§ SIR JOHN SWINBURNE (Staffordshire, Lichfield)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, What steps, if any, have been taken with the view of securing to the inhabitants of Lichfield a direct representation on the Board of Trustees of Lowe's Charity in that city, in accordance with the Resolution of the House passed on the 18th of May in last year?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)Lowe's Charity at Lichfield is now regulated by a scheme established by an Order of the Charity Commissioners made on the 26th of March, 1886, which provides for the appointment by the Town Council of Lichfield (as representative Trustees) of five Trustees out of 12. No proceedings are pending before the Commissioners for any variation of that scheme. With regard to the Resolution of the House of the 18th of May, I beg to refer the hon. Baronet to the answer I gave him on the 3rd instant.