The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-01 00:00:00

To the Editor.

Sig,—With a well-defined identity of interests, it is
a matter for much regret that there should be a
divergence of feeling between owners and occupiers of
the soil; and dire would be the day were the "silver
cord 'twixt hall and homestead' severed; and yet
there are visible signs of impending dancer. Smarting
under the grievance of an intolerable head of ground
game.(the bane of good husbandry)and the inequality
i ro local burdens, the yeomen of Conservative Dorset-
, the-well-nigh mad residence of the good old
(arcouraged by what has been acesimplishesi
e have chosen their champion, and offered
battle to 1 class with whom they and their fathers
have ever been band and beat t ; and terminate as this
Intestine warfare may, it will liaVe its significance.
The nimble and destructive little rabbit abounds in
many parts of Dorset, and are innumerable on the
manor of a prominent politican (whose elevation
has lately been celebrated), where the soil is unpro•
ductive of predatory animals that conduce to "A
Noble Science." . .. .. . . . . . .

With an innate love of field sports (and with fealty
to thoee from whom he holds) the tenant farmer
desires to promote them in their varied :Led legilimak
forms, and to use thewords of Wordsworth, he responds
to the cry of—

THE BURIALS BILL
The Bishop of Salisbury has Just addressed the following
biker to his Rural Deans:—
Palace, Salisbury, January 27, 1878.
Dual Ma. Ruse'. brsv,—l have now received replies
from all the Deaneries of the pieces, to the questions
which I asked them respecting the subject of burials in
our churchyards.
About MO clergy and representative communicant laity
met in the early winter, and sent answers to the questions
proposed. It is somewhat difficult to give in complete
summary a report of these answers in their exact portico.
lan of variety ; but I think it right to inform you of the
general character of these answers for the information of
the members of your RuriDecanal Chapter. DISESTABLISHMENT.
L —To the first question, whether the present law of (Frees the Exaseimee.)
burial should be uncompromisingly maintained, the Churchmen may think it too early in the day to be
answer is uniformly in the aifirmative ; ten Deaneries dismissing what ought to be done with the funds of the
adding "as regards Settlio.4." Establishment, but as all are agreed that Disesteblishment
Il.—To the second question, wbeteer, if any changes is only a question of time, it is well to be getting ready.
were to be made, the proposal of Mr. Ocistionsa Wren'. The truth is it must be clearly understood for what pur-
Bill should be accepted, the answer is absolutely in the pose the funds are to be used before there can be any very
negative. I do not perceive that more than three Midi- energetic movement for diverting them from their pre-
viduals in all the Deaneries voted in the afilrmative. sent apigicatioa. /lir Charles Lake, like many others,
111.—To the third question, whether "silent burials" thinks there is room furs wise employment of the Church
should be adopted according to 11Lr. Talbot's plan, three endowments in the work of Wilt-diem lie ii cull hove
Daemonss only answer in the affirmative, the divisions in "provided out of the surplus estimated at ninety millions,
them being 12 to 8,9 to 7, and IS to 3. that which was most needed to place England among the
IV.—To the fourth question, whether cemeteries should foremost nations of the future—a national free system of
be twined for one or more parishes according to the primary education, together with free secondary educe-
moms n of the Lower House of Convocation, tion, as the reward of merit. Unless most serious reasons
two ansWered decisively in the negative- The could be shown for maintaining a Church Establishment
rent answered in the aarmallve ; but with great variety by national funds in these days, the more chance of
of opinion as to the funds Trout which the cemeteries , founding such an education scheme as that of which he
on the rate.. three twonosing that it to the
gebornefallibnyg , a"durestbaP°ktethnewwoulliodlej
should be provided. several objectingbeWespeareanoont
the dissenters, one that half should be defrayed by rub- secondary education alone.
ussutinfiy.digiseshttanboltishpronifietnatbly
'Motions and half by a Government grant, and the 1
remajeder not specifying the fund from which it should ,
come, and therefore, I presume, allowing that it should'
Oth Four °Ricers at A have been ca., nilens ha hiored for attend-
fall upon the rate...
ing the funeral service celebrated there on the annivorsary
V.—To the fifth yuyllo4l.l, whether any er scheme of the Emperor's death.
should be suggested. I have emly received coo answer In accordance with extended observations, it appears
i
which recommends an alternative sorrins, cousin:int cd that the coldest day,"
average temperatre .of the year areutheB3tithlanmte
d 11th
meeting of 17. '.
prayers from the Bible. This was carried by DI G& in a January. on which t'll
the Sth January the temperature rises about the tenth of
.:
Believe me, my deer Hr. Rural Dean. .. , a degreeV
faithfully -,.... between the abe rer day, and reaches 39.1 degs.
Yours a. ti a Bth ‘ebNary, after which it falls
BAfifilL Olnfiewhat lower for • few days.

Up: Timothy, up take thy staff and away,
Not • soul shall remain in the village to-day.
The fox hi just started (null Hamilton grounds,
And Skiddaw is glad with the cry of the nounds.
I am, sir, yours faithfully,
WILLIAM Tr ILNEN.