The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

Tin OILWAXIMAL_ CIAIDZIM

Mr. G. &joy-- pr--opose7l-,.Z."l.7l:7risrus seconded
the following resolution :—" That Mr. Newberry be
requested to give an estimate for planting shrubs and
plants around the ring, and to keep the rme in ardor
for three years under it. guidance of Mr. Ateggall and
Mr. A I,l,rtma killnitt, as to the shrubs and plants to be
Prated, and aro an estimate for prating a double row
of lime and MarllOre trees alternately through. from
Mae froatoriain in trout of the Flank and Pulteney.
buildings, &wording to plans to be produced to the
Cowen.
The MATO& put the proposition to the mooting, and
It was carried.
The meeting shortly after broke up.

PORTLAND.
Ritonwtar Oe Airmsout—The Commodore efeans-Ing
(Capt.M.o4l). belonging to the Weymouth and Portland
Steam Packet Company, has been engaged off Whiten...e
in recovering two anchor. and about 140 fathoms of
chain cable, which was slipped by the orders of the
muter of the barque Fleramoseo, Capt. llortele, during
the height of the late rale on Friday week. The Italian
barque galled from the Port! and Roadatead at ten o'clock
on Saturday morning last for the westward. The loss
on the ship amounts to MOO.
Ti CHANNEL SqoaDaoli.—The flagahlp Minotaur,
Rau-Admiral Warden, Ca. signalled the Achilles,
Capt. Vansittart, on Thursday to get op steam. and at
daybreak on Friday the latter iron-clad took hvr
departure from the Roadatead for Plymouth, where the
anima lad men will be paid off after being four years
in commission. We understand that the Achilles, by
the order of the Lords of the Admiralty, will replace
the St. George, eisrew mm-of-war. as guardship in the
Portland Roadstead, where she will shortly take up her
station.

WYK); HMIS.
THZ Fannin' OF rugiunal.—On Thursday
afternoon a vestry meeting was held for the purpose of
granting a church-rate to erect the expenses connected
with the church. There wero only shouts &men of the
Pert*ldeuers Present, and the meeting was presided
over by the rector, the Rev. 11. C. Pigott, who, in own,
ing the business, said he believed the churchwsnlen had
prepared the estimate of the neoeimary expenses required
for the eemiell Tear, but before this was submitted he
wished to mention that the importance of this vestry
arose from the fact that by an Act of Perliameet
pond last session the area of the parish was consider-
ably reduced. In past years about one-third of the
expenses of the church hail been paid by the parish of
Weymouth, but this they now lost. 'rho parieb of
Weymouth, as also that p.rt of Woks Regis within the
borough, now did not belong to Wyke. Owing to this
alteration the expenses connected with the church
would have to be collected from a much smaller area
than in times past. The churobwardea's estimate for
the coming year was UJ 9s. 61.; but of this amount
there was nothing to meet any repairs which might be
meded to the church, and for which the churchwarden
said there ought to be tIl or 1-33 provided. The items
in the estimate was then pastel aviaries, and the
estimate was reduced to ill IN. Thu rector said that
although the Act of last erosion no longer male the
payment or church-raise eourpulsaiy, still she reit.e
was bound to keep the chancel in repair. The
payment of • rate was therofore • voluntary
act, but this rendered getting the required
amount somewhat difficult. For instance, supposing
a curtain number of persons would not pay their
rate this year, those who would pay would have to com
tribute the part of those who would not, and that would
hardly be fair. He therefore emigrated that whatever
rate should be granted this year should be not exceeded
in after years. If there was a deficiency it must be
made up by some means or other. A number of persons
who lived in Weym uth, and who attended Wyke
church, could not now be compelled to contribute to
the expenses of the church ; but ho had no iloubt
if they were applied to for a contributi a it would be
forthcoming. As an inducement to others, lie would
give 20 per cent upon whatever amount was raised
towards the expensea of the church. The rate which
the yeatry had been accustomed to grant was one of two
mmee in the poundoind he thought it would be desirable
to propose a similar one for the ensuing year. —The Rev.
J. Neat proposed that • rate of two pence in the pound
be granted,remarking that bethought those who had any
regard for their church would hardly refuse to eontri•
bute.—Mr. B. Roberts anomie-I—R. If. filwaftield Esq..
sugge,ted whether an offettory every Sunday would not
be the best mass tf roiling the required amount.—The
Rector said he considered the offertory was the beat
means in town parbliei, but in a parish like Wyke he
did not think it was a means which could be depended
on.—Mr. Swaffield said the pariabioners had a very nice
church, which he hoped they would uphold. Whether
this was to be maintained by rate or offertory ha should
be always willing is give his contribution. He consi-
dered Mr. Yigou's offer to be most liberal. —The propomil
for the rate was then put to the meeting and carried.