The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

THE SOEIL BUILANB SOCIBTY.

The eighty-llfth annual general meeting of the
members of this society was held yesterday at the office,
Trafalcr-square ; Mr. B. B. CABBELL in the chair.
Mr. OUNO (the Secretary) read the report, detailing the
operations of the committee during the past year,which stated
that the total number of cases of rescue, or attempted
rescue, from drowning brought trader the notion of the society
during the past year wee 169, involving 281 persons. Of
these 179 were suossefully treated, and 11 were unfortu-
nately beyond recovery. 31 cartes of attempted suicide had
occurred, and 27 cams had been especially referred to the
committee. The number of medals awarded for courageous
end devoted conduct in rescuing drowning persons wee 66.
Thanks wars also recorded on vellum and presented to seven
prices, maim parchment to 14 persons ; while pecuniary
rewards had been given to 86 meow. The number of
tethers in the Serpentine during the pad season had been
166,200, and it was gratifying to record that in
no cue had any fatal casualty occurred. The state-
ment of Wows and expenditure for the year ended
the 81st December last showed that 1821. had bale carried
forward from the preceding year; that eubscriptione, dona-
tions, &c., had amounted to the sum of 1,7181., and legacies
to 451., snaking a meal of 1,9461. After deducting the ex-
penditure a balance remained in bend of 791. The to
wee adopted, sad votes of thanks passed to the presi-
dent and ofilome alas socilety.
The following came were among those especially sub-
mated to the meeting, se deserving of the elver medal of
the society —The Hon. T. J. Wynn, for geeing Charles
Vernon Hassell, military student, from the Thames, June 3
lest; Mr. C. Pates, for saving Lewis James Knight, ear-
geon, the Ens, at Exeter. April 18; Moss. M. Jacques
FOS'S, for geeing Ponichier, blacksmith, at Beauciers,
Aug. d; Mr. French Bison, for having saved Thomas
Roes, Sethi" mats of H.M.S. Herald, at sea, off Port Jackson,
Jana 4; Vincent Hastings, for saving Henry B. Gough
from the river Selz, at Waterford, Aug. 8; Sergeant John
Beckley, Royal Limetick Coonty Regiment, for saving Ser-
geant athew Maracay and Private J. Boston at sea off
Hyde( Kent, Sept. 22; Captain Edward Roberts, for Davin;
Chaska Batt at Little Hampton, Hartz, Oct. 1 ; Mr. G. J.
A.nstruther, midshipman, her Majesty's ship Magician, for
saving T. Mills, seaman, at Chine, Aug. 30; Mr. John Sul-
livan, boatswain, her Majesty's ship Gorgon, for saving John
Martin. A. 8., at Halifax, North America, Sept. 6, Miss
Lusty Rowbothant, for saving H. C. Roebotharn from a
tank, at Woolwich, Oct. 12; May Stunt Hectorson. for
saving the line of two fishermen at Yell. off the Shetland
Islands, Sept 9• Corporal Thomas, G. Warren, for saving
John Gee, boy, her Msjeaty'e ship Waterloo, in the era at
Shawnees, Sept. 17; Asstatioit Surgeon J. Davis, 67th Regi-
ment, foe saving Private Powell, 33rd Regiment, at Bom-
bay, Oct. 13; Joseph Saunders. A. 8., her Majesty's ship
Liffey, for saving Frederick Wraith, A. 8., same ship, at
Devoopcgt, Sept. 8.
A vote of thanks was penned to the chairman, and the
maatiag adjourned.

EXTRAORDINARY CHAROB AGAINST TWO
TRADESMEN TOR HAVING POSSESSION OF
STOLEN DEEDS.

At the Birmingham Police-court on Tuesday,
Isaac Rill, landlord of the Kelt Shovel Inn, Prlncep-street,
and Clement Payne, hatcher, Newdegatamdreet, were
charged se above. The owner of the lost deeds is Mr. Ed-
win Barlow, of Hampton-street, metal dealer. Mr. Barlow
stated that on the lit day of last November be went to
London. At that time he had in his warehouse in Hemp-
ton-street an iron safe, in which be safely locked up two
deeds. One was a counterpart of • lease of a house in
Hampton-street from Barlow to Baker, and the other was •
ncoanmence of some land in Middlesex from • gentleman
Sams to Mr. Barlow. Mr. John Barlow, son to pro-
secutor, stated that when he got to the warehouse of bin
father, in Hampten-street, on the 3rd of November, about
eight in the morning, he found that the iron safe, which was
built into the wall in the counting-hours upoteire, had been
forcibly taken from the wall, carried down into one of the
shops, broken almost to pieces with a hammer, and the deeds
abstracted. Other napers and documents in the safe wets
strewed about the Soot. Nothing was heard of these docu-
ments until Monday teat, when, in consequence of intima-
tion which the officers of the detective forte received the two
accused were taken into custody on the charge of
=connected with the deeds, so for as Hill was specially
concerned, he implicating Payne as to the posseesion of the
documents. Hardly had the matter been launched when the
question of an adjournment was mooted, and after this had
been settled some discussion took place ea to whether further
evidence should now be taken or otherwise. It was even-
tually decided that It should. A person named Nathan Joiner
Johnson, who said he wee an ac-ountant, stated, about six
weeks ago he wrest the ion kept by Hill. The prisoner said," I
understand you know something eboutdeeds." To this a reply
in the effirmative wee given, and Hill then took witness into
the cellar and showed him the two deeds previously described.
(Johnsen gave • description of the documents.) Hill added,
• Throe deeds were lost, and the person who found them
brought them to me." The prisoner further asked what was
the value of the parchments, adding, either a reward bad or
would be offered for them. He (witness) sow Mr. Barlow's
name on one of the deeds, and told Hill Ms opinion about the
Talus of the deeds. Hill had Wool him who he thought the
do-mounts belonged to. This witness, when he mil the
deeds were valueless to him, Hill, wee asked by that
prisoner to go end ere Mr. Barlow He (Johnson) went
twice to Hampton-etteet, but Mr. Barlow was out of town,
And so he (Johnson) did not see it. This witness did not soy
if be had given information to the detective fume.
—Detective Alexander was then examined. sad Mated that
on the preceding day, be in company with Kelly mod Palmer,
also detectives, went to Hill's house, to Princep-street, hav-
ing a search warrant. Finding the primmer at home, he ques-
tioned him as to the deeds rd'orred to, telling him be should
march the house. Hill positively. at that time, denied all
knowledge of the deeds, addine. "You may march. and wel-
come." (He, witness, did not find the deeds.) Submquently
Bin "The men who brought them to me took them
may again." He, witness, then said, " Who was this per-
son?" and after some time Hill Added, I'll not get myself
into smublo; hod them from • man named Pnyne
Whig be, Al...lender, did not know where this prisoner
lived, said, I'll go and show you his boom (Newdegate-
street). If we could see him, I hove no doubt be would say
where he had the deeds from, and clear me." Later in the
day, detective Kelly having apprehended Payne, Alexander
went to the public-house where they were and " confronted"
the two pvieoners in the yard of the premiers. When this
took place, Hill remarked to Payne. "You we what trouble
you bsvegot me in over those deeds. What have you done with
them F" To this the accused. remit, replied, " You know
that we put them on the fire, in your honor, and burnt them ;
and that we wens both together when this was done." To
this Hill replied, "That is the truth." This comprised the
evidence given in a most extranrdinory cam, and the further
beerier was then remanded until Tuesday next.—Biresing-
Jam Daily Pol.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO MIL TIIOVJTON HERAPATII.
Tatelllseatts was received in Bristol on Tur.day
of the death, by drowsing, of Mr. Thornton J. Hers-
path, son of Mr. William Herapatb, the celebrated analytical
chemist. The deceased had berm for some time engaged as
the chief chemirel officer of the Mexican sod South Ame-
rican Smelting Company, and IMP on his paA.V.3 from Her-
ndon', Chili, on a visit home, when in lat. 8 N., 31 W., by
some accident he fell overboard, and although a buoy WAS
almost immediately thrown to him, and a boat was lowered
for the purpose of teeming him, he rank and rose no more.
Mr. Thornton Harapath was a gentleman of blab scientific
attainment., and Ids oontribettiona to various periodicals in
this country, Es well as lectures delivered in his native city
and elsewhere, wnn for him • distinguished place liniment
the chemists of England. and ultimately obtained kin, the
appointment which is retrieved vacant by his death.
CZTETAL PALACE.. -- ONE SHILLING DA T.--.
WIRONEIDAT, JAN. 12.—Admitoione on payment, 2,399;
ditlo by moon *bony 929 ; total. 3,318 r

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