The New York herald., 1844-09-29
Daniel O,ConneiI I'm prison.

| mlliar pictures which we were Tor some time IN
the habit OF throwing before them regarding the
| "Lfe In the Penitenliary'' OF the state captves-
II Is true that the younger Daniel furnishes every
week at the Repeal Association what he calls his
s'prison report" aud which duly procalms that his
father Is IN the best possible health and spirits
quite pleased with the lone thousand week." and
| deslrous OF nothing more than That the people
should persevere IN such admirable conduct, and go
on and-pay 10 the end OF the chapter. This week.
| y bulletin is, however, most meagre aiiar, and
tells really as little OF what we should desire To
know, as a kings or queens speech at the open
| ing OF parliament. Not so with our reports-we
pass over all such useless generalltles, ana 90 az
once the action Of the piece. Look 10 the right
Chat abominable D0nnybrook has injected us)-
"look TO the right" we say, land there you behold
the great Daniel O'Conne in his green nIghi-cap
il has just struck six by the penitentiary clock
and, having busted the cobweb from his eyes,
he is now about to turn out and perform his
matutinal gymnastics in the garden, Now, look
straight before you, and You will see him climbing
the pole (he certainly has been ahead OF the poll
before now, climbing the pole, turning The cat
| IN the swing like any monkey-a truly surprising
teat tor a man OF hls years Stopa minute now,
Daniel seated at breakfast, and all his companions
in trouble around him. Tom Steele stands behind
his chalr-my dear Ray is finishing his tot OF the
weeks rent--Dr. Gray reading HIM his last ar
tcle in the Freeman Journal, and all the others
are suitably employed. There, indeed, Is a hap
py famlly'-tle greatest living wonder OF the age !!
Forward, ladies and genilemen-iorward, and see
them !-and so carry our friends on through
the day, affordlng them such tdbledn rirant OF
the political offenders undergoing punishment as
has rarely been exhibited.
We have now long journal OF penltenary do
ings lying before us, but we have gotten so much
into that we must take up the log at the
very nearest convenient point. We shall begin at
Friday, the 23rd instant yesterday week.. Tbs
was visiting day, and the first that avaled them
selves Of this delightful opportunity were Madam
La Mont and three other ladies' who came to gra
tify their eyes and - persons with view and a
stsdown upon the splendid oak chalr-the gilt OF
Miss Gossen, Of Mendon Next after these follow
ed Mr.. James Perry, OF Obeisk Park, Blackrock,
| Mr. John Harressy and iamy-and Mr.. Daniel
O'Connell Harressy, from London. Then came a
gentleman from America, and some others.
Doctor Gray played the Cicerone upon this as
well upon numerous other occaslons-and did
not fail 10 give, usual, his own peculiar version
OF Irish history.
As no week-scarcely day passes without
bringing Some present or other 10 the great Libe-
| raior''-we have 10 mention that the elcemOsynary
payment In kind on this day was pair OF new
boots from patriotic bootmaker OF kingstown
This generous votary OF St. Crlspln did not stop TO
ask himself SO frlgldly stoical question as-what
a man in prison should have to do with boots! II
he can ride nothing else, he reasoned, probably,
that he must have his hobby, and could ride that,
and here, thought he, are just the thiDg-a pair OF
Repeal boots, with the Liberator's crest, Erin 80
Bragh, and Repeal" Inscribed In gold letters on
the front SO the boots were sent In and accepted,
tor 1t rule ut the Penitentlary that all IS tish
that comes to that net, and nothing Is refused
The wallet, by the bye, is now swelled to an I'M
sze SO ufa h so aa5 really be
pound, there may hereafter be no small diihculiy
in getting him out OF 1t, just as 1t happened to the
"Great Britain steamer in the Bristol docks,
which is a sme most felctously dpropos des
| bates
The visitors on this day 1--WE are still at friday
were about fifty in number OF these, many were
reverend athers--ecciesiastcal others, publlcans,
grocers, and not Sinners but dairymen with lew
| English and Welsh horse jockeys, who had come
| TO attend the lair OF Donnybrook. These last
were refused admlttance, IN consequence oi theif
net having complied with certain new rules pre-.
scribed by the Lberator.
On Saturday there was no visiting, but there was
| in the evening grand dinner ei-party.
| Sunday, 25.h.-Here we fad curious entry IN
| the journal. There is not word about the prison
the prisoners; but, saith the registrar, -" On this
day DIR. SPRATr lectnred on teetotasm in Donny-
brook, and told the people that no Irishman who
was not teetotaller could be true palrot" which
| is apropos 10 nothing that we think or
Monday, the 26Ih-The vlslters to-day were
| about one hundred amongst whom were many
priests OF both home and foreign produce, and lay
men from various quarters of the globe. The most
interesting fact the Tecsrd however, is that
ders have been given to tit up the large room oil
the dining room as theatre tor the amuseme mt oil
the prisoners during the long winters evenings =
Mr.. Martini the architect, has seven carpenters al
work in the upper garden erecting small tenemen,
for the convenience p the State convlcts, and the
| same artists shortly to be turned over to pre-
pairing the stage fittings for the contemplated thea
| tricals. Here is a fact, theD that strongly mega
tives any hope In the mind Of the prisoners OF q
| speedy enlargement, their belief in the Queen''
visit, favorable adjudication in the writ OF error
| and other matters which have obtained an exten-
| sive credence out of doors. Much might be said
about private theatrlcals either IN prison or out ol
il; but must leave any dissertation on the subject
i TO a more convenient opportunity. Our present
business is with facts, and not with controversy.
| The dinner company this day consisted OF thlr
/ ty-five persons.
The 9th (Tuesday,) was not visiting day
| but Mr.. Duffy waited upon by a deputaton
| from the committee OF the College ward to report
| progress upon the state Of The municipal interest
| and the probability of his (Mr. Dufiy's) return as
| town councillor at the next election " Ihls,
saith our registrar, with great naivete, is called
| the boxing ward. as Eve of them cannot meet to-
| gether without fighting" The College ward is,
therefore. likely, should suppose, to turn out
some well trained masters IN the art-which IS Just
| as it should be in college ward-a college OF
pugllism-and warder 1--WE have natural respect
| for the name,) OF the noble science OF defence.
| On Wednesday the vlslters were OF a very low
grade, and secretary has not thought III to soil
| his paper with one OF their names. There was a
| grand feed, however, in the evening.
| Thursday was not open dav, but the doors
were uubarred nevertheless, to tJohn of Tuan',
| and tHim of Meath, DR.. Cantwell, both OF whom
| were closeted Tor some time with his Llberator.
i ship, taking sweet counsel along with him, no
| doubt with view. to driving neat prelatlcal
/ chariot and four through the charitable donations
| act-for they ar. very unwilling 10 De restricted
IN the management OF penitenis making their wills
| to period OF three months before departure -
| These right reverend fathers, by-thebyc, have
been sitting in full canonlcas tor the French gen
| tlemen-what daguerrotypes land IT we only poe
sessed rough draft Of their sweet faces aud I'M
posing figures, we would present our friends with
| their amiabe shadows In this place T; but, as we
| are not masters OF the precious instrument, we
| must cen go on with story, depending alone
upon our old steel pen In the morning, we should
| have mentioned that mass celebrated IN the
| new chapel by Rev Mr.. M'Gbee-not Robert,
but a strange gentleman from Westminster.
| A great number OF priests, and amongst them q
/ gentleman from Peru, called IN the course OF the
| day but were refused admitance, on the ground
Of this not being visiting day within the regula-
/ tlons
| POSTSCRIPT. The most valuable part oi lady's
| letter heth ever in the postscript. The compliment
/ ahnulJ same times be paid back. Some LADIES' may