Discipline Of The Surrey ...
The Times, 1824-06-22T00:00:00

iJle high Yheriff of the County (F. Young, Jsq.) called yes. terda) morning upon MIr. O'Callaghan, and adverting to the num_ ber of gentlemen who had vi4ted him on Saturday, observed, t)1at he tbought it wsould be better that in fiture- the number of visifera should be limited to three in each day, antl aslted whetber tbepri. soner did not think that number would be sufficient ? Mir. O'GaUaghan Teplied, that if the Sheriff hid authority to ex- dude his frienas from the prison. he might doso if he pleased ; but as faras his (Mr. O'Callaghan's) opinion could be consulted on such a case, he would say, that he would prefer having the actess ef every friend denied, than be obliged to make a selection, and say whbich three should vitit him oneday. and which anotber. - - - The High SherifE-lVhy:Sir,your affairhas3keady'iadese.nuch noise in London, that we shall in a short time have half the town coming to see you from curiosity. It vill be necesFary,,therefore, to, limit the number of your visiters. What do you think of six being allowed access to you in each day ? 1VMr. O'Callaghan.-Sir, iti? not my fault if my aff2ir, as you call it. has made so much noise: the cause rests with others, not with me. As to the number of sny visiters, if t'hey should be found inconve. nient, they moay be excluded; but, as far as my cnsent is.asked,-1 shall give none wo the number being limited. I tbinik that, consider- iog the nature ar:d severity of my treatment in other respects, it is by no means too great an indulgexe to be allowed to see mny friends in the way I do, tor two hours in each day, and I am not aware that the prison regulations muake any mention of such a restriction as yoa propose. The High Sheriff' then named eight visiters, and asked whe- ther that would notbe enough ? IUr. O'Callagharirepeatedjhis former statement with respect to the limitation. The High SherifF then turned to Mr. Walters (tire Governor's brother), and said that he revoked the order he had given. He then quitted the prison vard, leaving the regulation with respect to the adrmissiod of visiters as it was when he entered-with this addition, however, that the watchman of the gaol should be pre- sent while the visiters remained. In the course of the day, Mr. Denison, DI.P. (one of the visitilg justices) came to the prison. ie was met byariecd of Mr. O'Ca3- laghan's, who begged to know whether behad receivedanv comrtnn_ nicauton from Mlr. HIedger with respect to a memorial addressed by Mr. O'Callaghan fO the visitingjustices? P Mlr. Denison said, that he had had no communication froi Art. Hedger on the subject and added, that bis only knowledge of the case was from the pub?ic reports, and it wzas in consequence of such reports that he carne to the prison. Mr. O'Callaghan's friend then stated the nature of thememerials which had been sent, and added, that no answer had yet been given to the second. Alr. Denison expressed his sorprise that the prisoner should not be allowed to send for such provisions as he thought proper. The regulations of the gaol, as he understood themn. went no farther than refusing the county allowance to such persons (circumstanced as Air. O'CalLaghan was) as chose to provide for themselves, or than refusing to those who took the county allowance permission to have anyother. provisions, but he could not imagir.e on what ground the liberty of procuring other provisions was denied to a prisoner wlio refuised the county nUowance, and was willing to supply himself at his own ex- pense. Thehon. gent. ther. went to Mr.WalteTs, and after a shortcon_ versation on the subject,gave directions tbatMr. O'Callagban should be allowed to send for such provisions (meats) as he tbought proper -that he should be allowed the use of psn, ink, and paper-shoultd have petmission to receive a newspaper if be required it-and shonlod have the privilege of seeing his fricnds between the two iron gratings, He added, that this permission was to be given until Friday next, when there would be a meeting of the visiting inagistrates, who would make such further order as they pleased. Writh respect to allowing wine, or any fermented liquors to be brought in, he could make no order: if any such were required, permiission must come from the doctor of the prison. lWrhether these humane relaxations of the severity of AMr. O'Cal- laghan's treatment will be rescinded by the majority of tbe visiting justices on Friday next, can only be guessed from the conduct hi- therto pursued by some of them. ) J I S C I P P N . R O T H; S U R R E G A O L DISCF?IX'O^ TH StRY GOL. CASE OF AIth 0flAT.T.A I-IYI