The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-12-27 00:00:00

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

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An adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Wea-
n...day, under tho presidency of the Mayor (Mr. T. Bennett),
Aklermen Comae., Gdpin, bock, and Curate; Years. U. J
Andrew., J. F. kl. Dovenials, W. Vernon, U. J. J.
Gregory, J. Bianqi, W. Slade, Dr. Aldridge, and Mr. 7.
Bennett wore present.
On the rmding of the minutes the South Walk road question
wee revived,
Mr. itemises calling gale:intim, to the inoonelstent resolutions
existing In regard to it.

Wm swim.= $401•1101.
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Town Council from applying for • School Board ter th
tion
December, and that the rating power of the School Board wan
Derewimply toenqtues.itidontehaTtoboyr,,the...T.oirnnothCoi.irunc,ol
prevent
threev.l74_
:utast,:
not limited.
Mr. Alderman Comma said he now felt he was fully
justified in asking for a podponment of the quo.tion at the
lad meeting, lance the gentleman who brought the matter
forward waa mistaken on two must important points—the limit
of the rating, and the power to ask for • School Board after
the 314 December, Ito thought they still needed further
Inquiry, for he believed Mr. Ltishop was mistaken in considering
that default would arias in not having onmaixth of the popula-
tion attending the school,. He thought it was Intended that
where they were called on they must provide for one-sixth of
the elides°. In St.. Peter's parish he did not think there
s one-tenth of the population of age and qualißeci to attend
w elementary school, or that them were 1100 in the whole
town. He read • letter written by Mr. Kemp-Welch, In reference
to Poole, advising that they .thouki wait the report of the
Solumtion Department. In a letter to the Mad: It was mid
that Mr. Sthford, the wcretary of the Educition Department,
Intimated that compulsory powers might fic given to efficient
voluotary whools. If they had a Board for the sole purpow of
the compulsory clauses they must have • rate to pay the
person to drive children to school, and ,before they did what
might ocemoil an eightpenriy or ninepermy grate, he thought
they should cardully consider the returns 'boat to be made to
Government, as to whether they (lady Mated the
positiou and circumstances of the schools, and
having then to that they should await the report
of the education department upon them. If It were found
they hod accommodation sufficient, then thore would be no
neceediy for a building rate, and then the question arose
whether they could rely on the existing schools being supported
under the voluntary system. If they could be. then the borough
might be spend the infliction clan education mate; for he took
It that the Government did not with to establish Boards where
, the voluniaq system was mall:lent and efficient. With regard
acoommatbui, he found that omitung the Roman Catholic
and dame schoob., according to one eels:dation there was room
for 1,110, and am inimg to another 1,000 : taking it at the
mean, 1,110, and, making allowthm for the children who are
under five and thom who are receiving • superior utilisation, he
thought the aconommiation would be found suffident. The
prewent expensce of the sehooli he hail considered were 41,003
• you. Under • Board there would be certain official solarise—
s clerk, whom they might give VW, and a treasurer, and they
would have to pay the fees and expenwe of an auditor (the
Poor Law Auditor), probably another 00. He reckoned the
pihool would got 4001 as Government grant, and 1871 from
chlldren's pence; so that there would be between 500 and 606
, pounds • year to provide by rate. The misfortune of the
1 modern system we that every new Act was encumbered with a
Board, involving a staff topp great for the powers or needs of
a small town, If they COUe. not get on without a spros, let
them have it by all means, but don't lot them cuddle the town
with an eightpenny or ninapenny rate without considering
what they would get by it—don't lot them for an Ideal surplus
population go to the expense of a School Ossord. lie under-
stool tbe Nati mat Schools were willing to tempt • conscience
clause, sad he suggested • conference betweea the clergy,
ministers, and school nanagera, to consider how the object. of
the Act might be beat carried out, though he thought that
should not he dune till they had heard wh .t the (oundolioners
said to their returns.. MU not at all aura that they would
get a School Board if they applied for it, and he &drilled a
withdrawal of the preposition for the present, for, if it were
negatived now, they could not take any proceedings volun-
tarily fore twelvemonth.
Mr. 81/0101. said Mr. Coombe had argued the matter very
fdriy, but he thought there existed some Woolens on the
subject. He believed the Important point was the attendance,
and he reminded them that instead of 1200 there were only
WO, of which number 58 were under 3, and would not be
reekoned.lle had &letter from Mr Forster, from which he learnt
they might apply &Barnet Dm., but on the 14 Jan the returns
would be considered by the &lunation Department, who might
send down • lospector, and order the formation of • School
Board, and the matter would be taken out of their hands.
With reference to the amonnt of • rate to be impowd. he re-
ferred to the second condition of clause in (an exceedingiy•
complicated proviso all writers too the Act admit) the effect
of which It Is thought will be that an extra grant will be made
by Government so as to make • threepenny rate suffice. And
they must divest their mind. of any argument* founded on
the present cost of the voluntary schoola : it was one of the
excellencies of the act that after 314 of March next there was
a clans° enabling therri to get • great to the amount of 50 per
cent. of their expousea If they applied for • School Board, he
calculate' that a wheel and school-house for • master would
cost 1.1.000, one-fifth of which Government would provide,
leering 1...106, which might be borrowed and payment extended
over 30 or 50 years. Taking the 3) yam' term, the interest
awl instalment would come to 1.67 • year, and he eetimated
1.100 for • master, they might also appoint • clerk and trea-
surer. Against this he calculated 200 scholars, who would pay
M. each we week ; and he suggested that they might have to
raise LB7 bs rate, and that a lid rate would do IL Then an an
hypothesis, he put It that lilt should becoasidercel advisable,
with • idea to puting the British School above the uncertain-
Uwe and *midwife of life, to work it in connection with •
School Board—and this he said was not improbable--and
then the numbers attending that who d he taken from the
returns, there would be acme for • School Board stone..
on! thr. ple;lNcoisulld"nianolt" ctsomv°polur °tat' ttisbiranice.B'ud.ither:reteltwithibe.
returns gave gig in attaniance, or • deicioncy of 313,4besiod over
these there were 53 under three yoms of age 1.
,
pg, and 15 others; and there were also 30 boy* attenang the
British School from the country, Increasing the deficiency to ,
423. The meager, of the BriUsh School would be very happy
to transfer it to a School Board. He did not think the re-
quirements of the act could be met without • Board, and he
reckoned that Lel6 might be raised thus—L2o4 by • 3d, rate,
1.101 by children's pence, logiel by Government grant.. He
calculated the rateable value at L 16,301.
argued against a School Board,
Mr. Coons* said he had not
but only against their hurrying into one, and, In Marengo to •
suggestion that the voluntary schools might be kept as well,
sold he was not going to pay a rats and subscribe as well.
Dr. ALDIUDOI &dreaded& School Board ne madng e‘ • ery one
do his duty in regard to supporting elementary ediumtion.
Mr. F. BeXterr, Dr. Aidnuma, and Mr. Vealloll also
urged application for • Hoard ea the only moans of forging
education upon them whom no persuasioa could get to
school. -

—Mr.- Cooties said the Government Inspectors spoke very
highly of the primal schools, and mid the iprhe Deno _-
the beat Lu Enirltnd.
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could hardly hoer their present burdens, and they ought not
Mr. Aldermin. Out,,. observed that many of the rttepayers
therefore to impose •11 Educttion rate if it conld be avoided.
He did not WHIM) the habitants of Dorchester would allow
the voluntary whool. to fdl for want of support, and he had
no doubt but that before long much schools would have com-
pulsory powers, the Act in its present shape bang expevi-
mental. He asked these not to forbid those who wanted a
religious educstion for their children from having IL Under
a School Board Mara would be no religious Instruction —("no,
no")—except at certain times, and where int the boy to he
kept at school after otners for that? Mr. Stone, whom Mr.
Bishop and others had quoted eec high authotiq said it wasquestion whether even the able could be raid In the ordi-
i decidedly. Lime ati part
hat anof beide: riationteacb= 21e. mildy mod
on
broad prinwplai end without reference to other
ni
" as Mr Bishop argued for, WIN not the kind of educe-
tt" which would do wood to the youth of this countrr. Let
them strive to give children an oppor unity of being educated
on high rather than on broad principles, so that they might
have something real to rest upon when their education for this
life was over.

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Mr Davairtaii said he never suet • luau yet who objected to
the reading of the Bible.
Mr Minor argued that dogmatic i.Y.Lonl, and questions Purely
speculative were beside the purp we el the Act, end that he was
for somethirid far uo.Mer, broader, and higher, than soy exclu-
sive system.

Dr ALDIUDOI protoeteal &phut the supporten a • School
Board being alluded to se objecting to religious instruction.
Mr tlibrin said he did not refer to any iudlviousl, but only
to the consequences ole School
Mr lievseisti mid he valued religion se much se my one, and
dad not lake it thrown in his lace thst be wivhed to do sway
with religiouv eduesUon.
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Mr. Bowies mid ho had no prejudice againd &School Board,
indeed he thought it good for 'my' towns, but he objected to
their asking f,,ra loud until to thnitt of the Cil,U.g 0y44,02
were reported on. lie thought the 'worm t attan hinee of ab iut
900 very gpni, and that eller the returns had been con-
sidered the IllAnwere of the school, might adopt means to
bring up the ettelibince to the required nnmbers. If that
could be done he thoutht It would be preferable to • vy•tein
connected With extensive rating powers.
A division mu then taken, when there appeared in favour o
applying for • School Board Ave—Mr. Bishop, Mr. Devenish,
Dr. Aldridge, Mr. F. Bennett, and Mr. Vernon. Aganist, al
the other members voted except the Mayor.

TOLL C 011.114704.

Oa the motion of Yr. nasal, it was rosoiral to take steps for
the appointaiiintof a collector of fair tolls and market duea

TOLL ON HOLNID ITOCII,

On the motion ot Yr, Alderman Cowan, it was unanimously
decided to forego tolls on horned cattle until better accommo-
dation be provided,

WEYMOUTH.

DISSER TO 751 40113 PSOI.—C. J. T. Hambro,
Iraq., IL P.. has sent 1:2 towards this °heritable feast,
arranged by Mr. Page to take page on Thareday after-
noon (29ch) at the Working Ifan's Club Room, North
Quay.
HOW OUS NEUTRALIST IS HIDUI0111.111:0.-4 French
captain of artillery, in the uniform of his regiment,
arrived at Weymouth by the Brighton (Weymouth end
Channel Islands steamer) on Thareday last. He
openly stated that he was on his way to Birmingham,
to purchase arms for the new Enoch levies. How
would such en openly-ezpresed intention look, in the
light of the spirit of our neutrality lew ? Is the arming
of our own soldiers so far progremutg that we oan afford
to let rifles pont of our isountry ?
Stationing ißtnnvougrOn.—Otir Liberal member
If. Edwards, Rai.,
_has given his usual muniatient
Christmas donation of £lOO for the poor of the borongh.
Tais year it h.. been distributed amongst the ministers
of the various please of worship in tbe following pro.
portion :—Tne Rev. T. A. Weaves, EIO ; the Rev. J.
1.). Addison. £lO ; the Rev. J. Stephenson SIO ; the
Rev. it. A. (Baptist), £10; the a 'Rey. R„
nehton, (Coogregationsl), £10; the it.,, W. Lewis,
(Congregational), £10; the Rev. J. Banderson,
(Wesleyan), £10; the Rev. D. Kendall, (Primitive
Itithodist), £5; the Rev. 8. iWalinsley. (Rethogieu
Free Churah), £5 : the Bible Christian. £5; the Rey.
Father Charles, (Roman Catholic), £5 • Hr. Bryant,
(Union Workhouse), a; and the ballnee to other
shanties.
0001 ITT PITTY Smsmoun, Friday.—Befor• II 111 M, and O. 5. Eliot, Eels.
ROWOLY LANO. of the Terminus Hotel, Portland, term thud
fl e.m including costa, for keeping his house open during Illegal
are on Sunday, the 2./th Out, Mr. Tigard appeared for
defeudaut.

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Jona Yuan, • tramp, was committed for maim days to.
Thrp:Teg data, • tramp, was charged with mmultlng P. C
Young in the execution 4 his duty la Portland, on Tuesday
km, near the Portland /arms Hotel. PIiMMOZ wan making use of very bed language, and on the policeman reraocuarming with Una be struck him ; Ina very violent, and when !uml-
auted retard to walk.—Robert Northover °ern:Mowed.—
Three months hard labour.