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With regard to the application of income, on the 20th February 1896, the Charity Staindrop Commissioners received a letter froin Canon Lipscomb, stating that since the introduction of free education the intention of the original trust could no longer be carried out, and Grainger's the income was applied in aid of the general funds of the several National Schools of continued. Staindrop, Langleydale, and Ingleton, i.e. as stated below, the National Schools of Staindrop and of Langleydale, and the Parochial School of Ingleton.

In these circumstances, by letter addressed to Canon Lipscomb on the 14th April 1896, the Charity Commissioners invited the trustees to apply to them for an Order establishing a Scheme to provide for the future application of the income of the Charity. To this communication no reply was received.

The income continues to be applied in aid of the general funds of the above-mentioned elementary schools of Staindrop, Ingleton, and Langleydale. The following is substantially a copy of the statement of accounts of the Charity furnished to the Charity Commissioners for the year 1899:

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The above appropriation of the Charity is unauthorised, and as indicated in the Charity Commissioners' letter of the 14th April 1896, a Scheme appears to be needed. It was suggested at the Inquiry that such a Scheme should include provision for scholarships tenable at places of higher education, and for payments in aid of the education at an appropriate institution of any poor deaf and dumb or blind child of the ancient parish of Staindrop.

With regard to the schools which are now in receipt of the benefits of the endowment, abstracts of the trust deeds of the Staindrop and Langleydale National Schools are given below. A note is also appended as to Ingleton Parochial School,

National School at Staindrop.

By deed dated the 11th April 1855 (enrolled in Chancery on the following day), the National Most Noble Henry, Duke of Cleveland, under the School Sites Acts, voluntarily and School, without valuable consideration, conveyed to the minister and churchwardens of the Staindrop. parish of Staindrop the freehold building with the yard, &c., thereto belonging, used as a schoolhouse, situate at the east end of the town of Staindrop, and bounded by the town street on the north, and by the Back Lane on the south, upon trust for the purposes of a school for the education of the poorer classes in the parish of Staindrop, the said school to be open to government inspection, and to be in union with the National Society for promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church; the principal officiating minister to have the superintendence of the religious and moral instruction of the scholars, with power to use the premises for the purposes of a Sunday school under his exclusive control; the management in other respects to be vested in a committee, consisting of the principal officiating minister for the time being of the said parish, his licensed curate or curates if appointed by him upon committee, the churchwardens for the time being of the parish of Staindrop, and six other persons, being subscribers of at least 20s. in every year to the funds of the school, and members of the Church of England, and either possessed of at least a beneficial life interest in real estate in the said parish or resident thern, and to be elected by contributors during the current year of 10s. each at least 1 the funds of the school, such contributors being members of the Church of England, "nd qualified as the person to be elected by residence or estate, and each contributor to be entitled to one vote in respect of each sum of 10s., but not to more than six votes in the aggregate.

And the deed contained other provisions usually inserted in trust deeds of the above society, including a provision for the settlement of differences by arbitration.

There is another elementary school at Staindrop, namely, the Staindrop Infants' School, the site and buildings whereof are stated to form part of the Raby Estates, of which Lord Barnard is tenant for life, and not to be subject to any charitable trust.

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School at
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Ingleton
Parochial
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1892.

National School at Langleydale.

By deed dated 6th January 1858 (enrolled in Chancery on the 8th of the same month), the Most Noble Henry, Duke of Cleveland, under the School Sites Acts, voluntarily and without valuable consideration, conveyed to the minister and churchwardens of the parish of Staindrop a messuage and piece of ground at Langleydale, bounded by a lane called Saddler Lane on the west, upon trust as a site for a school only for the poorer classes in the township of Langleydale, to be open to Government inspection and to be in union with the National Society for promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church; the principal officiating minister of the said parish to have the superintendence of the religious and moral instruction of the scholars, with power to use the premises for the purposes of a Sunday school under his exclusive control; the management in other respects to be vested in a committee, consisting of the principal officiating minister for the time being of the said parish, his licensed curate or curates if appointed by him upon the committee, the churchwardens for the time being of the said parish, and five other persons being subscribers of at least 20s. in every year to the funds of the school, and members of the Church of England, and either possessed of at least a beneficial life interest in real estate in the said parish or resident therein, and to be elected by contributors during the current year of 10s. each at least to the funds of the school, such contributors to be members of the Church of England and qualified as the person to be elected by estate or residence, and each contributor to be entitled to one vote in respect of each such sum of 10s., but not to more than six votes in the aggregate. The deed contained other provisions usually inserted in trust deeds of the above society, including a provision for the settlement of differences by arbitration; and it was also provided that in case there should be formed out of the parish of Staindrop an ecclesiastical district which should comprise in it the said school, that immediately upon the formation of such district the functions of the now-reciting deed assigned to the minister of the parish of Staindrop in the management of the said school should determine, and should thereupon become vested in the incumbent of such district.

Ingleton Parochial School.

There appears to be no trust deed of this school, nor is any documentary evidence forthcoming as to its foundation or early history. It would appear, however, from statements furnished by the Rev. J. M. Shepherd, vicar of Ingleton, that the building was erected on waste ground at the west end of the village of Ingleton in or before the year 1816, and was originally used partly for a school and partly for a poor-house for the accommodation of two poor people of the township; the latter use ended when the poor ceased to be maintained by the township. It is also stated that a congregation of Primitive Methodists formerly held religious services in the premises on Sundays, and that a dispute arose between them and the vicar as to their respective rights, which was determined by legal proceedings in favour of the vicar in 1858, whereupon the connection of the above-mentioned congregation with the premises entirely ceased. From 1858 to 1874 the then vicar, the predecessor of Mr. Shepherd, exercised exclusive control over the premises. The school was rebuilt in 1874, and enlarged again in 1893, by voluntary subscriptions. Since 1874 it has been under the exclusive control of the Rev. J. M. Shepherd, vicar of Ingleton, or a committee appointed by him, and now consisting of himself, the two churchwardens, and one other person. Mr. Shepherd states that it is now proposed to have a trust deed executed. Lord Barnard is lord of the manor.

Sunday School Charity (see page 1).

An account of this endowment is given in the Report of 1829. The principal sum of 300%. remained in the hands of the Marquis (afterwards first Duke) of Cleveland and his successors, who paid interest on it at the rate of 5. per. cent. until the death of the last Duke, whose executors paid the fund over to the vicar and churchwardens of the ecclesiastical parish of Staindrop.

Under the authority of an Order of the Charity Commissioners of the 24th May 1892, the principal sum of 300l. was paid to the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds and invested by them in the purchase of 3097. 13s. 6d. Consols in their name.

The above sum of Consols was sold under an Order of the Charity Commissioners of the 19th December 1895, and the proceeds reinvested in the purchase of 305/. 16s. 8d. India 3 Stock in the name of the Official Trustees.

The dividends, amounting to 91. 3s. 4d. per annum, are remitted by the Official Staindrop. Trustees to the vicar and churchwardens of the ecclesiastical parish of Staindrop, and Sunday by them applied in aid of the Sunday schools conducted in the National school and the School Infants' school at Staindrop.

Poor's Land Charity, and Charities of Hercules Brabant and John Simpson,
(see pages 1 and 2).

Charitycontinued.

The above Charities are now administered under a Scheme of the Charity Commis- Poor's Lands sioners of the 18th March 1864.

The Poor's Lands, as stated in the Report of 1829, consisted of certain parcels of land which for a great length of time had been let by the minister, churchwardens and twentyfour of the parish.

An account of the origin of the Charities of Brabant and Simpson is given in the Report of 1829.

Á detailed account of the former administration of the Charities is given in the Report of 1829. From statements submitted to the Charity Commissioners in 1863, it appears that at the last-mentioned date the income, amounting to 611. 178. 8d. was distributed amongst the several townships comprised in the ancient parish of Staindrop in the following proportions:

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On the 11th December 1863, an application was made to the Charity Commissioners by the vicar and the three churchwardens of the ecclesiastical parish of Staindrop for an Order establishing a Scheme for the administration of all three Charities abo venamed.

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By crder of the Charity Commissioners of the 18th March 1864, entitled "in the Scheme of matter of the Poor's Land Charity, Hercules Brabant's Charity, and John Simpson's Charity Charity, all in the ancient or original parish of Staindrop," the vicar and churchwardens for sioners, the time being of the parish of Staindrop, and one individual, namely, John Hanson, were 1864. appointed to be the trustees of the Charities, the real estate was vested in the Official Trustee of Charity Lands, and the following Scheme was established for the administration of the Charities.

1. All the estates and property of the Charities not required to be retained or occupied for the purposes thereof shall be let and otherwise managed by the trustees, who shall receive all the rents and annual or other income, and in every case public notice of the intention to let any land or other property shall be given by the trustees in the said parish of Staindrop and also in any different parish or parishes in which such land or property shall be situate in such manner as they shall consider most effectual for giving full publicity to such intention at least three weeks previously, provided that no lease be granted in reversion or for more than seven years certain or for less than the improved annual value at rack rent without the sanction of the Charity Commissioners or a competent court.

2. The clear amount of the annual rents, profits, and income of the Charities after the payment thereout of all necessary and proper outgoings and expenses of management shall be applied in manner following, namely, one equal fourth part of such income shall be paid over by the trustees unto the incumbent and churchwardens for the time being of the parish or ecclesiastical district of Ingleton in the aforesaid county of Durham, upon the receipt of the said incumbent and churchwardens or of any two of them, and the same shall be expended and applied by the said incumbent and churchwardens in such manner and subject to such regulations as they or the majority of them shall from time to time prescribe or determine for the benefit of deserving poor persons residing in that part of the said parish or ecclesiastical district of Ingleton, which has been taken from the said original parish of Staindrop, either in contributions towards the support of any fuel or clothing club or penny bank or other similar institution in the said parish or district, or in providing fuel, clothing, or other necessaries or comforts, to be sold at reduced prices or distributed gratuitously to

Staindrop. or amongst such poor persons or in gifts of money in special cases of emergency or distress, and the remainder of such income shall be applied by the trustees for the benefit of deserving poor Poor's Land persons residing in any part of the parish of Staindrop, other than and except Ingleton aforesaid, in like manner and subject to the like provisions as are herein before mentioned and contained with reference to the one-fourth part applicable for the benefit of the poor of Ingleton.

Charity, &c.

Sale of real

3. The shares and proportions into which the said income of the said Charities shall be divided with a view to its application to the objects aforesaid may however be varied from time to time by the trustees with the sanction of the Charity Commissioners given by an Order under their seal if and so often as such variation shall be considered to be necessary or desirable.

4. Full accounts shall be kept of the receipts and expenditure of the trustees in respect of the Charities in books to be provided for that purpose, and such accounts shall be examined and passed annually at a meeting of the trustees and signed by those trustees then present. The like accounts shall also be kept of the receipts and expenditure of the incumbent and churchwardens of the aforesaid parish or ecclesiastical district of Ingleton in respect of the one-fourth part of the income of the said Charities paid over to them under the provisions of this Scheme, and such lastmentioned accounts shall be examined and passed annually at a meeting of the said incumbent and churchwardens and signed by such of them as are then present.

5. Subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the said trustees and the said incumbent and churchwardens of Ingleton respectively shall from time to time prescribe, the aforesaid accounts shall be open to the inspection of the inhabitants of the present parish of Staindrop, and the aforesaid parish or ecclesiastical district of Ingleton respectively, and of all other interested persons.

6. If any doubt or question shall arise amongst the trustees or any of them as to the construction or proper application of any of the provisions of the Scheme, or the management of the Charity, application shall be made by them to the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales for their opinion and advice, which, when given, shall be conclusive.

Under the authority of an Order of the Charity Commissioners of the 11th March estate, 1870. 1870, the lands belonging to the Poor's Land Charity were sold, and the proceeds invested in the purchase of Consols in the name of the Official Trustees of Charitable Fund, as shown in the following table:

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The following schedule shows the present state of the endowments :

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It is stated in the Report of 1829 that there was placed in a bank at Darlington the sum of 321. 5s. 7d. cash, representing the proceeds of the sale of a small parcel of land belonging to the Poor's Land Charity. This sum was not included in the schedule of property which was attached to the above Scheme, and cannot be traced. It was probably expended on repairs to the property, or otherwise, many years ago.

With regard to Brabant's endowment, in former years the sum of one shilling has been Staindrop. deducted from the yearly payment on account of land tax.

Poor's Land

continued.

No new non-official trustee has been appointed in the place of Mr. John Hanson, Charity, &c. deceased. The appointments of trustees made by the Staindrop Parish Council in the case of Grainger's Charity in 1895, 1897, and 1899, as mentioned above, page 8, extended also to the Poor's Land and other Charities. For the reasons previously stated it would appear that the parish council are only entitled to appoint one trustee of these charities. Accordingly, the body of trustees is properly constituted as follows :-The vicar of Staindrop, the churchwarden for the township of Raby with Keverstone, the churchwarden for the township of Langleydale with Shotton, and one trustee appointed by the Staindrop parish council in place of the churchwarden for the township of Staindrop.

The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Charities for the year 1899, based upon the returns furnished to the Charity Commissioners :

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The sum received by the vicar and churchwardens of Ingleton is distributed by them usually in money doles of 8s. to 10s., and occasionally in articles in kind, in that part of the ecclesiastical district of Ingleton which is comprised in the ancient parish of Staindrop.

The sums allocated to the townships of Raby with Keverstone, and Langleydale with Shotton are handed over in equal half-yearly payments in May and November to the churchwarden in each case and distributed by him at his own discretion. The distribution of the benefits of the Charity for these townships should in future be made at properly constituted meetings of trustees.

The considerable sum applied in doles in the township of Staindrop is distributed in equal half-yearly amounts in May and November. The doles are usually of 10s. each. The present application of the income is in all cases not in accordance with the spirit of the Scheme which provides for gifts of money in special cases of emergency or distress. As it is, the same beneficiaries continue to receive the same money doles from year to year irrespective of circumstances.

Meetings of the trustees are held half-yearly, but complaint was made at the Inquiry that such meetings have been irregularly constituted. In regard to this, it may be observed that the Scheme contains no provisions as to the conduct of business by the trustees. Meetings should, however, be summoned by notice in writing addressed to each trustee,

Henry Duke of Cleveland's Charity.

By indenture dated 17th June 1861 (enrolled in Chancery 28th of the same month), Henry and made between the Most Noble Henry Duke of Cleveland, K. G., of the one part, Duke of and the Rev. Harry Curteis Lipscomb, of Staindrop in the county of Durham, clerk, Cleveland's

Charity.

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