It is confidently believed by those persons who are most familiarly
acquainted with the state of the property adjacent to the new Romish
Church, that within a very few years nearly the whole of it will be
covered with new buildings. And it is so far removed from the churches
and National schools at Fulham and Walham Green, where the population has
also increased of late very considerably, that it is easy to foresee the
necessity which will arise for some new provision for the spiritual
instruction of such a district, growing up nearly in the centre of the
parish of Fulham. In such cases, all experience teaches that it is far
wiser to anticipate the measures that may be required for meeting the
exigency, than to adopt them after it has occurred. And the Vicar,
therefore, deems the present a suitable opportunity for making it known,
that the promise has been secured of a most eligible piece of land, near
the locality here described, and containing rather more than the third of
an acre, which would be well calculated, either now or hereafter, for the
erection of school-rooms, or a church adapted to the wants of this
growing population. The owner of the land, knowing the important object
for which it has been wished to obtain it, has liberally consented to
accept a price considerably below that which its marketable value would
command, and the Bishop of London has kindly given his sanction to the
measure. To those persons whose interest in the spiritual edification of
their poorer neighbours may induce them to promote it, the Vicar will be
thankful to afford any information that may be wished, in reference to
this object, and to receive from them any amount of pecuniary assistance
that will be needed to meet the expense, which of course must be
considerable.