The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

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toll esterday
Y LW .{,D HOLLAND'S PARK.
' a public meeting of the vestry of Kensing-
lot:yeas ',en vened at the National School-rooms, to take
for i‘iens'th :ration a proposal from Lord Holland, having
hass
beens oil , sct the diverting of a public footpath, which
granti - 31' some years in existence, with a view to
dooivenfot. au pal ishioners another, more generally con-
lien- convenience.
The
to, of IT posal made by Lord Holland, and the particu-
ap. 2 , premious application to the vestry, have already
itZar, 1 so that it will be unnecessary to go at any length
del
A vestry was summoned about a fortnight
to• .
h., P receive his lordship's proposal, bat the chair-
-7,..,411 having
.xpress,2d some doubts as to its legality,
the
to the elefectiv e manner in which it was convened,
"'a past placeceda .
2 meeting ye as acl:Journed until yesterday. For some
of a most infamous character, reflect-
ug Upon the N..riblr : Lord, have been printed and distri-
LTlteO throughcrat the parish by some persons, whose con-
duct Was most : sev .erely censured in the vestry.
ett the vestry-/
retort BELLw in‘Y-sting yesterd iy,
111 d he pr, ow:HY, the churchwarden, presided, and
sposals which had been submitted by his
Mr. p' A good deal of boisterous discussion ensued.
the „-,: ZA7 IPBELL contended that the new path through
the I.' which Lord Holland had proposed in lieu of
ve old ‘
i. xi:: would be of great public advantage, and of
icily TP 'Aerial advantage to the inhabitants of Kensing-
' On these grounds he moved that his Lordship's
Vro'posr.ls should be accepted.
W. BuarrE seconded the motion.
ltir. MILEY regretted that no man of rank or station
.73 to be found ready to fight the battle of the public
eainst this atterapt of Lord Holland to infringe upon
Ve public rights. The path which it was now proposed
to close had be en in existence upwards of 250 years,
log been formed by Sir W. Cope, and subsequently
!Inch beautified by the Earl of Warwick in 1600. it
h 43 not, therefore, a thing of yesterday. The house
which Lord Holland resided was one of the
mostancient mansions in the country. In it
ibillossell, Fairfax, Hampden, Pym, and others assem-
' t° oppose Cae arbitrary acts of Charles, and Laud
4114 Strafford. There Cromwell and Fairfax met to
'concert the me'ssures which they intended to carry into
,ePeration. Th ere Addison, the poet, died; and last,
'tough not lea a' t, there lived the late Lord Holland,who,
14 w statesman, reflected undying honour upon his coun-
kY• From a view of that ancient house it was now
1,.e
I:°l3osed to r Lclude the parishioners of Kensington and
Path public
and generally, by means of closing up the old
gating them a new walk which was greatly in-
ferior to it, He moved as an amendment that it was in-
expedient to divert the old path, and that Lord Holland's
proposals should be rejected.
3,1 r. SITLLIVAN seconded the amendment.
kreantain
• Herapat ,h,
ll' aod, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hanson, Mr. Hawks,
After a.
gentlemen Mr. Cousins, Mr. Browne, and other
, ' subsequently addressed the meeting.
esolu ' very stormy discussion,
--.`"e CriAIRMAN put the amendment end the original
ticn to the meeting. The former was lost, and the
tatterl-_ ' adopted almost unanimously.
VA Holland's proposals have therefore been agreed to.
A. vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.