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intimating that decisions in special cases stated from the
Kensington Division having recently been given in the High
Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) in favour of
the jurisdiction of the Justices, they would again hold
weekly Petty Sessional Courts at the Town Hall Kensington,
on and after the 20th January ; whereupon the Vestry
Clerk was instructed to " revert to the practice which formerly
prevailed, and to bring such summary proceedings as the
Vestry may direct, under the Acts which they are called
upon to administer, before the County Justices sitting in
Petty Sessions at the Town Hall," and this cause has since
been adopted.
Infected Dead Bodies in Churches.—Reference was
made above to the use of cabs for the removal of cases of diphtheria
to hospitals. In one such case the child was desperately
ill and soon succumbed. The removal had been effected on
medical advice, but the parents had not been directed to obtain
an ambulance. Guilty knowledge was not imputed to them,
and no proceedings were taken against them for the offence.
They were desirous of taking the body of the child into a
church for performance of the burial service, but the cause of
death having became known to the church authorities,
not by any communication from the parents, the desired
permission was refused. Having been consulted as to the
propriety of the course adopted by the said authorities, I had
no hesitation in expressing my entire approval. The Sanitary
Committee, to whom I reported the facts, also concurred in the
propriety of the action taken, and readilyadopted the suggestion
that a communication on the subject might, with advantage,
be addressed to the beneficed clergy of the parish. This was
done, and it is satisfactory to know that the circular letter was
well received. The Vicar of Kensington thought the course
proposed to be adopted " most wise," and he entertained
favourably the suggestion that he might be able with advantage