The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

ROYAL HUMANS SOCIETY.

Yesterday, the annual general meeting of thu
friends and supporters of the Royal Humane Society was
held at the o&oes, Trafalgar-Name ; Mr. aILILJA WV Boars
CABBILL in the chair. It appeared from the report of the
committee that the number of mem of drowning brought
under their notice during the lent twelve months was 268,
of whom 962 were mocessfully treated by the medical offices
of the society, the other 16 having proved to be be) ond re-
Dorm. There were also 16 of the we, either suicides or
attempts at suicide. In four of the cases the humane and
courageous persons who rescued their fellow-creatures
from a watery grave were honoured with silver
medals. In 73 other came bronze medals were conferred as
rewards to them. In 9 instances the thanks of the society
were voted on vellum, and in 73 instances on parchment.
In 69 other iastanoes the rescuers received pecuniary re.
wards. The income of the society for the past year, in-
eluding a balanceof 49!. 16s. 6d. brought forward from
1862, 1491. received in subscriptions, donations to the extent
of 371. 7s. 3d., and other sums, amounted to 1,419!. 17s. 5d.,
and the expenditure to 1,291!. 11s. 7d., leaving in head a
balance of 1281. ss. 10d. Taking the Serpentine, in parti-
cular, the number of cases treated during the last half-year
in the society's house in Hyde-park was 20, and in le of
these the apparently drowsed were treated with emcees. Two
persons were found drowned. In seven instances there were
attempts at suicide. The number of bathers in the same
water last summer was 225,142. The bathing was attended
by 36 casualties. There were 15 attempts at suicide, and
in five instances the attempt had been attended by fatal
results. The number of skaters during the late frost was
109,256, but owing to the care with which the society's effi-
oers guarded the rotten ice only 59 persons had get
im-
mersed, and there was not a single fatal casualty. On the
motion of Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Wolsely, the repast
was adopted. gad the president, the 1 cake of Argyle, sad
the other officers having been re-elected, the meeting pro-
ceeded with the consideration of 56 cases of soooessful at-
tempts in preserving persons from being drowned, is sack
of which the society's bronze medal was voted to the gal aat
salvers. The proceedings then terminated in the usual
manner.

VIE EMPRESS OP THE FRENCH AND THE
INSURANCE OFFICES.

The director of the Nationale Insurance Com-
peer gives the following explanation of the operation
mitered into by the Empress with that sod other similar
establishment.:
" Her Nejesty, justly anxious for the future welfare of
the benevolent institutions which she has founded. has had
the generous idea of contracting a life assurance for a sum
2, ,000 fr., which she consecrates to the purpose of ren-
dering certain, after her death, the existence of the
Eugenie •Napolron Asylum in the Faubourg St. Antoine, as
well as endowing the Society far Children's Leans to the
Working Classes, and the Fund far the Relief of Soldiers
sad Sailors ; the foundation of all of which institutions is
dna to her initiative. Her Majesty applied to the French
company, the Nationale, which, aceording to the authorisa-
tion it had received, divided the assume*. of the two
millions between other French companien In addition,
those companion, in order to remain in conformity with
their statutes, while still supporting the responsibility of
the NUM assured, have considered it necessary to effect
mammies. with several compeeies in London, Belgium,
and Germany."

Tan WAR IN New ZEALAND. —A supplement to
the London Gautte, published lent night, contains several
despatches respecting the war in New Zealand. They ruler
to operations extending frees Sept. 29 to Nov. 2. which
have been described in the general intelhgence from the
colony. The last despatch, which refers to the mew of
the natives from Mere-Mere, appeared in our columns on
Woodsy last.
Solace to Mr.. Gaon THORPSON.—T be com-
mittee of the Emancipation Society have arranged to enter-
tain this gentleman at • farewell wirer, to be held at Rad-
ky's Hotel, on Saturday evening next, at 6 o'clock. Mr.
William Evans, the of the society, will preside on
the occasion ; and no doubt there will be • numerate atten-
dance of those who appreciate Mr. Thumpeou's able &Abidjan-
twisted exertions on behalf of a cause to which he has de-
voted himself during a protracted public life.
Tile New Dear or CoßL—The vacant deanery
of Cork has been filled op by the appointment of the Rev.
William C. Magee, D.D., rector of Enniskillee. The
grandfather of Dr. News, 43 years ago, halal the post es
which be is now appointed, and it war in the desaeryboass
at Cork. in the year 1821, that Dr. Magee was bore. He
entered Trinity College, Dublin, at 13, and became a
scholar at 16. His collegiate career was a distinguished
one. For two years after his ordination he laboured as a
carats in • very poor Dublin parish ; be then went to Bath.
where for nine years he was chaplain of the Octagon.
Thence he was invited to Quebec Chapel is Leaden, and
was finally nominated by the Board of Trinity Colleges
Dublin, to the rectory at Eseiskillem
EXAMINERS or PRIVATE BILLS—On Mooday
mad the emulsion of private bills, appointed by the
Speaker of the House el Commons, Will commemee the
ezamination of the NM bills filed for next seetiors, in order
to aseertaie whether there has been a compliance with the
standing orders of the hems.
FIRS AT PORTSMOOTR.--AFIDNIROAT
A groat fire broke out here between 6 and 7 this eves-
* in Pike and Co.'s brewery, Banack.etzset, in close
viciaity to the George Hotel. High-street. The fire
occurred fa a Isms new building. is which are the
malt sad bop stares, aednederneath which are the stables.
lae the alarm being gime, a body of polies, with a
detachment of troops and seamen, were despatched to the
spat with several fire seems, but by the time • supply at
water was obtained the &SW had gained complete mutely
over the interior of the building, and all that meld be dose
was to prevent the spread of the Ire to the =receding and
adjoining buildings. This has up to this time (2 p.m.) bele
secomplished, but it bee been owing more to the substantial
' maser in which the budding has been constructed than to
' my effect which the water from the calcines could have bed
es the fire. The upper doors of the building have fallen is,
' and the fire is burning itself apparently out downwards,
' , sad luckily there is very little wind. At one time team
were entertained that the large Oakes of fire which fell
ea the roofs of the houses would have est some of the
t issanadissoset old braidings also on firs, in which meet it is
' ha to say bow far it might have spread.
e New MORGI73 AT PARIS. —The new La
Morgue, or dead.lsouses, which are being raised behind the
cathedral et Notre Dame, between the bridge of St. Louis
and that of the Archbishop's Palace, are sow nearly emu-
' plots. They are to be occupied as soon as the courtyard is
paved and limed. The new deed house is composed at a
, P wisp bartr rightw ith
e arches
Ie fati lit: in • the
, which
are Ott!
receive
the
and accommodation
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tazlatidezi of
.the persons m-
es t then.
itt the lower end is the dead-hall, so called beams
. the 'abject. are to be first deposited there. It is there the
mrousts ere te dress them Wm* they are placed ea their
i marble bed to be mewed to the exassieaticas of these who
L may come to look for a lost friend. The deed hall mean-
, skates with a mooed room, in whisk the bodies are to be
washed. Is this room ere placed several vats Wed with
hot weer. Bernd this 100111 are the drying loha, end the
hop pewees in which the wearing apparel of the doomed
is deoesitoL The great ball is which the bedlam are exposed
,to }eh& view is clone to the street. It is well aired, sad
L lighted bye skylight. There an two windows, en placed as
to create a cooltast carnal al air. These AEI 12 marble
talus on which the bodies are to be placed.