The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

ROYAL TICIMANE SOCIETY.

Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of
this society was held at the offices, Trafalgar-
square, Mr. B. B. Cabbell in the chair.

The minutes of the previous court having been
read and confirmed,

Mr. G. L. YOUNG, the secretary, reported that
since the last general court in July, 1861, the num-
ber of cases which had come under the cognisance
of the society in which the lives of one or more
persons had been imperilled was 164. Of these
146 were successfully treated, but 18 were beyond
recovery. There had been 13 cases of attempted sui-
cide. The total number of general cases during the
past year had been 221. Honorary rewards had
been given to 240 persons during the year
viz., the silver medallion to 23, the bronze
medallion to 77, thanks on vellum to 2,
thanks sn parchment to 57, and pecuniary
rewards to 81. The balance-sheet showed that the
receipts for the past year had been £1,849, includ-
ing a balance of £2OB from previous year, and the
expenditure £l,BOO, leaving a balance of £49. The
secretary reported that the number of bathers in
the Serpentine during the year had been 369,139,
and that 52 casualties had occurred, including 11
cases of attempted suicide—three of which had
proved fatal ; and that the marquees, &c., of the
society were in an efficient state.

On the motion of Mr. BOETEFEUR, it was agreed
that a letter of condolence saould be prepared and
presented to her Majesty, expressing the regret and
sympathy of the society at the death of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort.

The officers of the society were then re-elected
for the present year, and thanks voted for their
services, after which a vote of thanks was passed to
the chairman, and the Court adjourned.

FATAL TALL FROM A CLIFF AT
MARGATE.

Yesterday an inquiry was held in the Town
Hall, Margate, before Mr. W. H. Payne, coroner,
touching the death of a young man belonging to
Broadstairs, named Archibald Hillier, who came by
his death by falling over the cliff on the sea shore
a short distance from this town, while in a state of
intoxication. Evilenceof identification of the body
having been given, a youth named John Adams was
sworn, and he deposed that on Sunday morning
about half-past 5 o'clock he was walking along the
sand at the foot of the cliff, when he came upon
something which he thought to be a piece of wood,
but upon taking hold of it he found it was the body
of a man quite dead, and lying on its face. Assist-
ance was obtained, and the body was conveyed on
a stretcher to Margate.

John Tully, a corporal in the Life Guards, said he
was staying at Broadstairs. He knew the deceased,
and was with him on Saturday afternoon. They
left Broadstairs together and walked to Margate,
where they visited some friends of the deceased, and
had some beer at a public-house. When they left
the latter house it was about eight o'clock in the
evening, and having met with a friend (also in the
Life Guards) witness went with him to another
public-house, expecting the deceased would follow,
but he did not, and he saw no more of him. Witness
believed deceased was sober when he last saw him,
ho having drunk only three glasses of beer and one
of gin and pepperment.

William Bass, a boatman in the Coastguard
service, stationed at Newgate, near Margate,
evening about half-past
saw the deceased near
ndeinpeeshede twhaast
oonn
d, and
the Clifton Baths, situate on the cliff. He spoke
to him and found he was the worse for drink. De-
ceased asked witness the way to Bros.dstairs, and
he told him there were two ways—one by the cliff,
and the other by the road ; but it would not be safe
for him to go by the cliff, because he was not
capable of taking care of himself, nor did he know
the road. Witne.es then pointed out to deceased
the road inland, and he proceeded in that direction.
Mr. H. Thornton, surgeon, proved that he had
examined the body of the deceased, and the marks
of violence thereon were several abrasions on the
face, which was almost congested. There was a
compound fracture of the left arm, and a disloca-
tion of the elbow. He considered the cause of death
was concussion of the brain, and the shock by the
fall generally.

The Coroner summed up the evidence, and the
jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally killed by
falling from the cliff."

DUBLIN, San. 9.—Doctor Fitzgerald, the Bishop
of Cork, has been translated to the vacant diocese of Kil-
laloe, and Archdeacon Legg, of Dublin, appointed his suc-
cessor.

The three Federal vessels destroyed at sea by the
Confederate war steamer Sumter, included the Vigilant, the
cargo of which was ineured at Lloyd's about three weeks
since. This is the first loss the room has sustained since
the present war risks have been acted upon.