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shades of distillate' to to Audi diecipline; so That they
may cousokntiovaly wad their Andrea to parish ',lmola
conuireird with the establishment, sad teaching its cater chi- m.
In Englund the ease is widely different; it appears to
tour CA.TlTllillet essentially Necessary that this circumstance
be carefully considered I. the devising arrangement. of the
system. To place the choke of the schoolmaster in the
parish vestry, 'object to the approbation of theparstin, and
the visitaties of the dieter's: Mt to provide that the
Andres' of sects:lnes shall sot he compelkd to learn auy
catechism or attend say chortle other than those 44 their
parent., seems to year Camemillse the safest path by which
the Legislature earn hope to obtain the desirable objects of
security to the establishment on the use hand, and justice to
the Dismaiers on the other.
The store extended inquiries of Tone Committee this Sri.
sin., have amply confirmed the opinion which a more
limited investigation had led them to ferns two rare ago,
upon the aeglect mad abuse of charitable fonds con.
erected with education. They mint refer to the Appendie
and the Tables, tar the very uniportaut desalts of this branch
of the subject; hot they MUM add, that although hi many
eases those large funds appear to have bees snisappleed
through igottrauce, or mismanaged throng% carelenuen, pet
that scum animates of abuse have presented themselves, of
sae% a nature as would bate led times to recommend at an
earlier period et the flessieso, the isatitation of proceedings
for more promptly cleecitios enisappropeistions, both iu the
plait-aloe capes, and by the fume of • salutary example.
From the investigation, of the Commission shout to be
bayed sutler the authority of an Act of Parliament, much
advantage. may be expected; sad though it would sot
heroine your Committee to anticipate the measures which
the 'intone of the Legislature may adopt in ensue.
quence of those inquiries, wish a view to Fermi& a speedy
and cheaper remedy for the evil limo the ordinary tribunal.
of the country afford, yet your Committee cannot avoid
hoping, that the mere report and publication of the existing
shows will have a materiel effect ise khaki/gibe parties con-
cerned tee correct them, sod that even the apprehension of
the Inquiry about to be Maitland may in the unease time
Frothier • similar effect.
As the universities, rage schools, and charities with
special visitor., are exempted hoot the juriadictioit of the
Commissioners, your Committee have been occupied iu
examining several of those institatioss ; the result cif their
inquiries will he found is oho Appendix. It unqutstiousiily
shows, that considerable onauthorked deviations have been
made, in both glow and Winchester, from the original plans
oldie founders that those deviation have heels dictated
wee by a regard to the tittered' of the Fellows than of
the scholars, who were the main **et of the foundations
and of the ftiander't busty; and that although in souse re.
peels they have proved beselicial upon the whole to the insti-
tutions, yet that they have been, by gradual encrosehnsents in
former times,earried too far. Whiletherefore your Committee
readily acquit the present Fellows of all blame in this respect,
they entertain a confident expectation that they will seise the
opportunity afforded by the inquiry, of doing themselves ,
booms, by correctiog the abuses that have crept in, as far as
the real interest* of the establishments slay appear to re-
quire it. If too, there should exist similar errors in the
Universities, which have sot been examined, your Commit-
tee willingly latter themselves that steps will be taken to
correct them, by the wisdom and integrity of the highly re.
erectable persons to whose has& the concerns of chow
greet bodies are committed.
Your Committee are fully persuaded, that many great
neglects and abases exist in charities which have 'petal
visitors; indeed it an bapparesthat the worst iustanee which
they have met wish WSW to this class; and that no wish.
tatorial power wan emmiseg, until a few &moths ago, al.
though the malvemolisns had existed for many years. To
this subject they therefore beg leave to request the speedy
attention of Parliament.
It further appears to your Committee, that as the Corn.
mission about to be issued will he congaed to the invades'.
tine of ablates, and as the information, la the parochial
returns, is nut salSciently detailed respecting the state of
education generally, a Commission should also be issued,
either under an Act of Parliament, or by means of an Addivie
to the Crowe, for the purpose of supplying this defect.
In the course of their inquiries your Committee bare in.
(ideology observed that charitable funds, contierted with
eduestioa, are not alone liable to gnat abuses. Equel
negligeoce and malversation appears to have prevailed is all
other charities ; and although your Committee hare so as.
thorny, by their instmetion to investigate the matter, and
to report npon it, yet they lion kl deem themselves naafis(
is their duty were they not is give this notice of so import-
ant • subject, ateideatally forced open their attention.
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