The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-16 00:00:00

WANT OF HARMONY BETWEEN REVEREND
GENTLEMEN.

The following queer statement appears in a con-
temporary:—! shall be obliged if you will kindly allow
me space for the following stagement : —The Council of
this school held • meeting at the Notional Schoolroom.
Melcombe anis. on Wednesday, April 3rd, to elect my
successor. After • long continued series°, advertisements
Is numerous papers, inserted st the evened of tAs bond-
holders, out of • very large number of applicants for
information, the number of cthdidatem who actually sent
in an application dwindled down to SIX. Now it seldom
happens that for the mosterehip of an ordinary school
there are less than 40, W. or 00 candidates. There can,
therefore, be no clearer condemnation of the whole
proceedings of the Council in the view of schoolmaster,
than this miserable number of sin candidates. Surely
there must have been considerable surprise, and probably
mortification, among the members of the Council when
they found that there were so few candidates. But the
Council should remember that, however close they may
keep their proceedings, there is • Freemasonry among
schoolmasters—a sort of electric telegraph—which
cheoletee intelligence, and I have reason to believe that
toe affairs of this school, and the treatment I have
received, have been discussed among • very large number
of the principal schools in this country, and that the
school.management Is in very bad odour, and hence the
paucity of candidates.
It was to have been expected that some of these six
candidates would have been selected snit asked to meet
the Council on the day of election, but this wee not dons
twas probably feared that if any of the candidates were
sent for to Weymouth they would hear too slouch ; nod I am
quite sure if any candidate had made the slightest
enquiry of any person not a member of the Council he
would have beaten • precipitate retreat.' lam informed
that a suggestion was made by some member of the
Council te adjourn the meeting and issue further
advertiseniento for • fresh supply of candidates, but this
was overruled, and the Council proceeded to elect •
mister ending having was him unlees, indeed he had
been sent for privately or " interviewed" elsewhere.
This ends the history of a wicked, cruel, and vindictive
persectloei which has been going on since 1875. It beg=
because I refused to sign an erbitrary, degrading, and
tyrannical agreement to 'attend St. Mary's Church with
my boarders twice every Sanday, and nowhere else.' And
berriinse I refused to sign away my liberty for TEN
YEARS. and took my bey. to Christ Church, Mr. Greaves,
on the 214 of May. ISM. uttered • highly Christian threat
to this effect—"Thst if Mr. Ellis does not bring hie boys
hack to St. Mary's Church I will spend every sixpence of
my money to turn him out." And that Mr. Graves
meant what be said is evident from • letter of his which
I have still in my poseesslon, in which he save that he
will "never waive the CORIUM. :" and again, "Is it worth
while to damage yourself and family so seriously for so
small • matter I Will that justify you in involving the
school In risk and trobably the town in angry conflict r
From these words it is clear that Mr. Greases would not
hesitate to turn myself and family (one of them his own
godchild) out of how? and home, ruin the school, and
involve the town in 'an angry conflict" rather than be
thwarted in his unreasonable tyranny. Well, he it so. I
had infinitely rather suffer the wicked wrong Mr. Greaves
has inflicted upon me than he the doer of it I I am the
more convinced that Mr. Grooves' persecution is the
result of nominal feeling, and not of any fault he has
to make against the efficiency of the school, became only
a short time before the crisis he said to • member
of the Council, who made the enquiry whether there was
any complaint about the school, "No ! only get Mr. Ellis
to writs me an apology and lam ready to shake hands
with him." It is perfectly clear, then, that the question
is entirely one of personal feeling, and for this Mr. Greene
does not hesitate to INIMIOCeI the master, the school, the
interests of the bondholders, and the opinion of the town.
And yet the accusation brought against me by Ur.
Greases i• "were OF HARMONY." Why. Mr. Greece. has
enter spasm to me dna the prise day, July ash, 187511!
Ile hen repeatedly passed me in the streets without the
least notice, and it was only a fortnight ago, when he was
treating me in this contemptuous manner, that I
addressed him with this enquiry :—"Don't you know me,
Mr. Greene r
I have no intention at present of entering into any
detailed amount of the correspondence which has taken
place between the Council and myself; that must be
reserved to • future wanton, but when the events of the
last, two yeses are brought to light—which they will be
before long— the public will have an opportunity of forming
an unbiassed opinion on the subject
I think it, however, only right at once to call attention
to the probable result of the Council's proceedings,
Involving, as I fen they will do, the utter ruin of the
school for some time to come and the Jeopardising of the
bondholders' interests.
Through the kindness of AR old pupil of mine at this
school, who was an applicant but subsequently withdrew.
I obtained • copy of the statement of perticulars which
the Council had printed for the information of the ceao).
dates, and I will make • fere ob.ervation. thme&.
The first point that will intereet the town to know is,
that the school fees are to be inoreassd ; every boy, irre-
spective of age, being charge! 20 guinesa.
& The school is repneented as containing at present
"about 40 boarders and 30 day scholars." . .

Is it not absolutely cruel to any new master to make
this statement without warrants/ him of the feeling of the
town on the subject! In almoet every invtance the parents
of.my boarders have already given me notice to re move their
sone from Pm school if I lepve it, and have promivisd that
their eons shall accompany me. And with regard to the
day 'cholera, I very mach questmn if there will be a
dozen of them Idt for the new muter.
. . . . .

- -Mo. then, is the new masteriC.be paid I There is
no endowment, there is no salary guaranteed, and though
he is premised to have the' house " Revr Fags," this is •
delusion and • snare I for every penny of the rent (amount-
in. at least LI 1220 per annum) has to be paid oat of the
sehool i.e.; for the master is to receive only one Ulf of
fees, the other half being retained by the Council for rent,
tr.
. . _ . .

If, therefore, the new matter has none of my boarders
left, and only • few day hop., how is he to pay the interest
of the bondholders I and if he fall, and the bondholders
claim their interest, what will beomie of the school build-
ings! How is he to pay the rates and taxes! How is he
to keep the premises in repair i How IA he to pay the
masters!. ?or all thee •XPoll?r,be Itm to meet,

But I think the magenta' injustice to the new Mater
I. the fact that ever once April 11th. 1876, there has been
a rival school in existence In this town, which has been
studiously fostered and patronised by Warmer for very
obvious reasons. The name of the .460°1 leas been altered
from "The Middle School to " The Meloombe Regis
School," and instead of being • "Middle &boor it is
called a "Ormolu School.' It may not be generally
known (but
it will all come to light very loon) that It was
n account of the change of name and character of this
on
that the present ruptures between the Council and
myself began The Middle School trustee. changed its
name in direct opposition to my protest, and, aa I contend,
in direct violation of their agreement. And it is notoriorui
that every encouragement LIM been lavished upon it,
while tbe absence of the Conseil from the Net two as
days at the Collegiate School has been equally noticed I
It should be further borne in mind that three member,
of the Council are (with two others) OWMIA (II) of the
Middle School premises, while the MAN three members
hold but MOO between them in the bonds of the Collegtast
School out of £7.000, Thus, while they are trustees of
the Collegiate School, with • very small stake in It. fund
they are the Pitoriurroas (with two others) of the rival
establishment, from which they are deriving a pecuniary
bens4tll Is this s• it should be /
. .

I have only to ndd a fact of important significance—
that after the election of my successor was over, the hon.
secretary resigned his office, and that • paid secretary
"ribs appointed in his stead, in the person of Mr. George
Andrews. -

Jolt's Ikus, M. A. Heml-Illeeter.
Weymouth Collegiate School. Nth April. Vag

• This was actually the ammo la twe lastaimea

COUNTY COURT.
Seturday : Before Yr. T. R. P. Leroy. jodge.
• OWLIMAN OW.

Mr. 6 - 71'
Mr. W. T. Aylesbury V. r. 77. arca!, • judgement
summons for £5 aILOI/0 appeared for Mr.
Aylesbury and Mr. Hooper for Mr. Morant—seked for an
adjournmeot for a quarter of an hour, when defendant
would weer personally. He was making arrangements
to raise mosey. Mr Hanna said defendant we, keeping up
an establishment, two horses and a carriage, and his
servant in livery. He was • gentleman; but there were
other cues against him; he had just this morning peeked
up his govis, and gone off to weireetehire, ' where,'
said Mr. Hooper. "he has • stepmother ; you know whet •
he is.--Dsteindant appeared, and on the suggeetiou of
Mr. Hanna that he be sworn, said be peppered to pey
Kr Aylesbury as 5000 10 be got his business with Mr How-
ard completed—Hr. Howard said the matter might be
eompleted In an hour if defendant chose ; the cheque was
only waiting for him to wee to pay Messrs. Denali*
and he could have it —The judge asked if Kr. Morent
kept • carriage I—Defendant said the horses and carriage
do" not belong to him but to his sinter-in-law.—Kr.
Menne said be understood that &deadest was under the
thumb of his wile, and they wanted to resist the payment
of the debt —Mr Howard said defendaet married into •
good family; but there were some debts of his father-is-
law. who died, end he refused to ley them, Now • bill
of Kew. Devenislis which Yrs. Monet agreed to my
and on that hi (Mr. Howard) agreed to see it paid, bei
Kr. Migrant refused, and he (Mr. Howard) would not give
up dupes which wee ready for kW. Mr. Manua was •
deough gentleman, an honourable man, and then was
plenty to pay, he owed him (Kr. Howard), some hundreds
of —The Jades odd all he could do wee to make=
order for immediate paymeet, and did..

ere none othercana—Loroil v. Morant. and Rolla .
Noraar —between 1:3 and £1 trek widen defondaL
admated, and judan tc*th'ith
—The defendant la the gra uff .d 8
at
weed Parnell, sad Hoed az the Chickand-road.

11l MCAT Na.

Oritnesett v. George /Ceder& M,. Arden
appeared for plautuff. sod stated defendant wee a bum-
bpia, gyn. wbo bought goods of Kr. Grinantett, sold the
good.. put
.theiumobriyol= :Taft. and Lieclad:i=
had given a great deal of troabla so thralls (Yr Arden)
had to oak for an immediate oommittaL—Omantittal for
0 &um U defendant dose not pay in • week. Perhaps
wben defendant beard of ltie judgment, he would offer
some terms. rid the Judo.

C 1.4111 POR Bari.
Mr. Loners v. abort Mak and Soma
Webb.—llr. Anita 1a 10. 40oper We

ad...a...ie.—W. Arden said in WI& Hr. Hendon let
time llooly being mom premises ; and
they opened • lime brute wbkh did not answer. and
the irrrnia". ca a I,n. due.)sin
'2'4"d rent limm "zoul.L4 Defend lIILS ha I after-
dissolved partnership ; but it did not tastier which
defendant pail Supieni, for the agreement was made
with rlairued from January 6th. to July
fith, wt. although defendants did not girt up the key
till August. He let the nor,. to both ddendiusts, at A:l2
a yaar, seeing both Mr. Webb sad Hr. Mills. —By Mr.
Hoolsor : Thee area a.thing written between the amities;
but the agreement was for AM • yew for the prensiww
which were to be used for a greengrocer*. busbies. Did
not rive them say notice to leave, nor ask them to go.
Went is Mr. Webb, or Mr. Kills, and said he found that
from the class of business carried on there, his other
tenant+ would leave. so Lb.), sesre carrying on marine
stores business, but be said oithing about giving them
the rent —st least he did nit rec Alert It; but would not
Sweet it. Moon- Webb end Mills fitted the plisce for
teli, and Mr. Webb wanted them to take off the fitting..
which he .
refused, took off the fittings, and mint them to
Hr. Webb.—Bir : Had let the matter stand over
so long beams* they were related to each other ; defendant
owed him for some meat, and paid him • year and ball
afterwerde—Mr. Webb said he conjointly. with Mr.
Mille took the premises and established the business.
but it arse not approved by Hr. Sanders, who kept on
asking for the key, and said "Give me the key and I will
forgive You the rent.' and on that be gave np the key.
Mr. Sanders bed the pipes and other mu-fittings torn
down, thrown into his Ake, sod the pipes were all made
useless.—ln answer to the Judge plaintiff said he under-
stood the prezniees were to he occupied for • Mon:grocer/
businem —By Hr. Ardor.: Although the house we. let
for • twavemootb. be ()(r. Sanders) weed to take • six•
roonthi rent —Mr. E. Mills deposed that Hr. Sanders said
he would loos a twelvemonths* rent if they would give up
the premime, and on that understanding the key was
given up.—By Kr. Aries: The key was kept until the
10th of August—fly Mr. At-den: He said: *' TS give you
the rent If you'll come out; I'd rather low. • twelve-
months* rent than you should stop there."—Tbe Judge,
to plaintiff: I think in law and in justicv rein are entitled
to the amount you claim —.CIL —Judgement for plaintiff. 1