The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

Several collectors attended with about 900 summonses,
to be signed by the magistrate, against housekeepers in
Clerkenwell parish, for refusing to pay the poor-rate.
A peculiar question was mooted in reference to the legal
liability of the parties against whom the summonses were
issued to pay two shillings costs of the summons, if the
amount sued for was tendered to the collector or col-
Sectors prior to the process being served.
The presiding Magistrate offered it as his impression
that if the party came forward to tender payment to the
collectors before the summons was served, they could
not be' legally called upon to pay the costs of the sum-
mons The collectors said they were obliged to pay two
shillings fmi every summons signed by the magistrate,
and if parties came there to pay. they (the collectors)
would be great sufferers.
Magistrate—Some one may come and tender 'the
money whilst I am signing the summons, which, not
being served, they would think it a great hardship to be
called upon to pay 2s. costs. He could not legally call
on them to pay if they demanded the strict administra-
tion of the law. He suggested that the parish of Clerk-
enwell should do as some other parishes did, apply to
Parliament for an act or clause to generalise the sum-
monses, so that the single signature of the magistrate,
would have the desired effect.
The Clerk said that some parishes did not adopt that
courfe in consequence of a jealousy of compromising
themselves with the Poor-law Commissioners.
The Magistrate urged the collectors to use immediate
means to have the summonses served upon the parties,
who would be legally bound to pay the costs if the pro-
cess were once served upon them. It was an important
question, and the officers ought to be supported in doing
their duty.
MARLBOROUGH-STRE.ET.

A fireman, named Thomas Match, one of the Well's-
stYeet station fire brigade, was requested to attend
beGve Mr.,Hardwick, to explain why he had called on
a foveign gentleman, in Berwick-street, for 21., his re-
ward flx• attending to put out a fire in a chimney in the
home.

in the chile;
The c virnleainhant said he believed a fire did take place
end. soled for 2 -
litaut certainlyrri not in any part of the pre-
mises he 0ec%1.. defendant,
h however, called on
his wife,
he was entitled to. i, ich he said was the reward
Complainantproduced
sa.v the fireman, and
denied thath
the fireman then tof Parliament, and
e called themoonneyth.e
said that it was his authority for demanding
The defendant Bla.tch
that he might give it to the
whose duty it was to allot
He only wanted to get
complainant to obtain, .money.
at complainant's name,
churchwardens of the perish,
the rewards.
- Mr..llAnnwrex said he believed all that the com-
plainant had stated, and disi%elieved nearly all the de-
fendant's explanati;,n. He mis determined to set his
face against the system of obtliCillg money from house-
keepers by firemen • Oder colour' of applying for fire
rewards, because he was satisfied that this proceeding
w 4 nothing less than a system of erc tor don. lie hoped
the churchwardens would take care .to disallow rewards,
for at least "six months, to those firemen who were
proved to have-been guilty of suck-conduct.
The parties then retired.
LAMBETH.
SAVAGE ASSAULT.—MYSTERIOUSAFFAIR.—On Friday A en
Lynch was brought before Mr. Henry, on a charge of
saragely ill-treating and ealvAng the death of a young woman,