The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

WELLINGBOROUGH CHARITIES.

John Newton Goodall, Esq celled in, and examined.

DP you belong to Wellingborough
Have you attended to the estates of the charities in that
placel-1 have, for these lavt seems or eight years; I have
been employed by the parish as their voliciiiir.
Are there amity endoweal charities there'—There are
m real.

Have they ample funds it' they were well manage(P—
Donbtlese.

In 111,0 or houses 111111 and houcea. • variety of
estates.

What do you r qtimate the anansl entire of those estates, no
far as you can conjecture, if they wi re well inanagedl-1 be-
lieve they are worth 1,00 t;/. and odd; the (coffers estate was
about 1801.; it was let by public auction at 6001.; hot that
dues not solely relate to the education of children, hut also
to other charitable purposes mixed up with education.
Are they the same trustees is the other dimities who are
in the education charities k—No, diatiuct.
Are there the same deeds of endowment relating to both
—Nu, distinct.
Are they wholly unconnected ?—Not exactly so ; the
&uteri of the town•land pay to the head master nod under
master, a gift, 1 think, in order to carry on the purpose*
of the school, as they call it ; hot the other charity con.
netted with Freeman's school emanates (ruin Fri...olio's
charity, that is at this time before the Court ; and we have
put in the schemes, and settled the schemes on au excellent
touting, so alto have a great many more scholars instead of
clothing; that is now before the court.
What is the real rent actually !received from those estates
at the present time?—There is about 2001. from that before
the Court; 1601. the master found it worth.
Is that actually received now ?—Yes.
What do you take the whole revenue actually received by
those charities at Wellingborough to amount to?-1 think
the last time we had a meeting, I undertook to prove, that
though there was only 68/. a year upon the benefaction
board in the church, there were rents actually received be-
longing to the parish, to the amount of about a thousand
more.

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When was the board put up?—By the churchwardens and
overseers, I think, lb or 16 years ago; the rents have been
raised considerably since that.
To what is the overlaps of that fund appropriated ?—To
such mei, I believe, as the (coffees choose for the iiieuebt of
the town; but I never saw the deed.
lit whose possession is the deed ?—I do not know that.
Who are the feoffeesl—They are gentlemen of die tuwu of
Wellingborungli, hut heretofore, before it was interfered in
■nd relet at a public auction, it used to be let to their belle
and their relations. _ .

Do any of the (toffees occupy any of the property them-
saves ?--I believe aot.
Mon did they cease ao to do believe eight or nine
years ago.
Was that in consequence of your interference!—\o, I he.
lieve not ; but I did pledge myself that I would bring the
whole upon the benefaction hoards.
Are there say spacial visitors in the charities ?—None that
I know of. _ _

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Any governon ?-I,lone that I know of.
Any school?—There is a free school.
How many children are there cannot say how many ;
hut the grammar Reboot, 1 believe, has been a cilecure for
twenty years or more until Christmas last.
What does the muter receive?-1 think he receives about
SW. from an estate at Burton, including perhaps what tier
feuffees give him, and be Ins not bad • stogie scholar for
many yeses until Christmas last.
In what way do the feoffees, in point of fact, dispose of
the morphia fur the brava' of the town'—They lay their ac-
counts berate the parish every Easier; lately they did not
Ilse to do so, but they have fur some yeses past submitted
their accoosris to a meeting of the parish.
How do they employ them'-1 believe by giving eminey
away to poor people who elm not receive relief.
Flow did they employ it before they were is the habit of
making their accounts ?-1 never knew; 1 do uut be-
here the parish were at all informed.
How was it let'-1 never heard any complaint.
Did they take beneficial leases themselves'—No ; I be-
lieve not.
Have any of their families beneficial leases of the lands?—
Nut that 1 know; they were let at one time to the families
and friends of the trustees, but not latterly.
When did the proceedings in the Court of Chancery com-
mence ?-1 think four ur live years ago.
How near to an end is it'—The master has recommended
• reconciliation on the schemes, and we have nearly sore
ended us our second set of schemes put in be fore the
master.
Mow mach mosey has hens required to he advanced to
carry these proceedings before the court ?—Three hundred
pounds I shook] Mink ; we had an order for the payment ere
the taxed coats 01111 of the charity; the rharchwardrus and
overseers petitioned by desire of the parish.
Have you made any tit tempts at different times to get the
accounts correeted?-1 have applied to the prlieolier
tees, who called themselves trustees of Fishers, to get the
accounts esertcled, but it is nut pleasant to have to do these
things. 1 have been called before a public ordeal of the pettish,
on the pretence that 1 was ping to ruin the parish by ex-
penses, and so man; hat the facts pure site ea out, that the parish
'wad me a unanisnotts reatilution of thanks ; I &Id then% 1
would bear the whole expense sooner than it should be gived
up; the trusters are all magistrates and attend the petty seem
seems, where I have to meet them in the discharge of my
duty; we shall meow have a very good whim!, and a good
many of them, iuslead ut having 25 girls, who vie all clothed.
The schemes which are now jai are approved bY the waste.'
sad the parish.

lauseji 1819.
fIf.NRIF-113FriillGil NI, the Chair.
HUNTINGDON SCHOOL.

Samuel Welk, lisq railed in awl tramline!.
Ton are • solicitor at Huntkingthro ?--Yes.
Have you had occasion to. took Mill the stale or the the-
ritiro at Huntiugition?-1 had IMCIIIIIIOU to look intoa pat-
entor rharity some years am St. Jotta'o itoorital.
Is that • eeusitieratoie charity ?—A very ringsider/dole
charity.
When sou it roundel, ?—lit the reign of one of the r.. -
wards, Edward the Seralid ut Third g ft was founded by
Maid Earl of Huntingdon.

Huy did he 'intim- il?—With lands Rad woollen's in
Huntingdon and its ow' by an itortillilion ',dam la lb.
reigli of Quern Elizabeth, it sots found i bat the buspetel
was endowed for the purport of • trey granigh a r gebwol for
the tongs of finniiaplon.

Was I host s

for tharitahle epee

In whit year wax it exeruictl ?-111 west a commia.imi ant
of Claw-cry (1 thigh not unties 11w inalate) to the 6th of
Elisabeth.
that ali.l they Anil the goes to Irt)—. For Coombs; a fr.
int:moat sthoul fur Ike town of llontiophAti.

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