The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

114 ANS 10Y- HOUSE.
.1. Calespiril, the person who, whilst imprisoned in the Compter
few week! ago, made or seemed to make an attempt to destroy
lihn,elf, was agam brought before the Loan MAYOR, on suspicion
of having tattered a ft nee bill of exchange for the sum of 90/. Mr.
Butler, a wile-merchant. residing in Fettchurch-street, was the
somplainant. The prisoner. before the charge was entered into,
exehired that he was most grievously treatetli in being dragged
up, and charged with felony, for a mere matter of debt. He was
now, he said, ready to pay in this instance, as he had been in the
foreier. The Lord Mayor said he regretted to see the prisoner
a seennit time *pen a charge of forgery, but the charge must be in-
vntigmol.

T.; progenitor stated that the prisoner cams to his house, and
represented that he wanted a hogshead of wine for a gentleman
who resided at Hampton Coon. The transaction was not con.
eluded that day, and soon after the prisoner came and requested the
loan of 1. lie promised to return the money boon, and left the
b'l in question, as security foe payment. The bill purported to
be drawn i.y Drummond, of Perth, anti accepted by A. Drum.
mond of Lmdon ; and was taken in the belief that the parties were
Messrs. Drummond, the bankers. Nothing was heard of the pri-
mmer until an officer apprehended him.
The prisoner declared di.* the bill was a good one, and that the
money which he had borrowed upon it should he duly paid.
The Lowo AI Al'o/I said -that, unfortunately, the charge could
rot be removed by payment of the money ; the only mode by
which the priioner could clear himself was, by giving a satisfactory
account of the bill. His Lordship asked the prisoner who was the
A. Drummond whose name appeared on the bill. The prisoner,
idler sortie hesitation, said that 31r. A. Drummond was a pensioner
of Greenwich hospital.

The LORD MAYOR—What! a pensioner of Greenwich hospital
accept a bill for 901. ?—Prisoner—Vcs, my Lord, he did so, to
sibl4a me.
The Lulu MAYOR—Anti who is J. Drummond, of Perth ?
Heim in the Highlands, and drives cattle.
The 1.0 RD MAYOI assured the prisoner that he stood In a moat
serious Pituation,and remanded the case, in order to give the parties
an opportunity of making inquiries.
A person who keeps a public-honse In Westminster, and who
evidently laboured under very severe illness, came before the LORD
ilAvon, to complain of the conduct of a number of the debtors in
Wbitccrotisi-street Prison, by whose condom his life had been en-
'lingered. He had, he said. been obliged to proceed against a
Virman for the recovery of a debt, and the latter was now in Nrhlte-
cross.street Prism. lie sent to the complainant. under th. pretence
ot.r.-oposing an accommodation. The complainant went to the pri.
a n.tn.l was received by the former and one or two others, his corn.
t a lons. they were conversing, he (the comphinant) was
su.t le,.!y seized by a party of the prisoners, as if by concert ; his
pa; fyrs were taken out t.f his pocket, and he was hurried to a trough
rider a pump, and held down and pumped upon almost to
snlriestion. He had been labouring under a pleurisy, and he
sm..elt refuge in a house near the prison, hut the inhabitants refused
to recei%e him, and he got home as well as he could. with a number
of ays atter him. He deelsred that his health had been most se.
e,L ;.•: m_iiired._ _ _ _

The Limn MAYOIII ordered an officer to go with the complain.
ar t to I,!e prison. to requvAt the Keeper to give hint a full opportu-
rat itteattfving the proms concerned.
'lhe enmplaanant identititql two parties, against whom detainers
ewe iqtiged.