Having already obtained an Act in 1805 allowing them to enclose and develop of common land within the manor, the college was granted the power by the 1808 Dulwich College Building Act to extend the period over which leases ran, from 21 years as laid down by Alleyn, to 84 years, thus attracting richer tenants and bringing in large sums of money. The increased wealth of the college eventually resulted in the Charity Commission establishment of an enquiry into the advisability of widening the application of the funds to those extra beneficiaries Alleyn had specified in later amended clauses to the foundation's original statutes. Although the Master of the Rolls, Lord Langdale, rejected the appeal in 1841 on the grounds that Alleyn had no right to alter the original statutes, he did express dissatisfaction with the college's educational provision.Hodges (1981), God's Gift: A Living History, p. 29.
Having already obtained an Act in 1805 allowing them to enclose and develop of common land within the manor the college was granted the power by the 1808 Dulwich College Building Act to extend the period over which leases ran from 21 years as laid down by Alleyn to 84 years thus attracting richer tenants and bringing in large sums of money The increased wealth of the college eventually resulted in the Charity Commission establishment of an enquiry into the advisability of widening the application of the funds to those extra beneficiaries Alleyn had specified in later amended clauses to the foundation's original statutes Although the Master of the Rolls Lord Langdale rejected the appeal in 1841 on the grounds that Alleyn had no right to alter the original statutes he did express dissatisfaction with the college's educational provisionHodges (1981) God's Gift A Living History p 29