CONTENTS. 



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of Metropolitan Board Regulation of Hayes Common The 

 Hackney Commons Litigation Scheme for regulation Purchase 

 of Lord's rights Barnes Common Clapham Common Mitcham 

 Common Litigation Scheme for regulation of Epsom Common 

 Regulation of Rural Commons Number of Schemes Defects 

 of Act of 1876 312330 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Attacks by Railway Companies. 



Danger to Commons from Railway Companies Motives to Companies 

 to engineer their lines through Commons Opposition to Schemes 

 in House of Commons Amendment of Standing Orders Attack 

 on Mitcham Common Successful resistance Attacks on Epping 

 Forest and New Forest Defeat of Schemes The Corporation of 

 Manchester and the Thirlmero Commons The Corporation of 

 Birmingham and the Mountain Commons in South Wales Parlia- 

 ment insists on a "jus spatiandi" The Torrington Commons 

 Change in public opinion on question Effect of discussions in 

 Parliament .... 331342 



CHAPTER XX. 



The Repeal of the Statute of Merton. 



Effect of failure of Parliament to adopt recommendations of Committee 

 of 1866 for repeal of Statute of Merton Consequent litigation 

 Result of suits Failure of Lords of Manors to maintain right to 

 inclose Attempts to obtain repeal of Statute Inclosures under 

 customs of Manors with consent of Copyholders The Copyhold 

 Act of 1887 Action of House of Lords in restricting such inclo- 

 sures in future Consent of Agricultural Department Description 

 of Clause Results of Clause Proposal in 1893 to extend principle 

 to inclosures under Statute of Merton Lord Thring's Bill in the 

 House of Lords Lord Salisbury's opposition Passing of measure 

 Virtual repeal of Statute of Merton Necessity for proof of 

 public interest in inclosures Review of movement during thirty 

 years Efforts to secure Commons for public What remains to be 

 effected Withdrawal of trust from Lords of Manors Transfer 

 to Local Authorities of Control and Management of Commons 

 Breaches in ranks of those engaged in movement Conclusion . 343 365 



