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With respect to the representation of the Parish of St.
James upon the new Governing Body, the Commissioners increased
the number of Trustees to be elected by the Vestry
from one to two. This increase, however, was effected by the
addition of one more Trustee to the total number, and not by
reducing the number to be elected by the Churchwardens of
the various Parishes interested, us suggested by the Vestry
In accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the Vestry
elected two representative Trustees on the 21st October, the
gentlemen so elected being Mr. Samuel Morle, of 102.
Jermyn Street, and Mr. William Winnett, of 71 and 72.
Wardour Street.
It may not be out of place here to remark that the abovementioned
Scheme for the future management of the ancient
Charities of St. Martin's, arose out of the litigation between
the Parishes of St. George, Hanover Square, and St. Martinin-the-Fields,
to determine a claim by the former to a share
in the income arising from the Conduit Mead Estate, which
claim was fully established. The right of the Parish of St.
George, Hanover Square, to share in this income was discovered
by Mr. Churchwarden Crane in the course of his
researches among the ancient records, and the successful
termination of the litigation was to a large extent due to the
painstaking care, rare skill, and energy with which Mr.
Crane followed up the clue he bad discovered. The result of
this litigation, affecting as it did the administration of one of
the ancient endowments of the mother Parish, naturally led
to an enquiry into the right- of the Parishes which had at
various times been severed from St. Martin's to share in the
Charities which bad there to fore been enjoyed by St. Martin's
alone. This enquiry resulted in the establishment of the
Scheme now under notice, and it may thus be said that it is
entirely due to the research of Mr. Crane. and the ability and