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London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

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The Return of the Dean and giapter of /le Collegiate Church of
St. Pefer,•Westminster, to March,
order of the Honourable Mouse
of Commons, dated 16th March, 1896, for an account of the
sums charged by the Dino and-Cbspter of Westminster for she'
admission of each sillier to siriw the public monuments in that
Abbey ; the total amount received from that source, to each
year, fur she last bye years, and Low, the same his bean up-
Proriatfd•
The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are unable to
make the precise retina described in the order of your
Honourable House. The order requires an account of
tjie.sums charged for admission to view the 66 Public
Monuments" in the Abbey. Wlt no charge has ever
been made• for viewing the 4, Public Monuments," as
.i.atinguished from the private ones. The whole Jim
viewed together for a filed sum ; and by far the greatest
part of the monuments ate those of private persons, for
viewing which the greatest part of the .
Charge is incur-
red.
,The Dean and Chapter, howeter, having Irst the
the gynallesi wish that any part of the subject should be
I:concealed, will furnish we;, information as they.postess
'rocevning it, though beyond the terms of the order of
oise.norsourabl House.
;I#.Aite; the sums charged for the admission of acb visitor to
priSite as well as public', for thi lag Ave years
Before his Majesty's Coronation, in 1821, the whirle
WWI pitrarrtted'..to be charged was Is. -11 d. Xat the
'guide. had,obtained additional gratuities from the
' suors. and .complaints were made against thew seas-1
tions. When the Church was re-opened, after ha
.M •jesty's Coronation; a new order was therefore snadv,
-anti the utmost sum to.be received was 2s...all,compeo-
siation to theguides.being included in ibis sum.
f This regulation, wider which ins was paid by the piddle than
;before, was continued till June, ;au, when the sum was lowered
te
id. The total amount received from the above sours* in each
F, tee this Me* yein
,11111. • .
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. ,C 6411 11 11

. 2,31 T • a
.3,1144 la to
. 1,510 'o' It .
. • . . I,saa 1 0
- sd. How. the same hosirme aPPmgriated
A.II the abOTe sums have been received by the:minor
canons, and the gentlemen of the choir,.and divided
aniong themselves, after portions.allowed to the officers
of the choir; the Dean and Chapter neither inortering.
nor .knowing when the.division was made.
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This,grant was made to the choir in the
.year 1697,
on the .condition that, lectiviag the benefits from the
exhibition of the monuments, they should keep thP
monutnents aiways clean. This, however, had not helm'
done, and when the Deap and Chapter wished, after ilia
M y's Corouat ion.tn give to the Abbey as much beauty
as possible, they cleanotiell the monuments at their.m
.private expense, with the sole exception of the roirat
.tnonumencs, which were subsequently repaired nod
sleitned. without any agency of the Dean and Chapter,
'Who only knew the amount of the charge for that wotk
fasam the-list of .soatingensiesanlapiitted to Patharnenta
arhe.Deataiwl Chapsaamtea made the above etetenirst, is 0412'
himmetclatitialieeerfiesta liaapaptige lima They trill now beg,
11111 ia faer Vahlriii Weal theateehai.
washl. hregabq reaseseae, that their Marsh,. qatitleti te,
vestal (iuurtipptotectloeeveabytaw and Hp

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