The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

Yesterday, the half-yearly general court of this
institution was held at the offices in Trafalgar-square, B.
BOND CABBILL, Esq., M.P., presiding.
The Sacasesas reakthe minutes of the several monthly
committee meetings held during the half-year, detailing
several cases in which persons bad been saved from drown-
ing. mid in wanideration of which rewards and medals had
I been awarded by the society. The secretary also reported
that the great proportion of fatal accidents in the Serpen-
tine occurred in the bathing season late in the evening,
after the society's boats were withdrawn, and that an ap-
plication had been made to the police authorities, and also
to the Office of Works, to prevent bathing at late hours, but
the answer in both instances was that they had no power to
interfere.

The CHAIRMAN suggested that the ranger should be ap-
plied to oa the subject, as there was no doubt he had the
power to give the park constables orders to carry out the
object of the society in this respect.
In the following special cases which had been referred by
the committee to the general meeting, silver medals were
awarded: Mr. George 1.. Sullivan, Midshipman, H.M.S.
Megera, saved William Tizzard, A. 8., at sea; Rev. James
O'Reilly, curate of St. Peter's, Walwotth, saved Mr. Jesse
Oldlield, publisher, of Fleet-street, at St. Paul's-wharf;
Master Ilerbert Campbell (age 12), saved his brother, Ski-
ney Campbell, off the Isle of Wight; Henry Bowden
(age 17), saved James Y. Cockburn, in the Thames, at
Btan; William Pope (age 17), H.M.S. Impregnable, saved
two children, who had fallen into the Regent's Canal;
George Webber saved George Lowe, in the Bristol Chan-
nel ; James Hearne saved four persons in the river Suir;
Captain H. M. Dougall, R.N., saved J. Swadle, at Dun-
dee; Edward B. Reeves, quartermaster of H.M.S. Belle-
rophon, saved Wm. Williamson, A. 8., at sea, off Malta;
E. V. James and J. Quintin, saved Miss Baldock, off the
coast of St. Halo; Commander T. W. Tarlton, of H.M.S.
Fox, saved C. H. Bath, painter, of same ship, at Rangoon
—Captain Tarlton had previously saved the lite of a pciuter
at Genoa, and received the silver medal for the same in
January, 1861; Captain John R. Ward, R.N , saved Ann
Mellanby, at Stockton-on-Tees; and John Lee Creak saved
Miss Wilkins, off the coast of Brighton.
The total number of cues reported for the year was 166;
comprising 190 persons, of whom 180 bad been successfully
treated. Phe number of attempte I suicides was 29, being
• considerable diminution from the number in previous
years. 'flie total number of bathers in the Serpentine
during the year had been 273,800; the number of casu-
alties 30, of which 6 that had occurred after the hour at
which the society's boats were withdrawn, had terminated

fatally.
The financial statement showed receipts for the year, in-
cluding a balance left from the previous year of 941. le. 5d.,
to the amount of 1,9951. 3s. 11d. ; and a total expenditure
of 1,9601. Is. 6d., leaving a balance of 351. 2s. sd. in hapd.
Resolutions thanking and re-appointing the trustees,
committee, chaplain, and secretary were then pawed, and
the usual complinitnta having been paid to the chairman
and acknowledged, the meeting separated.