The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-02 00:00:00

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Mr. Ws•TOlft I oaf It Mains dr. aid You ought to I Mr- Wow= Why, I tea show you, In your own book.
be told of your misdeeds. that you are was
Mr. DAVIS You seed not say ft rffisha_ Mr. Boathgent 41,11,1 ere wen& we shell have as
work to do.
Mx. Winwlig ikon put the fortnek ~ they Its. Lathes Loth :Is there my record that the parish
be expensed, which wee smooded by Mr. e Drian• lure become within to Ale moped, I Looking at It myeeth
Mr. Armee Locx : Are they or Is
they not the in • legal pont of virsw,l mama say whether' Ina. de aa
minutes token et the that s the question. seeketwitical emanation or not, wheow we ow now we
Mr. Davie admits he them after the vestry becamentitted no the property, and la whom it is vested.
eon, and therefore they ant no part of the slants* of it Reath :It le vested la the au/awe:dense
the vestry. K asked how the rents were MOW& Wd•
Mr. Buseger : The minutes wen taken by the they astribuud to the polo
Mr Baurser : Yee they tan Into the general fund of
Aasistant Overseer. and the names were added dila— the iertee, with the okorom, aid
',my woo, aid ego.
there was no doubt about that. Insets gets Ma out of that feed to be distributed to the
Mr. DAVIS: And very proper too. poor.
Mr. Wsirroe I I erte they ought to be expunged. Kr.AZTHVI loxx sale joked if they could fled say
Dr. ALOUD° s II they are impaired Mall we not mooed se to bow they bones mann to the property.
be in this difficeilte--we shall have to been de neve. Mr. Beam= : I casein and any.
Kr. R. Dans: I Wine the anneweedens ban
Mr. Bcasnet : The mantes will &lad latent just taws,. mow teem
the same. Mr. Waren • And —so they .1.• I, What did they me
The ROUVOIt then rose, and said it appeared them to got Why they wogto pail ems
cot mg young lives
names had been added after the meeting and after the ueto g toot wwweeps °woes°a it
minutes were signed by the chairman. It =and In oppesitim to Me bur—i—ettoi geotet-oo age. Wastes
to be irregular, and Mr. Weston prop reed the quoted the following from the woo ostinni,y :—•• The
names be expunged, which sae seconded by Mr. churchwardens are so far istoorporsted by law sat. amend
Spicier. If Mr. Dais had no objection lor the goods of the oburek, and to brag as ethos of
trespass for thou, sed also to purchase ends lot tae uee
Mr. Davis: Not at all. of the aria. Rot they are sot • corp.estion is such sort
There woe no counter proposition, and it wee under- as to wet." ism... to mks by great. Moen in Loudon
Moo I the names should be expunged. where they are • esrparetica for the. purees** also. Aid
The Veda/ then proceeded to examine the church. tbetegore enyeee itios toed to the wok for the eee
of
wardens' noonnte, which showed the Income to be the church, it meet sot be to the thurchmud no and their
121226.. id., and the expenditure to be within otoonsan, built should be to Masa in trust to the me
£6 12s ltd. of that sum. Mr. Bursae expressed him. Intended, which mast trom time to time be renewed ea
self ready to answer any question in regard to the the,rh. "aro* de, •W.ey."
accounts, In • lege parish like theirs, with their ohlobouge=i wawa la Olt Pewee vested if net id the
musical service, he aid not think they W 40001,106 to Mr. Warms : That is a very dUfereat Wog. I think
complain of. you ougbt to be very careful what you are about. for Ills
lir. trisslea took exeeption to the sum which • very step to take,. If you weal to grant this
appeared under the head of Hospital and other lease to Km Aahlln, you mugs get ite eamdeo• of the
special objects. Where was the order, he asked? Ordinary la scolealastleal propeity. If leo don't take ogre
Mr. Bunsen: It is not entered on the It their foot God atOe•rttin?eeerelletrir ou step itetter and get
to is not usual do so, came MI You had SILO Toy
great owe what
sezeyloing.
Mr. Wirral then. :It ought to be, en. The Ramat tit would sot be difficult to get the
The Ethane explained the amountis2t.l
dower the witotios et the 0
Prwcww6 of sterWci wcileetiwca an with Kr, Warns &Moms the Marin Conosinioners get
which Mr. Weston said he was salted . hold of this, whet good unlit be to our arise t They will
After further conversation Mr. Airrinth LOCM sag- put their Anger lass the pie sad won't thew us to Meth
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gated that the accounts as ;sod be printed and circa- owes meldet as we DOW as.
l
la the mares of further remarks Mx Walton made this
ated smong4 the esseholden, Ce amongst the im
Portant suggethos •. It would be very muoh better,
be
parishioners, and platted in the church. There were ucL to mthe an embenge with Mrs. Ashiry, and get a
things they would like to read cangully through, and ,wid lb.. ihspe mogo as o„eitgoinoot
see how the whole offertory was expeed. Bo at or with Mn. onaley to give WM the Cements °fibs, ehteh
he could see, it had been expended iratislactorily, and woad be very Import sat to the pariah u they wanted to
In older to fret on with business, he should woes that Wumse UMW therek, end altosetser would be v.ry meta
the accounts be pi:Vett sad cies:elated as last year. Teg would tile have Mad nitht dows to the front street,
The Rwtott quite weed with hes. Loch they might if ars. AshleLerisholto illdOP her fancy the could do
to be, and inside as public as poedble. It was always t for gr. Illame was • Tiff good ceutewew of tem,
the woad doubtless let her home it.
his lb to Ist everybody oltallLituaderstaad bow tth Kr. Boman :It was promised as at cos time, but was
money they collected was ex then withdraws.
&alum seconded 17,I..17t;k's;motion, which Mr. 0. Lacer: filopposing that peeped, were cleared
was carried unanimously, sway, would you be able to stop the sight of way I
The next business wee to consider an applisation of Mr. Wilma :We might deviate is if we itrge.i the
the Honourable gra Ashley. for the lease of the aturollg, and:eve *spate where the offias
hoarse in Pease lane, in the, 000npation7o1 Harriet lir. W. DA tmartha they would be rich soca, for eight
houses amid soon fall into their head%
Oreene and John Hicks. Mr. Warm : I know it, and I mast say I take • little
The Ramos, in bringing the matter forward, said credit for It; tor I took cranks of comma or it
never since be had lived in the parish had he had the Mr. Luca said if ten Protest, would sow fall in, they
pleasure of presiding over so large a vestry meeting. Out to know their reset posinon.
BRuotort sssnW:ilbanse y.a. • legal Me One was told it was a very good a when parishicroses Oscsaos Caocass : Wes the liee• granted in 1316
did not attend the vestry, but he ht it would be
to Mr.
:stm much better thing if the yo
would Kr. Caracnia : This I can't the different* betas*
the Beater Vestry at any rate, and take WWI the eft" 1346 eee the one tot Itleh
Interest in what they did at their church. As • The Itacros : The last one wee granted on lives,
flowing river was much more desirable than a deli Optaion or counsel wee takes, sad It was found they had
stagnant pool, there fore be thought a little life no pewee so great seta lessen That ••• stopped the.,
shown in their proondiegs was better than apathy and aid then had not bees one granted sine-,
Indifference, Men might have grievathee—he believed Mr, Alum Loaf mid the important goestion really
was—were they as ecelestestical corpontiort or not! As
there had been some either real, or be ventured to considerable
property would shortly coca into their
think limitary gr4reac_ele shout the seat.. fl.otue arida it as Tare important the perish thould know their
gentlemen the Parish thought they had lad cam rime mellow Hs did not know Sheer position from what
my well in regard to their seats, bet be had been said heday. Mr. Burnett said they had the
might say the churchwardens whitener they bad had power.--
any ints mode to thew had does their beet to Mr. Winos : That would be seaskeisatical property.
sata man bad „.„.evance, „bean. os to Yr. LOOK: I don't think we are se scondestiesi corpora-
his
seatsfy.
or
scything
ow: lot union go to the Enter Woo es clothed by the set meationed by Mr. Burnett. But
whether we have powers to Wee under the Act of George
Vestry and speak about it. If anybody had any ittlt, he wassot gait* so awe. The say doctors differ, sect
grievance in the perish he would give him the suns osgoottom lawyersowl/ sk it would be hivia.
seines as the man gave to his son, who swallowed the able to get the best opinion we can as to what is our
ha'penny—" Out with it I "(Laughter.) Far berm monies in regard to this property. It will soon come in
out with their grievances enci done with it. With Paramesios, I believe I
the puts ato there wof cause a diffloulty ; Mr. Davis: Terse lives more, and they will all be ie.
Writitotthey really wanted, and he only wished they kefd Saal !that,. Mr- Williams, and ram those ars
could get them, was • few more seats M the church, three
wory:ssucctsg
and then there would not be these little difficulties that they ehoold have counsel's
Kr.
as to thew wares; sad the Karroo thought • sub-
about the seats, The churchwardens had gal into commitionhould be formed, in order to sairt the church.
the question and hoped they had satisfied every body; warden in carrying it out.
if they had not he invited any one who was not Dr. Alaatnue said saber it did belong to the chinch-
estisfied to bring it forward at the clime of the meeting. wardan• as men Mutton acetate, or it did nor, and he
The Rector then passed on to speak of this parochially- thought they ought to be, in posteestun of the real facts
important quer ion in regard to the houses before they proceeded farther.
which 11r.. Ashley desired to gain pos melon toototr' prior, togßUseussestedibeachlUub.ftrch::4l:" hiserLd tee!
of. Be west on to explain Mrs. Ashley was out thio proposition. They all weed with Mr. isafcca
anxious to obtain these houses in war to it was fortunate so get rim Ashley in Dummies/. He
build stables, machismo% greenhouses, and the held to his opinion they had the power to grants lease for
like, and, of course,astbey doubtless knew, they • term not exceeding 99 rears- Ile ae WSW the Rector,
were simply the trustees of the parish pre petty, and eburchward ag eas, Mere %geom. Lva, Aldridge, Allard.
CAkeram, and R. Stapler form • commiltre to consider
therefore their wish was to do whatever they possibly
could for the trud of the Per"' He wee sorry B'7 the molter.
Mr. JILLARO advocated obtaining counters opinion on
their predecessors did not look at it exactly in that the point; and eventually it was agreed, on the elation of
way—be ref•rred to the unpleasant system of letting Kr. A. LOca, seconded by Mr. Our, to appoint • coop
property on live.. Luckily some 30 years ago, if he mate. to ascertain what powers the cautheardens
was speaking wrongly Mr. Weston would correct him. possess in dealing with the quest ox. IL was also decided,
for he was one who sedated in that direction, they got on the motion of Yr. A_ LOCK, that the vestry was pro'
that iniquitous system—if he might venture to all it eared to treat with etre. Asnley, with regard to the pro-
w stopped for ever. There was no douht they petty, provided they might be advised they had legal
Malta allowing them to do a
bad_ Power to grant lessee on arlYthl°ll under 99 yea" The Rural tn. brought forward the question of the
—( Mr. Weston shook his bead)—that was his new vestry, and after coneiderabirs dismission it '
decided, ribald foods be fort:treaties, to oasts tit:
impression, but he observed Mr. Weston did not
quite agree with him. At any rata what they were addition. A commune was appointed.
bound to do was to try and do the best and most An animated discussion gonad as to the metier, but as
beneficial for the-. parish. (Applause.) This good it was of • personal character, we are not disposed to glee
lady had come down here and bailt that big house, • report of the remarks. A vote of (honks to the Rector
and very much improved their property; and now hif concluded the coorties.
they could grant this lease in such a moaner t
would meet bee wishes, and, at the same time, benefit
the property sr( the paris),, he thought they ought to
do it. (Applause.) lie had no doubt they woad
have gentlemen who would speak directly, who knew
• good deal more about the law than he did, and who
would put the law exactly in regard to It; bat those
were just his feelings. They were all very glad Mrs.
Ashley had come into their parish, hal t that large
house, and come to live here, which must greatly
improve their property, if not the whole town, and if
they could meet her wisbet in any way, pray let
them do so; but remember they were the treaties
of parish property, sod were in duty bound to see
they made the best bargain they possibly could.
(APPlitherA)
"Mr. Howard is outside," some parishioner said.
and Mr. BUSNITT said that gentleman had attended
on behalf of Mrs. Athley, and if the vestry had no
objection he would come in.
The RICITOR said Mr. Howard would probably lay
before them what Mrs. Ashley's proposal was. At pre
sent there was nothing before them.
The entry was unaaimous that Mr. Howard should
be admitt.
" May I ask r said a parishioner, " who Mr. Fearos,
of South-street, represents r (Langhtee.)
The RgCroa eel it to be clearly understood g at
anyone who was not a ratepayer could not vote.
Mr. Howard then entered the room, and the Rector
invited him to stets to the meeting what proposition
Mrs. Ashley wished to make. He first of all thanked
the vestry for their courtesy in allowing him to appear
at that vestry. On bshelf of Mrs. Ashley he would
date that honourable lady felt she was approaching a
body of gentlemen who were the trustees of path°
meaty, soda, such, she asked them to do nothing
but what would be beneficial to the parish. The lady
had come to Dorchester, and they could all see what
she had done, and the treadle:nation of property
which appeared already' and he could not help saying
he very much regretted she had not taksn the mate
AMC in the town he resided in. He only wished the
had taken • fatter to Weemouth instead of to Doe-
abater. (Laughter.) Making such an outlay and
building such a fine boon, must necessarily improve
the property in the neighbourhood, for they oould not
Insetbly have • large house like that erected In a parish
of this kind without every piece of property increasing
In valw. So far as the property in question was con-
cerned, it was very old and decayed in its character,
and as such he thought it would effect an improvement
if they were pulled down and better premier erected
in their place He melted them to grant a lota
lease to Mrs. Ashley upon a fair ground rent—a fair
rent as between man and man was the right for them
to state and right for her to pay. (Elver, bear.) That
was the pied* to go upon. Mrs. Ashley would Ithe
to have as long a lease es they could grant. /the was
Irl. speed not less than 000 upon the place—
wild
wabe said leas, from what be knew of her, be
tree sere it would be fez more • and on behalf of her
solicitor. In London he might Mote she was will-
lag to enter into any agreement to speed
ma lees than ENO. The present buildings
would be pulled down, and in their plea erected
ornamental stables and other protases. ro conclosion,
the only question he asked them to consider was
whether they would be willing to grant • long le
sad he hoped and trusted they would. He belle
there was a life interest in one of the houses, but he
believed that puma was quite willlog to rive up his
life interest for the papas of advancing the proposi-
tion of Meg. Ashley. He omaitereri they should
tamed y one and all upon having
rXialtivalr es
in their midst. (Hoer, hem.)
Mr. 11.. Dana As I noderstard, Mr. Williams is
willing to 'errands, his hose to us?
Mr. HOWLID : He wiil for the purpose of forward-
ing this movement.
A somewhat desultory conversation mom I. and
Mr. WESTON politely suggested they had lamed Mr.
Howard.
Mr. HOWARD said he did not with to argue with
anybody. He invited any gentlemen to put any
gentians to him. When be bed answered them he
should be pleased, personally, to retire. He repeated,
Mrs. As would like a brass of 99 years, and
suggested that Et a year would be fair ground
rent.

Guy: For each house?
Mr. GOWAN.° No, not for each I (Lrioghter
Mr. Howard oohed if any other gendarmes wished to
ask him anything, and, as theft was no napalm, Mr.
Btritherr said time was • hale room mita* to which
Mr. Howard oould go.
" I shall be very pleased to retire," replied Mr.
HOWARD, " for I cow stooks • cigar orrodde. and I onset
here," and thanking them for their kindness he
retired.
Mr. WINTON : Perhaps Mr. Churohwardss will now
point out what powers we ham
Mr. Bewtra BOIOIETT. quoth'l from Phlllinsore, sail—
'Br 5 cad 6 Via, cap. In th.loolMasllml Leafing Ain,
lgd, all ecciedastical torpor:Mks'', onToltobo OT nolo
(except colleges, or corporatioes of Timm choral, priests
Ylosul, motor vicars, autos, sad ricers or minor canoes
and ecoledsstkal Magnus, or the masters thereof), are
simpinsrod to lams by gam nag bads or Mesas tor any
term of ~or. sot exceeding it, la pommel= only to any
rims who may be willing to imeron or ritrai.tlio
present at any future homes thereat or any 01 or
to erect other hoaxes instead timed, or to erect any
hoosm or other building on any loads whereon no bUIId•
tags shall be standlnt or who shall be willing to isnaor
any part of the same lands to buildings mei". or Ii hi
'mud, on the said lands, or any part theme', or Wm'
wise to improve the said premises, or any part thereof."
By this chino. Mr. Barnett oonlineed, they would me
they had every power.
Mr. Weeron : I beg lean to dlffor from Kr. Burnett
fa mro. This I. not eccleeisatioal PTOOrn
Kr. Beenerr : I malaten the chtuchwardens are an
ecclesiastical ma.
Mr. WCIITOIMtat to dot
Mr. Birangre : To hese.
Kr. Wino, I beg roar perdos. That is this grit time
I have heard that
lar. Bunn ;I MI maintain we have the Dem.

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