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of the Bill generally, but praying for alteration as
regards paragraphs c, e and f.
The Bill, however, failed to reach a second reading.
The County Council then revised the Bill so
as to repeal the existing Acts and recast the whole
matter in one Bill, and introduced it in 1895 into
the House of Commons as a private Bill, but upon
objection being taken to this course by Sir Henry
James, the Speaker expressed an opinion adverse
to its being proceeded with in that form, and it was
withdrawn and re-introduced as a Public Bill, but
no progress was made with it.
Opening of Museums on Sundays.—In May,
1894, the Vestry received a letter from the National
Sunday League and Sunday Society, inviting them
to join in a joint deputation to Lord Rosebery on
the subject of opening the British Museum, the
Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, the
South Kensington Museum, the Bethnal Green
Museum, and other National institutions of a like
character on Sundays. The Vestry decided to take
part in such deputation, and appointed fourteen of
their number as their representatives.
Clerkenwell Detached.-The last report recorded
the fact that the proposal of the Local Government
Board to transfer the detached portion of the
parish at Muswell Hill to Hornsey had been unsuccessful.
The Vestry not hearing of any further
action being taken, decided to seek an interview
with the Local Government Board, to urge them
to put in force their power of determining which of
the districts adjoining Clerkenwell detached, is to
take the drainage of that portion of the parish, but
the Local Government Board replied, forwarding
copy letter from the County Council, stating that