ABSTRACT The article discusses the law governing cy-près applications of charitable endowment during the Victorian period and the institutional framework within which cy-près orders and schemes were made. Powers to make such orders and schemes were vested in the court of chancery and the charity commissioners, a body of administrative officials created in 1853. Some case-studies are undertaken, to gain a better understanding of the approaches taken by the court and the commissioners towards the making of orders and schemes and of their opinions regarding certain social, religious and political issues.

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慈善捐赠和社会变革：Cy-Près 命令和计划，1837-1901

摘要 本文讨论了维多利亚时期管理慈善捐赠的 cy-près 应用的法律以及制定 cy-près 命令和计划的制度框架。制定此类命令和计划的权力授予大法官法院和慈善专员，这是一个由行政官员组成的机构，成立于 1853 年。 进行了一些案例研究，以更好地了解法院和专员所采取的方法制定命令和计划以及他们对某些社会、宗教和政治问题的意见。