery.

And what business of yours, Mr. Wanderer, where I
advise people to go, or where I buy my breeks None.
my friend, none—but if "ye canna tak' the breaks aff
• Highlander" ye shouldna tak' trade out o' Poole,
for mind, ye need a• your hems down here, au' as
mouy mair as ye can mak.--eh, laddie

The cricket dinner at the Angel the other night was
• dueness, and the boat and hrsdess fully maintained
the good reputation of this old-established hoatelry. The
&beaux of politica—if I except the " Wandering
Cricketer.." uncalled for allusion to "The Wanderer'
—contributed greatly to the enloyability of the pro-
ceedings.

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Make your mind easy, Mr. C. H. W. P., the office
of "Wanderer" to the Poole l'okproat 6 not at present
vacant, and should it be hereafter, mat adwured that Foe
will not be asked to beonne my successor, nor will be
be selected from the inhabitants of Wimborne.

I notice that the Lord Chief Justice has appointed
Mr. Samuel Carter, of the Western Circuit, one of the
revising barristers of the County of Dorset, which
includes the Borough of Poole, in the place of Mr.
Hold.worth, who has resigned. If Mr. Carter is at all
like Mr. Vigor, better revising officers we could not
have. _

—I-Oheerve that our Borough Recorder. Mr. A. J. H.
Conine, Q.C., had the honour of presiding in the Crown
Court at the Wells Ardsee list week in the place of
the Lord Chief Justioe, who was indWpased.

The lifeboat has been out for its usual =tuner
practise, manned, am maul, by the bra.mt men on the
South Coast of England—Ponle fishermen.

A rumour has reached me of some Donstahlm
nvenwers of the Jr who have had to "stump up" to
the tn.xlest tune of 1.93 for the defalcations; of their
assistant overseer, and when I heard this I congratu-
lated myself that we do, and shall, manage things
better than that in Poole—eh, Messrs. Overseers
Can nothing be done to prevent the metals of the
tramway on the Quay twisting off the wheels of gentle-
men's carriages and poor men's market carts? The
state they are now in is bordering on the disgrace-
ful.

I went for a walk through Parkstone, and round by
Conatitution Hill, the other day, and I rejoiced to me
the potteries, brick-kilns, limedfflns, and the chimney.
pots of the private houses, too, all smoking away, and
1 wept when I thought what the feeling* of that
gentleman :sod be who Kite as Guardian of the Poor
for "England. Menton'," but I rejoiced to think
that all this was good for trade. The ;wham:ratio
resident+ of "England. Mentone" are, however, far
above anything so low a. trade.

If the brick and lime kilns did not minim away,
where could we get the bricks and mortar from to
build all those houses at Newtown, and thew pretty
villas at Parkstone, which are no sooner built than
they are let, and that to good tenants, too?
Have you seen the new chapel at Corfe Mullen! If
not, go and see it, as it is a very pretty structure.

Talking of chapels, the Wesleyan Chapel is a great
ornament to our Parade, and is rapidly programing.
I hope St. Paul's Church will be ow handsome a
structure sui this.

It we, nunnured that the pastor of the laat•narned
edifice wa., about to leave us, and he would have done
en, I am sure, with many good wishes Iron, a congrega-
UM who greatly appremate his kind minidrations. I
am happy to be able to !date. however, that the rev.
gentleman has now consented to remain.

Who is to be the new minister at Skinner-street'
When he comes, I hope he will suit everybody, and
stay a long time.
Let the inhabitants of Mates:xi Place take fresh
heart relative to the stinking mud which is under their
sensitive noses. I saw one (the whole of one, tool
large eartful of rubbish emptied Into the water the
other day, so that is something towards filling it up.

I find that I have filled my allotted vase, and must
reserve my comments on the Cominvative fete and
other poring events until next week.
Tan Waxman.
Perils, 4th Amend. 13T9.

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Wtetzisit SUiDAT Sotioot.—The annuel pic-nic
came off on Tuesday last. The scholars and teacher.,
I numbering 102, started on their way to Bull:arrow,
pinging as they went, in waggons kindly lent by
Messrs. J. and T. Karnes, of Chescombe, and Mr. J.
Roper, of Clenston, but when they got about hail
woy the rein began to come On, and, there being •
lar,:e eta I close by, they availed themselves of it, and
on all were ~ut of the wevone and jn the dry,
but the rain continued to wur down. After engaging
I in s arioun &moo/wenti for noon time, and the rain not
, having abated, all hope of reaching Balharrow was
given up for that day. Water was soon got hot and
tea made, and very soon a I ,rre quantity of cake and
bread and butter wan gut rid of, after which the return
journey was commenced and soon all reached home—
we hope none the worse for their Is e'a outing. 'rho
remainder of the provisions were to be partaken IA on
Thursday evening.
N.A.L.U. —A large meeting in connection with the
above was held here kat Wednesday. Tea IrMi
laid on tables by the road-side, and at half-past five
o'slock about 100 eat down and partook thereof.
Afterwards a promotion was formed by Mr. Pike, the
district secretary. Pint there were about 80
children, then came about 30 of the wives of labourers
and the Milton Abbas Bram Band • and a good
number of the men of the vlitsgs, by also many from
other places made a long prooewdon. At NY= o'clock
• public meeting ans held, presided over by Mr.
Ricketts, of Kingston. who advised the men to stick
to the union. Mr. Pike then addremed the meeting,
his language being free from the abuse that is often
heard at such meeting.. dlr. G. Mitchell said he
could not en why every man should not have a vote,
and he thought Joseph Arch was • riht man to send
to Parliament. He also exhibited the rat-0.-nine-tells,
and said it was • shame that our soldiers should be
beaten in the way they were. The speaker than went
on to my that the limbo had been the means of reining
the 'shaman wages, and he thought that eve.-v man
ought to join tin union. deveral resoletions, mune',
were passed, and at the clan • good many joined the
Whitecharch branch, which is regainmg As format
strength.