The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00

ARTICLES OF THE PEACE EXHIBITED BY TUE

COUNTESS MOUTON.

The Countrini :Winton appeared. attended by her
Solicitor, nod exhibited articles of the pence against
Mr. Robert Cierriniii, surgeon. This Gentletuso
•ppesred at the table, occooupented by Vickery,
the Bow-street Officer.

Mr. Stirling, the Clerk of the Peace for the Coun-
ty or Middlesex, then read the articles exhibited by
the Countess Murton againid Mr. Greerson. It
appeared dust Itlr. (Ireessoti had sent, through the
tirsoi-prnny post to her Litly.lllp. a number of let-
ters, in which he threatened, unless he received MI
adequate pecuniary recomisence, to publish and
expose the whole particulars of au attempt, *Weis
he "alleged bud been made upon his lite by Sir
Francis Buller, her Ladyship's father. These
written applications were ugliest by Mr. Greer-
son, in his own name. and directed from the
Turk's !lead Cuff...v.1104.r. Itatchtfe-highway.
to the Countess of Morton, &c. &e. No. 39,
Wimple-street, Ciaietidish-square. The exhiln-
tuist stated, that she returned on unswer In these
repeated ii:plications.tinl that on the I I th inst. she
received another letter through the post Irons Mr.
Greeramon, in nlaich lie peremptorily demanded
1001. as the cutirht. of 'ill lOillite010111; a work, of
which he esielo,ed her the sinsouncing posting-bill,
which he said •lioulti be stuck up in every corner of
the 'metropolis. In the letter coots g this en-
closure were these extraordinary do not
wish to hold mit threatening language, but he it
known to your I,,ttlet•hip that there was a Belling-
ham', mid that there is a Greessuu. lam known as
a man of education anti respectability, and can
refer to your sipposi,e neighbour, the sun of General
Loftus, for iny charat ter and rank in life, and I
desire your answer l)) ten o'clock to-morrow into
mg."
The leading points of the riiclosed
were as follow ! _

" CoN.PutAcy, BY T. Z.—Just ready fur the press, and
will be published f aily in February next, 2,000 comea(27s
of which are already bsspoke) of a remarkable amilriracy,
in which great IWPltlllAlft 11 figure. It is in heroic couplets
'llse History of Nor Fraueor Buller 's Lift Will Flight from the
Isle of Maim, frraii the hone ut his beat; compelled to take
up liis residence there in 1813, to hits tjital expolsauu f
the island in the year IM7. Tim fitter part of the basun y
must Ire. yet fresh, as it only ucciirred 19 mouths ego. The
whale written by Hubert fireersim, late surgeon on the
island, and victim ut the copeaspiraey"
Then follurees4 smile quoit:l,6lThu front Sliak-
airettre, jute, mixed with some. doggerel oeraes, s
Thus recital will harrow up your soul, false your h. alt,
anti make nark psi tit ular loser upon your head Hand like
quills upon the fretful porcupine."
•' For what he has dons- would make e'en angels weep,
And ill that's tusk iu Natuic creep'
• • • • • •
" Arise biark Attlee's from your horrid re I,
And make Me Villlllll tremble it your kuell."
Then come a pubtactspl. which set forth), that unt-
witoatuudutg uppullius subject of this tall, the

porn would be to preeiratsly framed, trs not to
offend the ears of any, even the most delicate, ex-
cept the guilty person,
The quotations were not even bounded by il,e
postscript, for the poetical taste of the %otter agaut
burst forth iu its full 4!‘ rOlitm
" A plain unvarnished lair I will unfold.
Such as has never vet Iry man been till ;
The sou of Nisi Prins, Buller is the ursine,
And 'ere I sin done I'll make in) %tiny plait,.
His crime is nunotroua, as 'hall assist aulH• Is,
And that truth is nu Irbyt I II make ckvi."

The exhiltit+tht Further st Jett, that OP FP petition
of these :rote's. slid the tone aml let their you.
tents, minty ..e sir F. Boller with
hiving conspired to assassinate r. Cirteison, who
ssid Its kael balls its his body to sliew the e nisei and
perseverance of those wr.n conspired against loin,
induced her Ladyship to apply for the protection of
the Isw against this individual. She swore that she
Will in great bodily fear front him, and therefore
priived the Court that he should lie bound over its
sufficient sureties to keep the peace towards her.—
The articles were signed by the exhibits:it, Susan
Rivers Morton.
The CntinnAN then addressed the Defeo.
dant Mr. Greerson, you must give the Conti.
sufficient sureties to keep the peace against the
Countess Morton, in consetitienee of the articles of
the peace exhibited by her Ladyship against you."
A conversation reepectinec lead then ensued be-
tween the Chairman and Mr. Greerson. which end-
ed thin, :

The CHAIRMAN—" Are you now prepared with
proper sureties?"
Mr. (;reersou—" Not at t hi, instant; I 'Duct go
hack to the place from whence I came, where I am
sitearter. 'fed for tile first little in tny hie."
Mr. WALEOUD, ou tire part of I..ttly MORTON,
moved the Court (list the eitisiintatit •hnnld receive
14 hour,' notice of bail, as the complanit was of so
serious it nature.

Thy COURT granted Ibis 'notion, awl Mr. Greer-
%on was removal float Cuurt, after declaring that
he %mill get bail in the wanner requited.
The Countess Morton withdrew from Court the
moment eXiliblled her strut:lts of the peace.