MR. NEVILLE-GRENVILLEsaid, he would beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he has noticed the paragraph in the Charity Commissioners' Report, just issued, again calling attention to—
The unsatisfactory state of the Law relating to the administration of charities, and of the necessity of giving larger powers to some of the ordinary tribunals;and, whether the Government propose to take action thereon?
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, he presumed that the Question referred to a passage in the Appendix of the Report, in which the Commissioners made a general statement, to the effect that it would be desirable to give wider powers to some of; the ordinary tribunals. The suggestions were, however, of a very general character, and the matter was under the consideration of the Government. He was not aware that the Commissioners had arrived at any conclusions with respect to new legislation; but when they did their recommendations would be duly announced.