The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-08 00:00:00

IVORE7CII SESSIONS.

At the Quarter tics• nos for this city, held on
Tneaddy last, Mr. Reennier 11 attvcY, in a short
charge to tl:e Grand Jury, observed, that it was un-
necessary for him, indeed front indisposition he felt
Liosself unable, to enter into a detail of the various
duties they might have to discharge, he should
therefore COLlfille itiioself to oue or two puints:—As
t •e lorir,t of Wards was HOW done away, the
(...a d .; ury might, with great propriety and
I. :tie ea). present to the Court such tinisati.
c..- i.i• in- public btrect• and highways as might Le
trulim their OWR knowledge, and due attention
would be Itsid to their reprebentutious. A bill of
indictment 'Mould be preferred against au iudit i-
dual fur an offence, which, during the many years

Ise had officiated there, had never Wore occurred—
ir was for sending a chdlenge, which was a breach
of the : this lad they wini'd find or not, cc-
ordeug to the construction they alight put upon the
I:Ater which would be laid before them.
The Grand Jury found a true bill against Mr.
Thomas Roope, for seudiog a challenge to Robert
Alderson, E-q. (Steward of this city) with an in-
tent to provoke him to fight a duel.—Mr. Roope,
on the motion of Mr. Cooper, hissing traversed the
'indictment, Mr. STOCKS. Counsel for Mr. Alderson,
anoved that Mr. Hoopr's .recognmince of tool.
should be estrested, on the "ground of his having
-comtnitted a fresh breach of the peace, by it recent

publication, commenting tin Mr. Alderson's I oti.
duct ; cud slam moved that Mr. Roupe should enter
into fresh recognizimee,, himself and two sureties,
for his appearance at the next sessions.
Ali.. Commit, Couosel for Mr, Roope, convincrd
-the Court that Mr. Ruope had tint forfeited his re.
cognizance he any act whatever : the Court, how.
rrvcr, considred it to be their duty to order Mr.
Roope to-enter into Irish et:cool:sauces, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 1001 each, to keep the
:peace towards Mr. Aldersoo, and the public in
•genertil.
Mr. Bendy. surgeon, i tttt nediately offered to be
one of 'the sureties; and Mr. Wyeth soon after
Coming into Court, offered to be the other ; which
being accepted. Mr. Roope vrithilrew.
The Grand dory presented the pavement in 131 -
-street and other places as waiting immediate re-
paration.
THE luso against NONCY.
A Mrs. Money was indicted fur violently 'molt-
ing r ;11 r.W. in. Griffin, of St. Bettedict's ; who. Mr.
Cootiatt mid, had often faced the enitiiiirs td. his
country during a long professional tile ill the N ;
but with the late Mr. Windhatu (when he was mice
metalled during an election) lie might say, he knew
-what to do with tile men, but he could never ilia-
siege the wonteu, who were always a match fur blur !
Mr. Griffin hainig quitted the naval service, had
*retired to this city. and purchased part of an es-
tate, on which an liCet.,ll had been reserved fur the
pasaage of horses. earls. awl carriages, front one
part of the pr-toties to the outer. Mr. Money,
toe husband, who occupied part of the estate.
thought proper to tiring his rows that way, which
Mr. Cooper said, could nut be done without mak-
ing a oull. for a (VIA was net a hurse.
•1 nasty tows" amoyrd Mr. Grdlin an much that lie
shut his gate against them. and remonstrated with
Mr. Money, who called hum els Old '&OW1141111(1 WWI'
.npprohnost,, w hil-t 'hey wr.e disputing,
Mrs, Monty esiste behind and struck the prosecutor
-several tunes, and also diat7harged such a freuatleirk
of abusive hittgliage. as obliged the encrust to de.
lewd himself by this action.
Mr. Griffin. in stabs% the circumstances or the
asannit, said, that after au active life. lie wished to

spend the remarlider of his days in peace and trim-
'ouillity ; that lie had been in upwind' of thirty en-
gagements was at die taktug Quiebee, and the
-siege ,f .I:oftiaboure, sod had ni.r, for months un-
der the c twpy of heave's ; that the behaviour of
Money mid his wife was so offeuoive, that he nowt
leave the plate, unless they were preveuted flow
them disturbs.% Inut.
Mr.firortits. Counsel for the Defendaist—', Gen-
-Center of the Jury—slt falls to my lot, as es haver ot-
ly happens with war professiois, that I sit (to make
vase of a pan) for Mortest..--1 think a Cunt of Lew
moult better than a 1.14y-Nubian, as we lorr-t see the
teal characters--wmeismes we have tragedy, some-
times comedy, hut this. is a farce ! The character
which Mr. Griffin supports is that of so old natal
officer, extremely irritable mid full of his own ex-
ploits: awl no demi t bolt we shall read in the papers
that he performed his part with t!reat spirit. ile
lead talked of Quebec—and loomisloong—anel the
canopy of heaven—but what lead all these to do
with this miserable action fou itn assault. The (set
matt, that for the benefit of tii•t liwyeia, they acre
nu the eve of of three siew4 I ute-,uitos---eii •etststs fat
am assaidt, another for a niimenee respell:mug COW.
(Nog, and a third for a right of way. The Prose-
cutor had described this aeraws on professional 'en-
silage. like iuy uncle Toby and Corporal Ti so,
•• he receives the enemy's broadsnles, 'hike& Isis
tolows, soul then sheers off under a I °Hey of abuse."
Mr. Storks concluded an humorous oddness, by
laying.' that he was afraid that the assault had been
brmglit home to the Defendant.
The Recommit baying left the Bench, Mr. AL-
I:Mellott took his seat agato as Steward; lie observ-
ed, that Mr. Storkx, *helot he lied smutted the
Court, bad 'audited that the asw.ulo had been com-
mitted by the Defendant. With respect to the
rigida way, the Steward said, Mower might make
'soarer lint could mot make the tows to go.
The Jury of coorae. found Mrs. Money guilty of
the assault; stud the STCWARD obeervett, that she
was indebted to her Counsel fur putting them all
in good humour, which lie hoped would he pro-
doctor, of good neighbourhood better. is the portie..
He Orli otArrest her to pay a line of 40.. sod her
husband to eider into • recognizawm of sw. for
her lieepilig the peace ; which lie rather hesitated nt
fern to do; loot on its being intimated that it' hr did
not find bail she ueu•t go to prison, he acquiesced,
and paid the fine._

A few nie3its. nce. r sohlwr of file 7414 reKifneot,
on leave of *lnvitee at Liverpool, "4 *llOl in toe
calf of the leg. nh4lle loandiug near the door of his
residence in thiloat-strret. The shot broke the
two hones; he was fortifroth taken to the lutiriniery,
.hare he suffered :unputahi Nothing had beets
discovered as to the cats,/ or the authors of such an
atiocious atte.opt.

S.ITURDAI SIGHT'S GAZETTE.