The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-31 00:00:00

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SiILITART SERVICES.
Yesterday a perms of geallesiousty appearmice and 10-
dress, a native of Ireland, rerprested thy Chief Magistrate's
lii,iflaisCe under didirulties against which be had been lung
ciattendiug. The object of the application was to °bait'
charity, or tbe 1111041111 of working against starvation, which
the Petitioner mid ass pressing rapidly npou him.
The applicant, who appeared to br five or siz-and.thiety„
had, accordiiig to his owe statenat it, entered his 111-.)coq's
wavier at a very easily age, as Ensign in the 211 b u also
killer§ regiment of foot. lie had wred in Egypt in S
eve.
campaign, particularly in 'het 'oriig. meat in which bur
Kalish Allescrooslty liraf his life, and be obtained the rank
of Lieutenant an the Silt, •nd ass pie-sewed by she GrauJ
Seizierur with s gold medal, the counterpart of those what •
wire conferred upon the other olSerra of sisal army as t krea
of gratitude fur their distinguished services. la the *sr
that followed the Treaty of Amino', be served in the Nile
regiment of foot, in the ton th of Germany. where 'forts
were made by the British so my wider the orders of Gemmel
Lord Cathcart, to Arent the conticiental dominions from the
power of the eau any. Subsequently be was obliged, from the
pressure of dun. Ate calamity, to dispose of his cominimion.
A naniiinat 00000 of unfortunate circumstauces, softeners sod
inevitable, compelled him to ruler the service is u situatiois
but little adapted to his habits, 'decalitres, or choice. He
entered the 24th regiment of foot as • private soldier, sod
iii that humble and laborious capacity served is the whole
Pc oo ioo solar war, up in the period of the ratificatiota raf the
Treaty of Paris, in 1514. In the course of the camp: oche, this
poor oauderer served is the following battles sod sling. s :-
1 Yowlers and Rukia, Talavera, Bream Almeida, thal...anta,
'
Vittoria. Pyrenees Eats:tar. Orth;s, Touleopm, Elva.,
Ciudad Ruda igo, Ritiisjos, Burgos, and Pampeluna.
(upon the termination of hostilities his regiment, wheel,
was a ~rood battalion, and a mere skeleton, from She femme
and variety of its services, was dialmoded, and be was di.-
charged. Thus throws. opus the world without remove or
remuneration of iffy kind foe bus rest services, be tastlia-
vowed tie obtain the precanous subsistence afforded by at-
tending schools as an assistant. In his beards Saucily liar •
sitostion of that kind, be bad unfortunately failtd, in coo. .-
questce of the great multitude of applicants. Estate all
these circniostances, he had presumed to wait •pms I /NO
Lord Mayor, in the hope that, as his Lordship was the frind
I of those who detested Okla's, and depeodsoce' suttee appro..
tunny might be Worded to pause that an ourus torahs sui•
diee was actuated lay an boatst and maul y principle.
The Lord Mayor expressed some surprise at tbe great
extent of the Petitioner's strvicee; took peculiar iota. at so
the poor soldier's case; and assured him. lino if be proeur,d
testimonials of his conduct fr. m those under whom be had
d, a supporting arm should not be *sating to him its
the hour of his adversity.
The Applicant was extremely grateful. He was ready to
procure testimonials of his good conduct from Sir E. Paget,
Colonel of the 28th; aud (rum Sir J. May, of the Royal
Morse Artillery. He would embrace the most menial to,
ployment by which honest bread could be earned, aid
would attend to it with the greattst assiduity.
The Lord Mayor gave him the means of present aupport,
and reassured his hope by 'titian, that the case should Lod
laid before Lord Palmerstuu.

James Neale, a lad apparently about 16 years of age, •As
brought up before Mr. Alderman Shaw, the presiding HA-
'isles'', tinder a charge of swindling Juba Haskins.
John Haskins stated, that he was • smith by trade, thrit
about a th since, the father of the Prisoner mime to •d-
-om.* Auto, and repre•ented himself as a dealer in uhl
and asked wittiest it he had any to dispose of; witness
he had a small quantity, about eight or wee cwt. The Pri-
mmer's father ri quested witness to sell at him, as he want..l
to make up a large quantity of the article for shippsue, u ;on
which witness sold him the iron tar a sum of 21 ; the Prim....
er's Giber promised to send fur it in •diy or two. %Vito. .4
beard uo more of the matter till lust Friday fortnight, *ion
She Prisoner called at his house, aril said he was directed by
his father to call for the old itim—•be said their horse •As
lame, sad he requested witaess to pot it into a trunk—
witness couseuted—the iron and other charges ausuonted to
two Rehires, and the Primmer desired witness warm! a ball
and that his father would pay the money. Witness's you .g
lad went with the Prisoner, and witness charged him ass to
leave the Prisoner until be was paid the money—the lad re-
turned, but be did slot bring the Mosey ; the Prisoner after
disposing of the iron iu another shop took an opportunity

of running away.
Julio Wentrish is the apprentice of the foregoing witness.
He went according to his masker directions with the wit-
ness, for the purpose of receiving the Of. 4s. the price of the
iron. The iron was taken by • porter. The Prioifier mid
his father lived over the water, and that he would g.. over
Blackfriars-bridge; lie then said be would go user London.
bridge; he next change.' his course, and said he would not
go over uue or the other. He then west to Whitechapel,
where he disposed of the iron to as irou.h.uuder, of the
name of M`Dowell, in wituess's presence, sod received the
mouey. After receiving parotid, be Ward to willies. 'nil
said, the weight was nut in the iron, and lino his wastes 'a
hill should he altered. Witness said he world nut lake tees
than the amount. Going Moog Whiterbaml, the Prison.,
said he should get change of a ;mood to pay the porter
got change at a pawillwoker's slow; be theta rats fair •itisoat
paying either fur the iron or the porter.
Patrick Nowlin, is • porter; he was called on by the 'Ti-
mmer on the day in Titoism, and look the iron fur him to
Wbitechapel. After be sold the iron, and was paid fur ii,
witness does not know the precise sum be received, but he
saw three muter in the Prisoaer's hairdo, be mu off; witness
attempted to follow him, but in vain. Witness them went
back where be sold the iron ; they said that they knew his
father, and knew nothing of him that was good ; they di.
reeled witness to where he did lodge; there he heaid • very
bad sitcom., of the Prisoner's father.
The Prisoner, in hie defence said, that the weight was not
in the iron, and he did out IMO' it right to pay the aisetuof
of the bill.
Alderman Shaw—" Why did yap not go bark to Mr.
Haskins, from *burn the iron was bought, and explain the
circumstance to him; why did you put the money nn your
pocket, sod run away r
The Prisoner was remanded, and in the mean time Mr.
brDowell was summoned to 'nerd as a witness; ■nd the
officers w►re ordered to exert themselves to apprstnend,
if
possible, the Prisoner's father.
James Crowe, a person residing at Cloth Fair, appeared to
a 11111111110114 issued on the complaint of -- fil`Dusiald, •
pence officer, for having 0fe..e.1 to shale a nuisance. Ti.e
Defeudaist was charged under the Act of the 57th of toe
king, called the Metropolis Act.
• It appeared from the evidence of M'Donn!.l, that the
Deferidalit was in the habit, is order to saes the expruse of
a Highloisn, of pooling water lot° his privy, mill of mixing
up the night-soil with the water, omit he Tr.-duved ii to a
thin or ligmd Male, soil then p ped it out into the ore, l.;
that this offrissivc issue 5.v, 'flowed the sorest, snot r .1
through a goiter for twelve or fourteen yards moil it te•l
into she cinnamon drain; that the stench which ',rots-rd. J
from it, was intolerable, sod on witness resomineorli..g tl e
Defendant to abate it, be only abused witutas, and da tied
the
power of the Magiatiater.
Mr. William. liendridge swore to the feet of the nuisance,
he said that on one urcasion, it was so very ollesaseve it chose
him out out of Ids beck,
(ismer Smith, 811, Long lane, swore In the nuisance. He
was asked, whether the stench was utfeusive as utscrilaed by
the other witnesses
Answer—" Oh. yes t it was intolerable; the effluvia from
a night cart was fragrauee comp red to it."--(A
Crowe, swing cilled on fur his detract, comented himself
by produi log the handle of the pump, and contending that
Ire was iu the habie of mini% so for the last 20 years. V.A.,.
these circiimataucra, Wired she Magistrate wireW Maoism
die charge as •We I V od.nn one.
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