The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-20 00:00:00

THE ROYAL OOLLEOE OF MUSIC.

The adjourned mostieg of the Inhabitants to furtAle
corridor the proposed establisluneat of the Royal
Colin,of Mosio, sad to receive dm mport of CM com-
mittal appointod to collect admoriptloas, was hold at
Ms Guildhall on Thursday evening last, noes pro-
Hat were :—Th. Mayor (A. liceson, Fag.), Kr. A.
Pope, Mr. J. Golpin, Mr. Gelpht. Ina., Mr. Giles
Symonds, Mr. J. Lomb, Mr. J. F. Hodges, Mr. H.
Hodge., Mr. Youog, Mr. F. &ward, Mr. Bolton
Smith, Mr. J. R. Taylor, Mr. G. Davis, Mr. Ilibben,
sad Mr. 1.3. Hollsod.

not properly reed.
Mr. cairn: Well, why don't you read it your.
• ?
Mr. WESTOII : Why should I read it, when we have
• clerk?
Mr. Bosom: If we were all as perfect as you, we
should be able to get on in the world.
Mr. WRaTon : Why should I res.' it
Alter this little " breeze," which the Ch armee
witnessed with serene calmness, the meeting continued.
Mr. Loci: Well, we must either act upon Ms.
Diary's opinion or Mr. Burnett's.
Mr. attiosim:: No, not at all.
Mr. Loco then spoke in favour of selling the pro.
poly. It wee, he said, simply cottage property,
liable to deteriorate, and, although they were
covenanted under the lease to r Tab., be was afraid it
had not been looked after by the parties who ortgla to
have kept the properties in repair. He considered, if
they had the power, they should sell it right out, and
sell it at such a price that the money invested in
consols at the present time would bring in the same
amount as the rents of the houses in question. They
must remember the money wo .Id then come in
regularly, they would have no repairs, rates, or fire
insurance, ant there woul I be something csrtain
casing in, without any liability whatever. (Hear, ,
hear.) If they could get such a price, assuming the;
had the power to sell, as Mr. Dicey salaried they had,
he thought it would be better to dispose of the pros
party entirely on such terms.
Mr. War Toll : tint Mr. Dicey says we have no
power to sell, except with the sanction of the Charity I
Commiodoners.
Mr. DAVIS : Yes, that is very true.
Mr. Worms considered they woul I be very foolish
Indeed to allow the Charity C .mmissioners to come in
and interfere with them. They had gone on very
well for • number of years, and why not continue ?
they applied to them they would take the management
not only of this one propsrty, but all the property
belooging to the parish, and they would not be Is to
do • single thing without their moment Hs was
given to node:rased (how far it was tree he did not
know, as he did not happen to be one of the trustees),
that the school in South-street would have been put
beak some distance but for the Charity Commissioners,.
who sad they disapproved of it. /ergo, much of the
street was spoilt to • certain extent because they could
not get their oonsent. He considered they would be
very foolish to allow the Charity Commiedoners to
come and interfere with them. It was like, MI he said
the other day, getting your motber.in.law to mute and
live with you—they would not be able to do a single
thing without her Interference. (Laughter.)
Mr. TAYLOR: We might not want to make this
application again to the Charity C,ommiseioners, and
this is a very excellent opportunity.
Mr. Wseroo continued they did not want it, and
he thought it would be very foo`i.h to allow them to
come in at all. With regard to Mr. Lock's suggestion
of investing the money, he asked them to consider
bow the talus of property in Dorchester was improv-
ing. They would from time to dins get better =Ws
and a larger looms than if they pot it in the funds.
Maras" be considered they would be very foolish.
Then, one other thing. Had Mrs. Ashley been such
a great beset actor to this town as many people wished
to make out He thought instead of building one
largo home, it had been throe ordinary else houses,
shops, or anything else, much more money would
have been spent to the town. They all knew two
housekeeping' were more expulsive than one, and, as
he had said, if Mrs. Ashley had built three good sue
houses, the benefit to the town would have been very
much nor than what it is at present. under all these
dream tamss he certainly should oppose to the utmo
of his power the gra •tingto Mn, Ashley tha leasing or
ee
of their property to her.
jia
aoyr. J. R. ['arms; I call it a rotten old property,
and I Mink it an exoellent charm to get rid of it.
(Hear, hem) It will be • good thing for the pariah.
it, considering the high price of consols at present,
I would a trim you to keep the money for a bit.
Mr. A. Loot said he had not such an abhorrence
of the Charity Commissioners as Mr. Weston seemed
to have. Happily, he had not bees much blessed
with experience 0 motbers-in-law—(laughter)—but he
thought if Mrs. Ashley were prepared to pay the
costs of the application to the Charity Commissioners,
if they could prove to them it wae for the benefit of
the parish, they wool I not withhold their ousamt.
Such an application as this, to dispose of some of the
property for money to be invested in consols, must he,
in hie opinion, for the benefit of the parish. (Ap-
pian...)
The RECTOR said this was of course a parochial
question for them to determine as to what was beet
for the berofit of the parish, and he mita say he was
very much loclined to scree with whit.. Mr. Lock had
sail. They had two Ter/ old dilapidated houses—
exceedingly ‘,14 and exceedingly .tilsoldated—and if
they mull sell them at a good price, it surely would
be very much to their benefit. (Hear, how.) They
would have no more repairs. One of ills houses was
not in their hands at all sow, therefore they could not
deal with it very well, but when it was put lots their
bands it woult be simply pat into tenable repair. It
was a very old house indeed, and almost tumble-down.
And then, think of the locality and the situation in
which those Irma. were. He 'greed with what Mr.
Weston had said as to the value of houses in Dorche..
her iwOroris fl, bat he did not think the houses in
At the vestry meeting on Thursday minim the Pease. vs were ever likely to lucre's, eery much in
Rector (am H. Hewett) mewed, and then were value—(laughter)—and be really thought if they could
sell them and have their money invested—inch a sum
also present—Mr. B. Burnett and Mr. B. Davis as would briog in the amount of the rents—lt would
(einughwardene). Messrs. M. C. Weston, A. H. Lack, be exceedingly to their advantage to do it. They
F. B. Mow, J. j;(.. Taylor, P. 3. Holland, W. Tilley, were practical men in these matters, and many of them
had bad considerable dealings in house p, op 'AY, and
R. Btayner, G. J. Wood, T. Lannon, B. Hazed, J. therefore they were probobly far better ;wig.. than
Guy, K. Pitfield, C. Coward, Q. Laosy, Dibben„ he wag ; but it certainly soma to him they had, as
Pearce Mr. Taylor has said, a very good opportunity of
disposing of it, and if they were wise they would accept
Mr. K. Bourn% laving read the mhtlitee of the it With regard to what Kr. Weston had said about the
last meeting, briefly explained the object of their Charity C mmission ,he must soy h' had not that
meeting that eveoing. They were net there, be said, dread of them is he ha . Be believed they were • very
to emider the opinloo of counsel in the matter of the excellent body in many ways. They were appointed, if
application of Mrs. Ashley, and to decade thereon. If they remembered, to see that theses chartti• s, which
I they remembered, the special committee met at his extended all over the country, were not abused. In
office soon after the lam meeting, and he drew out • many paces they all knew unluckily the chorales were
draft con, which was subMitted to thew for their most ehockinerly and most shamefully abused, and in
eiterovaL The; Mewed the draft st little, but at all many places (b would not say where) the tree Malted
emote he and Mr. Davis, as churchwarden,, found no been in the habit of expending the money chiefly in an
fault with the sikration, and he had Pew the esPe to mutual dinner—the money which ought to have been
lalema to them. The *sioll,the
selectedeht•i, two. was expended for the benefit of the parish. The Cow-
*" of Mr. Moen who too sele°" by the 1110-°°ol- namismers were appointed to see that them charities
mitt's. Of MGM than was always a &meshy of wage properly distributed. They bad a small charity
ciii snd he did nee hesitate to my be did oat go hi thet perigh—ongewes Charity—and that was, and
with mt.slthough he aid pot wish for 060 very rtgbtly, under the control of the Charity Corn-
moment te qd opinion before that of Mr. Dicey. widows. They were hound every year (end Ati,
They all bed the own opinions, and be should stink was the only way they troubled them) Vi send up a
to his. Mr. Buraett thee read the one with the totem; of the Way the, spent the money, and he could
opinion of counsel, leaving out the various oases quoted, ; ;pot bob thialegg but what they should be bound to
and what Mommidered irrelevaat. °pinks. WM liked I do go. The charity wu in n the ha de of fsur trustees
on the following points :-- (and he was one) and who in the world was te say
I. whether or "% the °herd...rues an an I whether those four did not hays a jolly good dinner
Weal meoretke‘ NA hem the vower under the Act with it. (Laighter;) But they simply mule wit •
"soled above or as, owe 4Lot to asot Immo or who is return and seat it to Mein to show that the moneykad
wield of the Ised Mate In this RsOfeely I _ I. What been properly spent in accordance with the will of the
power. if any, have the oburotswerdpo to Mel with the donor. With regard to the property in question they
=ieither by sae. ereobear2 %Was. on Ow would simply have to get their maim, the ex
t& rens Or OtbiltWille. ana "0" "MiLeein
, they olasetil A 1.1 the enarebwOrdesis lases Power Per
' km, meld they be 'gems.' la perbillibis ey they might be 'they would simply point out
Id be yew/ small, and Mrs. Ashley won
Is be meetefl ahs ette Of Of tatit .ertwit th°,7 nee Ving. to and ti they "w It
rephawellinAlosessal sew etendlas yrs left the waW of pee with pity would

The Maros said on the whole they had been fairly
successful, and the amount collected as much as he
expected. He should like to know, however, what
some of the collectors in other parishes bad &as. He
had not as yet had any account from Fordington. He
was extremely indebted to Mrs. Morgan, who had gone
from bowie to house and collected money in aid of the
object. (Hear, hear.) ilis Worship further remarked
It would be • great pity to clam the accounts yet, es
there wee more mosey coming in. (Hear, hear.) lie
had hardly met anyone who had opposed the applica-
tion.
Alderman Game : You will certainly not close the
list yet, I hope.
The /IAT01: Certainly not. I hope we shall get •
great deal more ; at the same time if I coin know pretty
accurately the sum total which we have already
rewired, or promises of support, I should be glad.
The collectors presented their amounts, the total
amounting to £4512..
bb. A. POPS asked if It would not be advisable to
keep the money for • time, and see what other towns
Is the county will do, In the event of an offer being
male at some future time to form ac ,unty scholarship
would not the county have theerwilt of the money they
bad collected? AA it was, they had no advantage by
*olio:sing this mosey.
The MATO{ : It will go towards the open *choler.
ship.
Mr. Pore: But we could enter for that without sub-
scribing a penny. I think if you could only get 30
towns to subscribe £lOO, we could have a county
scholarship.
The Maros: We must look at it from • natioesl
point of view.
Mr. SEWARD: If we had looked at it in that way,
we should have got more money.
The Maros said if they lost sight of the nations/1V
of the movement, they rather would impede the aim aad
object of the institution than help it. If they aimed
to help the general scheme they would do more goad
than if they mimed to help it from • persoaal motive.
Mr. A. POP, remarked that by the circular they
could form districts, say of two or three counties,
Dolled £5,000 and bare • scholarship for enzb a die.
tilt.
The Mayo,: What advantage you gain?
Mr. A. Pore: Far greater competing with the
whole world.
The MAYOR remarked it would give rise to • great
deal of ill-feeling, dissension, and jealousy. He would
much rather establish • good national institution,
fully and fairly established, in which they would let
their pupils compete for the open scholarship'.
There were 50 scholia/ships absolutely free, in which
pupils were educated to the languages and music and
were fed; 50 others had Instruction and had to
support themselves, and the third class Wet • those who
by examination were taken in al pupils, and had to
pay aU the different fees as well as the oast of their
own nuilatenanos—in fact, who had • good class ot
tuition at their own expense. He had, no doubt, a
vest amount ot geed would accrue from the
establieltmeut of the Royal College—slthough the
good would not be direct but indirect. It would be
that those who had been et/Meow there would come
home, settle in our midst, and would diffuse the taste
for muds acquired by th 4 supador training end
qualification& Therefore they mat look to the
indirect rather thou to the direct good that was likely
to accrue from the college itself. It would be from
the students who were trained there, and who would
briog home with them the superior musical attain-
ments and abilities that good must come, and in that
way the kingdom would be benefitted, and in that way
Dorchester must be bensfitted also. It would be
useless almost for • place like Dorchester to look for
any special advantages for any special sum which they
were likely to get.
Mr. Pots said if it could be shown any lama
advantage could be gained, either for the borough at
the county, he thought the collectors would have far
less difficulty in getting up their lists. Much larger
sums would-be acquired if there were any possibility
of • scholarship being gained by Doraetshire. Do • cher
ter people would then be far more likely to put their
shoulders to the wheeL
Mr. HODGES read • letter he bad received from Dr.
Hawkins, in which he sent EIO either for its general
purposes or towards • county scholarship.
Mr. LUSH and Mr. Yoinro both were of opinion if
there was any chance of getting • county scholarship
they would get more subscriptions.
Mr. Pore mid he was not at all sure the £3,000
would not be collected—be was satisfied £lOO could be
collected hers towards • local scholarship.
No formal motion Was proposed, although several
;gentlemen present expressed tbeinseivei in favour of
the cson”, being retained for • time. The meeting
*lowed with a vote of thanks to the Mayor for
presiding.

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nodoubtadly give their consent, and he did not think
they would interfere with them in any further way.
Mr. WINIOI said if tide was the only property they I
had, perhaps whet Mr. Everett said might have its
dent, but It we, not. They bsi ""t pro Porty
besides this they wanted to seal, and when the Charity
Commimioners ono* begin to interfere they would
DirtOt be able to do a tonal* thing without Weir
approbation. Ha thought they should hesttste before
they gave up their right& in any way.
Ms. Loot said if Mr. Uicer were right, they could
never lease without the application of the Charity
Conunisinoners, and therefore if they followed Mr.
Worteres advice they mast always remain at a stand-
still.
Ms. WOOD: Why not sell the proparty, and let the
Charity Commissioairs come on us! You only have
ose opinion.
Mr. tiro!: But that opinion Is A 1; that's /format.
Mx. LOOK again &catboat in favour of golfing as
prior, wiuch, ii invested, would bring in tba same
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: The Charity Commissioners won't be
guided by you as to the prim Tuley will Az mimic
price and take it out of your betide.
Mr. A.. 1.0011 nut they teal eat we don't sell tbe
property wide. value, and if we get a g ui price so
much the better for us. They will mks rood Care of
us. They value property vet, logo, and dwe can get
• good b4ll price W. shan't vei7 11100411 hurt.
b. f4towing motion was than proposed by Mr.
Load :—" That at the expense of the tionourable hies.
Ashiey application be insosi tr the Charity Cruenciu-
. stoners for persuasion to sell the property mu question
to her for such a sum as theist** in Consuls at the
preseat tuns would bring the thaw amount ot dividends
as the present rsot resit of the property; or, U desir-
able, to lame the prop... ty to bit."
Mx. F. J. kiCourru had greet pleasure in seoooding
the resolution. He wooed to my that on one of the
houses no rates were paid, it bother aroused; that was
ooe reason way they should get rid oh it. (Lawhter.)
Th• motion was Men put and parried almost mush.
mowil , kV. Westou and Mr. tticke, one of the
being the ouly diessateents.
Mr. Lon tur•ir out a suggestion to be made te the
tioa. Um Ashley, and within would be • very great
advantage, vis., to throw the east angle of Omens'
house into the road. (User, bear.)
Mr. GUT said he bad asked Arc Ashley if the would
do it, and she said it only reotauted between her arid
Lb. Counal.
The Rouen mired with Mr. Look it would be •
greet advairtegr.
Mr. Low said they all knew they had other pro-
perties herd under tici mum trust, and this property
bad been totted to be in • most ailispidatel stela.
dines the last meseing be had seen one of the lames
wider which the property wee held, and be &Wood the
churchwardens had the power to eater at any time,
sad give notice of repair. It wee very desirable thsit
these properties shotud be kept in • prop.: awe of
repeal. at. wished 14 call the sitteetioa ot the Church-
, wares to the powers they had, although he was
afraid he ducal be out of ordec t.. monist that they
do it. Hicks' property, when it led into hand, was In
a very direphimed orsditioa.
The Sams thought it a very proper suggestion.
Tbe meeting then terminated.