The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
HUNTING A DEBTOR.—A very portly well-dressed personage
entered the justice-room just as Mr. Alderman Magnay had quitted
it, to obtain the assistance of the police in ridding him of the im.
portunitiss of a creditor, who had a tew minutes before, at his
counting-house in the city, swore he would follow him wherever he
went, if it were even to the world's end. The creditor, he said,
pretended that he only wanted to learn where his private residence
was, but surely it was enough for him, as he only came upon
matters of business, that he should know his counting.house was is
St. Mary-at-Hill.
The creditor, apparently a respectable tradesman, replied that
the complainant had obtained his acceptance for WI. under dr.
cumstanees which, to say the least of them, were suspicious, and
when he tried to bring him to some explanation at the counting.
house he suddenly made his exit. This alarmed him, and he
thought it necessary to seek immediately for every information
respecting the character of the geroleman.
The debtor said, surely the law did not permit a person to be
hunted through the streets.
Mr. Beresford, the clerk, said it would not allow the public feel.
ing to be excited against an individual, by following him and
abusing him aloud.
The creditor, who seemed to be very polite and cool, answered
that nothing of that sort had occurred: lie merely walked after
him silently.
Mr. Beraford—You may do that certainly. Why does the gen.
demon withhold his address ?

Tile applicant replied that the creditor declared he would come
and board with him, and would not-quit him by day or night.
31r. Beresford—if he insists on taking up his quarters in your
house you may give him into custody ; but you cannot prevent
him from following you through the streets.
" Then I certainly shall follow him," said the creditor, pursuing
at a respectful distance the steps of the gentleman, who had already
moved on to the door; and the parties left the office.
John Harris, a young man, was committed for stealing a gold
chain and seals, value upwards of 101. Mr. Russ, a merchant in
Sise.lane, was-passing through St. Paul's Church-yard with a friend
about ten o'clock on tVcdneaday night, when the prisoner snatched
at his watch, but only obtained the chain and seals. Mr. Ross
pursued, and secured him, with the propetLy in his hand, before he
had run out of the church-yard.
The prisoner pleaded distress, and that it was his first offence.
Another young man, who voluntarily put himself into custody,
as one of this pasty, was discharged, Were being no evidence affect.
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The rule nisi which was obtained in the Court of Com-
mon Pleas against Messrs. Carpenter and Scrivenor, calling
on them to slow cause why an annuity granted by Mr.
Wellesley should not be set aside, was, on cause being
shown on Thursday last, discharged with costs.
BrsECHLIP Or Ellie ItIONT HONOURABLE ROBERT PAIL
AND Ozolaic tr.wxiso.—The Proprietors of the English
Gsstiemon Newspaper will, to-morrow, 19th test. present to the
Futile a fall Report of the Speeches of the Right Ron. R. Peel
and fas Canning, on the ittipoctant condom of the Carrene7, ht the
Rutssitor COWNINSAS en hlionday and that et the Welt /ton. the
serl,of .14iverpool in the gust of Lords yesterilay evening on the
sprite rubjeet, and to such report add some forcible observitions on
the fresenf erists.—Oricei reeelted by all Newsmen, sad at the
Office, No. 7, Brydgas4treet, Calomel:stays.