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By the Action the Plaintiffs claimed an Injunction to restrain
the Vestry, its servants and agents from paying or applying any
portion of the rates of the Parish, or of the funds of the Parish,
in or defraying the expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in the
promotion of the Bill in Parliament, or any Bill of a like nature,
or from allowing the name of the Vestry to be used for the
promotion of the said Bill or of any Bill of a like nature.
The case was heard on motion by Mr. Justice North, and was
argued by Sir Horace Davcy, Q.C., for the Plaintiffs, and by
Mr. Rigby, Q.C., for the Vestry. The Judge granted an injunction
restraining, until the hearing of the Action, any expenditure
of the rates of the Parish in promoting the Bill, but
refused to restrain the use of the name of the Vestry in the
application to Parliament.
It was afterwards decided by the Vestry to abandon the Bill,
and an arrangement was made by the Vestry with the Plaintiffs
in the Action, that the injunction should be made perpetual, and
that each party should bear their own costs, but that no
further proceedings should take place in the Action.
6. Two applications were made to Parliament for powers to
construct Public Parks in the Parish. The Bills were, the
Vauxhall Park Bill and the Raleigh Park Bill. At the end of
the parochial year both Bills were still under the consideration
of the House of Commons. The proposed Park at Vauxhall
consisted of the site of the Lawn and Carroun House at the corner
of South Lambeth and Fentiman Roads, and contained about
eight acres. The other proposed Park faced Brixton Hill, and
consisted of the site and grounds of an old house known as
Raleigh House, and contained about twelve acres. The Vestry
passed resolutions authorising contributions towards the pur
chase of both properties—viz., for Vauxhall Park £1500 per
acre, and for Raleigh Park £1000 per acre.