The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

The Apparent y Drowned.

Dr. Porter, of Godshill, Isle of Wight, 110 lust
reported the successful treatment by him of a ravf,
remarkablehd case, of the restoration of a child 1";
"aA been apparently dead some time from drowninb;
f poor child (says the Doctor), about three (3.11
Head,
ryears old, was extricated from the Shide 311 a
near Newport, Isle _of Wight, where it ha
f been immersed in water more than six feet de?
or upwards of 10 minutes. The child was idea
diately brought to me to all appearance quite des'7c
in truth, so far so, that not the slightest Oda. '9;
one hour and forty minutes' anxious and
the heart was perceptible by auscultation. Aftepa
increasiv
attention, I had the great satisfaction of perfect 5
restoring the child and handing it safe and sc;ei
to its previously agonized parents. The inetheoa
adopted were those of Drs. Marshall, flail fee
Silvester combined. This was done in the pres:ol...
of 'a large crowd of people who ultimatelrilor
lected. Many years ago I performed a siv3s,
important service when an assistant at Salisblirlia.o
We may add that these valuable instructions 0%00
restoration of the apparently drowned, on the Pier
ofiDrs. Marshall, Hall and Silvester, have been ti,
tensively circulated by the National Lifeboat iu ore
tution ; but we trust that they will be still ,
widely disseminated, and that mayors of ewolotioo
and other official persons, will assist the institti true-
in_ every way in their power in making these ius
erg,
e
tions generally known on the coasts, banks of teas of
canals, docks, and such places, as some huilcir ter.
persons are drowned every year in fresh waana
The instructions are thoroughly practical/ ado
are the result of extensive inquiries which were tae-
two or three years ago amongst medical nlen„.; ited
dical bodies, and coroners, residents in the ul3ciy..
Kingdom. These directions have been largelYit,
culated by the Lifeboat Society in the Bio
r
Uer
Isles and the Colonies. They are also in use 11.1 z,
Majesty's Fleet, the Coast Guard Service, all' d.
Stations of the British Army at home and ahri°'oo
We may also state that the instructions, prinnted
large placards and well illustrated,
fur merely the price of the paper on which itio
are printed, viz., 6s. per 100 copies, on aPPlica_net,
to the National Lifeboat Institution, John-sis'
Adelphi.
ANOTHER SUBURBAN CONTEMPORARY .'.oe,
Norwood Post, a weekly newspaper and magOieo.
price twopence—on Saturday last made its first (1111 Do
ance; and, so far as any periodical publicatio:a elto.
eau be obtali
joy
for
judged of by No. 1, it gives every promise of NviPti't
itself a success that it will certainly deserve if coil it 1019
continued with anything like the ability with
wlaOli
been commenced.
THE COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION IN LIVEI4,O °ore'
Yesterday was one of the gloomiest days of: th, 'were
sent crisis, and several more failures of largo hcnsed yes'
spoken of. At the meeting of the Mersey Dock I'o3,l'on°4
terday, two members resigned their seats, on di° vropa"
that their respective firms had become involved in to will
rary difficulties. It is understood that the same e
be adopted by several members of the town council. „
large shipping of 5
mend oned on 'Change yesterday that the liabilitie*i
firm which hao recently suspero
amount to about X 2,000,000 and upwards. CO.
INFLUENCE OF WAR PREPARATIONS ON TO
,41009
TRADE.—It is a significant fact that the Europeav n'are
at
which are involved in the present war complicatio,os 010
present large purchasers of coal. So great has
alx3 east
c twi
export from this country to Italy for the Italian re
tv.t
a great advance has taken place in freights from
tbo
coast, and vessels can scarcelyby the contracts. Pitch
be obtained to cov..,loii
coal within the time specifiedr
Russia, and France are also extensively importl_n! Aar
o 4
and large supplies have also been purchased for I.ll°
triau navy. N,
roux D 0 cTou ?O_II.ORIS .