Appendix to Mr. Brougham's Letter to Sir Samuel Romilly Containing Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Education Committee by H.P. Brougham.

Henry Peter Brougham

ISBN 10: 0371214742 / ISBN 13: 9780371214749

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Appendix to Mr. Brougham's Letter to Sir Samuel Romilly Containing Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Education Committee by H.P. Brougham.
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371214742
• ISBN 13: 9780371214749
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Appendix To Mr. Brougham's Letter To Sir Samuel Romilly Containing Minutes Of Evidence Taken Before The Education Committee By Henry Peter Brougham. This volume records the testimony presented to a House of Commons Select Committee on the Education of the Poor, assembled by the advocate Henry Peter Brougham. It comprises detailed examinations and answers from a range of witnesses—municipal officers, clergymen, charity trustees, schoolmasters, and lawyers—concerning the governance and finances of educational endowments and charities across towns such as Reading, St. Bees, Pocklington, Mere, Yeovil, Croydon, and Huntingdon. Topics include the origin and management of medieval and early modern school endowments and almshouses, rent rolls and income, and the distribution of funds for education and poor relief. The transcripts reveal concerns over long leases, undervalued rents, and the mixing of church and charity funds, as well as the influence of patrons like Lord Lonsdale and the Bishop of Chester. The volume also contains Brougham's account of Hofwyl, a Swiss educational establishment, and reflections on Pestalozzi and contemporary educational methods.