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to divert the traffic, and the consent to do so was duly
received.
Immediately upon this a letter was received from
Mr. H. Foskett, a solicitor, to the effect that an injunction
had been granted by Mr. Justice Stirling restraining the
Tramway Company from laying a Tramway in any part of
Rye Lane, and also a letter from Messrs. Dick, Kerr & Co.,
stating that they were ready to carry out the Rye Lane
paving contract.
The Vestry, at the instance of your Chairman, Mr.
Matthew Wallace, at once took steps to approach the
Attorney-General upon the matter, and on the 22nd July
passed the following resolution:—"That the Vestry express
their hope that the Attorney-General will withdraw his
fiat re the Tramways Company's desire to lay the line
through the northern portion of Rye Lane, and that a
Deputation of seven present this request."
A copy of this resolution was sent to the AttorneyGeneral,
and a letter from him was received, stating that
he could not receive a deputation. but that he would see the
Vestry Clerk on the matter. Accordingly your Vestry
Clerk and Surveyor, and the opposing parties also, waited
on him at the House of Commons; but subsequently a
communication arrived to the effect that the AttorneyGeneral
had carefully considered the representation and the
statements which were made before him, that he was not
prepared to withdraw his fiat, as the matter was one which
must be determined by the Courts, having regard to the
legal rights of the parties, or, if necessary, by Parliament.