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Marsden, Jnr., the Deputy Returning Officer. The members
elected will be found on page (301).
Coroners
Court.
The Mortuary Committee have for a long time
had under their consideration the necessity of
erecting a Coroner's Court, and have been endeavouring to
select a site for this purpose, but no eligible spot could be
found, excepting at the Mortuary. The Coroner having
written to the Vestry again on this matter, I addressed a
letter to the Bishop of Rochester asking his permision to
erect a Coroner's Court on the ground next the Mortuary
and for his consent to the holding of inquests therein. His
Lordship, in reply, expressed his regret at being unable to
comply with the request of the Vestry, the Canon preventing
the holding of secular courts on Consecrated ground,
and a recent Act forbidding the erection of any building on
a disused church yard.
Kingswood
Road.
In 1871, the late Mr. Marshall applied
for permission to form this road in continuation
of a portion then called Church Road, leadingout
of Penge Road (now College Road) into Victoria
Road (now Dulwich Wood Park). The road was
then formed by him, but he never repaired the same,
Complaints have, from time to time, been made to the
Vestry, as to its bad and neglected condition, shewing the
necessity of its being paved and placed under the supervision
of the Vestry, by the 105th Section of the Metropolis
Management Act, being put into force. The Vestry were
anxious to carry out the wishes of of the inhabitants, but
the matter was environed with legal difficulties. The 105th
Section of the Act enacts, "In case the owners of the