Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1849-04-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

PRISON.. conviction of the murderer there has been apparently little change in his outward acts, and he does not seem to be at all alive to the solemn and serious position in which he is placed. On leaving the dock after the sentence was declared, he said to the officials who had him in charge, " I am thirsty, give me some porter." Ile was informed that the prison regularities would not allow him to be so accommodated, but that he could have some tea, an altet native which he somewhat reluctantly accepted. Shortly afterwards he said with composure, " Tnis is a troublesome world." On the Rev. Edward Pestle, one of the county magistrates who committed Rush in the first instance, passing, the murderer recognised the rev. gentletnan through the bars of the cell. Ile exclaimed, "Is that you, Postle ? I have a clearer conscience than you have now " Ile was asked whether h would avail himself of the spi.itual services of the Re-. Mr. Brown, the chaplain of the castle. He replied "Oh no, not at all. lean do without him while lam It re." He remains in the cell in which he was placed immaiiately after his committal, 1411 d he will remain there until the day appointed for his execution. lie is very reserved, a portion always of his character, and will enter into no communication with the officers of the castle, except so far as is necessary to convey to them his wants. The only person who has visited him since his conviction is his solicitor : no no mber of his family has made any application. A rumour was circulated that Rush's eldest daughter was dying in consequence of the shock. Inquiry was made by our reporter amongst those farmers and others who had come from Wyniondliam to tbe market, and they confirmed the statement. She is represented to be a fine young woman, about 20 years of a _fe. The murderer employs himself by walking up and down a small yard a tached to his cell ; and when he does condescend to spe,k, he makes some jocular remark about his wish to get out of the world, and that he would not he the only one who had to complain of the troubles of this world. At times he whistles, and at others remarks upon the discordant noises proceeding from the fair outside. One of die county magistrates made the following remark to our reporter:—" Rush says he has bilked Sir George Grey, the commissioners of bankruptcy, the judges in civil actions in which he was concerned, Ind everybody else with whom he has bad communication ; whether he will bilk Mr. Calcraft, the executioner, remains to lie seen." It is an undeniable fact that he has squandered away the whole of his children's property which was left to them by their mother. He was left one of the trustees in the mother's will, but finding that lie had not sofficient command of the money, forged a codicil, in which unlimited powers were given him to employ the money as lie pleased, and containing this singular provision, that no questions as to the reasons f this codicil being executed should be asked. All the money has been spent, and the future condition of the family must be truly lamentale, an e;ectment from the farms having been served. On Sunday he attended the h ipel, and conducted himself decently during the perf mintier of divine, service. Indeed. he always observed tle outward characteristics of a teligious mail. When L Lid Jermy attended his house at Felmingliam, al joined in family devotion, even at the time he was making his arrangements for the perpetration of a series of the most revolting crimes, and for fixing them upon the men who were kneeling with him in united devotion. In his house was a hex designed for the collection of money for the Society for Promoting Christianity amongst tie Jews, and to this he invariably called upon his friends t c mtribute. Every precaution is taken to prevent him making an attempt oil his life.