§ MR. FIRTHasked Mr. Attorney General, Whether he is aware that the right of the Principal, Ancients, and Commoners of Clement's Inn to dispose of the property of the Inn, has been submitted to the opinion of an eminent Counsel; whether he is aware that in the opinion of such Counsel the sale of such property and the division of the proceeds constitute a breach of trust for which an information may be brought; and, whether he proposes to bring such information?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES), in reply, said, he had received from the Council of the Incorporated Law Society counsel's opinion on the proposed sale of Clement's Inn. He believed that opinion was to the effect that, on the whole, there were good grounds for an inquiry into the right of the Principal, Ancients, and Commoners to dispose of the property. The Incorporated Law Society thought the proper course was to communicate with the Charity Commissioners; and if they reported to him (the Attorney General) with respect to the endowment the matter would receive due consideration.