The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-25

j. Flood he that tried with Captain McAferty Eight
copies of appeared. Only half the voyage when
it thought Of it greatest delight to have read
of it, put in prison the day wearrved cannot tell
how long will be kept prisoner of us think not
ong our time would be short in prison not for the Man.
chester affair." Of course you will understand that cannot
assist at home in any way until my captivity will end
afterwards sent about four miles distant in charge of Off
GER where at present Twenty of us only should
have told you in camp in the buh The rest of my exiled
brothers divided into two parties more and sent to
other stations four five of the principal State prisoners
kept in prison. of the twenty that camp here
nineteen making roads, and cook and baker for
them Asa prisoner have great deal more
than would be allowed at home The thought of being
far from home ckens very often of fe yet shall
before many years will expire shall abandon the
idea of seeing my land before die. Life would be
worth nothing if for that hope which cherish in
my BOSOM and shall continue to cherish until fes dream
Ger. This is curious part of Australia in; you
would imagine yesterday it explored The largest
town is Perth about twelve miles distant It is about half
the size of Queenstown There cathedral in it, and the
Bishop is Spanard. The chaplain is very nice gentle
man, and is an Irshman His name is Father LYNCH he
of the Voyages twill occupy about thirty sheets of letter
paper when properly transcribed have entered private
property here and will be let out of prison will
prepare copy of it and send home to you 1t will enter
tain much and give you real idea of what voyage of
1000 miles is and also sketch of my life board
ship 1t interested me very much during the writ
in it could never have written it if not for kind friend
board that supplied with paper The Galtee Boy
wrote announcer One pafted with morgan In the prison.
He is with another party and is quite WE'LL Simon is the
only Cork man with me- the rest are from Dublin and
MoUNTJoY MANAGEMENT.
The Lancet contains the following references matter
of which readers have already heard something and
which is we'll deserving of their attention:
Politics and medicine have little in common; but it
casonaly happens that in the of the Dublin prisons
both politicians and the medical profession equally in
erested in the due administration of important govern
ment department On the 18th of February in the House
of Commons Mr. Mcguire stated that Dr. Robert M Donne
the late visiting medical officer the Mounoy Prison. had
been dismissed account of his kindly disposition towards
the untried political prisoners confined there This in
dgnanty denied by Lord Mayo who stated that Dr. MDon-
neof whom he spoke very highly-had retired
of the considerable increase of his private practice which
nerered with the performance of his public duties 1t
happens however, that neither the statement the
to it is correct. The post of visiting medical officer
abolished last July and with the Office of resident apohe
cary, and the incumbens, Dr. MDonnell and Mr.. Ward,
necessarily thrown of Office in consequence; while
since that time the whole of the prison duties have been
performed by resident medical officer who devote his
whole time to the service of his prison. 1t to the mode
in which this important alteration has been made that
wish FIRST to direct public attention, reservng to another
opportunity the consideration of the personal hardshps
and professional indigny inflicted upon Dr. MDonnell and
Mr. Ward. We have before the Annual Report of the
Directors of Convict Prisons for 1868 and 1866, both OF
which contain valuable medical reports by Dr. M Donne
in which he is compelled combat of the views of the
directors of Mountoy Prison regards the food mode of
punishment and bedding of the prisoners which could not
be accounted for by any deficiency the ordinary prison
diet; but upon investigation Dr. MDonnell found that
about that time the number of punshmen within the prison
had greatly increased and that three out of four of
scurvy had been under punishment with curtaed diet In
his capacity Of medical officer and with view of arresing
the disease Dr. MDonne made such changes in the diet of
these patients he considered avaabe upon which he
received memorandum nquring: "What rule authrized
justified him, without the sanction of the directors in
entirely altering the food and thus changing important
phase of system This led to discussion of the modes
of punishment adopted in the prison. and the medical officer
expressed strong opinion that the substitution of corporal
punishment for the bread and diet in vogue would
prove beneficial the bodily and mental condition of
the prisoners He thus describes the effect of curaled diet
says is essentially of strumous character some
days of bread and water diet the pulse becomes quick
slight degree of exercise acceeraes the hearts action and
quickens the respiration differences which normally exist
in the of the pulse when lying sitting standing be-
came much exaggerated; some days later low degree of
fever begins with considerable thirst Dr. MDonnell had
Of proners hY Giving them insufficient clothing ngh