Sir Charles Dilke, in a speech to the Reusis Club
of Chelsea on Thursday, revealed a secret of some importance. The Govern- ment intend to act promptly on a Report of the Royal Commis- sion on City Guilds, and to bring in a Bill to prevent the dis- persion of any City Company's property. "They did not intend! that the property of the City Guilds should be divided, as was. the property of Serjeants' Inn." It is understood that the Bill will be brought in in the Lords by Lord Derby, and that the pro- perty will be vested to a certain extent in Trustees, pending legis- lation as to its ultimate disposal. There can be no doubt that much of the property of the Guilds is only held in trust for the benefit of London, but the announcement will raise up a new host of enemies to the Government. Fortunately, the body of London electors are waking up to the municipal question, and becoming aware that it is they, and not the rich, who suffer by the want of organisation in London.
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