The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-08-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MELANCHOLY STORY.  On Thursday Patrick Shea, a pensioned soldier, vms charged before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough Policecourt, with attempting to commit suicide in Kensington-gardens. _  Aepark constable said that on the afternoon of Saturday, the 3rd inst., he found the prisoner lying in the plantation of Kensington-gardens, apparently dead. With assistance he placed him in a cab and took him to St. Mary's Hospital, where he remained till that morning under medical care. He had opened a vein in his arm, and witness found blood in several parts of the plantation, the prisoner having moved from one place to another.  Mr. William Wood, surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, said: I admitted the prisoner on the 3rd August, and found he had a punctured wound of the left arm. He was very weak, and had lost a great quantity of blood, and he has remained at the hospital ever since. He is also in a consumption. He has been very quiet and very rational. He has been a soldier, and in several engagements in India.  Mr. Knox: My sole thought is whether anything can be done for him.  Mr. Wood: I believe attempts have been made by some ladies to get him into an hospital. I shall be glad to have him back until something is done for him. The subjoined paper was then handed to Mr. Knox : " 53rd Regiment, service abroad. No. 3,108, Private Patrick Shea, served in the Valley of Peshawnr against the Hill Tribes during the years 1852 and 1853, and also in the suppression of the Indian mutiny. During the years 1857, 8, and 9 was present at the action of Bunnee Bridge, 2nd Nov., 1857; at the skirmish at Alumbag,h, sth Nov., 1857; was present at the relief of Lucknow, from the 13th to the 24th N0v.1857; present at the battle of Cawnpore, 6th Dec,,! 1857; and at the action at Sena Ghaut, 9th Dec., 1857 • present at the battle of Kalla Waddee, 2nd Jan., 1158 ; action of Shansabad, 28th Jan., 1858; present at the storming of Meongunge, 23rd Feb., 1858; and during the siege and capture of Lucknow from the 2nd to the 21st March, 18584 f skirmish at Keorsee, 23rd March, 1858; passage-and action of the Goomtee, 27th August, 1858 ; passage and action of the Gogerah, 25th Nov., 1858; skirmish at Burgeon 6th December, 1858; action of Toolespore, 23rd December, 1858; action and storming of Fort Kundah Kotah, 27th April, 1859. Indian , medal, and two claspa—lt. PRINCE, lieutenant, her Majesty's 53rd Regiment.' Air. Knox : Have you any friendsl—Prieoner : None, sir. When I was discharged, on the 9th October last, I went to Wales, where I had a brother, and got employed it a grocer's shop. I was suffering from consumption, and used to bleed from the lungs. Through some over-exertion in my employ blOod came up, and I spat blood for days, and from that time my health got very bad. I then thought that if I- got to London I might get some easy employ, and that if I attended a hospital I might get cured. I tried to *get employ, but in consequence of my health being so had, I could not get it. I- then became very bad, and applied for relief at the Westminster Hospital and got some. I then applied to Sir Hope Grant at the Horse Guards, and he gave me an order to get employment at the military stores. I worked them as long as I could, and on the 4th of July last I again discharged a quantity of blood, and was for some days very bad. I then went to St. George's Hospital, and the Hospital for Consumption, and tried to get admitted, but did not succeed. I next went to the East-end of London, and tried the hospital there, but with no better curccac I lingered on until the month of July last with the assistance of a little I got from some of my mates where I had worked, the people where I lodged trusting me my rent. On getting my quarter's pension, sixpence a day, I paid all my debts, which left me but a little, and I went away the same evening and tried to get into • hospital, and not being able to get in I went to a model lodging-house. The next day I went into the park two or three times, and at last I thought I should like to lie down in a quiet place and have a sleep. I went amongst the shrubs, and I became on low-spirited through bad health, and having no hope of ever recovering, I thought I would do it. (The poor fellow here became on overcome in his feelings that he dropped his head and said no more.) Mr. Knox: Poor fellow! I will venture to say from this time you will be taken care of. Yours is a deplorable story, and I will break through the rule I have laid down of never giving anything to a person who is brought before me. As you have served your country well and bear a good character, I will assist you. The gentleman from the hospital has humanely offered to take care of you till something is done. I will order that you have two sovereigns to provide you with anything you may require. You are, of course, discharged. Sergeant Cowdy afterwards informed Mr. Knox that • lady had seen several gentlemen with the view of getting Shea into an hospital. He had 'received a letter from the secretary of the Hospital for Constunption to the effect that it would be eight or ten weeks before there would be a vacancy at the hospital, and that a special bed could only be obtained through an order from the Prince of Wales' the Duke of Cambridge, or some other member of the Royal family. Mr. Knox: Let me know if anything is done in the course dr' few days. • Mi HENRY BUCK LAND, vier choral and master-of the thotietry at St. 'Paul's Cathedral, died on ,Pueiday night after a few 'clitys' illness, from in attack of rheumatic fever, at the early age of 41. Mr. Buck/alad for Some time.hee,been thei,conductor Of _the special • sersdc'es at St, and tlos elwity children's • festlVV." 'He laaVis a see' and 'three children. lie was *en 11everiar4otittou'its aSte'etinaii4r.Z Of Musical arrangements atAirskinelitosing chisliitiolinnititand in the provinces as a popular musical lecturer at literary and other institutions.  niastr -of the ntresday night