CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Burnuam BEECHES. 
Description of Burnham Common—History of Manor—Purchase by 
Lord Grenville—Mrs. Grote’s account of Manor—Lady Grenville’s 
aggressions—Sale of Manor in 1876—Action of Commons Society 
-—Purchase by Corporation of London . 
CHAPTER XV. 
Rurat Commons. 
Movement in 1869 as to Rural Commons—Fawceett’s action in House 
of Commons— Resistance to Inclosure Schemes—Select Committec 
—Bill for amendment of Inclosure Acts in 1871—Rejection by 
House of Lords in 1872—Sir R. Cross’s Bill of 1876—Action of 
Commons Society—Amendments in House of Commons—Standing 
Committee on Commons—Maltby Common—Thurstaston Common 
—Result of Commons Act of 1876—Effect of Fawcett’s action on 
public opinion 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Roap-sipE Wastes, 
Description of Road-side wastes—Law as to rights of public—Baron 
Martin’s judgment in the Telegraph case—The Hatfield in- 
closures of Road-side wastes in 1867—Lord Cowper’s removal of 
fences—Success of action—Inclosures of Road-side wastes at Ascot 
—Committee formed to abate them—Legal proceedings—Success 
of action— Recent legislation for protection of Road-side wastes 
CHAPTER XVII. 
VILLAGE GREENS. 
Law as to Village Greens—Early decisions as to right of villagers to 
play games on Greens—Distinction between villagers and general 
public—The Woodford Green Case—Stockwell Green—Sir George 
Jessel’s judgment— Walton Hill case—Successful vindications of 
rights of villagers—Right of Recreation in public. 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
RecuLation or Commons. 
Regulation Schemes under Metropolitan Commons Act of 1866, and 
under Commons Act of 1876—Distinction between them—Action 
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