The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-17

Prison for the INTERIOR and gances around the area
before him, he can discover vestges of that gloom
so generally observable In majority OF establish
nents Of similar nature In this aid other countries
The yard looks like attached to large factory,
rather than that prison from the apparent absence
Of iron studded doors and heavy grated windows as
we'll as the hustle which exists around. Here are
body Of scavengers busy attending to their ssnitory
duties; there another, brooms In hand jealous r rv
face cleanliness To the right are seen three Or -,.
white aproned men, busy as Hecate's wierd q ~
Mons around eauldron There detg hmPp~t
from TIE cookery there situated, preparing V th m
ridian rtpast Again a solitary individual ,sos $500
trundlpg barrow with its load of un1o nnsraS
material, or mayhap with q burden on mis- sbonider
unwilling to be recognized by the Visit the isft alike
the rules and share In the recognit on IA we I'd
hear low hum of at Ia TSs
who bends to the open window Mana with tba rSa,n,
Inside, Is conversng with h1 friend ne,hsns bis yis
head We see above the VII dow, an ,psd TbI =; n
the communication all wed nv the rnIes of the nsti
emorv ' has wsSsy What deep Sigh that His
Tidngs Of sorrow ioy however have nearly the same
autrssaa hv He signs wo, but its potency is
hi. heart he because of joy on account Of his
ton II take an active share in its demonstra'
In oonp nement His wife and ia lily are to be without
him sence for that period but affection exists for
~ nre-into which he peers with half hopeless pene
ration, the parent OF many wretched aud fearful
ments hours and days An act simple in performance
but frsught with social evil-forgery-has wrought
major effects himlef and his family. He is reported
to be well behaved he has always borne that charac
ter generally, and only for lapse from path of
| integrity might have been always happy.
That sober looking old man with the sharp grey eyes,
and the iRspid smile on his countenance who walks
along from side Of the yard TO the other and who
seldom muster courage to lift his eyes stran-
gers face is Seth Perry, who, three years ago
sentenced to death for the murder men at
Dartmouth, Plymouth county, but whose was
committed to inc arceraton for life He is out taking
spg in the yard and carries his pass ticket in his
hand The external world has closed ts porta against
him but it has not taken away from him the power of
n lp0a atalia fo
murder In this instance have constituted such last
ing example as his presence has done during his
fneme Mt here? Would the violent impulsion of an
uprepe ntant spirit into the the Judge
have yielded more satisfaction to the feelings of in
jured comm opwealth. than the knowledge which time
has elected that repentance has been expressed and
every hope favored that the feeling genuine? Let
questions. This man is cooper in the prison. and q
good workman Phisiognonists, (and phrenOI0sists,
opne would each find their theories put severely
to the test in the case of Seth Perry.
when looking over the polishing department in con-
pection with the cabinet making business in the prison.
we were attracted by the appearance Of young man,
apparently about twenty six years Of age who was en-
in The yard walking up and down with rapid stride,
his eyes bent towards the ground What fine, mus
Spa, erect form ne has got 1t seems perfect com
for integ nee visible his finely developed forehead
which directed away from crime, might have consti.
tuted him a wise and honored citizen That is Albert
j. Trrel the once suspected murderer of the unfortu
nate but frail Mary Ann Bedford but who was do.
enred suiltess Of the crime by the verdict of jury Of
bis countrymcn. He suffers the penalty of the adul-
terry which was supposed to have led him, in TT Of
jealousy to commit the fearful act, has one year
out OF three to serve before the expry of his
There is evidently nervousness about his motions
that does not bepeak peace Of mind He walks rapidly
up to the wall few steps to the right-whee
around to the left then rapidly
turns half round and crosses the yard with hurried
step At the other side he goes through the same
n@uvres and, half way he suddenly stops ana
moves slowly and msjesticaly for moment when his
broken movements recommence in the manner de-
scribed There is heavy burden of thought ma fest
In his v1sage amounting almost in Its expression to
| does tha INN tot;o
crime deface the noblest work Of God''
That little old man, whose lack lustre eye and va
cuous stare bespeak mental alteration great de-
gree and who stands at the the she'd count
ing and accommodating his fingers, is Nova Sootian
named lie Britain. He has been imprisoned eight or
ten years. and remains here for life the murder of
young girl In the aims house at Cambridge, with
LIE Britain was an old man. and fell deeply in love
with his victim, to whom he made overtures mar
ment prompted the awful idea of murder He seems
to be happy enough is rudy with robust health and
pected taking his mental defects into consideration;
but this denial Of sound Judgment in his consti
tutes the reason why he appears happy No sane man
couia contemplate an earthly eternity Of bondaxen
and bid his mind be at peace.
That nne looking man who crosses the ward with
roll Of paper in his hand enters the small wooden
erection adjoining the stone sheds, is B. c. Taylor.
most exemplary in manner and conduct Of all the 3oS
unorunates whose fate has them inmates of the
preparatory to an address delivered by him on Thanks
giving day which we hope will create such interest
tn hia
lease He here for life for highway robbery without
any peculiar aggravatons attached to it has been
years In confinement and is only about 80 years
we now enter the smithy, and observe little stout
man epPaientiy about 40 years Of busy engaged
in making and in the several of
white. smithing That is w. Scale who has TO Undergo
10 years mprison ment, for robbing Davis Pamers
jewellery store, In Washington street, Boston Our
guide Informs us that Scale a remarkably noenion.
mechanic, and is well behaved. There are traces Of
deep care on his brow however The sacrifice to bonds
Of quarter of lifetime Of liberty when the oh ysicaI
energies are in their prime and the mind is active and
vigorous, seems to cit heavily his heart Hope NAV
dream Of q nearer termination to the period Of i'm
prsonment, and indeed heartily wish It may arrive
There is no good to argue that the commission
of one crime incapacitates man for ever afterwsrds
| from becoming good citizen.
That solitary looking being who sits cooped up In his
gives him the only relief from his is Pete York
is kept in constant ninement as he cannot control
bis temper and his destructive propensties are 40
violent that ne cannot be allowed to go at large among
the otner prisoners He pleads hard to get out and
vows amen dment but he has been often tried and
bee wanting in ability to control his passions
What fate is his What reflection it is to think
that few square feet of and iron mas. bound
the operations Of healthy body, and the dictates Of
among that class in which feeling nds no loo alton
MEXICAN NoTIoNs.-A gentleman of this CITY yes.
terday received letter from his CORRESPONDENT
ct mexico, dated Oct. 49, Il offers curious com.
mentary upoR the march Of Improvement in that be-
n,g1ee ,sndI ana 10 illustrate 1t we copy portion Of
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turned from the States, with his family that is wife
and very pretty daughter-so. at least am told for
nave not yet seen her, though she has been in the
hou'e since last week? As you could never guess sup
! pote must tell you. 1t no other than Cant
Charles Naylor Supernten dent Of the Palace 80
For few days he kept his business very dark but Il
ooze6 out in fpite of him Nothing be secret any
length OF time among the Mexicaus; 1t gives them n
surieit Of which they always ANXIOUS TO ret rid
His errahd is the Introduction of arabic instrume
tuch as patent poughs. fans mills &c Itappears that
etiIg was held at Ro.as the Minister Psninotan
tiary to the United States to hear what the lawyer
then captain aEd now travelling agent the sale of
Yankee notions, bad to say. After he had snoken at
some length; urging the many advantages to be de-
rived fft the use OF bis patent articles Manuel Es
candon II Is said to show the improprietv NJ In
Producing implements ending to ncreaaa The crnna