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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
each new parish, who would be appointed by the order, for receiving and applying the
share of that parish, whilst the control now exercised by the existing Trustees would remain
undistui'bed so far as relates to the present parish of St. George.
The Charities to which the proposed Order would apply are the following:—Sayer's,
Robert Shawe's, William Evans', James Savage's, Edward Dudson's, S. Skydmore's, John
Scragg's, Lawrence Scamp's, William Cowper's, Samuel Simmond's, William and Mary
Brook's, Bernard Hyde's, Henry Smith's, Humphrey William's, William Brooke's, Thomas
Grayson's, Elizabeth Belcher's, so much of Samuel Delaforue's as is applicable for the
education of children in the Charity Schools in the parish, and for decayed families, Sir
John Tenner's, Edward Martin's, and Mary Phillips'; and also the right of nominating
inmates of the Drapers' Almshouses.
The basis on which the apportionment would be made is that of population ; and, according
to the Clergy List for the current year, the number of inhabitants of the present Parish
of St. George and of the four new Parishes would appear to be as follows:—
S. George 26,300
S. Jude 6,968
S. Mary Magdalen 9,383
S. Stephen 5,260
S. Paul 7,699
and it is proposed to direct that the whole income of all the Charities above mentioned
(except the last) shall be divided into 110 equal parts, to be distributed in the following
proportions, viz:—
To S. George 52 parts. '
S. Jude 14 „
S. Mary Magdalen 18 „
S. Stephen 11 ,,
S.Paul 15 „
As to the last mentioned Charity, viz :—the Drapers' Alms Houses, the proposed Scheme
would direct that each of the new Parishes be empowered to nominate inmates in a ratio
similar to that which would govern the distribution of the income; and it would probably
be sufficient to direct that of the nine appointments now made by S. George, the
new Parishes should each be authorised to fill one, leaving the remaining five to be
filled by deserving objects selected by the officers of the Parish of S. George.
Such is an outline of the Scheme which the Commissioners would propose to establish by j
their order : but as yet they have received no sufficient application, to enable them to pro- (
ceed in the matter. Under the provisions contained in the " Charitable Trusts Amendment
Act, 1855," (18 and 19 Yict. c. 124, s. 10) the Board is empowered to make orders app01'"
tioning the benefit of Charities, the gross yearly income whereof does not exceed £30—and j
by the "Charitable Trusts Acts, 1860," (23 and 24 Yict. c. 136, s. 2) this power is extended
to the making of Orders establishing Schemes for the administration of Charities; j
but the 4th Section of the last mentioned Act restricts this power to the case of Charities of I
which the yearly income amounts to £50 or upwards, except upon the application of the j
Trustees, under their hands.