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COPY OF DEED OF TRUST

FOR

THE PUGIN TRAVELLING STUDENTSHIP.

Dated 7th March, 1864.

To all to whom these Presents shall come THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS sends greeting

WHEREAS it was some time since resolved by a number of persons interested in British Art to do honour to the memory of Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin deceased in respect of the services rendered by him during his lifetime in ascertaining and developing the principles of British Medieval Architecture AND WHEREAS in furtherance of such object it was resolved by the persons aforesaid that a fund should be formed for the purpose of providing a permanent endowment for a Travelling Studentship to encourage the study of Medieval Architecture of Great Britain and Ireland AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said resolutions divers sums of money were subscribed by the persons aforesaid with a view to the investment thereof and the application of the dividends and interest arising therefrom in support of such a Studentship as aforesaid AND WHEREAS the net amount of such monies &c. as aforesaid after deducting all expenses attending the said subscription and the execution of these presents is Nine hundred and sixty-nine pounds eleven shillings and sixpence AND WHEREAS by Letters Patent under the Privy Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date on or about the Eleventh day of January One thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven after reciting that Thomas Philip Earl de Grey had by his petition represented unto his late Majesty King William the Fourth that he and other persons had associated together for the purpose of forming an Institution for the general advancement of Civil Architecture and for promoting and facilitating the acquirement of the knowledge of the various Arts and Sciences connected therewith It was made known that His said Majesty did grant and declare that the said Thomas Philip Earl de Grey and such others as had formed themselves into and were then members of the said Society or who should at any time thereafter become members thereof according to such regulations or bye-laws as should be thereafter framed or enacted should by virtue of the reciting Charter form one body corporate for the purposes aforesaid by the name of "The Institute of British Architects" by which name they should have perpetual succession and a common seal And further that there should be General Meetings of the Members of the said Body Corporate to be held from time to time as thereinafter mentioned And that there should always be a Council to direct and manage the affairs of the said Body Corporate And that the General Meetings and the Council should have the entire direction and management of the same in the manner and subject to the regulations thereinafter mentioned and that the Council should consist of the Members therein specified And that the General Meetings should make and establish such Bye-laws as they should deem to be useful and necessary for the regulation of the said Body for the management of the estate goods and business thereof and should or might from time to time alter vary or revoke such Bye-laws and make such new and other Bye-laws as they should think most useful and expedient so that the same was not repugnant to the reciting Charter And that the Council should (subject to the powers vested in the General Meetings) have the sole management of the income and funds of the said Body Corporate and also the entire management and superintendence of all the other affairs and concerns thereof And that the whole property of the said Body Corporate should be vested in the first class of Members

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thereof called Fellows AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Charter of Incorporation certain Bye-laws of the said Institute of British Architects were made and established at a General Meeting of the Members holden on the seventeenth day of January One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three and by such Bye-laws it was provided that the Council of the Institute should besides a President three Vice-Presidents and two Secretaries consist of ten other Members of the class of Fellows and that the Council should have the management and direction of all the affairs of the Institute and that all questions should be decided in the Council by vote unless a ballot be demanded and in the case of equality the person presiding should have a second or casting vote and the determination of the Council whether by vote or ballot should at the desire of any three Members present be deferred to the succeeding meeting And that the Council should present a report on the state of the property and affairs of the Institute to the Annual General Meeting And that the Council should have power to make such regulations for carrying into effect the Charter and the Bye-laws and for the general management of the affairs of the Institute as circumstances should in their opinion render from time to time necessary such regulations to be reported to the next Ordinary General Meeting and to be subject to repeal or alteration by a Special General Meeting of the Members of the Institute And that the whole of the effects and property of the Institute should be under the control and management of the Council subject to the instructions of the General Meeting And that the Common Seal should not be affixed to any deed or writing except at a Meeting of the Council and by their authority and such deed or writing should then be signed by the President Vice-President or the Fellow in the chair and by two of the Fellows present and by one of the Secretaries with an exception as to certain certificates therein mentioned AND WHEREAS pursuant to an arrangement in this behalf which has been made between the Committee of Subscribers to the said Endowment on the one hand and the said Institute on the other hand the said sum of Nine hundred and sixtynine pounds eleven shillings and sixpence has been invested in the purchase of Eight hundred and forty pounds Perpetual Five per Cent. Preference Stock in the London and North Western Railway in the name of the said Institute in order that the trusts of the said Endowment may be administered by the said Institute AND WHEREAS it was stipulated on the part of the Subscribers of the said monies when the said sum of Nine hundred and sixty-nine pounds eleven shillings and sixpence was so invested as aforesaid that the first Student who should take the benefit of the said Studentship should be elected by a Committee of nine persons composed as mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written AND WHEREAS with a view of stamping the said Endowment with a permanent character corresponding with the object for which the said monies were subscribed it was also stipulated on the part of the said Subscribers when the said sum of Nine hundred and sixty-nine pounds eleven shillings and sixpence was so invested as aforesaid that the purpose of the said Studentship should be clearly and unalterably defined to be the promotion of the Study of the Mediæval Architecture of Great Britain and Ireland and that a declaration of trust should be made and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned and contained and that the regulations hereinafter mentioned should be incorporated herewith and remain unaltered in any respect calculated to interfere with the application of the dividends and interest arising from the said sum of Eight hundred and forty pounds Preference Stock in supporting a Travelling Studentship by way of inducement to the last-mentioned study NOW THEREFORE KNOW YE AND THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that it is hereby declared by and on the part of the said Institute in manner following that it is to say That the said sum of Eight hundred and forty pounds Preference Stock so invested in the name of the said Institute as aforesaid shall be retained in such investments or shall be invested upon Government or real security in Great Britain or on Mortgage of Leasehold Estates in Great Britain of which there shall be an unexpired term of not less than Sixty years or in the purchase of Stock Shares or Debentures of any Railway Company incorporated by Act of Parliament and upon which Stock

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Shares or Debentures an actual dividend shall have been paid or in any Loan or in the purchase of any Stock made or created for the purpose of the East Indian or any Anglo-Colonial Government and such securities may from time to time be changed for others of a like character as occasion shall arise or as shall be deemed expedient by the Council of the said Institute AND FURTHER that the interest dividends and annual proceeds of the said sum of Eight hundred and forty pounds Preference Stock or other the Stock Funds and Securities whereon the same may be invested shall from time to time be applied by the Council of the said Institute in support of a Travelling Studentship for promoting the study of the Medieval Architecture of Great Britain and Ireland AND FURTHER that the said interest dividends and annual proceeds should be applied in manner aforesaid in accordance with the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereunder written IN WITNESS thereof the Common Seal of the said Institute has been hereunto affixed in the presence of and these presents have been signed by the President [or Vice-President] of the said Institute and two of the Fellows and one of the Secretaries thereof this Seventh day of March in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four

THE SCHEDULE HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS OF THE PUGIN TRAVELLING STUDENTSHIP.

I.

THE Endowment shall be called "The Pugin Travelling Studentship."

II.

On the first Monday in February, in the year One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and the first Monday in February in every subsequent year, or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, there shall be elected "A Pugin Travelling Student," who shall be qualified as after mentioned.

III.

In the year One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five the election shall be made by a Committee of nine persons, or the majority of them. Such Committee shall consist of Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope, George Gilbert Scott, Joseph Clarke, and Thomas Talbot Bury, Esquires, or such of them as shall be living, and of so many other persons as shall make up the number of nine. Such last mentioned persons shall be nominated by the Council of the Institute of British Architects out of its Fellows. In the year One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and in every subsequent year, the election shall be made by the Council of the Institute of British Architects.

IV.

Every person of whatever Nation shall be eligible as Student, who shall be more than eighteen and less than twenty-five years of age, provided that he give to the Electors satisfactory evidence of his moral character, and satisfy them that he is a Student of Architecture, bonâ fide intending to practise the profession of an architect, and that he exhibit specimens of his drawings, and state the district of the country which he proposes to visit, and the class of buildings which he intends to study.

V.

No person who has once held the Studentship shall be eligible for re-election.

VI.

If several Candidates shall offer themselves in any year, the Electors shall make their selection by comparison of their applications, drawings, and testimonials, and not by way of any competitive

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examination. The Student shall immediately on his election sign an undertaking to make a tour in some part of the United Kingdom of not less than eight weeks' duration, and to devote such tour to the study of the Medieval Architecture of Great Britain and Ireland, including buildings designed on mediæval principles down to the period of the Great Rebellion. The Student shall also indicate in a general way the buildings he intends to visit, but shall not be absolutely bound by such indication.

VII.

Every Student shall, on or before the first of January following his election, deliver to the Institute of British Architects a paper descriptive of his tour, and illustrated by sketches and measured drawings. Such paper and sketches shall be the property of the Institute, and shall be preserved by them separate from their other collections, and shall be open to inspection of all members of the Institute during the hours when the Library is open. The measured drawings shall remain in the custody of the Institute for six calendar months from the said first of January, and shall during that period be open to inspection as aforesaid. They shall then be returned to the Student.

VIII.

It shall be lawful for the Institute at any time within six calendar months from the said first of January to take copies of the said measured drawings for their own use; and also at any time within twelve calendar months from the said first of January, to publish, at their own cost, and for their own benefit, the said paper, or any part of it illustrated by the said sketches and measured drawings, or a selection of them. If they publish the whole paper, sketches, and measured drawings, the copyright shall be theirs absolutely. If they do not do so, the copyright shall, from the expiration of such twelve months, be the absolute property of the Student.

IX.

If the Council of the Institute are satisfied that the Student has performed his undertaking, and has to the best of his ability complied with the provisions of Rule VII. they shall pay to him the whole of the net income of the fund for the year immediately preceding his election. If the Student has failed wholly or in part to perform his undertaking, or to comply with the provisions of Rule VII. the Council may, if they are satisfied that such failure has not been wilful, pay to him, or his representatives, the whole or any part of the said net income.

X.

A separate Tablet, or separate Tablets, recording the names of the Students shall be set up, and for ever preserved in a conspicuous part of the premises of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

XI.

If in any year no candidate shall offer himself, whom the Electors shall think worthy, or if from any cause the income or any part thereof shall be unapplied in manner provided by the Rules in that behalf, such unapplied income shall be applied either in increasing the value of the Studentship for that or any subsequent year or years, or in providing one or more additional Studentships, of like nature to that above described, for that or any subsequent year, or in both such objects, at the discretion of the Council of the Institute.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OCCASIONAL PAPERS.

REMARKS of the PRESIDENT, T. L. DONALDSON, on the Presentation of the Royal Gold Medal to M. VIOLLET LE DUC, April 18th, 1864.

I cannot forbear (said the PRESIDENT) alluding to the class of study to which Mons. Le Duc has devoted so much of his time, his talents, and his researches. Mons. V. le Duc did not embarrass himself with the question, here sometimes put, whether Medievalism has done its work and spent its force, and having exhausted itself in the sixteenth century, can be revived with vitality sufficient to resume that influence over the men of the nineteenth century, that it exercised over them from the tenth to the fifteenth. He assumed that it could, and set himself to work to prove it. It is a noble function, that he has assumed to himself, no less than to penetrate the hidden mysteries of the Medieval ages of art to seize and explain the inspirations, which gave rise to the noble productions of the Gothic times—to seize their peculiar features-and by pen and pencil to give a definite meaning to that, which hitherto seemed obscure. In one branch he has been eminently successful, in illustrating the varied appliances, skill and resources, by which the fortifications of cities became of vital importance to the safety of the citizens. For then the barons not only exercised kingly power within their own domains, but waged war with their neighbouring chiefs, nay, too often with their sovereign himself; and thus the countries throughout Europe, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, as elsewhere, teemed with castles, forts, strongholds, and fastnesses. How many of them do we not see dismantled, overthrown, and in ruins, and forming some of the most picturesque objects in the natural landscape, and adding all the associations of historic events to the wild savage scenery of the rocks and mountains and passes, or the graceful beauties of the valleys, or the prominences of European rivers, as the Seine, the Moselle, and the Rhine. How many olden city walls do we behold crumbling away or being destroyed to make way for railway termini, or to open accesses to the towns, as at York, or gradually being enveloped in the dwellings of the citizens, often too happy to find a home in the towers and gateways. This fruitful subject Mons. V. le Duc has followed up with painstaking research. He has shewn in the restoration of Carcasonne the enormous dimensions in the height and breadth of the city wall encircling it, as with an impenetrable zone of Titanic strength, and the skill, labour, and industry bestowed on these works. He has shewn the towers, rising story above story, and floor above floor, filled with its busy warriors, and all the muniments of defence. Strange to say, he has explained how the projecting corbels of stone, as still found in the city walls of Newcastle and hitherto not understood, supported galleries and stages of wood, which, otherwise, one would have thought a material of all others least fitting for resistance to attacks, yet which was not so regarded by those warriors. He has analyzed the machines of offence and defence, described their various weapons, and all with a science, taste and erudition, which entitle him to be regarded as the most complete, correct and intelligent expositor of the science of war between the tenth and fifteenth centuries of our æra. It is a noble task in any one to take up any special subject of importance connected with his professional pursuits, and to devote himself with passion to its investigation, to illustrate its principles, and to bring to light the hidden laws by which it is governed. He, who does so, confers a benefit on those of his own period, and of every successive one. He may clear away the obscurities which hide from view a great truth, and open up a prospect leading to the discovery of others. Such were the men, who, in times past, promulgated the first laws and principles of astronomy,