Memoranda, references, and documents relating to the royal hospitals of the city of London / prepared and printed under the directions of the Committee of the Court of Common Council appointed in relation to the said hospitals.

  • London. Court of Common Council. Committee in Relation to the Royal Hospitals.
Date:
1836
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    Does every alderman, upon becoming a governor, become a bene - factor also ?—Not necessarily ; some do. How often do the governors hold a court ?—There are five ap- pointed courts, and as many other courts as the business requires. Do all the governors attend there ?—^They are all summoned, and may attend. Has each a vote ?—Yes ; fifteen is a quorum. Who is at the head of the charity ?—A president, elected by the body of the governors ; and no instance has been known of its being otherwise than an alderman of London. Is he elected for life i—Yes, as long as he continues an alderman ; in ceasing to be an alderman he ceases to be a governor, and of course to be a president, unless he happens to be a governor by be- nefaction or otherwise before he was an alderman. How do the governors present to the charity ?—The lord mayor presents two, one being extra, as lord mayor; the president, as pre- sident, two, and one as alderman ; the other twenty-four aldermen each one annually, provided any children are admitted. In the year 1767 or 1768 was the last time when there was no presentations for that year, except that they complimented the lord mayor with his extra presentation. Suppose the lord mayor was president ?—He would have two as lord mayor, and two as president. How do the other governors present ?—The treasurer, who is also a governor, is compUmented with two presentations, and one in his turn as governor : the ordinary governors fill up the remaining number in rotation, beginning each year where the last presentation ceased. Suppose a person has presented as a privileged governor, by which is meant, president, mayor, alderman, and so forth, does he present in his rotation as an ordinary governor }—The treasurer is the only person to whom that applies. From what class of children must the presentations be made ?— This appears by the regulations estabhshed at difierent periods, but last especially revised and settled at the court held the 28th oi April 1809, a copy of which I will deliver in. [It was delivered in, and read as follows :] Regulations for the Admission of Children into Christ's Hos- pital, London*. Specially revised and settled at a Court, 28th April, 1809. 1. That every governor may present the child of a parent not * See orders of Court of the 28th of March, 1765, the 4th of Julv 1765, and the 7th of March, 1777.