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from the boundaries of the Parish in Islington and
Holborn, the fare was twopence to or from any
point within the Parish itself, and they therefore
communicated with the Company on the subject,
and received a reply reminding the Vestry that the
road between the "Angel" and Holborn has two
very steep hills, and is more expensive to work than
a level road, but stating, that in order to meet the
wish of the Vestry, the Company have adopted a
fare of 1d. between the "Angel" and Holborn
(corner of Gray's Inn Road).
The Vestry thanked the Company for responding
so promptly to the suggestion.
Buxton Buildings.—The Vestry finding that the
water closets in these buildings contained also in
one corner a sink or washing place, and in another
a copper used for washing, and that the seat of the
closet was not shut off from the rest of the room by
any partition or enclosure, called upon Mr. Feary,
the owner, to provide and fit a proper door and an
efficient enclosure to the water closet, and in
default of compliance with the notice, issued a
summons against him. The Magistrate dismissed
the summons, holding that the door already
provided to the wash-house was sufficient to
comply with the Act, but consented to state a case
for a Superior Court if the Vestry so desired. The
Vestry, therefore, took Counsel's opinion on the
subject, which was in favour of prosecuting the
appeal. The case accordingly was heard by the
Queen's Bench Division, who overruled the
decision of the Magistrate, and held that the
Vestry had power to make an Order, and that the
Magistrate had no option but to convict in case of
neglect to comply with such order.