General report of the Commissioners under the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858 : with an appendix containing ordinances, minutes, reports on special subjects, and other documents / Scottish Universities Commission.

Date:
1863
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Credit: General report of the Commissioners under the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858 : with an appendix containing ordinances, minutes, reports on special subjects, and other documents / Scottish Universities Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Petitions against Ordinances as to Bursary Founda- tions in Aberdeen Deed of Foundation by Dr Alexander Adam. the donor, to alienate from the maintenance and education of certain poor boys funds left expressly for that end, and to apply them to the formation of scholarships to be enjoyed by graduates of the University. May it therefore please Your Majesty in Council to signify disapproval of, and withhold consent from, said Ordinances. And Your petitioners will ever pray. (Signed) James Grant, A.M., Minister of Ordiquhill, and 94 others. LXI. From the Commissioners of Supply of the County of Banff. [Same as No. II.] (Signed) James Gordon, Sheriff-Substitute, and 19 others. L 1. 9 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. XII. From the undersigned Ministers and others in the Parish of Duthil, County of Elgin. [Same as sec. 1 of II.] That by the said Act the Commissioners therein named are empowered to revise foundations, mortifications, bursaries, etc., and to alter or modify these, if it shall appear to them ‘ that the 4 interests of religion and learning, and the main design of the donor/ would he better effected thereby. Your petitioners deeply regret to learn, that the mortifications for the Redhyth Bursaries, of which so many have derived the benefit in this locality, are to be interfered with, and the bursaries to be reduced from 20 to 8 at the University, and from 20 to 12 at the school of Fordyce, and the surplus funds thus arising to be applied for the endowment of four scholar- ships of L.60 each. Same as sec. 5 of II.] Same as sec. 6 of II., with slight verbal alterations. Same as sec. 7 of II., with slight verbal alterations. Same as sec. 8 of II., with slight verbal alterations. Same as sec. 9 of II.] (Signed) R. S. Ivynoch Shand, Hillside, and 83 others. LXIII. From the [Same as No. II.] Heritors, Minister, and others, of the united Parish of Daviot and Dunliclaity. (Signed) A. Mackintosh of Fan’, and 51 others. LXIV. From the Rev. James Allan, A.M., Minister of the Parish of Grange. 1. That Your petitioner feels that he is personally aggrieved, and that the interests of his family are injuriously affected, by recent Ordinances of the Universities Commissioners relating to the Lorimer Bursaries in the University of Aberdeen. 2. That Your petitioner is of the kin of the founders of said bursaries ; that his relationship was proved to the satisfaction of the patrons ; that he was educated on the foundation of William Lorimer in the Marischal College of Aberdeen ; that, if he had directed his attention to the study of Medicine, he would have been entitled to claim a sum of not less than thirty, and not more than fifty pounds sterling, out of the accumulated fund arising from vacant burse money belonging to the John Lorimer Foundation, as specially provided for by the said John Lori- mer in his deed of mortification; and that Your petitioner’s sons are entitled, in terms of the respective deeds of foundations, if no nearer relative be in the way, to claim similar privileges to those which Your petitioner himself enjoyed. 3. That, by the Ordinances recently issued by them, the said Universities Commissioners statute and ordain, that when a vacancy occurs in the John Lorimer Bursary, if no relative appear as a claimant, the patrons shall present a student not of the kin of the said John Lorimer’s father or mother, that is, a student not qualified in terms of the deed of foundation; and further, that all monies arising from vacancies in the Lorimer Bursaries shall be paid into the Common Bursary Fund. 4. That said Ordinances, if carried into effect, will in all time coming prevent any accumulations in connection with said bursaries for the purposes specified by their respective founders ; and that they will thus directly frustrate the intentions of the founders, and affect in a most in- jurious manner the interests of Your petitioner’s family, and of all those entitled by the deeds of foundation to claim the benefit of said bursaries. 5. That for these reasons Your petitioner feels, that he has a right to dissent from said Ordinances, and to petition that they be not carried into effect. May it therefore please Your Most Sacred Majesty in Council to withhold Your consent from said Ordinances, and to signify Your disapproval thereof. And Your petitioner shall ever pray. (Signed) James Allan, A.M., Minister of the Parish of Grange. Deed of Foundation by Dr Alexander Adam of Anstrutlier-Wester, dated 10th August 1691. Be it kend to all men be these present Letters me Mr Alexander Adam Doctor of Medicine and at the same time Inhabitant in Ansteruther Wester in the Shire of Fife in the Kingdom of Scotland heritable proprietor of the Lands and Houses after specified for so meikle as by Contract of Marriage past betwixt me on the one part and Jean Davidson lawful daughter to the deceased Mr Alexander Davidson of Newtown on the other part of the date twentieth the sixth day of October in the year One thousand six hundred and eighty six years In contemplation of the which marriage the said Jean David- son did sell and dispone to and in favours of the said Doctor Alexander Adam his heirs and assigneys whatsomever All and Haill [Description of lands acquired by the granter through his wife, which are the same as those conveyed in this Deed in separate parcels to King’s College, Marischal College, and James