The Sun. — 1840-08-26 (London, England)

STREET.  Yesterday Mr. Creswiek, the card-maker, of Chandos-street, Covent-garden, appeared before Mr. Henry, to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 161.8 i. 6d., being the amount of poor-rates alleged to be due to the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Mr. Le Breton attended on the part of St. Martin's parish to apply for a distress warrant, and Mr. Moseley. the Solicitor on the part of the parish of St. Paul' Covent Garden, appeared to defend the case. It appeared that the defendant's house, in conse• quence of the recent improvements, is situated in both parishes, and the grounds upon which he refused to pay the rate to the parish of St. Martin were, that he bad for a series of years paid it to the parish authorities o. St. Paul's Covent Garden. The object the parties had view, in case the Magistrate refused to grant the application was, was to give notice of the intention on the part of the parish of St. Martin, to move for a mandamus in the Clueen's liench to call upon the Magistrate to issue his warrant, and on that account all formal evidence was waived upon the subject. Mr. HErsair declined to enter into the question, although he had no objection to hear the evidence, for it could not reasonably be expected that he would issue a distress warrant, knowing that he would thereby subject himself to an action at law. Mr. Le Breton said that he had no objection, on the part of the parish which he represented, to offer an indemnity as to the consequences, should the application be acceded to. as no wish, s h , in which HENRY could not listen to such an offer, knowing that the Judges were averse to such a proceeding. Besides, it not being a matter of tradition, but a question of boundary, which was in dispute, there had been severalcases Magistrates ought not to interfere. Mr. Corder, clerk to the Guardians of the Strand Union, who attended to give evidence, said that there w on the it had been decided that ei part of the to incur an unnecessary expense, settled by reference ; btr then the question would arise whether such a mode of settling the matter wouldbinding on future occasions, on the successors of be persons at present in office. authorities the case of Sct o. u Pladul b'se, Mr. HENRY considered it would be the most advantageous mode of settling the dispute, and there was no reason to doubt that future officers would find it advantageous to adhere to any plan of the kind that might be laid down.  After considerable discussion upon the subject, a memorandum was drawn up, and agreed upon by the solicitors on both sides, to be submitted, on the motion being made to the Court of Queen's Bench, to the effect, that the Magistrate did not decline hearing evidence, but declined granting a warrant of distress, asy the question arose upon a disputed boundary, depending upon contradictory evidence, and that an indemnity bad been offered on , in-the-Fields, the part of the parish of St. Marwhich the Magistrate declined to accept.  There were several other summonses depending upon the issue of the application, which were consequently withdrawn ; and it was stated, that had warrants been granted, fifty more summonses would have been applied for on the same grounds. Tinzothy Sheahan, a porter in Covent-garden, whose case appeared on Monday, and who stood charged with stabbing, under aggravated circumstances, a youth named George Hood, nephew to Mr. Martin, lithographic printer, Long•acre, was brought up for final exami.  ;;on, to complete the evidence taken on Saturday last.  John Vickors, a basket-maker, of Coven'-garden market, proved, that at a few minutes before nine o'clock in the morning of Saturday, the prisoner borrowod from him the imply ment produced (a long sharp iran tool, used by basket makers), to make a hole in the bottom of his basket. He was certain it was the same, as he had it lately repaired at the point. The prisoner having signed his declaration, that he was watching the prosecutor for three days to murder him, the witnesses were bound over, and he was fully committed for trial.