The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-14 00:00:00

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We have 'eleseltlellupid biti) our reader. the
bistorical inaidenti'CillineCter e' ith this important
charity up to the sale of the Bull Hotel to Mr.
obu Knight in 1859 for the sum of £2 450.
e will now continue our remarks. After pay-
ing all the.upeneee incidental to the transfer of
Net property to him, the trustees had in hand a
sum of £2.083 13e. 36:, Which was invested in
Consols. The iimorne for the year 1859 antountad
te .£l5O, out of which £3O were given to the
leilliMegers of the Bridport Boys' General School,
the iiitereat paid on the debt was £lB 124. 9d.,
* lend tax £3, leaving a balance in hand of
161 3s. sd.
.In 1860 only half-a-year's dividend was
Itutsived from the Consols, the money in hand
I then consequently amounting to' £93 19s. 7d.
1)f this £6O were paid to the Boys' General
liilabool, leaving in hand £33 19s. 74... le
.1961 two half-year's dividends were reeelt`ell
t£32 16s. 2d. each. The expenditure was
*Again £6O, viz., £4O to the Boys' General School,
end £2O to the Infants' School connected with
She former iustitutiou. In 1862, the income
and expenditure were the same as in 1861, which
augmented the balance to £45 444. 3d. In 1863
the sum of £6B 12c 4d. was received as interest
for Consols,. making the, Weal of the funds
4110 Mk 7d. The Banned expenditure given
, are :—Nieholletts and a undry, £lO 4s. 116. •
Pile Infant School, £2O; Boys' General School:
140, leaving a balance in hand of £4O lls. 104
This balance has still increased until now (1865)
it I. £7B Os, Sid. We would ask, is any interest
accumulating on this balance? for this might as
well be invested, and bring in sufficient to
educate one or two more boys gratuitously.
But stop I Boys educated for nothing ! We '
believe there is not one bey in the whole school
whose education is not paid for weekly either by
his parents or some charitably-disposed person.
The school managed by Mr. Beard, we henitehlti
not to say, is a very good one, but we must also '
say the will of Daniel Taylor is not carried oats
for it distinctly fays that for every pound e 4
annual income, one poor boy of the tows iel
Bridport shall be taught "gratis and without
any recompense." Now, we always stick up for
the rights of the poor, bit% Bridport poor demo
no 'snore benefit from this school than do tke
poor of !Abington, Walditch, Shipton, Burton,
Hrsdpoler fiyacoudebury, 43bideock, and otlise
parishes.. Any poor children may be instructed
at twopence per weak, and tradesmen's children
at fourpanoe. Far be it from us to wish to hinder
the spread of learning, but justice is jtatice, midi
, before ex-parishioners childrenore admitted to the,
fohopl at a low price, there ought to be the proper.
*Unifier of boys of Bridport parish received feint.
"Tradesmen and gentlemen rolling in wealth May
"Well, what is the us, of talking about..
try a sum as two-pence • week. Any pear.
E,
' can if be likes pay that.* Nay I any poor
= cannot. The many calls on the miserable.
pittance given to some poor hard walkers in tow
tiliape of wages, Sr. such that the weekly tato-.
penes cannot be spared, and the rough humiut
block must rem in as it is, noe of its inherent
beauties brought to light, because the parents
cannot &fiord to secure the polishing hand of
education. Of the noble charity itself, of its
eccentric but noble-hearted donor, we cannot
speak too highly. Nor will we speak at all dis-
paragingly of the trustees ; we believe they have
gone far in advance of their predecessors, but
the world has advanced, the facilities for obtain-
ing an education have everywhere increased,
and they have well kept pace with the advance.
Of one great hardchip we must speak. Owing
to this charity the school is deprived of a large
grant from Government. The trainees will
pardon us if we ask this question, "If they gave
Instruction gratuitously to sixty boys, satire-will
Inquires, would not the Government theft give
kebe grant for the whole sum without making de;
dtiodies?" As it is at present they would be
just as well off- without the charity as rrith it,,
for the Government -takes the amount from the
grant. This ti a Most unfair proceeding. The
lgfirople hare psi- their proportion of taxes as well
~as others, and ifs grant be made for national
.aduestion, they ought to receive their share
-irrespective of the &ern), but at the same time '
' they shoed be compelled to give gratis in-
Nructiou to the .proper number. The present
managers of this charity are Mr. John Pike
Stephens. merchant... litidport.i...ifo.- ffilvestes
, gentleman, Bridport; Mr. J. S.
, nurseryman Bathampton near Bath;
&ltd.*: H. Stephan*: gentleman, ;ravelling.