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

THE ST. PAN GRAS DEFALCATIONS.

APPREHENSION .AND EXAMINATION OF MR
BIRCHMORE.

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 discovered in ,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 £1.70. 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 case the prisoner had received from a Mrs. Pyle
money to the amount of £25 which he had not ac-
counted 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 hack, bnt 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. Wm. 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—Wasthat 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 nanied. Some he said ho 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 ofi
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 zot give him any
promise in any shape or way. I was unwilling to
hear the statement, and told the prisoner so.
Mr. Tyrwhitt inquired if any of the amounts the
prisOneradmitted having received were entered in
the book ? •
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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; Whonre lunatics. The
list of defaloations was read over to the prisoner
item by item. The first item in the list was the Num
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, V Yes, I am very sorry, but I must take
you into custody, and 14ou must consider yourself
my prisoner."

Air: Humphreys said he 'did not propose to go
further to-day, and asked for a remand.
Mr. Wakeling 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 evidencp to agreat 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 become 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 liberated, and 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 collector 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
tieenhithe. Some members of the family imme-
diately started 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, thongh
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 the
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-
proveinent of trade at Manchester is telling very signally
in relief of the poor rates. At a meeting of guardidns, held
yesterday, the out-door relief of the past week was stated as
follows :—Settled cases, 838, at a cost of £lOl 13s. 10d. ;
English non-settled cases, 725, at a cost of £96 13s. 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 bf 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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East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 47,480
Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms-
ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 35,315
Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 23,611
Farringdon•Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring-
' don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,801
Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 9,150
Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,106
Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,466
Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 11,576
Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co • 27,002
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat-
thews and Co 11,779
Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull-
Smith, Brothers, and Co ... -
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting- ,
don-Veasey and Co '
Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. 4,159
Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin--Sharples
and Co.
Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross
and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and Co 17,906
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. 18,421
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had-
leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and
Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co 56,110
Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and
Co: - 13,829
Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies
and Co.
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
• Knaresborough-Harrison and Co. '19,775
Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 38,999
Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey
and Son
Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co. 51,957
Leeds -Union. Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown,
• and Co.
Leicester Bank Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 30,411
Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co 23,020
Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co 76,173
Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llandilo
Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton
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Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St
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-Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis-
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Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-
Jarvis and Co 9,770
Macclesfield 'lank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and
Co. - - . 12,842
Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co 532
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 8,521
Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co.
Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank,
Abergavenny-Bailey and Co.
Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, Chepstow Bank; Chepstow Old Bank, and
Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-
Bromage Snead, and Co
Newark Bank, Newark-r•Gelfrey and Riddell ..- 24,917
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and
Newark Bank Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and
Co.
Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co 17,042
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond,
and Co.
Norwich CrOwn Dank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank,
Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons 48,044
Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor
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Nottingham and .Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting-
ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co.
Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co.
Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris &Co ... .. 18,743
New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co 8,789
Nottingham Bank, Nottingham Samuel Smith
and Co 27,965
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry
-Craxon and Co. 8,982
Oxford' ld Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co ... 31,467
Old Bank, Tunbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge
Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge-
Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, 4.ronbridge--T. H.
and S. Beaching
Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney--J. W. Clinch
and Soni - 10,212
Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank ar a
Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. • 41,728
Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co.
Peterborough -Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter-
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Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W
Walters
Reading Bank; Reading-Simonds and Co.
Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, & Co 27,899
Richmond. Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co.
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, &Co 2,800
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Rochester-
Day and Nicholson
Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons
Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son 8,856
Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co 9,597
Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway and
MacDougal •
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden-Gibsons and Co. • 27,922
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, &Co 12,530
Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall
and Co. - 21,398
Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow
Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke' Eyton, and Co. .... 35,487
Sittingboume and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne-
' Vallance, and ,Co.
Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp-
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Southwell Bank, Southivell-Wylde and Co. 11,379
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southampton
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Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenaon and Co.
Stamford and - Rutland Bank, -Stanford-Eaton,
Cayley, and Co 25,122
Shrewsbury an Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury-
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Taunton Bank," 1 aunton-H. and R. Badcock 26,313
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Co.
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Harwood and C 0... 9,104
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns.
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Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire,
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Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-llutcher
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Towchester Old Bank, Towchester-Percival and Co 6,105
Town and County of Toole Bank and Ringwood
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Union Tank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 13,208
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, &Co 9,714
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hedges, Wells,
and Co.
Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick
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Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox,
Brothers, and Co 3,495
West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Pontefract
Bank_Leatham, Tew, and C0i...5..1; 42,105'
, Chapman,
. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson,
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Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Winches-
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16,380
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Wey-
mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co.
Wirksworth and .Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank- 2
Arkwright and Co.
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-Gur-
L__neysand_Co..... • 43,478
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W -
-11aneOck • -
6,022
Wolverhampton. Bank, Wolverhampton-Goodrieke
alaitolyoake
Worcester . ...-
Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank,
Worcester-Berwick, Lechniere, and Co 56,445
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-R. and
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10 003
YarMouth and. Suffolk Bank, and•Halesworth and '
Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurneys, Birkbeck
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