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to, in our opinion, of "The Attorney-General v. The Mayor of
Swansea" L. R. /98 1 Ch. 602, in which the facts were somewhat
similar to the present, was a decision upon the general law applicable
to corporate bodies and with reference to a country
borough, but this can have no bearing on the construction of SecLion
92 of the Act of 1855. Apart from Section 92 we are still
of opinion that the view taken by us is the correct one.
ALEX. MACMORRAN.
H. COURTHOPE MUNROE.
22nd January, 1899.
Triangular Plot of Land, Rosebery Avenue.—
In March, 1898, the Vestry again renewed its offer
of £100 for the triangular plot of land in Rosebery
Avenue by Exmouth Street. The Council replied
regretting their inability to accept the Vestry's offer
of £100 for the purchase of lot 35 for the purpose of
an underground convenience, whereupon the Vestry
offered the Council £350 for the land, and asked, in
the event of their non-acceptance of same, whether
they would be prepared to let same on a long lease,
and, if so, upon what terms, and after further negu
tiations the Council eventually agreed to accept the
Vestry's offer of £100 on condition that the Vestry
should pave it, plant trees thereon, and maintain it
as an air space, and the deed of conveyance was duh
executed and the purchase completed.
The Vestry gave permission during their pleasure
to the Pluto Hot Water Syndicate to fix up on the
plot one of their Pluto lamps similar to the one
working in Leicester Square, which, in addition to
providing cold water free, supplies, at a cost of ½d.,
a cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa, or a quart of boiling
water, on condition that they put Welsbach incandescent
lights in the lamp of from 100 to 150 candle
power.
The plot was opened on the 7th February, by A.
Mill ward, Esq., J.P., Chairman of the Vestry.