5087. 23 October 1759. C. & P. Lease and Particular of a portion of tithes in Bestwall in co. Dorset to Margaret Sampson, spinster, for 30 years at 6/8 p. ann. and a fine of £200. 5137.22 December 1761. C. & P. 5157. ) Lease and Particular of Hermitage Common in manor of Fordington for 22 years at £20 p. ann. and a fine of £360. 5195. 19 May 1762. C. & P. Lease and Particular of messuages, land &c. called Halhams Court als Longbridy Farm in manor of Ryme Extrinseca in Longbridy to Elizabeth Fielding of Kensington, widow, and Charlotte Baron of same, spinster, for 10 years at £6 p. ann. and a fine of £150. 5253. 27 June 1764. C. Lease of the 1/3rd part of demesne lands lately enclosed in the forest of Gillingham to John Fullerton Esq. for 11 years at £32 10 0 p. ann. and a fine of £400. 5434. 13 April 1769. C. & P. Lease and Particular of tenements, 2 mills called West Mills, and fishery in Fordington, parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, to John Burland and James Buller for 99 years at £5 0 0 and a fine of £110. 5615. 13 May 1773. C. & P. Lease and Particular and Map of a stone pier and wharf in Isle of Portland to John Arnold Wallinger and William Fletcher for 50 years at 13/4 p. ann. without fine. 5632. 2 April 1773. C. & P. Lease and Particular of lands &c. and moiety of duty 5651. 16 March 1774. C. & P. Lease and Particular of Hermitage Common in manor of Forthington, parcel of Duchy of Cornwall, leased for 12 years, making the term in being 31 years, to Elizabeth Fanshawe, of Plymouth, Devon, widow, at rent of £20 and fine of £100. 5657. 30 June 1774. C. & P. Lease and Particular of 2 1/3rd part of the demesne lands late enclosed out of the forest of Gillingham, co. Dorset, to Rev. John Fullerton of Stratford on Avon, clerk, for 10 years at rent of £32 10 0 and fine of £420. 5663. 20 April 1774. C. & P. Lease and Particular of Halhams Court als Long Bridy Farm parcel of the manor of Ryme Without, parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, for 31 years to the Hon. Agneta Yorke of Great Park-street, Middx, widow, at £6 and fine of £170. 5885. 12 February 1782. C. & P. Lease and Particular of 2 mills called West Mills in manor of Fordington and fishery there, parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, to John Berkeley Burland Esq. for 90 years at £5 p. ann. and fine of £110. 5893. 4 May 1782. C. & P. Lease and Particular of Princes Wood at Hermitage in parish of Fordington parcel of Duchy of Cornwall, to Robert Lambert Esq. of Dorchester, for 31 years at £1 10 0 p. ann. and fine of £150. 6155. 11 June 1800. C. & P. 6339. 6357. Lease and Particular of manor house at Thornhill in Stalbridge to James Archdekin of London Esq. for 99 years at £101 13 4 p. ann. without fine. 6 June 1807. C. Lease of messuage and lands in Gillingham and Motcombe to Rebecca Fullarton, widow, and John Fullarton Esq. for 30 years from 8 June 1805 at £672 p. ann. without fine. 19 February 1808. C. & P. Lease and Particular of messuage and lands in Gillingham and Motcombe to John Fullarton Esq. for 30 years from 8 June 1805 at rent of £672 without fine. (A reconveyance of last lease, Rebecca Fullarton having died.) Returns of Rainfall in Dorset în 1917. By the Rev. H. H. TILNEY BASSETT, R.D. IEWED generally, the special feature of the year was the continued dryness of the winter months. August and October were the only months really wet; and, more especially so August, owing to its constant heavy rains and cold conditions. August, 1912, was very similar to it in character and surpassed it in the amount of rainfall. The winter of 1917 was the coldest experienced since that of 1895. Prolonged periods of frost occurred, from January 11 to February 15, from March 3 to March 10, and from March 21 to (practically) April 14; and so late as on April 23 the temperature fell to 25.0, or 7 degrees of frost. The outstanding conditions round which special interest centres are the frost and heavy snow falls of April which were remarkable for their heaviness and persistency, and the abnormal rainfall of June 28-29, though Dorset did not come within the full range of the heaviest fall as did Somerset and parts of Devon and Cornwall. The actual heaviest fall was measured at Bruton (Somerset), where the extraordinary record of 9.56 inches was measured in the 24 hours, which surpasses any previously recorded daily rainfall in the British Isles. The conditions which produced this exceptional rainfall were due to the passage of a small depression up the English Channel; and there are features of considerable interest connected with the spread and movements of the cyclone. The longest spells of rainless weather were those from February 5-18, April 17 to May 9, June 5-18, and November 9-24. The average rainfall for the year, calculated from the 16 stations marked with an asterisk in the tables, was 32.353 inches, which is 2.383in. below the average for the 62 years, 1856-1917, viz., 34.738 inches. The heaviest rainfall in the 24 hours throughout the county occurred on October 16, the greatest fall being registered on that day at 11 stations. Nine observers, however, record the greatest fall on May 27, nine on August 28, and six on June 28. The heaviest fall in the 24 hours was registered at Gillingham on June 28, 4.44 inches. Days with fall of one or more inches :-One station records 6 such days; six stations 4; 10 stations 3; 13 stations 2; two stations 1; and two stations no such days. The maxima of wet days were recorded at Kinson, 198; Turnworth, 190; Wimborne (Codford House), 183; and Chardstock, 176. The minimum, 104, at Weymouth (Fleet House). OBSERVERS' NOTES. BEAMINSTER, HAMILTON LODGE.-The average yearly rainfall, according to the latest calculations, is 38.38 inches; consequently the fall of 1917 is 6.73 inches below the average. The average rainfall for December and November is about 9 inches, whereas in 1917 only 2.8in. was recorded during these months.. BLOXWORTH HOUSE. Snow and rain fell on January 8th, snow on 16th. There was hard frost from January 20th to 31st. February. Snow on the 4th.. March. Snow and rain on the 4th, snow on the 8th and 21st. |