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diocese that the salary of the minister should he continued dur-
ing his lifetime. Mr. Foster.said that he had stated the extent
of the Corporation ecclesiastical patronage. The Rev, James
Case was appointed to St. George's; but soon after his appoint-
ment he had the misfortune to lose his sight, and he consented
to resign his situation on condition that the Common Council
allowed him 200 guineas per annum for life, which they did.
Mr. Foster read the appointment of Mr. Case to the chaplain-
ship of St. Geore's, at a salary of £is per annum, with a fur-
ther salary of I:2A added, and also the resignation of Mr. Case,
the appointment of his successor, and the grant of the annual
stipend of 200 guineas for life. The appointment of Mr. Case
to St. George's was dated 2d of January, 1822, and his resigna-
tion the 3d of August, 1825. The Church for the Blind, ceded
St. Mary's Chapel, is invested in four trustees, viz., the Mayor
for the time being, and the three senior aldermen, who were
appointed by an act of Pariament, and the patronage, by the
act, was invested in them. There are other churches in the town
established under different acts of Parliament. Some were built
by private individuals, and others by subscription. The pa-
tronage was in the hands of the builders for forty years, viz.,
three terms, after which it reverted to the Corporation. No
other churches but those named have as yet fallen to the Cor-
poration.
The Commissioners requested the Town-clerk to favour them.
with the acts of Parliament relative to the Corporation churches •,
which he expressed his willingness to endeavour to procure.
Mr. Duncan, the solicitor, requested to know the gross
amount of the cost of St. Luke's Church, and was answered
£52,918. To some further questions
The Town-Clerk said that he had- understood that some of the
bills for the erection of the church were not yet settled, but he
could furnish no information why they were not.
Mr. Duncan understood that neither the joiner's nor the
stone-mason's bills were yet paid, and he should like the com-
missioners to receive information on that point, upon which a
gentlemen, named Grindrod, stepped forward and said, that he
could furnish the court with some particulars relating to the
bills. _ _

Grindrod was then sworn.—He said that he was execalkor
to his late father's will, who was the stone-mason employed at
the church. His account had nor been sent in, in consequence
of the surveyor to the Corporation holding the working plans,
and the admeasurement accounts, without which he could not
make them out. He had repeatedly petitioned the Common
Council, but had received very unsatisfactory answers. He had
applied also to the surveyor; but all he said was that the ac-
count should-be settled. lie has reason to suppose that there
was a considerable balance due, but could give no estimate as
to the amount. He had been taken unawares to give evidence.
The Commissioners said they should be glad to receive in-
formation from the witness the next day, when he would be
better prepared.
The Town-Clerk said that Mr. Grindrod had presented a
petition in March, 1832, as he found it upon the record.
Mr. John Foster, the surveyor to the Corporation, said that
the appication had been made, but a variety of difficulties had
arisen to prevent the settlement of the account, one of which
was owing to the multiplicity of occupations of Mr. Stewart.
the surveyor on the part of Mr. Grindrod. The work had
been measured by witness's principal assistant, and he and Mr.
Stewart had recently been together, and the matter was nearly
approaching to a settlement.
Mr. Duncan inquired from the Town-Clerk if he could inform
him of the cost of the wall built round St. Luke's Church, and

terwards pulled down? Ile had heard that it cost £1,1,061
Mr. Foster did not know the cost of the wall.

Mr. Duncan also made inquiry whether the expense of pul-
ling down of the houses in Leece-street was included in the
gross amount of the cost of St. Luke's Church.
Mr. Foster replied that they were taken down under the
improvement act. The improvement act gave power to take
down those houses.

Mr. Duncan said he was given to understand that the wall
was built previously to the building of the church.
The Town-Clerk said he believed that the building of the
church was suspended for many years, for want of funds.
Mr. Alderman Case—The foundation stone was laid in 1811.
He was then one of the bailiffs.

The Town-Clerk.—The present street is wider than the ori-
ginal one. The houses in the old street, were it now remain-
ing, would stand between the church and the present street.
Mr. John Taylor suggested a question relative to St. Michael's
church. Did it not cost £44,000 in all?
The Town-Clerk said that he had stated the contribution of
the Corporation at £14,000.
Mr. John Taylor.—The remaining £33,003 was contributed
by the parish.
The Town-Clerk would not say, of his own knowledge, how
much the parish contributed; but the funds of tl)e parish were
insufficient, and the Corporation advanced the £14,000 to com-
plete it, with an understanding that, under the act of ParEa-
rnent, they were to have the patronage.

The commissioners then adjourned the inquiry to the fol-
lowing morning.