The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-09 00:00:00

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possession, would have been wholly unproductive at a public
sale. As to the Barony ofKendal. it had been for two centuries
in the family of Lord Loo,dale, though at the period of purctt:►sr
it was dependent ona single life. The amount arising from dry
tines and quit rents did not exceed & 01. per annum. 11 hen
abut to he sold, it was tendered to Lord Lonsdale, and pur-
chased by him for 14,0001. A sum which no man would pay for
it but the Lessee in possession, as th..t Noble Lord was. He
(Mr. 11.1 would go farther, and say, that it was but justice to
give a person iu that situation the right of pre-emption. It was
done>o recently in the case of an Hon. Gentleman, the Member
for Ram".
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that he should bring the subject
again forward, and would give notice fur the production of all
cot-. espondenee respecting those sales, particularly the COM*
spointence with the Surveyors, whose estimate was received.—
lie never imputed any blame to the Lessees in possession for
making the best bargain they could. It was to the system that
be objected.
Colonel LOWTHER stated that there did not exist any
grounds for the insinuations thrown out against the purchaser to
the sale of the Barony of Kendal.
The Bill was t ben read a first time. Second reading deed for
Wednesday next.

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e'er 41ft nit ct n 4 filtAkikili 4 Peoria" ,
It Ole for so lopg a time they had diTrifinirdoid Mesa;..ll4
In !wither case, it appeeed that, in 1680, a Oboe;
wan founded in the cioney of Net folk, for the Um.
cation of 90 boys :*qti accord' tojhe-retarn, be
boys were educated; 'the return ofoll%e•number of
'Orions was nil, and that the accounts had not been
audited for more than thirty years. Another school
was endowed in Derbyshire, but it appeared that na
children were educated there: the lands produced '
801. a-year, but the funds were managed in a most
shameful and abominable manner. The master had -
not taught for 10 years, the trustees were all deed,
and no others had been appointed. He had men..
tinned these instances of gross negligemte, tnisappli,
cation, end abuse, es specimens of the general unto.
ner in which the funds of these charities were arse
wages! ' • but he would not, at present, mention na •
He hed not 'the smallest doubt that the Re't'read
Gentlemen had made the most correct returns, and
that they had rather under.state than overcharged
the account of the abused. The individuals cope '
cerned might be very sore, and complain of miss
representation ; but, perhaps, they would not coma
plain if they saw the docemessts
,themselves.—t
They would, hereafter, see the charges ugliest
them, and know the names of their accusers. Re 4
specting a school in Essex, there bad been a trust foe
it to certain persons, but it had fallen into the haws
of the Master and Fellows of Magdalen College,
Cambridge. When he mentioned that, be lid out
mean to blame the College; bided.* if the-lemons
allowed it to Ivo to thesis, they acted wisely, lad
not foolishly in raking it. There was a free-school
in the Comity of Nottiegham, the funds of which the
Reverend Gentleman who gave the interesting
did not scruple tt.'say tad been grossly abused,.
The scholars were not attended to, and hush-mobsy
'was given to the master. The income of that was
!shout 4001. per althorn. There had existed
bchool, it was stated, in Worcestershire eight years'
ego,' but there vas now none Where that was stated
to have been. In the County of Derby, a question
that had been asked on the subject of a parish there/
and the answer, deserved to be noticed. The veld
lion was :••‘‘ Are there any funds in your parish foe'
charitable uses ?" The answer was, " N mne ; my'
Lord Such-an-one and his ancestors had'etith held the
rents of certain lands of considerable 'aloe from the
grammar-school." There bad been another school
on which he should, say a word or two. A school
had been established which was much more amply
endowed than any he had mentioned, but which, ask
was said to be only in its probationary state, was
discontinued. The scholars were dismissed, the
school was broken up, and since that time no man'
had heard any thing of it. The Probate-office at
Canterbury had been searched, and no less than as
far beck as one hundred and eighty years ago, ample
endowments had been discovered; a whole manor, a
capital messuage, the tithes of a whole manor, sad
other funds. From all those the school had only
reached its probationary state, and no school had
been established or heard of since. The people be.
longing to the parish where the school was, had, at
of their own charity, established a school io their
own name ; but it was not altogether as it ought to
be, for a very large fund to be withheld, amid a mist/
echool to be set op where a much larger free Was
flourish. Where was the right of withholding dust
large endowment ? It was a great principle that
one sum and one donation should only do its
own business. In the West Riding of York.
shire, he had understood from a Gentleman who Ind
known the fact, there was a school which contaiued
four or fivo scholars, and where, in his memory,
there were 50 or 60 scholars, and well there might he
from the income (we understood 5001. per ann.). In
further support of his statements he had the very high
authority of the Committee that bad sat under Mr.
Gilbert's Act. On the face of the Report of that
Committee many donations bad been lost, and the
whole business had become of such importance as to
call forth the attention of Parliament. Thirty years
had elapsed, however without any thing further
having been done. lie had another authority, to
which he bad ao doubt but great deference would is
paid, on account of the quarter whence it proceeded
—he meant the testimony of no less an enemy to
abuses, of no greater an enemy to corroptinn, ao
less a friend to reformation in all institutions of pa•
lie utility, than the late Lord Kenyon. The easels
which the authority to which be alluded might be
found was in Vol. vi. of Terns Reports. It nes a
case of the King and the Archbishop of York; in the
course of which his Lordship observed, that whoever
would examine the state of the grammar-schools is
this country, would see to what a lamentable coo&
thin they had been reduced ; and if other men hid
done their duty equally with the Archbishop, theo
would not have been found empty walls witbeal
scholars, and every thing neglected but the receptive
of the salary. His Lordship stated also, that Is
some instances that had lately come within hie ON
knowledge, there had not been a single scholar,
though very large endowments. Such as he had re-
listed being the case, and his having had such sutler
rities from the Committees,' and incidentally frost
Lord Kenyon, and having bad such informstioa
as he had laid before them, the abuses boil
been exposed in so plain a light, be trusted the
House would agree to the propriety of Poll'
ment's thoroughly examining and sifting, sod ,1"
vestigating the subject. A kind of clamour So
been raised,• that by their proceedings they iter.
interfering with private property; but that wasoot
true. They were net interfering with private pre'
petty at all ; and he would have- those clamored
persons who had given their unlearned ignorant opi•
aims on the subject, do know 'that those who Na
private establishments in trust for public charities, ito,
would have such men to know, that the property s
those, in the eye of the law, was as much Ps
property as the lends of the Crown and of the cher&
The poor, and the church, and the Crown were Po:
tected by the same law,. and if the poor should stool
in need of a special protector, the law said that tbi
Crown should be that protector. He was animate
combat that objection, because he wished oot
leave the measure stigmatised as any improper ors!le
constitutional attempt to invalidate the sacred re°
of individoels. 'Such a thing never could Opp!
from *ivy such measure: and he might state, Ih
tos,t_"
grosser abuse of terms never did occur than o
.de
which designated endowments for charities: p

Moneta that, De ffid aet /
; bodges* if the-theses
, they acted wisely, sea
There was a free.schoot
m, the funds of which the
a gave the informatiaa
I been grossly abwipd.....
Inded to, and hash-mob, •
The income of that ea*
There had (misted s
Porcewershire eight yeare '"
isle Where that was stated • •
nty of Derby, a nest '
! subject of a parish theret-
obe noticed. The lurid
y fonds in your parish for' 4-
lasewc•sertowrsasi "
td.:lithm:Peld; tar
thtt
nsiderable 'aloe from the
bad been another school. ,
word or two. A school
ch was much more amply
mentioned, but which, ask
i probationary state, was
ere were dismissed, the
id since that time no min
it. The Probate-office at
tiled, and no less than as
ad eighty years ago, ample 1
lamed ; a whole manor, !
es of a whole manor, eel
wee the school had only
state, and no school had ,
of since. The people be.
the school was. had, ost
'Wished a school io their
at altogether as it ought to
o be withheld, sad a mud/
a mach larger ow+ whist
right of withholding OM 0
eas a great principle that
Mon should only do its •
West Riding of York
from a CrPutlemen wh,, had
is a school which contained •
id where, in his memory,
lays, and well there might he '.
erstood 5001. per ann.). In
temente he had the very high
ee that had sat under Mr.
'ace of the Report of that
ns bad been lost, and the
ne of such importance as to .
r Parliament. Thirty years
without any thing further
had another authority, to
at greet deference would he •
loaner whence it proceeded
ny
of no less an enemy to
3 enemy to corruption, to
on in all institutions of pets.
Lord Kenyon. The case fa
which be alluded might be
Term Reports. It was I
Archbishop of York; in the
Alp observed, that whore
of the grammar.schools is
to what a lamentable coo&
:ed ; and if other men lad
with the Archbishop, the.
found empty walls wiliest
g neglected but the recepties
ordsbip stated also, that Is
I lately come within hie eel
not been a single schelw,
resents. Such as he had re-
d his having bad such sotto•
glees, and incidentally free •
swing bad such informed''
a them, the abuses boll
do a light, be trusted the
o the propriety of Perlis.
mining and sifting, and IM
A kind of clamour illi
their proceedings they Wes
0 property; but that waste
interfering with priette re'
would have. those clamored
their unlearned ignorant opi•
3 know 'that those who bla
n trust for public charities, hs
o know, that the property llf
e law, was as much QOM
f the Crown and of the cher&
'chi and the Crown were pa:
r and if the poor sboold dillo
elector, the law said that lie
protector. He was 'Wooed !,
1, because he wished not to
Wised as any improper Ws.'
to invalidate the sacred risbil
a thing never could hippo
: and he might state, liss
i never did occur than 111.5
owments for charitiea, pfifo
x