The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-13 00:00:00

PRISONS BILL.

Sir G. GREY moved the third reading of this bill.
Mr. NEATE opposed the bill as one of undue severii,y.
The continental Governments were doing all in their
power to improve the prison discipline, while we were, on
the contrary, acting in entirely the opposite direction.
The bill was read a third time.

RECORD OF TITLES (IRELAND.)
In committee of the whole house, a resolution was agreed
to for making provision for the payment of the stamp duty
in connection with the records of titles in Ireland.
GREENWICH HOSPITAL BILL.

Tho house went into committee on.this bill.
Clauses up Jo 14 were agreed to.

On clausels,
Mr. AYRTON moved the insertion of certain words to
extend the benefits of the hospital to merchant seamen as
well as those of the royal navy.
After a few words from Mr. CHILDERS and Admiral
WALCOT, the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause
agreed to.
Clause 21 to 43 were agreed to without discussion.

On clause 44,
Mr. LIDDELL took occasion to correct a misunder-
standing which had attached to some words which had
fallen from him. He never meant to cast any imputation
on the manner in which the naval chaplains were ap-
pointed.
The clause was agreed to, as were the several clauses
following.
On clause 51,
Mr. LIDDELL moved an amendment which amounted
to an entire remodelling of the clause.
Mr. CHILDERS defended the clause, remarking that it
was the object of the bill to induce pensioners to leave the
hospital.
Sir L. PALK did not think it was right on the part of
the Government to use the funds of the hospital as they
proposed. The captains of the hospital had presented a
petition praying that they might not be deprived of their
position on the active list which they would have occupied
had they not accepted the appointments they had in the
hospital, and hoped their wishes would not be disre-
garded. #
Mr. CORRY said he thought the present governor of the
hospital ought to be restored to the list, in order that he
might be enabled to fulfil the office of Admiral of the Fleet,
if appointed.
Mr. CHILDERS said the Governor and Deputy-Gover-
nor of the Hospital, after the passing of the bill, retain their
titles and the full pay appertaining to them, and also their
residence, if they felt so disposed.
The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining
clauses in the bill.
Mr. CHILDERS said he had now to move the
insertion of an additional clause. There had been
discussion on a former occasion, and the Government had
felt it incumbent on them not altogether to disregard it.
By the clause he now proposed the present governor would
be retained in his office, but on his death the Government
proposed to take power to appoint an officer who would be
termed a visitor. The office would he worth £l,OOO per
annum, and would be conferred when vacant as a reward
for meritorious services. (Hear, hear.)
A short discussion ensued, during which some members
expressed their approval of the course of the Government,
and Mr. Henley, on the contrary, thought it highly objec-
tionable that such a clause should have been brought for-
ward and carried at a morning sitting, without the slightest
notice.
The clause was then agreed to, the house resumed, and
the chairman reported progress.
NAVY AND MARINE BILLS.
These two bills for amending the law with respect to
wills and the property of deceased members of the two
services, passed through committee.
NAVAL AND MARINE PAY AND PENSIONS BILL.
This bill passed through committee without amend-
ment.
COLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill ; the whole
of the clauses were agreed to without amendment, and the
bill was reported.
COLONIAL MARRIAGES VALIDITY BILL.
This bill also passed through committee.
The sitting of the house was then suspended.

The house resumed at 6 o'clock, and was
(LEFT SITTING.)

Extraordinary Case of Suspended Animation

(From the Newcastle Chronicle)

A mast remarkable case of suspended animation has
occurred in Newcastle. On Tuesday night, a boy, named
Batey, about 12 years of ago, went to bed after partaking
rather heartily of some rhubarb tart. Next morning about
6 o'clock he awoke in great pain, and his father used some
simple remedies to remove the pain, but his efforts were of
no avail, and shortly afterwards the boy apparently died.
Preparations were made for the funeral,and the father went
to the register office to obtain a certificate for the burial,
but this the Registrar refused to give, as no medical man
had seen the lad while he was ill, and there was nothing
to show what had been the cause of death. The father
was recommended to go to the Coroner and see if an in-
quest should be held, and thither he proceeded. Mr. Hoyle,
after hearing the particulars of the death, ordered a post-
mortem examination to be made ; and Mr. W. S. Rayne,
surgeon, was sent for on. Thursday morning. Mr. Rayne
was, however, out of town ; and as the case was repre-
sented to be urgent—" the body would not keep this hot
weather"—Mr. Bush (Mr. Rayne's assistant) got Dr. Carr
to undertake the duty-of ascertaining the cause of death.
Dr. Carr and Mr. Bush, with their implements of dissection,
and accompanied by the father of the " deceased," proceeded
—two days after the lad "died"—to the house of mourn-
ing, where had been left the body of the deceased lad, with
all the symbols of grief around it. But conceive the asto-
nishment of the father when he beheld his son, who had
been dead, as he thought, two days, standing in the door-
way, as if nothing had happened. There was nothing
ghastly about him. He did not look like one who had visited
the other world, nor like one risen from the dead ; but he
stood with the utmost unconcern, and with every sign of
health and life about him. The astonished parent could
scarcely believe his eyes, and the doctors began to think
that they werehoaxed. The lad, however, told his own tale
He knew nothing about his narrow escape from being
buried alive. All he knew was that he had been asleep,
and on awakening, as he found no one in the house—his
father was looking for the doctors, and his mother_ was out,
probably making the arrangements for the funeral—he got
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