Twyford, Bucks, of which the Rector makes a yearly return to the Privy Council. For many years last past the average income of the Fellows has not amounted to 2007. 5. The number, value, and period of tenure, of the several unincorporated Scholarships, Exhibitions, or the like. 5. There are eight open Scholarships, value from 407. to 457. per annum, tenable four years. Twelve exhibitions, value from 407. to 50l., tenable eight years-requiring residence-otherwise vacated. Also one Scholarship, called the Tatham Scholarship, value 507. For a copy of the Statutes of Lincoln College Her Majesty's Commissioners are respectfully referred to that in the Bodleian. 5. The decrees of the Visitor extend over a period of several hundred years, and are for the most part upon subjects of no public importance. ALL SOULS COLLEGE. 129 4.--Revenues of All Souls College, Oxford, 1851.* ANSWERS in reply to certain Questions from Her MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS for the University of OXFORD addressed to the Warden and Fellows of All Souls College, in a paper dated November 28, 1850. Amount of Corporate Revenues of All Souls College for The revenue of 1850 has been selected as preferable to an average of seven years, on account of two material changes which have lately taken place-the fall in corn-rents since the repeal of the Corn Laws; and on the other hand an increase of revenue by the expiration of a lease in 1849. The money in the funds is only applicable to particular purposes. Specific application of Revenues, 1850—Annual Payments. Rates, Taxes, Insurance, Agents, Collectors, Leasehold and ancient rents. Repair of College, Farm-buildings, draining, &c. . £520 921 480 590 553 710 243 157 £4,174 Allowances to Warden and College Officers, Chaplains, Tutor to Bible Clerks College Servants Fuel and Lighting Various expenses, Law charges, &c. Carried forward Evidence, p. 333. K Brought forward £4,174 Advowson Fund 650* Fund for building and repairing Parsonage-houses in the Rather more than one-fourth of the corporate property is let at rack-rent; the remainder is let upon leases for 20 years, renewable every 7 upon payment of a fine. The fine is one year and a half net value of the farm: that is, the value after deducting the reserved rent. Emolument of Wardenship for the year 1850 £633 300 £933 £. S. Doctors' Fellowships and College Officers-each 130 O 92 0 75 10 B.A. and S.C.L. Fellows The above statement has been taken from the bursar's books, and verified by Mr. Arthur Bigge, M.A., Fellow, Acting Bursar. February 17, 1851. LEWIS SNEYD, Warden of All Souls College. *The payment to the Advowson fund is not always the same; in the year 1850 it greatly exceeded the usual average. ( 131 ) Refusal of Information To Letters II. and III. of Her Majesty's Commissioners the following Answers were received :— Magdalen College, February 6, 1851. REVEREND SIR,-Having received from you papers, in which I am requested to supply information relative to Magdalen College, I find, that I am bound in conscience to return the enclosed answer to the proposal. I am, Reverend Sir, Your faithful and obedient Servant, M. J. ROUTH. The Rev. A. P. Stanley, Fellow of University College. [The Enclosed Answer was as follows:-] Magdalen College, Oxford, February 6, 1851. In an application addressed to the President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and communicated by the Rev. Mr. Stanley, of University College, information is requested respecting the College property,* and a supply of a copy of the Statutes and Visitatorial Decrees proposed. The President declines giving information concerning property which he is not conscious of having misused or misapplied; or surrendering Statutes for alteration or revision, which he has sworn to observe, and never directly or indirectly to procure an alteration of, or dispensation from. * [In the Appendix to Huber's English Universities, p. 576, the Magdalen College endowments are estimated by the Rev. H. L. Jones, M.A., at 13,450l. per annum, including 1000l. for the income of the President; 12,000l. per annum for the 40 Fellows; and 450l. per annum for the 30 Scholars of the College.-Editor.] Finis et conclusio omnium statutorum, the President's oath, and Questions 13, 16, and 22. M. J. ROUTH. Magdalen College, Oxford, February 6, 1851. SIR,-In an application addressed to the President and Fellows of Magdalen College, and communicated by the Secretary to Her Majesty's Commissioners for the University of Oxford, information respecting the College property is requested, and also a copy of the Statutes and Visitatorial Decrees. The Fellows respectfully decline to give the information requested or to supply the Commissioners with a copy of their Statutes. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, The Rev. A. P. Stanley, Secretary to the Commission. CHARLES READE, Vice-President. |