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being dealt with in this manner, and the Vestry are strongly
of opinion that it is most desirable that the improvement
should be carried out.
With regard to St. James, Pentonville, the Vestry are
informed that the Trustees of the Church are already in
communication with the Vicar of that Church upon the
subject, and they therefore adjourned the consideration of
the matter, pending the result of the negociations.
With regard to St. James, Clerkenwell, the Vestry
decided to make an application to the Trustees of the
Church for their consent to the laying out of the Churchyard
as an open space, and at the same time to the cutting
off of the south east corner of the Churchyard so as to allow
the very narrow thoroughfare at this point to be widened.
They have instructed their Solicitors to take steps for
obtaining the necessary faculty for the work to be carried
out.
While on the subject of depression in trade, it may be
noted that the Vestry requested the Royal Commission on
the depression of trade to call representatives of the staple
trades of the Parish to give evidence on the subject, but no
reply has yet been received to such communication.
Sanitary Condition of the Parish.—The Report of the
Roval Commission on the Housing of the Workino- Classes
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was issued in May, 1885. The action taken by the Vestry
in connection with the matter, and with the allegations
made against the Vestry as a body prior to the issuing of
the Report, were fully set forth m the last report, and all
that took place since was the publishing of the following
letter by the Vestry Clerk with regard to certain portions
of his evidence to which the attention of the Vestry was
called;—