▁more ▁regularly ▁at ▁public ▁events ▁as ▁a ▁c low n , ▁actor , ▁and ▁show man . ▁Some ▁time ▁after ▁this , ▁he ▁became ▁Dr um - M aj or ▁for ▁the ▁H ex ham ▁Local ▁Milit ia , ▁moving ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁H ex ham . ▁He ▁worked ▁here ▁too ▁as ▁a ▁dan cing ▁master , ▁and ▁began ▁learning ▁the ▁" N ec rom antic ▁Art " ▁of ▁conj uring . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁victory ▁at ▁Water lo o , ▁he ▁par aded ▁an ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁Napoleon , ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁g allow ay , ▁around ▁H ex ham , ▁Cor bridge ▁and ▁W arden , ▁before ▁h anging ▁him ▁and ▁burning ▁him ▁- ▁" he ▁was ▁su en ▁a ' ▁br unt ▁to ▁as hes ". ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁p ound ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁promised ▁for ▁this ▁exhibition , ▁however , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁car p enter . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁organ ised ▁more ▁dan cing ▁classes , ▁at ▁All end ale ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁H ex ham , ▁he ▁re open ed ▁his ▁dan cing ▁a cademy . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁after ▁this , ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁drum , ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁clar in ett ist , ▁for ▁an ▁e quest rian ▁performance ▁given ▁by ▁a ▁Mr . ▁Pow ell , ▁at ▁St ags h aw bank ▁Fair , ▁near ▁Cor bridge