The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-03 00:00:00

THE CONVICT DELAHUNT.

Since we last adverted to the situation of the unfortunate
man, Delahunt—no change has taken place in his condition.
He has not been visited by any of his family, and his demea-
nour is quite calm and composed. His general health is good,
he eats and sleeps well, his attention to his religious duties is
unremitting; but his laudable disposition to prepare himself for
the presence of his Creator is unaccompanied by any indica-
tions of terror, as the time of his execution approaches : on the
eontrary he evinces the utmost resignation to his fate. His
present place of confinement is a fine dry room in the hcspitai.
where he is removed from observation, but, from whence
escape would be impossible. One of the turnkeys of the prisor,
and two men are in constant attendance on him during the
day, and those two men sleep with him in the room at night,
and, on being addressed by them, he cheerfully joins in their
conversation. When he was first removed to the apartment
which he now occupies, it was merely intended as a substitute
for the day-room, and the practice was to remove him to his
cell at night; but this was found to be an inconvenient mode of
disposing of him, as there was not sufficient accommodation in
the cell for his attendants, and he now occupies both day and
night this comfortable and spacious room in the hospital.
The prisoner is treated with the greatest humanity and kind-
ness by Mr. Allison, the Governor of the prison, and the fol-
lowing anecdote will serve to illustrate the extent to which his
attention to the wishes of the wretched man has been carried
On the occasion of his mother's visit ; the prisoner expressed
a wish for some cake-bread, and with a natural feeling to mi-
nister to his wants, she at once complied with his wishes. The
former deemed it inconsistent with the strict surveillance which
he felt it his duty to exercise over the prisoner, and was reluctantly
obliged to forbid the introduction of this cake into the prison ;
but he caused a cake of the same description to be prepared and
given to the prisoner, of which he partook most heartily.
and observed that he never ate anything that he liked better
in his life. His general dietary consists of bread and coffee
for breakfast—bread, meat, and broth for dinner, and at
extra pound of bread and tea for supper. The Rev. Mr.
Campbell is most constant in his attendance on him, and has,
we were informed, expressed himself highly satisfied with the
manner in which he conducts himself. He 'attended Divine
service yesterday between eight and nine o'clock, and his de-
portment during the ceremony was marked by the attention
and decorum which he has invariably displayed since his awful
doom was pronounced. For some time after his conviction he
was very unwilling to encounter the observation of his fellow-
prisoners, but that feeling has now altogether vanished, and he
no longer shrinks from meeting them.
Having expressed a wish to see the prisoner, we were intro-
gaeed.to him in his apartment. When we entered he was
sitting at a table, with his head resting on ids hand. He was
reading a religious book, and was so absorbed in its content:
that he did not appear to notice our presence.
MURDER OF THE ITALIAN.
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The Governor in an interview with the prisoner on Satur-
day, referred to the last statement made by him, and which
was:published in the Register of Monday last, and questioned
him as to the correctness of that statement, and particularly
the part of it that had reference to the murder of the Italian.
He ventinded him of the solemn manner in which his father
had urged him not to leave this world without nuking a full
disclosure of his offences, and suggested, that as the public
anxiety respecting the murder was most intense, he ought to
attend to the advice of his parent, and, if he knew anything
of the transaction, at once avow it, and thus for ever dispel ali
doubt and suspicions on the subject. The prisoner having
made no reply to this exhortation, the Governor then begged
he would turn the matter over in his mind, and he said he
would. This would lead to the inference that the prisoner has
something to disclose in relation to that diabolical deed ; if not
so, why evince any hesitation of manner, but at once declare,
as he had previously done, that he knew nothing if the matter?
—Dublin Pilot of Monday.

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POVERTY.—It is not poverty so much as pre-
tence that harasses a ruined man—the struggle between a proud
mind and an empty purse—the keeping up a hollow show that
must soon come to an end. Have the courage to appear poor,
and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting.