The LeedN Intelligence). of Saturday last publishes the following letter,
written to a by Mr. Feargus O'Connor, containing particulars of Mr. O'Connor's treatment as a prisoner in York Cest le. " 'fez!: ('a-alt. 20th Mar 18 M.
night at almat 1,11 o I 1.r.th,;',,t -one• will : Is. mid' soil, new,.
them ewe eholoas, As I was a rota•ire, Noble, who. I twist say, nonlit have ill re
pleasure ia 1,•,;. stritigaat roles, allowed one of the turnkeys to in die my bed,
which , tate:1(.1;1;e 'him.; and !mai! once 'g'il'd woo swe
knocked in, op ra than tiny dung in tit:, ii•ortil; th lo' nly n 1111-1, 11:1 n, )),)
prefer hard straw to a reather•beal but t return. lily bed 0;1, irtm gratim.i w itto..o. sides; I had a anit.et it but lei win neat: I:hi:teas to pat (a cr lac ; no pillow, awl Win skies to the lied. The (to\ mlior ter, it 11,1.y ill re.l me mire kll,knsn hat I Lid my 511'11-coat. 1•Nras s:Itit up ill a dirk st)olio t)011, hill)
a very itarnwi iron 1h11'1. alal it small irtill.lrrottall in the daVli I knelt down. mid prated to trod that I might sleep soundly tor eier. I then stripped and laid me down. but iny prayers were list granted, as I ite,•er closed an eye. When I placed my
rheumatic tdaraltler against time' Wall, the cold blnlit'LI rite; and when I moved I was almu,t oat id' bell, for its width is not as broad as in. shoulders. 1 e.a.: ii,dacit ii,:le bed iei„,,e. :Ill „.......,,eh. „,..,,,.,,],,,, In ii,,, ,,,i,,, erne. prie„„, woe ,,e„„ 1,,,,,„,ed,„, if by ever, Font) lirtni;,•lit assistant's, trod the tlinteort: NS ilich lens 17:'(•11 (1011e is Olt' 11,...,1 r, I was ilas, aerompanieti by the Gin ovum anti st•veral turnkeys 1.11roligh eXelattrt,:gly I ri:li ii,..:f." 7111111I,01'10", 1,,,0,)0,1 aail Ilttat y iron tilers, WI I reached the 001111 evil For till :\ time brok.e out o:i TinirsIlay week ht tlw residence of ..%Ir. 'clihdle- ela.se,,--lieu,,,,,, oilaier,, retie,„ :net pot itie:il mreniters; in wla., treat 'n; itt ila disit„cti,,„ „1,;„,•,-,•,• i, 1,1„.1e. Willi II,' vYaalltiall !hart the Ian'''. are a1111"1"1 I" ''..II. thwalte, Southwick 0,u:se, l'ortsdo W11 Ilill, year l'ortsitaftillt ; which "Ilefors seven, a bell rung, when I ilressial ntvselr; tint' shortly :tier my door was ittiltstked; previously to v Wei, I bad, according to Ilia rides, folded illy thin mitt into a triple roll. mitt my bed clothes, newly folde.l. I placed . vet It. I than hallowed the tat tikey, earn log in my h.m ! a blast; 1114111 el'-tint. which I was to empty iu the sink in the yard, and then wash the tuen-it at the snip I was then placed ns a yard with two other prisoners, us Ito have been tried and sentenced. At eight I wan santintined to breakfast, ii•lint I pass...louder maty a li•10:1's a 11.))0ol, tt,att,•. In a Ion .1 Irmo stone, where every man stood top ill Cie prison in 1.111P, all in 1,11-on 115 self, and all nuens'ered. 1Vc, were then plae.al standilaz ai a narrow sh wi'r'e i.e ',ore each
man was placed a ',kirk mullion Ina and a woodeo spoon. with a loa oa.v good
in the put wins ,,,ter an ivas the lie s a 1. I looked.
WI bat dta loot. Ilart.to11111 loll toaell 11. Al 1,:11 11e \tett. SIIIIII11,110, I.) chapel, where,
with my two 3 ;oat companions. tithed It :,tool ,',1 11,1,11g11 the grating. Tier seri in, histed needy all hour; al el )1 :,),•:, 1 tta, 1.01:941 olio ill my yard, to ivhieli is ;washed a Ilay•rotan, trill, stone :a .1 opoo, tiii•I every Clint; very clean. Inn cottl. About els\ en o'clock tile isItiO4 [i.,1; nod, lsikr.tirst lime ill illy line, 1 fell whit, it i,,,1211 .u, 41 11e I isenpolled to explain Inv sal.eral maladies but ii I t•It ;;:i •. i,s• •1;• t, 114,1' 111) • L.1111,. Ill, lints one tot tilt most sag:1,ot'. and 1..1 •..;•.•" 1 .1 vanataliam•es I over stir, alai Of Ids feeling ytool 1111123 )11,1:40 ttlie i 1 IVA ■,.I1 110 ,..0,:nal lit die a beiott!, able II/ stil•stilute tea !Wr the weal nt:i I ‘,.o I r %Odell 1 iteelared 1 W.VA.!. , nal laincli Sir Illy alter, one II the ( Mr. I lague) visited me, and told 1110 Ile 11)11)011 I iion4t s 01:1Iit 11 in • pri.uu rules. 1 replied,
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