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London, England, 1848-04-22 00:00:00

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ROY. S._ FOR THE PRO-\-'4 ii.4(--
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TECTION OF LIFE FROM Hlite
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On Wednesday a general meeting of th society was ;.,7-•J
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held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, for the purpose . •
of hearing the report of the committee foOse past year,
,itin,„,h,
and distributing medals and rewards. ' ...!•,,
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strong claims which re society had on the general sup- ~ e.,',i4.
port of the community. pl!ittinlghecuLt
The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it
appeared that during the past year three new stations for
the " fire escapes " had been established, thus making
in all twenty-five, at distances varying from half to
three-quarters of a mile from each other, all main-
i Lord
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Mayor,
tained solely by the society, with a conductor
at each throughout the night. The number of
fires attended since the re-establishment of the
society in 1843 was 548, and the number of lives
saved by means of the society's escapes, was 48. The
report further stated that the funds were less than the
expenditure by about 200/., and urged the friends of the
society to increased exertions so as to place the machi-
nery and operations in such a state of efficiency as the
committee deemed essential to the proper development
of the objects of the institution.—(Cheers.)
DAVID NV. WIRE, Esq., moved the adoption of the
report. He said he perfectly agreed in the judicious
remark of the Lord Mayor, that it was a sacred duty
that devolved on every man to do everything in his
power for the preservation of human life under the
sudden calamities of fire.—(Hear, hear.) Clustered as
they were altogether in a large city, with narrow and
confined thoroughfares, no human foresight or pru-
dence could guard against that destruction which
the carelessness of a neighbour or the slightest
inadvertence might in a moment inevitably envelop them.
—(llear, hear.) It was hardly necessary, then, to argue
that those who devised a means of escape from such hor-
rible calamities deserved well of their country, and were
entitled to the cordial and unanimous support of the
community.—(Cheers.) He did think, however, that
such an institution should not be dependent on the casual
bounty of the public, but that it should be made a branch
of their social economy, and attached either to the
police or some other public establishment, by which the
facilities of its application and increased usefulness
might be obtained.—(Hear, hear.) Until, however, the
public were fully impressed with a sense of its advan-
tages, and that a law was passed to compel parochial
authorities to adopt it, it was highly necessary that
this society should be maintained in a state of effi-
ciency. There was this difference between this
society and the Royal Humane Society, that in the
latter the accidents occurred generally when the parties
were awake and vigilant, and means of rescue were
ready and at hand, whereas in cases of fire the calamity
almost always took place in the stillness of the night,
when all were asleep and unprotected. He trusted that
an appeal would be made to the Corporation to take up
this subject, and that the Corporation would go to the
Legislature and ask them to make it compulsory on
parochial authorities and other public bodies to adopt
means of escape from fire.—(Cheers.)
Mr. BACON seconded the motion which was adopted
unanimously.
The LORD MAYOR then proceeded to the distribution
of silver medals, certificates, and small rewards to
various parties who had been instrumental in rescuing
human beings from destruction.
Mr. Luke Prettyman, of 49, Poultry, was presented
with a silver medal for rescuing the life of his servant
at the risk of his own.
A poor girl, named Mary Cromer, was presented with
a certificate and 11. for heroic and intrepid eonduct, in
bringing a child out of a room on fire. Her own night-
dress and hair were burnt in the endeavour, and she had
suffered very considerably by her humanity.
Mr. Ilona' drew the attention of the Lord Mayor and
the meeting to the case of this poor girl, who was at
present out of a situation. He hoped that something
might be done for her.
The other parties presented with rewards and
company'scerti-
ficatesfeelinga
nd
complimentaryservants, each ofm manner
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consisted chiefly of police constables and the
George Abbot, sen., and George Abbot, and encouragedpraareisleitn3ted each with a silver medal ..,
SAMUEL for savoin,g
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beadLtdorredssmedaiynora,
to further acts of courage and hu-
manity.
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et Emnefieetlidn.g,
deeply impressed with the in-
creasede
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support
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from individuals and from parochial and other public
bodies, in order to increase its efficiency for the preser-
vation of human life.
Mr. Deputy BEDFORD seconded this resolution, which
was adopted unanimously.
Mr. RICHARD TAILOR proposed the next resolution,
recommending the adoption of a respectful application
to the parochial authorities in each parish of the City
for subscriptions, to be continued annually at the vote
of each vestry.
Mr. Hour seconded the resolution, which was agreed
to, as was also a vote of thanks to the Vice-Presidents
and Committee for the past year, with a respectful soli-
citation to continue their services.
Thanks a ere then voted by acclamation to the Lord
Mayor, and the meeting separated.