The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-02 00:00:00

Francis William Finden had embezzled a so—n,
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his property. i'veof4
After other evidence was heard a verdict vizi P.
the plaintiff—Damages, 2001.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT---Pse. t;I
IN RE WILLIAM BURTON, INSOLYENT.--"°C
TRUST BY A CHURCHWARDEN. Cott
In this case, which has been twice before tbe
it appeared that the insolvent, an auctioneer, wb°sii
been elected upper churchwarden a the parish
Mary Woolchurch Haw, Lombard-street, in t,4do
London, at Easter, 1828, was opposed by Mese' nce
and Burn, the present churchwarden., in p0t.,...,th- for
resolutions of the parishioners assemble! inles"'n'
debt or sum of 4561. 3s. 9d., being the ballaceLo
from church Rates collected by the insolvent of tbeAF;hi4
oners, by virtue of his office of churchwarden,sp"
it appeared tho insolvent had appropriated to his lei'
It was proved that in the autumn of 1828 (whilstof
solvent was churchwarden), the parish chore: $1
united parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth AndSt' fel
Woolchurch Haw, in Lombard-street, underseent,66ool
extensive general repair, amounting to upwards o', whii
of this sum, the quota to be paid by the parish 0
so
the insolvent was churchwarden' amountedd
3001. ; and the parish surveyor having, on tbe
cember, 1828, certified that the works had beet' cle
by Mr. Benj. Shaw, the contractor, to his satisfeej•l.dl
vestry was held on January 6, 1829, when the til'-(10
demands were examined and passed for payment' o t
special church rate of one shilling and threepence
The
pound was made for defraying the same. Tib,,,
amounting to 3801. or thereabouts, was delivered
ec
insolvent, as Churchwarden, to collect and Pei tben
tractor and other tradesmen's bills. It further err
that the whole parish contains only thirty-six Ileugeljd
eluding the Mansion-house, the rates of which are l'-og
the Corporation of the City of London, and in'
to about one-fourth of the whole assessroeat;
that the parish being very respectable, chJefiy bal'l
and public bodies, the rates are easily collected
few days. The insolvent accordingly
collected the
but instead of paying the demands on the parish for
tbe
pairs forthwith, the contractor, Mr. Shaw, (vd!ose.„
mand was upwards of 200/.) after repeated app1101;
was only able to obtain from the insolvent 651., end ji
wards arrested him for the balance of his demand, soul
came his detaining creditor. The insolvent's own DO;
delivered to the succeeding churchwardens bavig.o
produced to the Court, it thereby appeared that the
vent bad paid out of this special rate several soars, the
ingthat, 01- altogether to about 1701., and as ~;;•nt
mainder being upwards of 200/, Mr. Burton efigmi";loo
or in other words, bad appropriated the money to
use, besides about 2561. arising from other rate& ttl
The case, as stated, having been clearly rode °l;;',fit
Court, (after censuring him in strong terms 1:,„"joi
mixed public money with his own private funds),
the insolvent to have committed a breach of Wis:1:11
spect of the 2001. of the special rate niisappror "rt,,t tt
him, and ordered the insolvent to be imprisone Zoct
suit of Messrs. Beadnell and Burn, the present c."
wardens, for the period of six months. ti
The Court was very crowded, and the no
case appeared to excite much interest and atteotie°'