The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following circular memorandum has been
addressed to the army at home and abroad relative
to soldiers' wives :

Horse Guards, S.W., Dec. 20.
It having come to the knowledge of the General Coin-
manding-in-Chief that the wives of soldiers married with-
out leave, or married previous to enlistment, have in seve-
ral instances been taken upon the strength of newly-
raised battalions, his Royal Ilighnets reminds commanding
officers that the Queen's regulations, distinctly direct that
soldiers married without leave are, under no circumstances,
to be allowed accommodation for their wives in barracks,
nor to participate in any of the advantages granted to mar-
ried soldiers, and this restriction applies equally to soldiers
who have married previous to their enlistment.
It is incumbent upon a commanding officer to take care
that the indulgences extended to soldiers' wives are not
bestowed upon improper objects. Circumstances, however,
may arise to induce a commanding officer to think it desir-
able to extend these indulgences to a soldier who, although
married without leave, may from steady behaviour and good
soldierlike conduct have a claim to special consideration.
The commanding officer of the corps will,. in such cases,
apply to the general officer under whom he is serving, who
will, if he see fit, authorise the wife to participate in the
advantages enjoyed by others who have been legitimately
admitted to them.
Every such case is to be noted in the half-yearly confi-
dential reports, in which the number of soldiers married
without leave, whose wives are on the strength of the regi-
ment, is invariably to be stated, and the authority is to be
quoted,

By command,
G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General.
The annexed circular has been addressed to tl;e
commanding officers :

War-office, Dec. 24, 1858.
Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Major-General Peel to
acquaint you that Commissary-General John Wm. Smith,
C. 8., has been appointed commissary-general in chief, under
the royal warrant dated the 28th ult.; and I am at the same
time to convey to you the following instructions with re-
spect to this warrant :

1. That all reports made to this Office by commissariat
officers, and all commissariet store aecounts are in future to
be addressed, in accordance with the general rule of this
office, to the Under-Secretary of State, marked in the corner
" Commissary-General in Chief," in order that they may be
referred to that officer for such action as he may think neces-
sary, and that such report shall be subject to the rules laid
down in War-office Circular, No. 156, with respect to the
authority and intervention of officers commanding the
troops.
2. That the Treasury regulations of March, 1852, referred
to as having been cancelled from the date of the warrant,
are nevertheless still to be acted upon in the cases of all
officers placed upon half-pay previously to such latter date;
and that no transfer from half to retired pay can take place
under the new reomlations, even of those officers who might
be otherwise eligible from length of service.
3. That the same regulations of Ist March, 1852, are to be
still in force with regard to--
Art. 13. Respecting charge pay to officers promoted to a
rank superior to that authorised for the station.
Arts. 23 and 24. Respecting temporary charge pay.
Art. 29. Respecting date of commencement and cessation
of charge pay, and
Arts. 25 and 31. Respecting the commencement and ces-
sation of full pay of officers.
4. That the grade of established clerk is prospectively
abolished, under clause 4 of the warrant, but that clerks now
on service will retain both their designations and emoluments
until their several cases can be dealt with according to spe-
cial instructions, which will be forthwith given.
5. That with a view to the fixing of a commissariat esta-
blishment, limited to the actual wants of the public service,
as contemplated by clause 5, the attention of commissariat
officers in local charge is particularly directed to the
question whether any, or what, reduction of the existing
establishment can be effected, and whether by a revised
classification of duties, subordinate members of the depart-
ment may not, in some instances, properly take the places of
commissioned officers, who should be confined as much as
possible to the higher duties of their profession.
6. That the increased rates of full pay now authorised
will take effect from the date of the warrant, while the five
years' length of service (including periods of leave of absence
granted therein) entitling officers to certain increased rates
of pay must be shown by special reports to this office, stating
the precise dates, sphere of duty, and other necessary parti-
culars, so that issues made under the responsibilityof officers
in charge may be properly checked.
7. That the increased allowance, if any, to which officers
may be entitled under the new warrant will commence from
the date of the general order promulgating the warrant
within the command, and special reports are to be made to
the office of such increased allowances, for the approval of
the Secretary of State.
8. That in any instance in which the emoluments of an
officer under the regulations which have been superseded are
greater than those to which he would be entitled under the
new warrant, he will be at liberty to draw such higher emo-
luments until his services are transferred to anotherstation,
when his pay and allowances will be governed by the new
warrant.

9. That the advantages and emoluments now applicable
to officers serving on the west coast of Africa will be con-
tinued until further orders.--I am, &c.,

B. HAWES."

Yesterday orders were issued to the officers in
command of the East India depot battalions at
Chatham, Colchester, Winchester, Stirling, Aber-
deen, and Fermoy, directing them to hold in readi-
ness the following reinforcements to embark at
Gravesend for India,—viz. 27 men of the Ist bat-
talion, 3d Buffs ; 20 men of the Ist battalion, sth
Fusileers ; 53 men of the 17th " Royal Tigers ;"
two men of the Ist battalion, 19th Regiment; 25.
men of the Ist battalion, 20th Regiment; 24 men.
of the 28th Regiment ; 52 men of the 29th Regi-
ment ; 29 men of the 42d Royal Highlanders 27
men of the 46th Regiment ; 20 men of the Ist bat-
talion, 60th Rifles; 42 men of the 61st Regiment
19 men of the 72d (Duke of Albany's Own) High-
landers, 20 men of the 75th Regiment, 23 men of
the 76th Regiment, 21 men of the 93d Highlanders,
20 men of the 95th Regiment, and 61 men of the
Royal Artillery. The above reinforcements pro-
ceed to Calcutta, Kurrachee, and Bombay.
In order to add to the comfort of the troops
mounting guard as night sentries at Chatham the
authorities connected with the Horse Guards have
given directions for a large supply of a new de-
scription of long cloak with a thick cape to be for-
warded to 'that garrison to be worn by the troops
on guard during the cold and rainy winter nights.
A number of the new cloaks have already been re-:
ceived at Chatham and issued for the use of the
troops, one being hung up in each sentry-box to be
worn by the sentry, who hands it over to his suc-
cessor on being relieved. The new, garment is made
of a very stout material, and, being worn by the.
soldier over his ordinary greatcoat, is a very great
protection during the severest weather. Similar
cloaks are to be provided for the- Royal Marine
Light Infantry.

THE TURKISH COINING CASE.

TRIAL OF MR. A. CALVOCORESI.

At the Birmingham Court of Quarter Sessions,
on Wednesday,-Antonio Calvocoresi, 25, a Greek
merchant, resident at Manchester, surrendered to
his bail, before Mr. M. D. Hill, Recorder, on an
indictment charging him with havin,s unlawfully'
caused to be coined certain Turkish piastres. The
case was respitedfrom last sessions on the prisoner's
application to be tried by a jury partly composed of
foreigners.
Mr. Adams and Mr. Motteram conducted the
case for the prosecution, and Mr. O'Brien appeared
for the defence.

Mr. Adams stated the case, the principal facts of
which must be familiar to our readers. He narrated
the proceedings attending the introduction of Mr.
Calvocoresi to Messrs. Wood, merchants, of Bir-
mingham, by Mr. Moss, who had been in the em-
ploy of the firm of Messrs. Hamson, of Manchester
—the subsequent endeavours made to induce seve-
ral of the Birmingham -manufacturers to undertake
the coining of piastres—the order finally given to
Mr. Dipple, a die-sinker, Great Hampton-row—
and the coining of the copper. Mr. Moss, it will
be remembered, was tried at the last sessions on
the charge, and found guilty The learned counsel
proceeded to explain the relative value of piastres
in Turkey, and said he had no doubt Mr. Calvo-
coresi had been induced by the prospect of a large
profit to engage in the nefarious transaction.
After ample evidence was given in support of
this view, Mr. Dowler having given evidence relat-
ing to the interview of Mr. Calvocoresi with
witnesses were called to prove the engraving of the
dies and the prisoner's apprehension in Manchester,'
when he denied that he had received any of the'
piastres. Abdullah Effendi, who was sworn on the
Koran, was also called to show that the Turkish
Government retained the coining of money in their
own hands.

This closed the case for the prosecution, and
Mr. O'Brien briefly addressed the jury for the
defence, calling attention to the fact that there was
nothing to show that there was any intent to de-
fraud the. Turkish Government, inasmuch as the

value of these coins fluctuated all through the Sul-
tan's dominions ; and contending that Mr. Calvo
coresi, being a foreigner, could not comprehend this
being an infraction of the. English law.
The Recorder, having sent the case to the jury,
in the course of his observations gave it as his opi-
nion that the Turkish Government hadtaken a very
lenient course in refraining from prosecuting the
witness Dipple.
The Jury, after a short- consultation, returned a
verdict of Guilty.
The Recorder then asked Mr. Adams if the
recent prosecutions in such cases had put a stop to
these transactions ?

M"r. Adams replied that he could not state posi-
tively, but he thought, from the instructions he had
received, that they were still going on.
Sentence was deferred until this morning, both
Moss (whose sentence was deferred from last ses-
sions) and Calvocoresi being allowed to go on their
bail. The court was crowded to inconvenience dur-
ing the hearing, many gentlemen from Manchester
being amongst the audience.—Manchester Guardian.

THE ST. PANCRAS DEFALCATIONS.

APPREHENSION_ AND EXAMINATION OF MR,

BIRCIIMORE.

Yesterday morning Mr. Birchmore, the late re-
lieving overseer of the parish of St. Pancras, was
apprehended by Mr. Inspector Witham, of the E
division, at No. 7, Sandwich-street, Burton-crescent.
The prisoner was yesterday brought up• at the
Clerkenwell• Police-court. He was prosecuted by
Mr. Humphreys, and defended by Mr. John Wake-
ling, of Great Percy-street, Clerkenwell. The charge
against the prisoner was that he had embezzled
various sums of money, the moneys of the board of
directors of the parish of St. Pancras.
Mr. Humphreys in opening the case stated that
he attended-to prosecute on behalf of the directors
of the poor of the parish of St. Pancras, and al-
though he should not be able to conclude the case
that day, he should - produce evidence enough to
enable him to ask for a remand. Some defalcations
having been discoveredin Mr. Birchmore's accounts
he was ordered to attend before a committee, when
he admitted that he was backward in his accounts
to the amount of over £l7O. The prisoner, when a
note was presented to him, did not admit that he
had received all the amounts therein stated, but
since then other amounts had been discovered. In
one ease the prisoner had received from a Mrs. Pyle
money to the amount of £25 which he had not ac-
eounted for, but -he should not be able to call her
then, as from the short time the prisoner had been
apprehended there had not been sufficient time to
communicate with her. A warrant had been
applied °for at this court some time back, but the
prisoner had managed to get out of the way, but
the warrant could not now be produced, as the
officer was out of town looking after the prisoner.
The defalcations of the prisoner could not then be
stated accurately, but on the next occasion he should
be able to complete the case. Mr. Humphreys
then called

Mr. Win.-Henry Wyatt, of Harrington-square,
St. Pancras, who said—l am one of the board of
directors of the poor of the parish of St. Pan-
cras. The prisoner was relieving overseer in the
employ of the parish.
Mr. Wakeling—Was that appointment in writing?
Witness (continued)—Yes, and he acted as such.
In consequence of some defalcations being disco-
vered the prisoner was ordered before the com-
mittee, and he then asked for the case to be
adjourned. That was on the 22d October last. In
answer to questions from the members of the com-
mittee the prisoner stated that he had received
monies on account of the parish. A list was made
out of the parties of whom the prisoner had to col-
lect monies on behalf of the parish. He was asked
whether he had received other monies, each sum
being separately named. Some:he. Said h. had not
received, and some he, said he had, and these sums
amounted to £179 4s. 9d. The prisoner should
have entered the money he received in a book,
entitled, " Mr. Birchmore s receipts," and should
have accounted to a clerk. I have examined the
book, and I find that nineteen different sums have
not been entered. The prisoner called on me on
the day the committee was to meet to examine the
accounts. He said he was a defaulter to the extent
of about £lOO, and that his surety would fully cover
it. I told the prisoner to tell the committee the
whole truth when he went before them, but of
course I could not give him or promise him any ad-
vantage by his doing so. I did 'Lot give himany
promise in any shape or way. was unwilling to
hear the statement, and told the prisoner so.
Mr. Tyrwhitt inquired if any of the amounts the
prisoner admitted having received were entered in
the book ?
Witness—No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—Prisoner's
duty was to relieve the poor. The moneys entered
in the book produced were moneys paid. by parties
who were able to pay a portion of the expense for
the support of their friends, who are lunatics. The
list of defalcations was read over to the prisoner
item by item. The first item in the list was the sum
of £27 7s. 6d. •

Re-examined—The prisoner, when he was asked
about the defalcations, said he should like four or
five days to see into the matter. The explanation
the prisoner gave was not asked for.
Mr. Wood, late a sergeant of police, said from in-
formation he received he went to 7 Sandwich-place,
Burton-crescent, and saw the prisoner in the back
room of the first-floor. After some conversation he
(witness) said, " Here is Mr. Birchmore, that is all
I want.' The prisoner said, " Yes, it is all right."
He said, :‘ Yes, I anavery sorry, but I must take
you into custody, an you must consider yourself
my prisoner."

-Ikfr. Humphreys said he did not propose to go,
further to-day, and asked for a remand.
Mr. Wakeiing said his client was in a very diffi
cult position, for although the prosecution had had
plenty of time to prepare their case, the prisoner
having only been taken into custody a short time'
since, the evidence to a great extent, had taken him
by surprise,-and he therefore would have no objec-
tion to a remand. Mr. Birchmore, whilehehad been
in the service of the parish of St. Pancras, had been
the means of saving some thousands of pounds to
that body, and no doubt was still respected by a
large body of the parishioners. His object in making
these observations was upon the question of bail,
and he might state that he had in court respectable
and responsible inhabitants of St. Pancras, who
were prepared to becCime surety to any amount the
learned magistrate might think fit to fix.
Mr. Humphreys objected.
Mr. Wakeling said the prisoner had come home
on purpose to meet the charge, and if he had been
afraid of any investigation he would not have come
to this country, at all. When he was taken into
custody it was in the house of his family.
Mr..Tyrwhitt said he would take bail—the pri-
soner himself in £6OO, and two sureties in the sum
of £3OO ,each, to appear on Friday next.
Mr. Wakeling immediatelycalled two respectable
householders of St. Pancras forward, and the neces-
sary questions having been answered, the prisoner
was liberatekand left the court with his friends.

Scarcely had the fact of the capture of the miss-
ing relieving overseer, Mr. Birchmore, been made
known, when, intelligence was received respecting
another_ officer,.Mr. Arnell. The latter filled the
office of co'lector for one of the districts of the pa-
rish, and notwithstanding. that his books were
balanced, and all appeared to be "square" with the
parish, he suddenly decamped, exactly seven weeks
ago. The wife.and numerous members of his family
used every effort to obtain tidings of his where-
abouts. Advertisements were inserted in the daily
papers, and the authorities of every hospital and
workhouse; in and near the metropolis, as well as in
many distant parts of the country; were communi-
cated with; but no intelligence was obtained until
yesterday forenoon, when the family received inti-
mation that the body of the unfortunate man had
been found on the 20th inst. in the Thames, off
Greenhithe. Some members of the family imme-
diatelystarted for the latter place, in order to satisfy
themselves of the truth of the report by identifying
either the body or the articles of clothing, though
the minute description given of the latter, and the
fact that the name of " Arnell" was inscribed on
the linen, there remains but little doubt as to tho
melancholy end of the unfortunate man. It need
not be added that the family, who are much re-
spected, are plunged into the deepest affliction.

DECREASE OF:POOR AT MANCHESTER.—The im-
provement of trade at Manchester is telling very signally
in relief of the poor rates. At a meeting of guardians, held
yesterday, the out-door relief of the past week was statedas
follows :—Settled cases, 838, at a cost of £101.135. 10d. ;
English non-settled cases, 725, at a cost of £96135. 6d. ;
Irish cases, 880, at a cost of £ll4 10s. 3d. ; total cases,
2,443 ; cost, £313 3s. 6d. Compared with the correspond-
ing week of last year, there was a decrease of 1,938 English
cases, and £328 25..3d. cost ; and of 3,008 Irish cases, and
£482 6s. 7d. cost. The decrease of in-door poor was 68.

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