The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—A PROVIDENT Wm.—Mr. Saun-
ders-, the water bailiff, appeared before Sir PETER LAURIE,
on Saturday, as one of the Managers of the Provident Sav-
ings' Bank, in Bishopsgate Church-yard, to investigate the
claim of one Diana Ilatchwell to the sum of 8M Is.
Mr.. Payne, the second clerk, said this was an unusual
application, arising out of the clainiant's having, as she al-
leged, intrusted her money to a Mr. Lawrence to be in-
Vested in her name in the Savings' Bank, instead of which
he had placed it under his own name, and now denied that
she had any right to the property. Lawrence had been
informed the matter would be inquired into here this day,
but be was, nevertheless, absent. Mr. Saunders, however,
could furnish the Alderman with Lawrence's answer to the
claim, as lodged with the managers, and a determination
might be come to notwithstanding his absence.
Mr. Saunders stated, that upon both parties claiming the
money, the managers had endeavoured to ascertain to whom
it belonged ; but finding it difficult to decide, they brought
the case before the Alderman. He produced an affidavit,
sworn before Mr. Minshull at Bow-street, on the 14th of
March, by Mr. John Lawrence, of No. 15, Castle-court,
Strand, fishmonger, that he had placed a sum of 85/. Is.
in the said savings bank " for the benefit of himself and

family, and that the aforesaid sum is his own property, and
that no other person or persons whomsoever bath any law-
ful claim or title thereto."
Mr. Saunders also put in a certificate, scrrned by the
Vicar, a churchwarden, and the Overseers of St. Martin-
in-the- Fields, that Mr. John Lawrence had been resident
in that parish for 5 years, during which time he had al-
ways borne the character of a steady, persevering, and re-
spectable tradesman, and a person who was esteemed by his
neighbours as an honest and upright man, whose veracity
in their opinion was not to be doubted.
Sir PETER. LAURIE observed, that from the positive•
way in which Lawrence laid his claim, even upon .his
oath, from his high character, the other party had a for-
midable case to answer.
Mrs. Hatchwell, who is a respectable elderly female,
was then sworn. She lives with her husband in Mount
row, City-road. About Aug. 3, 1812, she delivered 50/.
to John Lawrence, who was at that time masterof Bishops-
gate Ward school, and with whom, as well as his wife,
she had been acquainted many years. She directed him
to invest that sum in the Savings Bank in her own and in

his name, intending to add to it until sum amounted
to 1001., when she meant to astonish her husband, by put-
ting the money into his hands to invest in the Bank of
England. She added various sums afterwards, making a
whole, with the interest, of 85/. Is. A book is given in
the outset to every depositor, without producing which no
money can be added or withdrawn. This book Lawrence
gave to her, and it never was in his possession but for
short intervals to get a payment entered, until she deliver-
ed it to him to have the last half year's interest brought to
account, after which he framed various excuses for not re-

turning it. She became alarmed, and one day got the
book back from his wife in his absence, brit he afterwards
went to the Bank and claimed the money. She was then
obliged to acquaint her husband with the circumstances.
Sir P, ER.--Madam, you should not have kept a pri-
vate purse. Is your husband here?
A smiling hearty old gentleman directly stepped for-
ward with " Yes, Sir."

Sir PETrit.— Well, I hope you are not amgry or jealous
at Your wife putting her savings in the Bank in another
man's name ? You hear she says she meant to have sur-
prised you some day by asking you to piece 100/. in the
Bank.

Angry• ! said the old gentleman (laughing),no, no, not I. We
have money in the bank already, thank God ; but it seems
she has put confidence in a rogne.
Sir PETZR—Did not' you miss these savings from your
honeehold expencea?

Husband—Never, Sir Peter, I assure you.
Wife—lt was my savings in the seven years that we
have been married, added to a little legacy.
Sir PETER—But why keep a private purse?
Wife—l believe, Sir, all married ladies do 50.—(.1
laugh.)
The old gentleman said he was quite satisfied about it.
He believed she had no bad intention.

" You believe her to be et good wife then," remarked
the Alderman?

"Oh yew!" said he, " I am sure I have no reason to
grumble."

" .poi have I," said the old lady, in seeming ghat good

,uinour and sincerity.

Sir PETLE-Indeed, you Seem a most happy cheerful
couple— I hope, however, this care will he a lesson and a
warning to all other prudent wives, and show them the
good policy of making a husband a confidant. Did any
body see any of these sums paid to Lawrence?
Mrs. Hatchwell—None but his wife.

Sir PETER-She cannot be your witness. It seems a
woman can keep a secra. You say you never informed
your Husband you saved money ; but now, tell me truly, is
it possible you never felt a little inclination to let-out just a
little ?

Mrs. Hatchwell—Why, I have threatened him I would
some day put money in the Bank on my ow•n account—
" have I not, dear ?" criod the old lady, turning round to
her spouse with a sweet look.
This loving appeal was made in a manner that irre-
sistibly provoked a hearty laugh, so that the kind husband's
response was drowned.

To return to the merits of the case, it was stated that,
Mrs. Hatchwell was not able to read writing, and her
anxiety to keep the matter quite snug prevented her from
showing the deposit hook to any one who could read, ex-
cept one female, who did not notice, that although a sheet
of paper in which it was enveloped was inscribed ")Sirs.
Hatchwell's property," written by Lawrence, the account
in the book itself was in the name of Lawrence. This
envelope Lawrence detained when he last had possession of
the book. Mrs. Hatchwell also stated she gave him 2s.
for his trouble in carrying the last deposit from the Strand.
The serving of notice of this hearing being proved,
Sir PETER ordered the managers to bring the sum in
dispute to this Court next Friday, when he would direct
it to be given to Mrs. Hatchwell, unless Lawrence should
then attend and show good cause to the contrary. He
also ordered Lawrence to be served with a second notice to
attend.

TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.—James Barnard
and Sam. Hicks, brokers, put in bail, after a week's de-
lay, (their proffered securities being day by day refused by
the magistrate) for an ill.gal seizure made in tl.e house of a
poor woman named Hester Frazier, No. 2, Union-street,
Borough-read ; the outline of the case being this:--
A man named Cooke, the notorious keeper of many
brothels in St. George's-fields, underlet the premises to the
woman Frazer, togetheiwith tie own furniture, at Se. per
week, which she paid him punctually; Cooke himself
holding it from the head landlord at a rent of 361. a-year,
and to pay all the taxes, and who, in conjunction with Bar-
nard and Hicks, made a forcible entry on the premises on
the 9th of March, under a pretended warrant of distress for
parochial taxes, amounting to I 2e., and stripped the house
of the furniture, worth 401., without any notice given or
rent being due, and for which they were all three held to
bail, Cooke's securities being accepted at the time.

Since this time, circumstances still more unfavourable to
the defendants coming to the magistrates' knowledge, the
attendance of the parish collector, Collinson, was required,
together with a man named Swayne, to whom he had de-
puted the warrant, and who was no other than the agent Of
Cooke, and on their appearance, when the last bail was put
in, were confronted with Barnard and Hicks, and declared
upon oath, that he, Collinson, had received the taxes two
days before the 9th, namely, the 7th, from Cooke himself,
after giving express orders to Swayne not to levy en Mrs.
Frazer at all events, and Swayne that he never authorised
any one to do so.
Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH considered it a most ink.
quitous business, in which Collinson's name appearing, he
felt it to be his duty to report his conduct to the vestry,
es, by his own account, he had improperly deputed the
warrant to Swayne ; and he should recommend them to
prosecute : there his duty ended with regard to Collins".
The others would have to answer to a jury, in as shameful
a conspiracy as he ever knew ; and he trusted the inhabi-
tants would include Swayne in an indictment against
Cooke, for keeping disorderly houses, which he had ad-
vised them to.

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