The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-13 00:00:00

hand over 20e., or even 305., per. acre, in tithes alone.
I know the clergy are • very charitable class, and, of
course, In them bad seasons they follow the example of
the less spiritually mieded laity, and throw 90 per
amt. only they do it on the Scriptural principles of
not letting the left hand know what the right hand
does," and the plan Is very Emmental for it certainly
I. never talked of.
Halstook.—There is one charity here which formerly
brought in £lO 51. for the poor, but of which there is
no return, being derived from land. It will come
under the Act.
Hempreston, with the Hamlet of Longheul. Vow,'"
several charities arnotuiting to at dal of £42 17s. 94.,
none of which is derived from lan 1. It is divided as
follows :—To education, £9 14a. lid.; to the poor in
kind, £8 9.. 11.1.; to be given in money, £24 12a. 41.
Hawkchuroh has two, but no return from either.
The first of LI was for the poor, the second of £lO for
education.
Rayon hal one of 125., to be given to the poor.
Haselhury Brien.—There is the "Poore' Lind."
nearly 21 acres ; rent of same £67 15e. This awn is
distributed in the following prop 'rams :—ln pensions
to inmates of leasehold almshouses and others, £3015.. ;
spent in feel, £6; to be in cash, £ll. By the deed
there cannot be lees than ten trustees of thie charity,
who are the persons to carry out the provisions of the
Act.
liermitoge.—There Is a very old charity here of
land, income £2O; but it Is for the minister, therefore
does not o me under this Act.
Bitten St Mary.—Here are throe charities. The
first four acres of land; rent of same ES 10e. This sum
is divided into three equal proportions, between edu-
cation, apprenticing, and the poor. Therefore a
third of this land will come under the Allotment Act.
Toe second is called Poore' Money, income 16e. 21.
The third, Church Land, for church purposes.
Ibb,rton.—Church and Curfew Land. nearly 8
acres, income £l9 13.. 41. This is for church purposes,
including £3 for ringing the Curfew Bell, a custom
which must be more profitable to the ringer than any-
one else.
Iwerne Courtney has one charity, rent charge of
£2O, applied to education; ale a schoolroom, house
for the master, and two cottages, rant of cottages
received by the muter.
Kingston ituniell has two, with a total of £3 10s.,
to be given in bread and fuel.
Knighton (Weed) has an income of £lO, for the poor,
from an endowment in West Stafford.
Langton Herriog.—Mitchel's name figures here for
13.. 4.1., a rent charge upon property in Weymouth ;
this la for the poor.
Lllllngtoe.—Tero charities, both rent charges; total
£2 105.. for the poor.
Litton Cheney has three charities as follows :—For
e lunation, £25; poor, 17..; for apprenticing, £65.
Loderc—There are (or wore) two here, both for the
poor, amounting to near El, but no return from either.
rentattieL—lncoms from stock £l5 101. 10.1., for
general uses of the poor.
Luiwortb (Bast) hae • charity of the value of £54
derived from a house and 20 acres of land; also some
'Cock, making the total 260 10e. This is disposed of
among the poor in Bast and West lAIWOrth, dedu
for education 2,4 104., for sermons, £l. Thia landtil
be affected by the new Act.
Lydlinch.—This place also has a good income, for
various objects, from land. The first charity consists
of 32 acres, rent £42. This, with interest of stock,
wakes up a total of 1.86 for apprenticing. Surely the
people must be all tradesmen. The second consists of
acres. This is given to the poor in kind, and
comes under tbs Aliotment Act. The third is called
" Church Land," 71 acres, rent of same £lO. This is
used for church purpoee•
Lyme Regis.—There are three here also. The first
a rent charge of £4 4..; this is for the poor. Toe
wood contains a largo more than 18 acres of land;
rent f same 04 to be given to the poor in money.
This was intended fur sailors and their wives, and
comes under the Act. Th• third is in stock, realising
£40.. 7d., to be given in kind 10th. poor ;there is also
from the land a deduction for apprenticing.
Lytchet Minster h.s a house and 161, acres of land;
Income from same £.17, for apprenticing and sermons.
I fear. sir, I shall weary your readers, therefore I
must bring this to • class.-1 am, yours,
Jcrerncs.

THS SUPPOSED LOST CHARITIES.
To Me EdiSof.
Sir,—l informed you in my last letter I should
endeavour to gain the prise "Justice' offers, and I hops
by the time he has finished you will be sable to say I
have well earned it.
I will now go on with the supposed lost charities of
Dorchester.
William Whiteway, gen., by deed enrolled, dated
. 15th October, 1617, gave an annuity or yearly rent
charge of £5, payable on the feed ..f St. John the
Baptist for ever, issuing out of • marriage, situate
In the pariah of St. Peter, the lands of the Earl of
Dorchester, for the equal benefit of the three parishes,
for the better endowment of an hospital or workinir
house, then lately erected, for the training up poor
children to honest lab ,ur. Vested In the Corporation.
The above William Whiteway married Joan, the
sister of John Gould, gen., of Dorchester; issue (with
others) Juliana, who became Hrs. P rkins, thus :
Juliana Perkins, by will, dated 1656, gave the sum
of £lOO to the use of the poor of the curse parishes, to
remain as • stock for them for ever, by indenture,
dated 19th April, 1660, the Mayor, Bailiffs, Aldermen,
and Burrows, in consideration of £lOO to them, paid
by Arthur Gould and Susan Grove, executors of the
said Juliana Perkins with the consent of Josiah Ferry,
Thomas Symonds, and John Foyle,overseer. of her will,
and likewise with the commit of the overseers of the
poor of the three parishes, did grant unto the said
executors and osmoses, of the said will and their
heirs, one annuity or yearly rent charge of £6 per
annum of their three measuages, with the appurten-
ances called the George Inn to be p•id for the benefit
of the poor of three parishee,on the 25th day of March,
yearly. Vested in the Heir at Law.
John Gould, sen., the Brother in Lew to the above
William Whiteway, by deed eurolled, gave an annuity
or yearly rent charge of £B, payable for ever, out of
an house, situate in tbe parish of Si. Peter, late the
property of George Gould, Esq., his grandsinoittorney
of Dorchester, &c. The said Gooses Gould, by will,
dated 1790, leaves his whole real estate in trust for his
brother Nathaniel (who died without issue), and the
heirs of body failing, IMMO then to John Gould, Esq.,
of Upwey, eldest son of Farmer James Gould, ..f
Shilvenhampt.m and Upwey, and his right heirs for
ever.