The New York herald., 1844-07-22
Curious and Interesting Extracts from Late
Foreign Journals.
DANIEL 0,D0NNELL IN PRISON
THE HORRORS OF THE PENITENTIARY.

THE auhhUhS UT The PENlfENTlAkl.
The terrible Suferings of the Big o
and his Fellow Martyrs.
A Voice from the Richmond Penitentiary.
lFron the Dublin warder, June 22l
In pursuance OF our humbiy faithful engagement
to hand down to posterlty, as well as to lend the
passing generation those most in eIesting and in-
valuable biographical durnalia concerning the IL
lustrlous occupants OF the Richmond Pententiary
Of which we have the good fortune 10 be the ex,
clnslve deposltary, we can scarcely proceed this
week without a sentiment approaching to pain for
the cutting disappointment gratuilously inflicted
upon the too sangulne martyrs by imaginative COZ
respondents and interested fabricaors and sorbes
OF The news and lies OF the day. We of course
fer to the authentic intelligence OF the overthrow
OF the Peel administration BY the virtues OF Irish
men, and in consequence of the Imprisonment OF
the Liberator, which gladdened the ordinary CO.
umns of the Pilot, and the extraordinary slips OF
the Post, on Monday last, alter having intoxica-
ted almost to madaess the spirlts of the great IN
carcerated throughout the day. But this Is anti
cipatlng. We must return to the regular narrative
Of the course of the minute, though Interesting
events which the dispfoportlonate magnitude Of
this portentous occurrence In the history of the
captivity has naturally enough interrupted, since II
ID but right that our historic imagination should be
partially disturbed by what SO powerfully affected
the minds OF the i'll used subjects OF these authen
tic memorials.
On the evening of this day week, Mr.. Duf
ty entertained small tea party OF some half do
zen, but we are sorry not To be able 10 report the
advent as yet, on that occasion, of the most at
tractIve ornament of the tea table.
On Sunday, we are informed that multitudes OF
publicans and sinner RS, boys, grocers, fishwomen,
throughout the day the inexorable gates, which
opened to none of them except to Sir Colman
O'Loghlsn, Mr.. Pigot, G. c., Mr.. Smith O'Brlen
the deputy head llberator, Mr.. O'Nelll Daunt, the
lam, ha.A o,En nd Mv noc. ~,
junior, the only representative fiial image of the
Repeater worth talking Of now extant without the
walls. The two last named vsiters consnleu the
With tbe scsen, chse1 a. whch nrds
of the day. With respect to the other Sabbath
proceedings Of the martyrs, we shall only report
the fact that Mr.. Steele, Mr. Barrett, and Dr. Gray
regularly attend the service of the church, which
The Rev. Thomas Gregg Proper accommodation
in the chapel is afforded them somewhat separate
ly from the other inmates of the prison. We may
here anticipate the doings Of Tuesday by stating
that that day the architect of Cancellation Hall,
and contractor of works for Richmond Bridewell,
commenced to fit up comfortably room Of Mr..
Cooper, the deputy governor, as chapel for the
R0manist portion OF the martyrs.
But, after the comparative calm OF the Sunday.
the next moinlng ushered in scene Of excitement
which was too overpowerlng for ordinary human
faculties At an early. hour Of the forenoon an
Ssssy sSKs1g Of TIE Rsh Hon
OF the exchequer, and Mr. Patrick Vincent Fltz-
patrick, secretary to the O'Connell tribute, with
the glorious and startling intelligence, as given in
the most graphic words of the PIot-PEEL IL
OUT!! No wonder that such telegraph exerteo
talismanlc Influence upon incaTceTated brains. =
The head paclfcator who first Caught the intelii-
gence, for once forgot his office, and went voclh
rously ABOUT the bounds which echoed to the thrill
aid so shall we." Mr.. Barrett next joined the
head pacihcator, at first half dubious Of the sanity
OF tnat lilusrlous tunctonary, but soon caught the
infection. Then My Dear Ray, and. in fine, all bul
the Liberat0r himself, who was as yet somewhere
lnscOnced, sweilsd the turbulent chorus AT last
this reached the Liberator, who, astonished at the
uproar, was with difficulty made sensible of its
cause, and then the clamOr and the joy became
ooundlcss indeed, as they all adjourned into 'sMul
laghmast," repeating the comfortable mutual assu-
that they should all be out before Saturday
Scarcely had this effervescence partially sub-l
ded, when new source OF satisfaction arrived III
the shape OF a monster cake weighing fourteen
stone, manufactured and sent by HAWKING, OF Fran
els street, anu followed by Thousand or more OF
the rabble OF Repeal, who were all expectant Of
admission to see the martyrs whose suierings anc
virtues had turned out the Peel administration
Only four, however, where permitted to bear il
their ObatiOn.
Amongst the visitors of this day who arrived tc
congratulate the martyrs upon their triumph ove]
their ministerial prosecutors, and the approach o.
the captvity's termination were some names O.
note. Mr.. Blanconi, the successful car-drlver O
Clonmei, conveyed Priest Milev in his carriage
and Mr. George M'Dowell, fellow of Trinity Col
ege, Dublin, escorted three ladies, to whom th.
Llbsrator paid extreme and suspicious attention
These illusirous and tender vistants having ventur
ed upon day on which strangers not ordinarily
permitted to enter could not procure entrance a
first, but the Liberator himself hurried to the gate
and procured their admittance, saying to the learn
ed academic, "How do you do, my excellr mt Col
lege friend" What he said 10 the ladies we shoulC
not report, even had We dstincter information upor
the matter Who knows but our semsuspiratet
thoughts Of last week may have suggested some
100 swcetly poetic for imagination to realise o
words to convey. Il has been said, that OF emper
ors, kings, and conquerors. there is but one stel
from the prison to. the tomb. The Repeater, as II
may yet perhaps aft ,rd the world further dazzling
proof of the unrvalled versatility and grandeur o
his soul. The altar may, in his case, be substitut
ed for the grave, and SO give the old almanack thu
From subject like this we find that we canno
possibly descend to the minute detailment OF III,
Games and doings Of the daily aspirants for rennwn
who leave their cards with the turnkeys. On Tues
the present Poplsh Bishop Of Newfoundland, ant
some Frenchmen also. On Thursday two other pop
lsh bishops, with host Of priests, and Mr.. Jane
Godkin, the Independent minister, not unknown t
Queens answer to the Corporation, memorial wa
received, which, added to the complete classification
of the glorious news of the early part of the week
threw deep gloom and deadly. damp on tn.
scene, that may be better imagined than described
This was but poorly alleviated by the crowds o
sympahsing and disappointed priests who attended
and over their revences condolences, and sad prog
nostics ofa deficient total Of Repeal rent on Mon
day next, the curtain OF our annals, to use doubt
full metaphor, must drop for the present week.
From the Dublin Wardsr, June 291
We resume our functions as historlographe
| Of the seven champions at present feast
ing and fasting, for religion and good eating appea
| to succeed one another in edifying alterations
within the henceforward and forever followed ans
classical precincts Of the Richmond Pcnitenliary
The occurrences OF the past week, commencing
with the day OF our ast publication, we shall here
set dowa with an amplitude Of detail sufficient L
satisfy the curious, and with veracity which w
honestly aver is scrupuously exact: On Saturday
last Mr.. O'Connell entertained at dinner a compa
ny of six, including his brother-in law, MI; Finn
with his lady On Sunday he feasted the Bisho
of Waterford. who RratefullY returned the atten