The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-24 00:00:00

THE TENTH HUSSARS.

The conduct of the officers of this regiment. during their
toy at Dublin, is thus spoken of by the Dublin Ereningl
;
'the violations committed by errtuin Officers of the Tenth
/:assts against al! the rules of civilised society—their ignorance
of ever, essential composing the ingredients necessary in the form-
titian of gentlemen—the mitrages committed by them upon public
feeling—the offences offered to public decorum—tbe violation of
ttoblic decency, and the disregard of social order, during their
suiourn as members of our garrison, have already p;ocured for
them personal chastisement, and now demands public castigation.
There is not a frequenter of our theatre, or uny other place of
public amusement, that has not been annoyed end disgusted with
she rude and insolent behaviour of those ungentlemanhke officers.
Where is the fation,-whose gorge has not risen—what husband
whose hand has not been unconsciously clenched—wkat brother,
whose foot has not been involuntarily raised, for the purpose of
Inflicting chastisement upon these rude and impudent Hussars?
It would appear that the same cautious plUdence which marked
their conduct towords Mr. Rattier in private, governs their pro-
ceedings in public, and that they are alike solicitous for their
- personal tiutety in both. We have observed them ranged at either
s'ele of the staircase at the theatre, peening with an insolence
peculiar into the necks and faces of our fair countrywomen, as
they poised, but with a studious forbearance from any direct act
•ths• could warrant the protectors of the latter in inflicting sum-
mary justice upon the offenders. We have seen the ladies in their
descent tremblingly acknowledge the power of the Teeth, " in all
the undimembled homage of deferential horror." We have heard
these Hussars stigmatised with epithets disgraceful and insulting
tit night ; and, to our own knowledge apologies have been made by
them In the morning. The acts of wildness, or Irregularities
%rowing out of the " rtricla it, auhni" of an educated young gen-
eerily), we could pardon ; but the gross brutality of an ignorant or
uffeeted coxcomb is nut to he tolerated. Tftre was one gallant
officer. however, in our garrison—its commander, himself a hussar—
who interfered to prevent the nightly insults offered to the public.
and the disrepute brought upon the service. The citizens of Dub-
lin are under great and serious obligations to Sircolquhotin Orant,
• who, from personal observations, and without having recourse to a
Court of Inquiry, was enabled to ascertain that the officers of the
Tenth were not capable of conducting themselves like gentlemen ;
..rd who, under that coviction, issued his order, rohilmting their
lei tire appearance in places of public amusement-
Communications have taken place between his Royal flighr.ess
the Helm of York and the military Authorities in Ireland, in con-
°melon with the late published letter of Mettattier. Last evening
keiespeettes reached the hands of Lord Combermere on the subject, and
no !Pinto exists but that such steps are in course of adoption as will
redeem the honour of the army. so far u It could have been coin-
prorntsed by the folly of a few unthinking individuala—DsHis
•Sern, March 111.
The Tenth leave Dublin garrison, we believe, immediately.
They will be ordered into the interior. It is the intention of his
•Boyel Highness the Duke of York to requires 'curtain number of
the Ctftme. of this regiment to sell out, of exchange into other
regiments; and the new appointments into the Tenth are to be
ivauediasely remitiog from his Royal Higliness.--Dablie Star,
'blush IV.