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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 18.‘20.

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PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.
REPORT FROM THZ DELLCT COMMITTEE OX THE STATE

OF LOVIDOS-BRIDGE.
The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the present elate
of London-bridge, and to consider If any. and what. altera-
tions and improvements are necessary or proper to be mad*
tisensin.. ita•• existing circumstances, and to report their
obesevations thereupon; and to whom the several Petitions
which werepretenta to the House upon the Ist and 4th darer
May last, relating to London-bride;and the several Reports
made from the Select Committees, in the years MR and MOO,
and 1801, on that subject, were referred, have inquired acese.
dingly, and have agreed upon the following Report:—
Your Committee have proceeded in the examination of evidenc
in support of the petitions referred to them; from which it sp*
pears that much inconvenience and damage are occasioned to the
craft navigating the river, from the construction of London-
bridge ; but they have not had time to complite their inquiry.
and to report whether any or what remedy it may be to
recommend : your Committee, therefore, trust that the House
will re-appoint them early in the next sestion, when they will bet
able to give the subject that full consideration which its import-
ance demands.

24th July. 1840. -
RETORT OF THE COMMIESIONZEI POR 1N401111.11/41 COX-

CERNING
To the King's most excellent Mluelgy-
We, the Commissioners named and appointed by your Mae -
ty's commission, under the great seal, bearing date the 16th day
of July,in the 59th year of your Majesty's reign, issued in pursu-
ance of two several acts of parliament, the one made and passed
in the 54th year of your Majesty's reign, entitled '1 An
Act for appointing commissioners to inquire concerning chanties
in England for the education of the poor ;" and the other made
and passed in the 59th year of your Majesty's reign. entitled.
" An Act to amend an Act oldie last session of Parliounent, for
appointing commissioners to inquire concerning charities in
England for die education of the poor. and to extend the powers
thereof to other charities in England and Wale."—
Do humbly report as follows:
In pursuance of the powers vested in us Ly these sets, five
boards were formed, each consisting of two amimissioners, acre of
which boards proceeded into Somersetshire, another into Devon-
shire, a third into Yorkshire, a fourth into Lancashire and Cum.
berland, and the fifth into Mitre sad Staffordshire. A few
examinatioha hale also taken in Oxfordshire and Notting-
hamshire. but no awe from either of the last-mentienod QUM=
is contained in the present report. Some further wipes here
been made in the examination of charities in the leseesjohle awl
its neighbourhood;- and we are enabled to include ht this mere
the cases in Sussex. which were wanting to complete the haul&
gaition of the charities for education in that county.
The irrestigation of many charities, in addition to those now
reported, has been nearly completed, btu, for want of further
information, they are reserved for a future report. Where there
are sever.l chat itics in the same parish. and the inquiry into ens
or more of the principal of them is incomplete, it has in some
instances been thought advisable to keep back the whole till an
entire view could be given of the charitable funds in that plea.
It is for this reason that none of the charities examined in Staf-
fordshire or Oxfordshire are contained in this report.
We think it our duty to observe, that the irregularity which
frequently occurs in filling up the places of deceased trustees is
productive of great inconvenience, the management of charitable
funds being in many instances, by this omission, thrown into
the bands of persons who are invested with no legal authority.
In the case of the small charities, the formal appointment of
new trustees. by regular instruments, is often prevented by the
want of funds to defray the expense. It seems, therefore highly
desirable that some easier and leas expensive mode .should be de-
vised of perpetuating such trusts.
We have found muck mischief resulting from the practice of
placing money destined to charitable uses upon private security,
and still more from leaving it in private hands at interest. with •
out any security. By referring to the cases reported numerous
instances will be seen of charitable funds lost by these -means.
and it appears to us much to be wished that some power should
exist, under due modifications, of eulorcing the invcstrunt of
such funds upon proper security.
The observations which have arisen upon the individual chui
ties will be found in the separate reports of each place.
January 13, 1820.

The frame work and flooringfor the new galleries
in the House of Lords are preparing in a yar.l near
the House. They will be so constructed as to be
wholly independent of the walls ; the breaking of
the sides of the House, or the removal or damage of
any portion of the tapestry, will thus be rendered
unnecessary. To guard the tapestry from risk of in..
jury, there will be back-boards or temporary wain.
acoting reaching above any height at which the
tapestry might be affected by the passing and repass.
ing of the Peers to their seats. The fronts of the
galleries will be open, with light cross barred iron
work, surmounted by a hand rail, covered with scarlet
cloth, to accord with the other decoratioas of the
House. At each end of the galleries there will be
a light staircase, to enable the Lords to proceed to
their seats. It is said the house of Sir T. Tyrwhitt,.
in Cotton Garden—an open space behind the House
of Lords—will be set apart for the exclusive use of
her Majesty.
The Queen has engaged a Barrister of eminence,
who has -held a high judicial si..uatioa abroad, to pro-
ceed to Italy and obtain flit. testimony of persons
to the conduct of her Majesty in all the places that
she visited. and during ail the time that ,Le had
been absent from England. This gentleman is pe-
cuiiarly qualified for the business, as he is familiarly
acquainted with ti a Italian language, and with
the . practice of the Ceuta of Jue.::,.i.t4r.c that .
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