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Proceedings of Public Socielies, 



[Dec. 1* 



ward tlie sixUi, and the other from King 

 Charles the si'cond. 



From whence docs the otlicr property 

 of the corj)oration come? — From lega- 

 cies and donations at dilllrcnt periods. 



Can yon give ns information abont 

 the largest? — Lady Ramsey's is tlio 

 largest; the rental of it is near 4000/. per 

 aunnm. 



Where docs the estate lie chieflv? — In 



Do yon reckon 115(3 your full nnm* 

 bcr? — Our beds and other accommoda- 

 tions arc for 1 h'ie. 



Are yon limited, by any clanse in yonr 

 charter lo Unit number? — No; bnt w« 

 maintaiii as ninny as we can accommo- 

 date, and our funds will support. 



What ages are the boys admitted at? 

 — From seven to ten; that is the rule es- 

 tablished in 1809; they may have been 



yis-sex and Surrey, and one house in admitted older than ten, bnt none under 

 London. 



Abont what time was the legacy left? 

 — 1592 or 1593 ; it is charged with pay- 

 Inents of 240/.; the rent then might have 

 been 400/. or upwards. 



seven ; before 1809 there was no strict 

 rule as to that point. 



How long are they allowed to remain? 

 — Till 15; witli the exception of tliosw 

 who go to college, and those who go to 



Do you remember any other great the sea-service 



legacy to the charity?— There is a very Arc they taught, lodged, and clothed? 



capital estate in Lincolnshire, a legacy —Yes, vvitliout a shilling expense to 



from Mr. Henry Stone, left in the year their parents; and arc also provided at 



■J(J93. our expense vvitli all the books which 



About what income is derived from they have occasion for ; and with sui h as 



that now? — About 3,200/. a year; bnt arc bound out, an apprentice feo of 5/. is 



-perhaps it might be more proper to 

 (State, that in order to get that rent, the 

 'liospital has been at theexpeuse of drain- 

 age, inclosurcs, new buildings, and 

 ntlier improvements, of upwards of 

 40,000/. 



Have you had. generally speaking, a 

 treat defalcation of rent w ithin the last 

 Tm o years? — Very little, bnt expect dc- 

 'falcations, for wo have already found 

 great difhculty in getting payment of 

 ftents; bnt have made only one dedu<'- 

 tion, and that a small one. We hate 

 arrears, heretofore unusual. 



Do you recollect any other considcr- 

 «ble legacy? — iMr. €!arw ay, of Sussex, left 

 J^ve farms, the jiresent rent of which is 



paid, several of the benefactors having 

 led that Sinn for this purpose. 



Dr. Trollope, head master of the SchooL 

 What are tliey taught? — They are 

 taught <o tho utmost extent that they 

 nre taught in any other great school ; 

 reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, all 

 riassieal learning, and Hebrew, part in 

 mathematics, part uidrasving. 



How many scholarsliips have yon at 

 the univeisitj ? — Seven at Cambridge, 

 and one at (Ixford. 



What are tliose scholarships in value I 

 — Exhibitions wc call tliiin ; I think 

 they arc W)/. a year at Cambridge, and at 

 Pembroke they have an additional exhi- 

 bition liom the college, making about 



qSlO/. a year. g^, ^ j- ^^^^^ 5^^,^ j.^^ ^1,^. ^^^^ 



What was the wlK.le gross >neome o ^ ^^,,;.^,, ^^^ ^,^^,^,j ^^^ ^^^■ 



ilie charity, for the last year to whicli •' 



your accounts have been made up? — In 

 the year 1814, the income was 44,625/. 

 arising from all sources; that was the re- 

 ceipt, rather more than the stationary in- 

 'oorae perhaps. 



Does tliat include any balance in the 

 •treasurer's hands?— Certainly not. 



Could you tell the committee what 

 was the income for the year 1815? — 

 .43,386/. 



What were the expenses for the year 



expenses of bachelors' and masters' de- 

 grees, that are paid. 



AVIiat are the Oxford cxliibitions? — 

 1 0/. more, or 70/. Wc pay all fees of eur 

 traiice, 20/. toward fuiiiishing tlieir 

 rooms, 10/. for their books, and 10/. for 

 their clothes, which is at least 60/. for th* 

 outfit altogether. 



About how many boys on an average, 

 do you tiiink, are taught in the classics? 

 — In the U])per grammar school I hav« 

 60, wliich is my department ; the second 

 master has, I think, about 150; but up- 

 wards of 500 w ill be iustructed in Latin, 



7lOt 



J8] 4?— 41,061/. 



For 1815?— 40.420/. 



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Howmany ch.Wrci have you upon he ^, ^^^ ^.^, ^^,^ ^^^,^ j ^^ ^^ 



establishment ?-Ouraecommodal.onis J ^^,^ .^^.^,J ^,^^ ^^, 



for 1156, includnig 80 gnis; there are - •'- .i^. •> . .' 



MOW in tlie house 1062, including about 

 65 or 70 girls. There are now outst:md- 

 in<r about 120 presentations, whicl| are 

 •ilaLlj cqJBWig W fp^rMuiJssioo. 



7vith S07ne of them it is (piite the zitmost. 



How many boys should you say, in 



general, went thrtiugh a classical course 



cofljpletcly?— AliQut eij^ut of tiU(, to fil 



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