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In the high court of justice-
Queen's Bench Dibision.
Royal Courts of Justice,
May 15th, 1891.
Before—
The Lord Chief Justice of England.
Mil. Justice Mathew.
Mb. Justice Cave.
Me. Justice A. L. Smith.
Mr. Justice Charles.
FORTESCUE
v.
THE VESTRY OF ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL
GREEN.
(From the shorthand note of Harry Counsell,, 12, New Court, Carey Street, W.C.)
Mr. Justice Chari.es : In this case a summons was taken out
by the Respondents against the Appellant under the 57th George
the Third, chapter 29, commonly known as Michael Angelo
Taylor's Act, charging him with not having removed to the
satisfaction of the Respondents "six fixed pilasters upon the public
footway in Green Street, Bethnal Green, lying between Chester
Street and Chester Place, which pilasters are in the judgment of
the Vestry inconvenient and incommodious to passengers along
the said footway," as required by a notice served on the Appellant.