Eleven hundred summonses were recently issued for the recovery et

arrears of Poor-rates from the inhabitants of St. Luke's parish, Chelsea, by Sir John Scott Lillie, a Kensington Justice ; the local Magistratp having refused to sign them. On Wednesday, the cases Were brought before the Magistrates. Many defaulters begged for more tithe, and were allowed a month ; but a large number declared their utter ability to pay so heavy rates—Is. 10d. in the pound for half a year, ati another, is. Sd., just made. Their cases were referred' back to the Parochial Committee. Since the sumtnonses were issued, about 561, had been paid in.

At the Sessions of the last Criminal Court, a person named raliner was convicted of pot-stealing ; when it came out that . he had been the means of entrapping others into the commission of similar crimes, and then appeared in evidence against them, for the purpose of obtaining the reward offered by the Society of Licensed Viettialle.rs for the de- tection of offenders. One of his victims was a poor lad named 11101112$ Keats, who was convicted three sessions since, on Pahner's evidence, and being sentenced to ten years' transportation, was on board a trans- port at Portsmouth, now on the eve of sailing. During the time of Palmer's trial, the father of Keats was in Court, and stated to the learned Judge the circumstances under which his son was transported. The Judge immediately communicated with the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and obtained her Majesty's free pardon for Keats ; and the lad has returned to his parents, who reside in Mom mouth Street, Soho, and are honest and industrious individuals.

At the Bow Street Office, on Wednesday, Mr, Bronterre O'Brien

appeared. in custody, on a warrant signed by Justice Ctiltnnin, charging him with "unlawful assembling" and "seditious speeches" at Man; chester. Mr. O'Brien. asked if the warrant stated on what , day Ow alleged offence was committed? . The Magistrate replied, that it was not in the warrant, but would be set forth in the indictment. The de- fendant wished to know whether he could get a copy of the indietnienti by writing to Manchester for it ? The Magistrate did not 'think .he would get it ; but with that he had nothing to do—hie duty was to re- quire Mr. O'Brien to put in bail for his appearance to anstv'er the charge, himself in 2001. and two sureties of 100/. each. Mr. O'Brien protested against the bail, as too heavy- " I have been stripped of all my property, by the institutions of the country: and a bad system of government ; and, instead of being independent, I am noW, a poor man. 1-low then is a malt like me to find- such heavy bail? Mr.' Feargus O'Connor wits ordered to find sureties on a similar charge, himself in 300/. and two housekeepers in 1501. each: but 50/ from inc is a later sum in proportion to my'IllUatIS than 300/. from bun; besides which, I am now under heavy sureties to meet another charge of this description. Your Worship may • remember that several indictments were preferred against the Reverend 31-r.! Stephens, bat he was required to find bait upon one indictment milv ; and I: do trust, that as I am already bound to-answer one charge, for which i sureties have been found, it will not be deemed necessary to put me to the incon- venience of finding additional bail to answer the present charge." • He had an: execution in his -.house ; and under these circumstances thnt hair must be considered excessive.

The Magistrate refused to reduce the amount he had named; arid the defendant was removed. In the course of the day, two houSe'=' keepers offered to become sureties ; and inquiries as to their saleieney•

-were ordered to be made. , At the Marylebone Office, on Wednesday. Mr. Charles Pritchard, .

a clergyman of the Church of England, residing at No. 60, Great, Guildford Street, Russell Square, charged a soldier, one of a party with., whom he had been drinking at a tavern, with stealing his hat. But it, appeared that the complainant had behaved with the grossest indecencY, to the soldiers ; and, on the testimony of the same man whom he hed I accused of stealing his hat, he was himself ordered to find bail 0 answer at the Sessions the charge of "indecent exposure." " On Thursday, Mr. Pritchard again brought before the Magms trates, attended by his solicitor. Evidence was given, that for minlY years lie had been insane ; also, that the soldiers, for whose'company he -. had a singular fancy, were in the habit of getting drunk at his expense, and keeping his hats to pay for the liquor. Sufficient bail was prar duced for his appearance to take his trial, and he was released front : custody.

On Monday, a man and two women were held to bail by the Union.: Hall Police Magistrates for attempting to drown themselves in the , Thames. One of theun had selected London Bridge, a second Water!, • loo Bridge, and the third some intermediate spot, from. which to make their exit.

In the course of an inquest held on Saturday, Mr. Wakley took occa- sion to remark that the average number of inquests held by him had been less than those held by his predecessor, Mr. Stirling.

At an inquest on Monday, Mr. 1)rakley delivered a long speech complaining of the remarks of the daily newspapers on his conduct a#, Coroner, and his endeavours to restore and exercise the powers of his court; and he threatened, if these remarks were continued, to exclude newspaper-reporters.

Mahler" against William Calvert as principal, and William Pine, John "-Wilful The Coroner's Jury at Deptford have returned a verdict

pine, and John: Burke, aa 'Osiers and abetters, for killing 'William Aldridge the Policetitan, in the affray it Deptford; mentionedIait week.

Broughton, one of principals. in the unfortunate duel with Mirfiti on Wimbledon Common, was liberated from Guildfbrd Gaol tia Thursday last, after an incarceration of eight niontlis.—Sussex Express, Barker, a young man who was sentenced to death at the last Sessions of the Central Criminal Court, for a capital assault on a female at

Barnet, has received a commutation of his sentence, and is to be trans- ported for life. The communication to the Sheriffs, announcing the extension of the Royal mercy to this convict, was signed. by Lord Notmarthy on Saturday evening.

Mr. Charles Fenn late steward of the United Service Club, has ad- dressed a letter to the Morning Chronicle, complaining of treatment he received from the Committee of that Club. He repeats the already published circumstance of the "murderous attack" upon him, and says that nearly all the servants of the establishment could bear testimony to the severity of the injuries he received and the torture he endured. Nevertheless, the Committee, " without giving him the smallest oppor- tunity of explaining the circumstances,' threw him " penniless on the world, with a sick wife and four helpless children."

A paragraph seas copied from the Courier into last week's Spectator, giving details of an alleged quarrel and affray at the Albion Tavern, treat Russell Street. It appears that the account was a fabrication which had been imposed upon our contemporary.

On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in a bedroom in the house of Mr. Hardy, bookseller, Upper Marylebone Street, Cavendish Square, which burnt furiously for some time, and great damage was sustained before the flames were extinguished. The fire was caused by a lady, a lodger, reading in bed, and filling asleep, when the candle fell on the bed- clothes.