Mr. Lockhart, in pursuance of notice, made his motion respecting Charitable Donations He observed that it was a subject of great importance—that money bestowed for charitable purposes was in some degree public money, and required public vigilance. He then stated, that, thirty years ago, the amount of contributions was, in personal property, as much as 50,000l. per annum, and, in real property, 250,000l. which must now, by accumulation, amount to nearly half a million. It was of great consequence that such a sum should be properly accounted for and administered. He therefore proposed, that all real property and all personal property be" longing to charitable institutions should be registered; that the names of the trustees should be inserted in a registry, to be lodged in the office of the clerk of the peace; and that a duplicate of this should be kept in the court of Chancery. He had before recommended in cases of misconduct an action by the common informer against the trustees; but as this had been 109 objected to, he would abandon it, and propose in its room, that it should be in the power of two or more persons interested, to petition the lord chancellor, or the master of the Rolls, or the barons of the Exchequer, to hear and determine on any abuses thus presented to their notice, and at their discretion to make orders respecting them, with or without costs. He thought that no well-intentioned person could object to a plan of proceeding in which all due allowance would be made for error and inadvertency, and which would tend to secure foundations so extensively useful to the country. He insisted that some measure of this sort was highly necessary, as from the mal-administration of trustees, arising either from negligence or dishonesty, many of these foundations, had been abused, many were in danger of entire decay, and many were totally lost to the country. The hon. and learned gent. concluded with moving, "That leave be given to bring in a Bill, for the Registry of Charitable Donations, and providing a more summary remedy for the Correction of Abuses therein."—Leave was accordingly given to bring in the Bill.