§ MR. DAVITT (Mayo, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any representations have been made to him with reference to 359 the health of Convict Charles Nowland K 203; whether it is a fact that this prisoner has been suffering for years from acute rheumatic ailments; and whether, in view of this suffering and the enfeebled state of his health, the question of his release will be taken into favourable consideration?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENTNo representations have been received for some time, but it is the case that he suffers from chronic periostitis of the bones of the hand. The state of his health, which is otherwise fair, has been repeatedly under consideration, but has not been found to be such as to justify his release. He is serving a commuted life-sentence for the crime of murder, and his case will come up for consideration in the ordinary course next year.