The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

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'Aver& .
The Rev. F. bfeunsell.
Prim The Rev. T. IteunselL
The Rev. Mr. Jones, of Murton Otandkr, who his
had a boy in the eehool for three years, expreseed in the
warmest t.rras Me thankfulness that the school has been
est:blhhed, and his 'outdone. In it; sad he proposed •
vote of thanks to the Examiners.
The Rev. Prebendary Baker briefly replied.
The 1t.,. W. Bernie propOSed • 110141 of thanks
W. Ferrer, Esq., for his great widow to the school on
fl oeusinos, and be then set forth, ingeniously and
sternly. the utility and needfulness of games sod
athletia sport. for the boy•
Mr. Ferrer briefly replied, sod proposed • vote of
thanks to the Rev. R. 0. Wateee (Head Wader), Mr.
F. Moodie (Ruud Mister), and the other emidante.
The Hew. H. 0. Watson replied, and the proceedings
stoma with three seems for Archdeacon fiaactosg, awl
bratbaz swan ol *edits for tits *NI Nuke,

A Rem& sada( rd shareboldere ol tbe Dorset
°mat &boa Onapany (Gaited) was h•ld ot th•
Gaildiudi, OD Tbersday &netnews, tbe Yes. Arelideewst
Sanctuary presidia', and Users were also present, the
Nem H. Monis, 3. Meier, 0, W. Bingham, T. W.
!Ripe, G. L. Stab, C. G. Wheat, W. F. Trepribps,
H. G. Weapon. 0. W. Ferrer, boq.. Captain Sanctuary,
Dr. Cowdell, Mc J. Hides, Mr. 0. J. Andrews, Mr,
J. Pope, Ur. H. Hake, Kr. W. Swetridp, Hr. J. Lock,
Mr. F. Lock, Kr. N. Roper, gr. J. Foster, Mr. Bynum,

Mr. Palmer.
The Archdeacon said he woeld rather that some one
elm bad presided on that omission, but as he was their
legal appointed chairman it was perhaps best that he
should be is that position. The meeting had been
convened at the request of five shareholders, to consider
a letter addressed to him, as Chairman of the Council,
by Dr. Clowdell, in reference to certain matters affecting
the wheel. This letter we published at the time, and
it we. now taken as read.
Dr. CowdeU wished to say a MOM ha explanation of
remark in his letter. at which be thought the Head
Master might feel a little smarmed and hurt. He could
were Mr. Watson that he had no intention whatever
to cast any imputation upon him.
The Archdeacon : I don't believe you had.
Dr. CowdeU : SO far from that being the..... within
three days of writing that letter I offered a nomination
to a very religious parent for her son to be placed under
Yr. Watson's agree. (beer bear).
The Archdeacon said be did not think there was any-
thing in the letter which meld reasonably lead any
r= to think such w Dr. Cowdell's intention. Mr.
as
uary then proceeded to my that be had vary
deeply at heart the interest of the County School, and
he believed many others felt in &similar manner towards
It, Dr. Cowden's letter raised questions which ravened
up the very foundations of the institution, and it
seemed to bim right that they should be answered.
He was sorry to have given them the trouble to attend
that meeting, but at the time he received Dr. Cowdell's
letter he was extremely busy, being about to hold his
Visitation, and he could not then possibly devote the
time required to answering that letter, which raised so
many important questions and pointed in so many
directions, and which answer was to go into the news-
papers. He wee very thankful they lived in a country
all things were open and above board, but he was
Noma el.-rime, fetters thelerdewspapers, and he did
feel Inclined jest then to write ciee which might
have involved further eorempondence. Moreover, he
did not wish to do anything in the matter ea an
Individual, but as the Chairman of the Company, and
so he thought it beat to say what he had to say before
them, and then they might take any part
I they thought right In the proceedings. In what
he had to say he would endeavour not to
!peak unkindly of any one, but if there was anything
like plain speaking he should not mean it in reference
to individuals. He wished to treet this matter simply
es
mth of bushier. He had been persuaded by Mr.
Ferrer to write what he had to gay on the 'ablest
There were meny little details in Dr. Cowdell's letter
which he would not tench upon, but he must say that
Dr. Cowden was right 1111 to the proportion of lay and
clerical members of the Connell, but he was quite sure
Dr. Cowdell would acquit him of any intention to
deceive in the off hand statement he made on the subject
at their former meetiog.—(Dr. Cowdell : Quite so).
There seemed to be four questions raised by Dr.
Cowdell's letter. 1, the alleged disproportion of clerical
and lay members of the Council i 2, the introduction of
a clause allowing appeal of the Head Muster to the
Visitor ; 3, the allotment cf four share.; 4, the Party
character of the Council. As Co the first allegation,
before touching details, he amended in the presence of
many well-informed on the subject, that from the very
first commencement of the undertaking be had ever
been blameless in the matter of seeking to give undue
pillion to tho clergy in the government of the sebool.
Be asserted now, as be hod done again and again, that
an essential feature of the school ronstitutioa was to he
found in the thoroughly hearty welcome to the work
which is given to any churchman—equally to the clergy- I
men and to the layman. Perham however, on behalf
of the clergy, they would bear with him when he said
that it WU • clergyman who first moved in the work;
that the first meeting. in January. 1863, was one of clergy
*sly, when they made seven of the leading laymen of
the county ex.officta n
Governors, and vested the appoint-
ment of the ten (afterwards creased to 15) sleeted
ethscillon absolutely in the heads of an unknown body
of shareholders, without any reservation whatever of a
special cl.im to a place for the clergy; and it
must be remembered that when the articles were passed
the some avoidance of any c'eim for the clergy was
studiously observed. In the ease of the official members
there was this exception, that while seven of the number
were 0020 St t 1•0,111•1117 laymen. two were to be clergy-
men -one being the Head Master' and the other the
th Arieseon of Dorset. He would now my that in his
judgment it would be difficult to improve these original
arrangements. With regard to the lay official members,
be was convinced that they would in the long run prove
to be most important elements In the conatitetion of the
Council, and ti-is especially no those extraordinary
eiscasions when strict Impartiality, and calmnems and
sound judgment were in regard, ouches at the appoint.
ment or dismissal of a Head Master. He had little
doubt but that within a short time they would con-
siderably increase the number of these lay official mem-
hers of the Council. In regard to the elected members,
It was in the hands of the shareholders simply to do as
they thought best. They would, he made no doubt,
agree with the Bev. C. W. Bingham, t'.at he (Mr.
Bingham) was not unfitted to be on the Connell b,cattle
be was • clergyman; but the eleation was open—it
rested and would rest with the sbaralsoidare to abeam.
For himself ha did not believe that the work would have
been better done if the proportion had been otter than
tile; neither did he believe that any appreciable amount
of complaint had been made that things had been as
they were. He bad no decks to make any &lenges.
He had no objection to changes in the proportion of ley
and clerics] councillors being from lino to time made.
All he said was let them have men, be they lay or
clerical, who would join them with the single purpose
of promoting the objact for which the company was
eonetituted—men who were eligible becatue they could,
by their influence Of by their work in the Council
I room, really do them good service—men who either had
time at their command, or men who managed to own.
mend time, as some of their members did, at great cost
—men who were free from any desire to turn their place
in the Council to private ndvantace —men who were not
fettered by local j ealoastea and party pry) od ices—men who
believed that they might find no opportunity of doing
service to those around them by forwarding the best
Interests of the Institution. Re should have no
difficulty in fixing upon lay shareholders who were
eligible for the Council if they could only spare the
necessary time. He mast add this—it was a fatal
mistake to think that persons who lived on the spot—
in Dorchester—were neemearily the more eligible for
the Council. In his judgment, considering the nature
of the institution as a county school, they were less
fitted. This was the experience of many who bad known
the working of school governments. The morel of :success
was to be found in the appointment of • good master,
mid in his freedom from the constraint an frequently
imposed upon him by local governors. In support of
this mew, he quoted from a litter written by Dr.
Bradley, the master of Marlborough College, who said
" The prfetleal mthagereent of the school Is left in the
Master's hands : there are no local eounoillon"—the
word" lac.'" was underlined. Proceeding to the second
allegation in Dr. Cowdell's letter. an to the appeal to
the Visitor, the Archdeacon said he would not beliere
that Dr. &widen Imputed to any one • desire to deal
otherwise than openly with this particular matter le
question. It had formerly been settled even to Dr.
Cowdell's satisfaction, but it now required explanation
bean.° people would keep on insinuating there were
some designs and motives in reserve. This he (the
Archdeacon) entirely denied, and would take this
opportunity of showing the suspicion was unfounded.
Re did not remember the "firm protest of the lay share-
holder" referred to in Dr. Cowden's letter, nor whether
some of the somalled Protestant clergy were present ea
that occasion or not. Ile had no intention to sate/
upon the question of the supported calamPies which
might have befallen the Protestant character of
the Dorset County School if that clause bed
ever •.isted and been in force. Dr. Cowden
says " Happily the omit dangerous and utterly
obnoxious clause was expungel." All be could say
was that everything was at the time concluded in
a way entirely satisfactory to him. But he must ask
(1) what this supposed addition we.; and (2) how was
It added? The Archdeacon referred at considerable
length to documents and letters on this point, from
which it appeared that the clause in question • as drawn
by Mr. Hedge without any special instructions ; he
introduced it becalm of • paragraph to that effete in the
rizsregtsissit 14•4123ittilif the draft of the articles,

The Head Hasler may within le dam appeal from ouch
or ler of remora (whether It baths ilyM or the Anal order)to the
Visitor, win, Mail be competent either to earns, or to disallow
such mice."
This drift was produced. After the clause followed,
In tins Anehdesoon's writing in pencil—
With reference to any infeeinallty ht the proceeding.'
Mr. Hedp had underlined in red Ink" with," end In •
note wrote—

"1 permute' that Imidieed, not • with,' Is intended. The
letter would mane the appeal toe mere question of form."
And in revising that draft In accordance with hie (Mr.
Hedge's) view of the misanthg of the Arandeeson's note,
he inserted the word.—
Without reference wept le ler is he may deem to be
Just) to any informality tithe proceeding."
This liesond draft was gent to them and on the
margin of it (produced) h• (the Arad...cc:a) wrote—
We me intend to ermine the appeal to the formallty alba
proceedinp, but we now further dein to omit the app.. I
altogether, thinking that it le nal/cent to have It cleerly
stated (ft is en) that the master hold, his appointment con-
ditionally onto. havingand retelning the license of the Bishop.
This Is all the security for the church Unit we deem. It le
one thing to prereut um from haying an objeolloaable maa
appointed, another to let the Bishop force us to retain him
against our eat"
The second draft was printed, again eonsidered, his
instruotiees about article 11 were followed, and no appeal
elates wee inserted. Such, as fez me be could ascertain,
was the "somehow" referred to by Dr. CowdelL
This fly, &alto the allotment of the four shares milled in
question by Dr. CowdelL The Archdeacon plainly
proved that these thanks were absolutely given
I. blot by Mr. Skinner to do what be phoued
with. This, of /mune, barred any reationing
as to their disposal, but the Archdeacon edified at
some length his allotment of them to the es. G. L.
Null, W. F. Trtgarthen. and C. G. Wheat, and Mr.
g, gr, Williams Referring to the fourth allegation,
via., the party character of the Council. the Archdeacon
showed that the persons who attended the Grit meeting
In 1863 represented all parties in the church; that the
Rev. C. W. Bingham drew up the resolutions and took
a preimeent pert in the premed_ ; that the question
"'What is to be our religious basis?" was simmered by
the Rev. H. Houle, who mid "The Prayer Rook ;" that
the fent laymen placed on the Ant provisional *Dm-
mittee were Messrs. Ji IPloyer, .1. C. Hansel, R.
Williams, and 0. W. Punt% who were fez removed
certainly from being High Churchmen, and he eon•
eluded that Mr. Hansel and Hr. R. Williams would not
shrink from being said to belong to the iscreall
Evangelise! party • that at the appointment of the
Heed Master Yr. 'Weise's was speasLy recommeaded
by the Rev. H. Menlo (much to hie credit sad their
advantage). joining with the other incumbent. of Doe-
theater ; that after considering the testimonials of the
Rev. R. G. Watson the Rev. C. W. Bingham proposed
him as the Head liaetsr. Why did he mention the
Hem 0. W. Bituttunt bud H. Maul.? Nut beaus In

!feud with them in everything—not hooka's he valued '
"mie m>""Msration beyond that of others—but because
iut knew them to be acknowledged repretentatives of
glaiPeut7,._ in the church which according to Dr. Cowdeirs
t.„. mere Archdeacon) did not desire to MHO rope,.
si. ow was it among the first members of the
Connell? Ile found the names of the Bev. C. W.
86116111, the Rev. H. Monis, Mr. J. C. Manse' ('bore.
"IT 01 the Church Ass 0i 5t105), Mr. George Andrews
Veie Churchwarden eppoiuted by the Rector of Bt.
tar's), mid Mr. Y. Pope of Symondsbury. Surely
those names were girls that some desire for fakeers
existad in the minis of the promoters of the school.
Be Main among the ex-460 members there were surely
those who must fairly be said to have taken aside in
church questions, end all be could say was, that the
sooner they qualified for the Council by giving them a
subscription to the building fund the better should he,
for one, be pleated. Hs th .ught he need not say more.
The feet remained, the Council bad beets at work going
on for ice years, churchmen of difierent views had
steadily worked In it, and no single difficulty had
arisen at any council meeting. If Dr. Cowden meld
not accept the assurance of " a desire or of a willingness
that persons of al parties in the cherish should be equally
represented," he regretted it. He rajoieed, however,
that he bed the sat action of being assured in his own
mind on that subject, and he verily believed that
people generally had the sense assnrance--(soPlAuee).
Dr. Cowdell said he was indeed sorry to have been
the moans of giving the shareholders the trouble of
meeting on that mansion. Before he proceeded to make
any explanation or reply to the remarks made by the
Archdeacon, he was sure they would excuse him selling
the question, what was to be the practical object of the
=eating?
The Archdeacon : To clear the school and individuals
connected with it from the Imputations, which, though
not intended, have arisen in consequence of the letter I
received from Dr. Cowdell. . . . .

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Dr. Cowdell: I thank you for that answer but what
I mato tattler is, what action is this meeting to take
upon the proceedings of toolay
The Arubdescon : I ask for no action at aIL As
chairman of the Council, and also es chairman of the
company, I simply Game here to explain thing" which
were unexplained, and would have remained so but for
the trouble I have taken.
Dr. Cowden said he had also prepared • written
statement, but there was one thing he had not written,
beano he *cold notftnew what would be said by the
Archdeacon on the sebjest. He disavowed altogether
what might appear to be heeded to him, vie., liability
to incept any assurance of a desire or willingness that
all parties In the church should be equally represented.
His words in the letter were "My investigation into
lA. list doe, not permit me to acaept the assurance,"ho.
He proceeded to say that be would only occupy a few
minutes in stating under what circumstances he
penned his letter to the Archdeacon. As a
shareholder its the Dorset County School Company,
sincerely desiring the stweees of the Dorset County
School, I came forward at what seemed to be a crisis In
its condition to make a suggestion for improvement in
its management; and this. I hope, wits done without
the least imputation of inefficiency or impropriety against
the Council who bad been the managers. The tide of
success had ebbed; the number of scholars so sat s-
leeted!), reported from half to half as increasing, had
for throe quarters of a year been steadily deoreagiug from
88 to 75. (Letter las) To account for this several
reasons were being conjectured, as want of accommoda-
tion, the commercial panic, and the agitation of the
diocese by religious dissensions. The first of these had,
however, cured Itself; the second seemed insufficient,
as it did not appear to have checked the success of other
local schools for persons of the same class; bat the third
was by many supposed to have acted and to be still
acting injuriously upon the school. Claims had been
lately asserted which had alarmed the Protestant laity
of this county, for they dreaded, aa • consequence of
tacitly admitting them, a return sooner or later to such
a state of ecclesiastical rule sa history teaches mhos been
found incompatible with religious liberty or civil free-
dom. To some minds it was nulntelligible why in an
academy, established ostensibly for secular, not thee
logical training, there should be in its Council •
proportion of clerical considerably exceeding that
of lay members; and to mall it seemed desirable
that such disproportion should be speedily remedied.
Well, as many of you know, the suggestion was offered;
and was so far accepted thot the prepays, was requested
at the first opportunity that should occur to enter the
Council as an additional lay member. Now, if that
suggestion was unreasonable or unfair should it have
been accepted? But if, on the contrary, it was both
reasonable and fair, should the proposer have been
rebuked? I afterwards addressed my letter to the
Archdeacon—on which allow me to obeseve, that in It
I earefully abstained from using party designations, and
personal names, wiihing to discuss only principles and
facts ; and for anything I can yi t discover in it, if the
address to the Archdeacon and the subscription of my
mune were removed, it would not be easy for apemen to
say whether it WU written by a low or by a moderately
high churchman. Not that I wish, for I have never
, attempted, to conceal, that I hold decided Protestant
opinion', which I would do all in my power, that is
compatible with Christian clarity, to preserve for myself
and my children, and to propagate throughout the
world ; but I have not in my letter to the Arebdeason.
nor did I at the late meeting, assert them, much less can
I be fairly charged with evincing any desire to see the
Council composed wholly of p noes bolding opinions
like my own; and indeed in the present condition of
parties such conduct would be puerile. If an inference
of the writer's wishes is to be drawn from the letter
taken in connection with the dimension that gave rise to
It, rarely it mast In all lWroess be that clerical
and lay shareholder., holding Nigh Church sod
LOW Church opinions, should be fairly, and.
If possible, equally represented in the CounciL
These last remarks have been celled for by
a letter from a member of Council publi•led
in one of the papers. The alhaione in my letter to
repel( in connection with the proceedings of the Pro-
visional COlOl6l were, as it were, extorted from me in
order to point out the logical conclusion, following as a
necessary consequence of statements made at the
meeting ; thus, • there was a strong desire to enlist tha
services of layman but a difficulty of proctoring them,"
and on the register of shareholders being handed to •
member of the Council to examine, in order to see
what laymen there were suitable for the Council, on
being asked by the Archdeacon whom he found, he
repliei "only Dr. Coodell." Now I had already, as
stated, been requested at that meeting by more than
one person to canasta to become a member of Council,
and so could hardly be supposed by those present to
have been uneatable up to that time ; and yet such
must be the inevitable oonclunion, if with "a strong
desire te enlist the services of laymen," there was such
a dearth of laymen eligible for the Council as made
the election difficult, and yet, although there was my
name in the list then as now, I was never
before solicited to enter the Council. What
I have felt le, that the only circumstance I
can recall which can explain how it has happened
that, whereas, I am now invited to enter the
Council, and yet cotwitlintanding the great desire for,
but greater dearth of laymen, I had not been asked
before—is the transaction described in my letter; which
I, of bourse, felt would not be aesepable to anyone who
might have desired such an alteration in Rate 11, as
that referred to. While mast gladly welcoming the
explanation of the chairman, so far as the avoidance
of attempts to make the county school the school of a
party holding the roost extreme theological opinions, by
refusing pecuniary assistance encumbered with any
condition to that effect, I still think that It is impolitic)
at the least, that the great Inflosnee of the chairman
sheuld even seem to be exercised in the promotion of
any party, in conducting the ears of • company which
can only be suomesful if en managed as to be above
suspicion of having any ulterior party objects in view.
Atel it will not, I hope, be &fruitless effort that has now
been made to show that the employment of the
patronege—saudi as it is—that may devolve upon the
Chairmen o! Council, all on one side, though
distributed among gentlemen most fit in them.
selves and every way 016.0 one unexception-
able, must naturally excite the saspieion, that
by such means the whole control of the school
would be likely sooner or later to fall into his hands. The
constituter:ly of the company is • very small one, and in
my copy of the register there are only six names of
persons to whom shares have been transferred, and five
of these have received their share upon the nomination
of the Archdeacon. Who can fail to discern what must
ho the inevitable consequence of a continued repetition
of such exercise of power? Surely it would he *ell for
the company to take air step, that may be
necessary to give power to the Conseil to direct
such transfer of shares by gift [Letter Iliac is said
to have been the wish of on. transferee. H.
had a remark or two to make on the resolution not
to make the addition—oe, as the chairman preferred to
call It —the Introduction ef the appeal darts* ha article
11. If there were no, or but scanty, minutes
of the meetings kept, it would be difficult very
likely to fix the time at which the meeting was
held or the parsons who were present. The
minutes now larded to him of • meeting
were not those of !As meeting to which he rebore&
Ile distinctly remembered some who were pre-
sent and some who were absent on that oidon.
The ciente pointed out to him embodied the
resell of the discussion at • meeting when the finally
adopted articles were reed, and this was subsequent to the
meting to which he referred in his letter. Ins
minute of the meeting of tie Prosiigional Comte:, to
which Dr. Coedit' referred in his letter, was pointed
out to the Archdeacon before leaving the room; it does
not record the peewees of the Revs. H. Houle and C.
W. Bingham. The Head Master says he eemembers the
circumstance of the alteratioe of erWle It, described by
Dr. Cowden as having oceur-ed at that meeting. "The
draft of the minute of Association was read," is the
notice of the whole business in the minute. The meet-
ing, to • minute of which Dr. Cowdell's attention was
invited while the A:Adams WWI reading his paper'
was not one of the Provisional Cotaseil at all, but of an
"Altered Geseral Yeeting ef the Company." at which
the minute of Association was read an finally adopted
by the Provisional Council, and of which • printed copy
was placed in the hands of each aharebolder. This
meeting was estaesesous in accepting article 11, without
lA. oddities or isstrodebetsan of the Appeal dame. The
names of the Revs. H. Mottle C. W. Bingham.
and Mr. Roper. as also that of Mr. Skinner,
do appear in the natant* of this routing.] At the last
meeting, whim article 11W55 reed, the Archdeacon said
"Dr. Cordell, will that do?" Mr. Skinner same in
just then and inquired what it referred to. He was
told an 'alias had been drawn by which absolute power
was even to the Visitor to bar the removal of the Head
Blaster' that it had been objected to, and bad been ex-
punged. He remembered perfectly& remark being made
to the rifest that Mr. Skinner probebly would not have
objected to that article, when kin Skinner, much to
his (Dr. Cowdell's) surprise, said "Well, I don't know;
have known Bishops do very odd thine." This tad
wee deeply impressed on his memory, and at dial
meeting Mr. Bingham and Mr. Mottle were both preemie,
whereas at the meeting to which he (Dr. Cowden)
referred in his letter, both were absent. The Heel
Master was present, who, he thought, might
renal to mind what transpired on that occasiorE
would upon oath declare, if it were requisite, that
the statement he made on this point in his
lot& rto the Arebdesece was substantially accurate.
While he meet heartily rejoiced at • great many things
be bad heard to-day, he still thought that in the very
ticklish •tato of public opinion on religious matters it
was most desirable, ea farm poisible, not only not to
know or not to ogre what persons' religions opinions
were, but to see that there was • baked", of religious
•Us Inlay Mined to an boo loadory of Up Bohol.
riply to Ispidak

opinions in the Council of the sehooL He was worry
that anything he had written should have inflicted so
maul trouble on them, bat be was thankful to sea the
feeling that existed, Iran which he was inelioed to
hope there loathes danger than he bad apprehended, and
he thought that after this dismission there would be
less danger still of the Dorset County School beconsiug
a party school, and be hoped still to help to the
utmost of his power in endeavouring to keep up the
chauter of the school, notwithstanding the very
strong feeling of opposition shish he knew existed on
the part of some individuals—(applanee).
Mr. Norris Roper said be reoollected being present
when article 11, ea originally drawn, was discussed, and
the meeting was unanimous in omitting it altogether—
(hear, bear). As to the elected members of the Council,
he believed that flee retired every year, and those
elected stood for three years; but it rested with the
shareholders to elect the persons they thought proper.
He suggested that Dr. Cowdell should be placed on the
Council boom* he thought he would be a very useful
man, and would greatly aunt them—(hear, bear)—but
as soon as he (11x. Roper) proposed him he objected to
stand.
The Rev. H. Moule said that when he read the Arch-
deacon's letter the impression conveyed to his mind was,
that there was an imputation oast upon Archdeacon
Sanctuary as having really desired from the first to make
this a party school. The letter, he thought, bore upon
it that appearance, and he determined, therefore, what-
ever it zalAt out him, to say on that ooluaion what his
impressions had been from the But, and Perhaps he
might state with some little advantage the part he tuk
In the matter, having the interest of the school as math
at heart now ash. had when be made that proposal (for
the election of the Rev. G. L. Nash), at the annual
meeting. He hid • strong impression on his mind that
he was present at the meeting to which Dr. CowdeU
referred: he knew be attended the meeting when there
was • discussion on the clause giving the Head Master an
appeal to the Bishop, as appeared in the prospectus issued
by the provisional oommittee. As Mr. Roper said, they
were unanimous in their opinion to omit the clause—it
woe not forced upon them as would appear from Dr.
Cowdell's letter, het they decided as an Independent
body of Englishmen, so they would act (hear, hear).
What he wished chiefly to say wee this, that he had a
distinct recollection of the Archdeacon coming to him
to speak about this school, and Isis (Mr. Wale's) reply
wan the subject bad been before his mind for years, but
he had not conceived bow It sae possible to work it
out. The Archdeacon asked him something about the
basis of the eehool, and he (Kr. Made) said he could
not expose a °county school to stand save on the bailed the
Prayer Book; if such an institution could be established
he believed it would be one of the greatest blessings
which could be bestowed on the county: but, he said,
they must understand each other: there mast be no-
thing of party—they could not in • school of that kind
have any connection with Dissenttatit they must equally
avoid having anything to do with the Trostarian party.
The Archdeacon agreed with him, and said the Prayer
Book would be &sufficient beat/ There were 'event matters
connected with the school which led the Archdeacon
and himself to talk • gook deal on the subject—an offer
of help from Mr. Woodward if the school was formed in
connection with his inXitution at Shoreham. and other
things—all tending to convinces him (Mr. Moole) that
the Arelsdeacon had the most honourable intention, in
the matter, and he felt bound to say that he had
seen the slightest departure from those principles is the
conducting of the schooL With regard to the shares
spoken of in the letter, they were placed at the Arch•
deacon's disposal, and therefore—Dr. Cowilell would
excuse him for saying so—he thought noon. had • right
to interfere in their alktinent. He hat never seen
and he was sure the Rev. C. W. Biogham would agree
with him—any attempt en the part of the Archdeacon,
or by any member acting in the Council, to introduce
any party queetion—(hear, hear)—and their proceedings
bad been characterised by great oordiality—(hear, hear.)
Scab feelings setuate4 him when be promised a share:
holder for election on the Council at the last annual
meeting. But there were petthos watching them,
persons opposed to the Council. On She ether bend
be knew that some had been seriously thinking col
, endeavouring to enlarge the sehooL He bad his
information from two of the leading fermate of
1 the county, who were anxious if it could be kept
glow of anything like party Or leading to extreme
views, to Pend their children to the school. In conclusion
he would say that they must show their colours to •
certain extant, and to very great intent against all
ts,dency towards the Church of Rome. lie main
referred to his proposal of the Rev. Cl. L. Nash as •
member ol the Council, and said he knew some of his
friends objected to the position in which he stood, bet
he wished it to go forth that the sehool had been con-
ducted on the most honourable principles on the part
of the Arohdeation and those sating upon the Council—
(bear hear).
Nis 0. W. Ferrer, as • layman, said lb might be
desireble or undesirable to Si the exact number of
clergymen and laymen who should be on the Council,
and to have a balance of religious opinions, but if
they earns to mark off to which of two parties he
belonged he thought it would be found an uncommonly
difilault thing. For himself he felt that he was one
side High Church and the other side Low
Church, and altogether he thought be made •
good middle Churchman. He thought they did
not want to know scything about • man being
High or Low, but only to be ensured that
he was • Church of England Christian, and wished
to do the best he could for the echool—(hear, hear).
He thought there had lately come over this county •
kindlier feeling—and he was happy to see it, tea York.
&Memel, in this county of his adoption. Men mold
meet together, and even clergyman, to talk upon 0311.
troverted religious sithjecta, and put very good friends.
However unpleasant were the sub's:dm raised on the
present occasion, he Gould not help remarking on the
good tamper and spirit which had been shown, and he
hoped thie would continue to prevail. The Archdeacon
had most completely answered the allegations made,
but he cut no imputations upon Dr. Cowden. He
hoped that Dr. Cowden was sati,fied, and that be
would bear no malice to the school. If there had been
any momentary feeliug of irritation, he urged them to
let it pass, and he observed that OA the school was
becoming a large school it wanted expansion—it wanted
to get out of the narrow moral and physical atmosphere
of Dorchester into the country. Let them do the beet
they could to get • school in the country, and then he
was satisfied that instead of having any diminution in
the number of boys, they would not be able to get
schools big enough to put them in—(applause).
The Rev. C. W. Bingham said he most cordially
agreed with the staterneut made by Mr. Moule as to the
perfect jostles between the two grand parties in the
church with which he believed the school thus far had
been married on. He had never seen on the part of the
Arehdemon, or any other member of the Council, the
leant desire to make his own opinions the opinions of
the schOoL The Council had acted fairly, no far as he
knew, on the simple principles of the Prayer Book, and
he was perfectly certain that the Head Master (the
Bev. 11. G. Watson) had done his utmost,
and would matinee to do his utmost, to 'any
out in their fairness the principles of the Prayer Book ;
and if he should ever find him as • member of the Council
interfering In the religions instruction given, or if be
should and anybody on the other ride interfering, all he
would my was, that lithe Head Master did not complain
about his (Mr. Bingham'e)interfering. he (Mr. Bingham)
would make a great row about interference from the
other side—(hear, hoar, and laughter). In regard he
the smug item' respecting the clause in the articles about
the appeal to the Visitor, he could not say that he ems
present when the matter wan first disouraed, but he
perfectly remembered—rather to his astonishment—that
they were unanimous in omitting the clause altogether.
He (Mr. Bingham) was perfectly satisfied if he bad not
beard a word that day, and ha desired to give his te.ti-
mony to the fullest extent, that the Archdeacon had
acted in regard to the school with perfect fairness, so
far as he bad observed, and very few had load better
opportunities of observing than he had—(applause).
The Archdeaecni thanked them for their attendance,
and for the support they had glean him from the
beginning of the school. He had endeavoured to act
fairly towards them all and towards the school, on ths
principles upon which it was first started, and he hoped
to continue in the same ecurse—(applatuse).
The Rev. J. Fisher briefly proposed • vote of thanks
to the Chairman.
Mr. G. J. Andrews seconded it, and, in no doing,
endorsed ell that the Rau. C. W. Bingham and H.
Mottle had said, as to the fair, honourable, and liberal
manner in which the Archdeacon and the rest of the
Ooxcil had acted to regard to the wheal.
Anthdeason expressed his thanke,sind the muting
ended.