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Alice Owen that the income of the said estates at Islington, Clerkenwell, and Orsett, amounted then to 721. a year, whereof two-fifths were directed to be applied in support Sic in Order. of the almshouses, and the remaining two-fifths in support of the said school, and that the rents of the estates at Islington and Clerkenwell were more than sufficient for the said almshouses by such a sum as together with the rents of the estate at Orsett would make a sum equal to two-fifths of the rents of all the said estates.

And the Master further found that the petitioners were of opinion that the charitable intentions of the said Alice Owen would be carried into effect, as truly as circumstances would admit, by applying such of the rents of the Islington and Clerkenwell Estates as were not required for the support of the said almshouses towards the support of the said school and of the rents of the Orsett Estate. And that the petitioners proposed that so much of the rents arising from the said estates at Islington and Clerkenwell as together with the rents of the said Orsett Estate would amount to two-fifths of the rents applicable to both Charities should be applied in support of the said school in aid of the said estate at Orsett. And the Master approved of the said proposal as a proper scheme for the application of the rents of the said Charity.

It was thereupon ordered that the said report should be confirmed, and that the Company should pay in support of the said school and in aid of the rents of the beforementioned charity estates at Orsett so much of the rents arising from this before-mentioned charity estates in Islington and Clerkenwell as together with the Orsett rent would amount to two-fifths of the rents of all the said estates.

The almshouse estate formerly consisting of what were called the Ermitage Fields at Islington, is bounded on the west by St. John Street Road, and includes both sides of Rawstorne Street on the south; by Goswell Road on the west, forming almost an angle at the north, where it is bounded by a passage leading from the "Old Red Lion" public house in St. John Street to Goswell Road. The property includes Owen Street (in which are the school and almshouses), Owen's Row, Owen's Court, Brewers' Street North, Brewers' Street, Buxton Street, Rawstorne Place, Rawstorne Street, and the east side of St. John's Strect, and the west side of Goswell Road which forms the boundary. The property was let in various lots on building leases as stated in the Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry (see page 298). The almshouses and school which were built by the Foundress, and still existed at the time of the last inquiry on a plot of ground fronting St. John Street Road, were subsequently pulled down and rebuilt in their present situation in Owen Street, and the frontage in the street was then let for building.

In February 1833 two informations were filed by the Attorney-General at the relation of William Bromley against the Company. One of them which was afterwards amended, as amended prayed that the said hospital and almshouses might be extended under the decree of the Court upon the footing of the greatly increased income of the said estates in extension of the charitable purposes of the Foundress for the support of additional poor almswomen having regard to the said original indentures. And that the application of such increased income and the accumulated fund arising from the excess of income beyond expenditure for which the defendants were accountabie as aforesaid might be regulated and secured. And in case the Court should be pleased to adopt the said report of the Master, and the order of the 30th March 1830 founded thereupon so far as same extended, then that such extension of the said hospital might be on the footing thereof. And that it might be referred to the Master to settle a scheme accordingly. And that such directions might be made and directions given in that behalf as might be needful. And that in case of need the estates of the said hospital and almshouses might be ascertained. And that an account might be taken of the receipts and disbursements of the said Company upon the footing of the said before-mentioned mixed and blended accounts so kept by the said Company as aforesaid not disturbing said accounts of receipts and payments up to 1817. And that it might be declared on reference thereto that the said defendants were not entitled to take credit for and charge against the said Charity said three before-mentioned sums of 2007., 1007., and 5007. And that the subsequent accounts of the Company might be in like manner taken to ascertain the accumulations from time to time arising from the surplus income and for which the defendants were accountable to the said Charity. And that it might be referred to the Master to take such accounts accordingly

with directions to state the balances in the hands of the said Company, and that they might be charged with interest thereon as should appear just. And that such further directions might be given as might be needful, and in particular the requisite provisions might be made in respect of the said school and the income of the estates thereof, and respecting such excess of expenditure in respect of the said school as might be supplied by said defendants out of the income of the said estates of said school, it not being sought unless the Court should see occasion to charge the defendants personally in that behalf. And that the defendants might be decreed to answer what, upon such accounting, should be found due from them. And the outstanding funds of the said Charity in the hands of the said Company might be duly laid out. And that it be referred to the Master to inquire into the circumstances affecting the leases granted by the Company of the Ermitage lands, and whether it would be for the benefit of the said Charity that any proceedings should be had against any and what persons for impeaching or selling any of the said leases, and in particular a certain lease for 144 years made of part of the said Islington estate in 1784 to certain members of the Society of Friends either in the whole or in part or otherwise for defeating the said leases or the grounds of or forfeiture by reason of waste or otherwise or from obtaining from the parties interested therein some compensation in respect of the increased rents accruing from such extended buildings for the benefit of the said Charity.

It appears in February 1825 that the Society of Friends presented a memorial for liberty to let the premises in such manner and make such alterations as might be most for the benefit of the Charity. And that the Company determined to grant a license to underlet on condition of the plan of the new buildings being approved by the Company. That a plan was accordingly submitted to the Company by the Society of Friends, which, being objected to, was subsequently altered, and ultimately approved. And that by a memorandum of the 26th March 1827, endorsed on lease of 6th June 1786, a license was granted to the then lessees to grant building leases for 70 years from 25th March 1827 according to a plan and specification approved by the Company. And to take down the old buildings when other buildings of equal value should have been erected subject nevertheless to the rents and covenants in the lease of 6th June 1786. That under this license the school erected on the land comprised in that lease was in 1829 taken down by the Society of Quakers, and three streets called Brewers' Street, Buxton Street, and Brewers' Street North had been laid down and many houses built on the site of the said school.

The second information prayed that the said free school of the foundation of Alice Owen might under the decree of the Court be extended upon the footing of the increased amount of the yearly sum applicable to the same in furtherance of the said charitable trusts of the said Foundress in such manner under such circumstances as should to the Court appear needful. And that the estates and property of the school might be ascertained unless the Court should be pleased to confirm the said appointment and appropriation by the defendants alleged to have been made under the order of the Court of 3rd March 1830. And that the Company might be decreed to come to such accounts in respect of the rents, &c. of the estates belonging to the school, including the Orsett Estate, received by the Company, and of the application of the same, and in particular the expenditure of the said Company on account of the said school for such time as the Court should think proper, and in case of need that having regard to the fact of the accounts of the said school having been blended and kept together with the accounts of the said almshouses, such accounts might be so taken at the same time and together with the accounts of said almshouses. And that such directions might be given for ascertaining the amount of such balances or the particular sums or amounts attributable and payable to the said two Charities respectively. And that it might be declared that the produce of the timber felled on the said charitable estates ought to be invested as a capital fund yielding an income for the future benefit of the said schools. And that the Company might pay the same sum, and that the same might be invested in such manner as might be deemed proper. And that all necessary directions might be given for the future application of the yearly sum belonging to the said school, and in particular of the before-mentioned estates when ascertained, and of the arrears of the same when accounted for and paid by the said defendants. And that the master might settle a scheme of such increased income for putting the said schools upon a proper footing. And that such further order might be made for the better establishment of the said school.

Answers were put in by the Company to both of the informations.

In February 1834 the relator disclaimed the suits, and asserted that his name had been used without his authority. In June 1834 the case was brought before the AttorneyGeneral, who declined to interfere. The solicitors of the informant, Messrs. Harvey and Yates, in August 1834, entered into an arrangement with the solicitor for the Company to dismiss both informations on receiving their costs out of pocket amounting to 1107. The payment was made, with the approbation of a committee of the Company, from the Charity property, being probably a much smaller sum than would have been required if the suits had proceeded.

Mr. S. Sharpe, in August 1833, wrote an opinion upon a case submitted to him as to that part of Lady Owen's trust estate held by the Quakers :

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'I am of opinion, looking to all the circumstances, that the Company are bound to insist upon the forfeiture of the lease of 6th June 1786, which has been incurred by the houses which have been built under the license of the 26th March 1827, having been left in an unfinished state and allowed to fall into a state of dilapidation; and I am of opinion that the Company are bound to insist upon the forfeiture to the full extent, leaving it to the Court of Chancery afterwards to authorise any compensation being made to the lessees under the Quakers, or those claiming under them, for the loss they may sustain by reason of such forfeiture."

Messrs. Martineau and Malton's bills of costs relative to the negotiation with the Society of Friends, amounting to 4151. 28. 2d., were laid before the court of the Company in May 1835; also a statement of the sums paid to Messrs. Harvey and Yates, and for surveyor's charges, &c., by which it appeared that an expenditure of more than 6007. had been incurred by the Company as trustees of Lady Owen's Charities in these proceedings, and an offer having been made on the part of the Society of 2507., and an indemnity to the Company in 2,000l. Resolved, that Mr. Gurney be informed 3007. will be accepted upon condition that the houses be repaired forthwith and insured in conformity with the covenants, and that the expense of the bond to be prepared by Martineau and Malton be paid by the Society; and on the 12th February 1836 the payment of the 3007. to the Company and of Messrs. Martineau and Malton's bill for the bond of indemnity was reported. The estate of this Charity is at present as follows:£ s. d. £8. d.

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The rental represents the 1541., the amount having been reduced owing to some portion of the land having been taken from the lessees on the re-building of the almshouses. Lease to Samuel Norman for 17 years from 1853 of a garden at the back of the present almshouses And also for the site of the New River now closed over "Crown and Woolpack" publichouse, 75, St. John Street Road, on lease to J. Kemp for 61 years, from Midsummer, 1827

76, St. John Street Road, Ebenezer Symes, 571⁄2 years, from Christmas, 1830

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27th Jan.

1871.

There are at present 14 almswomen occupying 13 almshouses. Each almshouse has two rooms, and they are entered from 10 outer doors. They were built in 1841 at an expense of about 3,5001., which was provided by a sale of the stock then held on account of the Charity. The almspeople are widows under the age of 50, who lived in the parish of St. Mary, Islington, or St. James', Clerkenwell, for seven years before the election. At the last election there were 15 qualified candidates of the ages varying from 57 to 74 for one vacancy. Each person admitted gave the name of two friends who will provide a nurse and medical attendance and funeral expenses.

The almswomen receive each 7s. a £ s. d.
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The excess of income over the expenditure is therefore about 7501. a year.

The school faces the almshouses, the front is occupied by the master's house and the two schoolrooms and a class-room, affording accommodation for 120 boys at the back. There is no playground. It was built in 1840 at an expense of 2,6561. 9s. 6d. The money was provided by sale of part of the stock then held by the Company on account of the Charity.

The school is open to the sons of inhabitants of St. Mary's, Islington, and St. James, Clerkenwell, 100 from the former and 20 from the latter. They must be at least seven years of age and not above 11 years of age, and be able to read and write. They pay nothing for entrance, education, books, or stationery. They deposit 17. which is returned to them in case they give three months' notice of removal. The election is made by the court and Company at the school twice a year after the Midsummer and Christmas holidays. The preference is generally given to the children of respectable parents. In the election on the 2nd January 1864, there were 44 candidates for seven vacancies from Islington, and 16 for four vacancies at Clerkenwell. There are generally less vacancies and more candidates for Clerkenwell.

The school is stated to be very highly appreciated in the neighbourhood, and admission is much sought after.

The boys are required to leave the school at 14 years of age. There is an annual examination on the first Friday in June, when the court are summoned to attend, and as many members as think proper take part in the examination. The examination is carried on by the masters in their presence, on a series of subjects previously suggested on a printed paper. I annex a copy of the paper used for this purpose at their last examination.

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OWEN'S CHARITY.

1871.

By an order of the said Board of this date, the 27th June Company were authorised to erect, at a cost of not more than 5,8007. to be provided out of money or funds in their hands belonging to the Charity, a block of public lodging houses on the south side of Rawstorne Street, Clerkenwell.

THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF RICHARD PLATT AT ALDENHAM.

On this Charity I beg to refer to my Report of the 9th July 1858.

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Governing Body.

Religious opinions.

Conduct of business.

Books.

Minutes.

Accounts.

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SCHEME FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ABOVE-
MENTIONED FOUNDATION.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF FOUNDATION.

1. The above-mentioned Charities and their endowments, herein-after referred to as this Foundation, shall henceforth be administered in accordance with the provisions and directions herein-after contained by the Corporation of the Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants of the Mystery or Art of Brewers of the city of London and their successors as the Governing Body of this Foundation, herein-after called the Governors, and shall be managed by them or by their officers acting under their orders, according to the ordinary rules and practice of the said Corporation, but as a Foundation separate from all other charities and endowments or property under their management or belonging to them, and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, and to the general law applicable to the management of property by Trustees of Charitable Foundations.

2. Religious opinions, or attendance or non-attendance at any particular form of religious worship, shall not in any way affect the qualification of any person for being a Governor under this Scheme.

3. The Governors shall make such arrangements as they think fit for the custody of the muniments, title deeds, and other documents belonging to this Foundation, for deposit of money, for drawing cheques, and for the appointment of a Clerk and of officers for the conduct of the business of this Foundation.

4. A separate book and separate books of account shall be provided for this Foundation by the Governors, and kept in some convenient and secure place of deposit to be provided or appointed by them for the purpose.

5. Minutes of all proceedings of the Governors shall be entered in the minute book and duly signed.

6. The accounts of this Foundation shall be stated for each year, and shall be signed by the Master or one of the Wardens of the before-named Corporation, acting as Governors, within two calendar months after the day to which they are made up. As soon as practicable after the accounts are so signed they shall be audited in comformity with regulations to be made or approved from time to time by the Charity Commissioners.

7. The Governors shall in each year cause an abstract of accounts. of the accounts of this Foundation for the preceding year to be prepared in accordance with the forms appended to this Scheme, unless some other form is prescribed by the Charity Commissioners, in which case the form so prescribed shall be followed. The Governors shall at the same time in each year and in the same manner cause a statement of the progress of the Schools of this Foundation during the preceding year to be prepared. And they shall forthwith send copies of such abstracts and statement to the Charity Commissioners, and shall cause the same to be printed and published for general information. For all the purposes of this Scheme the year shall be taken, so far as conveniently may be, to commence from the date of the Scheme, unless some other date shall be fixed by the Charity Commissioners for the purpose.

In the year 1862 the Company applied to the Commissioners for their sanction to the erection of a lower school

8. Any money arising from the sale of timber, or from Timber and any mines or minerals, belonging to the Foundation, shall minerals. be treated as capital, and invested in any such securities as may from time to time be authorised by any Act of Parliament or by the High Court of Justice for the investment of trust funds, except in any special cases in which the Governors may be authorised by the Charity Commissioners to apply such money or any part thereof as income.

9. All capital sums which, under the provisions of this Raising Scheme, may be required to be raised shall be raised by money. the Governors by sale or mortgage of the real or personal property of this Foundation, or by both those means, or otherwise, on such terms, and subject to such conditions as may be sanctioned or prescribed by the Charity Commissioners in each case.

10. The Governors shall reserve the yearly sum of 450l. The Almsout of the clear annual income of this Foundation, as and people. for the share or proportion of such income applicable for the benefit of the Almspeople under the Foundation. Subject to the provisions of any further Scheme which may be established by the Charity Commissioners or other competent authority, for the regulation of this branch of the Foundation, the Almspeople shall be 14 widows appointed in the same manner, and subject (except so far as otherwise hereby provided) to the same regulations as heretofore, but in lieu of residence, and the allowances hitherto customary the Almspeople shall receive out of the said yearly sum of 450l. the payment of 12s. a week each. The present Almspeople shall become entitled to such payment from the time of their respectively vacating the Almshouses, and in the meantime shall each have the weekly allowance and right of residence and other rights hitherto customary: Provided that after six months from the date of this Scheme the Governors may make such arrangements as the Charity Commissioners think proper for housing or lodging elsewhere any present Almsperson who has not then agreed to vacate her Almshouse. Any unapplied surplus or residue of the said yearly sum of 4501. may be applied by the Governors as they may think most fitting and expedient for the benefit of the Almspeople.

11. When a Scheme has been established under the Subsidy to Endowed Schools Acts for the regulation of Hickson's Tower Hill Gram:nar School, in the parish of All Hallows, Barking, School. the Governors may with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners pay to the Governing Body of such lastmentioned School for the purposes thereof, such a yearly sum, to be provided out of the income of this Foundation, or such capital sum or sums to be raised and provided out of the principal endowment thereof, as may be directed or authorised by such last-mentioned Scheme.

Establish

Exhibitions

School for

12. The Governors shall, at any such time as may be fixed for the purpose by the Charity Commissioners, ment of pay by way of donation or endowment to the Governing in North Body of the North London Collegiate and Camden London Schools for Girls, constituted under a Scheme of the Collegiate Endowed Schools Commissioners approved by Her Majesty Girls. in Council on the 13th May 1875, or to the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds in trust for such Governing Body, the capital sum of 2,000l., to be applied, with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners, in addition to certain other capital sums now applicable to the same purpose, in or towards the crection, furnishing, and equipping of school buildings for the said North London Collegiate and Camden School for Girls. And such donation or endowment of the sum of 2,000l. when paid, shall be deemed to have been received by the said Governing Body of the North London Collegiate and Camden Schools for Girls for the special object of founding and maintaining in perpetuity four free places tenable, by way of Exhibitions in the North London Collegiate School under the management of the said Governing Body, by girls educated for not less than two years immediately preceding the date of award at some School or Schools of this Foundation. The said Exhibitions shall be called Alice Owen Exhibition, and shall be awarded by the Governors of this Foundation in the same manner and upon the same conditions as Exhibitions may be awarded by them under the provisions of this Scheme. Every such Alice Owen Exhibition shall confer the right of admission to and education in the said North London Collegiate School free from the payment of all entrance and tuition fees otherwise payable by the holder; provided that the holders shall pass the ordinary entrance examination for admission to such School before being admitted, and after admission shall be subject in

Loan in aid

of North

London Collegiate and Camden Schools.

at Medburn, upon which an order was made by the Board,

all respects to the provisions of the Scheme and rules for the management of such School in force for the time being.

13. The Governors shall also, at such time as may be of buildings fixed for the purpose by the Charity Commissioners, advance by way of loan, by payment to the said Governing Body of the North London Collegiate and Camden Schools for Girls, or to the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds in trust for such Governing Body, the capital sum of 6,000l., to be applied, with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners, in like manner, in or towards the erection, furnishing, and equipping of school buildings for the said North London Collegiate and Camden Schools for Girls; provided that the repayment of the said sum of 6,000l., together with interest at the rate of 41. per centum per annum by fifteen equal annual payments of 5397. 12s. 11d. each (it having been calculated that such fifteen payments will exactly cover both principal and interest), shall be secured by a deposit of the title deeds of the sites and buildings of the said North London Collegiate and Camden Schools with the Governors of this Foundation, accompanied by a memorandum of the intended security, conferring upon the Governors a prior claim upon the net income of the North London Collegiate and Camden Schools, such deposit and memorandum to be made subject to such reasonable restrictions upon the exercise of the powers vested in the Governors by virtue or in consequence of such deposit and memorandum as may be required or sanctioned be the Charity Commissioners.

Ladies' Committee.

Scheme to

be brought

into opera

14. The Governors may from time to time appoint a Ladies' Committee, consisting of not more than six ladies, for their assistance in superintending the internal management of the Girls' Schools to be established and managed under this Scheme, and they may refer to such Committee for investigation and determination any matters or questions relating to the conduct of such Girls' Schools or the teachers or scholars thereof, which in their judgment may be dealt with and decided more conveniently and properly by such Committee. Every member of such Committee shall be appointed for the term of three years, but may be re-appointed.

15. The Governors shall take all requisite measures for bringing the provisions of this Scheme into active tion as soon operation as soon as practicable, and they shall have power to make all suitable and proper arrangements for that purpose.

as practicable.

Saving of

interests of scholars.

Present Master's Retirement

16. Any payment, or exemption from payment, or other benefit under this Foundation to which any scholar admitted to the present School previously to the first day of January 1876, was on that day legally entitled, and which but for this Scheme would have been continued for his benefit, shall be continued as heretofore.

17. Mr. John Hoare, the Master of the present School of this Foundation, shall retire and be discharged from the and Pension. office of Master upon a day to be fixed by the Governors, with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners, as soon as conveniently may be after the date of this Scheme, and from the date of his retirement he shall be entitled to a yearly pension or allowance of 2607. payable out of the income of this Foundation.

Present Assistant Master's pension.

Master.

18. Mr. William Sheppard Hoare, the Assistant Master of the present School of this Foundation, unless he shall be appointed to and take the office of Head Master of the first Boys' School to be established under this Scheme, shall be entitled from the date of his ceasing to act as Assistant Master or Master of the said present School under the provisions herein-after contained, to a yearly pension or allowance of 2001., payable out of the income of this Foundation. And if he shall be appointed to and take the office of Head Master of the first Boys' School to be established under this Scheme, he shall be entitled to a like yearly pension or allowance from the date of his ceasing to hold that office, unless he shall be dismissed therefrom for urgent cause under the power to that intent herein-after contained.

Temporary 19. So far as conveniently may be the present School continuance of this Foundation shall be carried on as heretofore until of present School ar- such time as may, with the approval of the Charity rangements Commissioners, be fixed by the Governors. The Governors and provision as to may, if they so think fit, direct that the said Mr. William Sheppard Hoare, now the Assistant Master of the said present School, shall (if willing to serve) act as Master of the same School so long as it shall be so carried on. They may also direct that he shall take and hold the office of Head Master of the first Boys' School to be established under this Scheme, and in that ease he shall take the said office without further appointment, subject in all respects

dated 17th June 1862. The school was completed and

to the provisions of this Scheme. The Governors shall be at liberty, however, if they so think fit, forthwith to remove the said William Sheppard Hoare from the said office of Assistant Master, and in that case he shall, on such removal, become entitled to the yearly pension or allowance herein-before provided in his favour.

THE SCHOOLS.

Girls'

20. As soon as conveniently may be after the date of Boys and this Scheme the Governors shall proceed to establish :- Schools to (1.) A School for about 300 boys with facilities for be estafuture extension on the site of the present School and blished. Almshouses of this Foundation;

(2.) A School for about 300 girls, with like facilities on a site in the same neighbourhood to be approved by the Charity Commissioners.

The plans and estimates of the cost of the said Schools shall be approved in the first instance by the Charity Commissioners. And the Governors, subject in all respects to the sanction and approval of the said Commissioners, shall provide the amount of such cost out of the income of this Foundation or the accumulations thereof, or if necessary by raising a capital sum cut of the property of the Foundation in manner herein-before provided.

ditional Schools.

21. If any surplus income of this Foundation shall Future adremain after effectual provision shall have been made for the several payments herein-before directed to be made by the Governors, and for the establishment and conduct of the aforesaid Schools, in conformity with the requirements of this Scheme, the Governors with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners shall apply such surplus in or towards the establishment and maintenance of other or additional Schools for boys and girls in the parishes of Islington and Clerkenwell, or either of them, as may be needed for meeting the reasonable requirements of the said parishes for education not being merely elementary education. The sites, plans, and estimates of cost of each additional School shall be made in the same manner as for the first School buildings. And every additional School so established shall be conducted as nearly as may be in conformity with, and subject to the provisions contained in this Scheme for the regulation and conduct of the Boys' School or Girls' School herein-before respectively mentioned.

22. When the buildings of the said Schools respectively Endowment or any of them are completed and made fit for the of Schools. admission of scholars, the Governors shall apply to the Charity Commissioners for a certificate, fixing and stating the annual sums proper to be set apart out of the income of the Foundation for the Endowment of the Schools or School so completed, both for the general purposes thereof, and for Scholarships and Exhibitions in connexion therewith. Such certificate may be varied in any respect from time to time by the Charity Commissioners on the application of the Governors.

23. All the Schools of the Foundation shall be Day Day Schools. Schools, but the Governors shall have power, with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners, to admit to all or any of the Schools boys and girls boarding in the houses of Masters or Mistresses of such School or Schools, or in such other houses as may from time to time be approved by the Governors.

24. From the date of this Scheme all jurisdiction of the Jurisdiction Ordinary relating to or arising from the licensing of of Ordinary any Master in any School of this Foundation shall be abolished.

abolished.

25. No person shall be disqualified from being a Master Holy in any School of this Foundation by reason only of his not Orders. being, or not intending to be, in Holy Orders.

Head

Mistresses.

26. Every future Head Master and Head Mistress of Appointany School of this Foundation shall be appointed by the ment of Governors at a meeting to be called for the purpose, as Masters soon as conveniently may be after the occurrence of a and Head vacancy, or after notice of an intended vacancy. In order to obtain the best candidates the Governors shall for a sufficient time before making any appointment give public notice of the vacancy, and invite applicants for the office by advertisements in newspapers and by such other methods as they may judge best calculated to secure the object.

27. The Governors may dismiss any Head Master or Dismissal Head Mistress without assigning cause, after six calendar without months' written notice, given in pursuance of a resolution, assigning cause. affirmed by an absolute majority of the whole number of Governors present at a meeting duly convened for the express purpose of considering the matter.

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