The Sun. — 1853-01-13 (London, England)

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.  Yesterday, the half yearly general court of this institution was held at the offices in Trafalgar-square ; B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., presiding. The SECRETARY read the minutes of the several monthly committee meetings held during the half-year, detailing several cases in which persons had been saved from drowning, and in consideration of which rewards and medals had been awarded by the society. The secretary also reported that the great proportion of fatal accidents in the Serpentine occurred in the bathing season late in the evening, after the society's boats were withdrawn, and that an application had been made to the police authorities, and also to the Office of Works, to prevent bathing at late hours, but the answer in both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 orfmotlem thetvieneegstuh be j ep ctar, ka s constables th ere wa s n orders o doubt b carry t he had out cteo on of the society in this respect. thetbailpy epln the theliop applied djwe tsope thciealg casesene hi general lwchhad been meeting, silverrmefeezelds were awarded : Mr. George L. Sullivan, Midshipman, H.M.S. Megera, saved William Tizzard, A. 8., at sea Rev. James O'Reilly, curate of St. Peter's Walworth, saved Mr. Jesse Oldfield, publisher, of Fleet-street, at St. Paul's-wharf ; Master Herbert Campbell (age 12), saved his brother, Sidney Campbell, off the Isle of Wight ; Henry Bowden (age 17), saved James F. Cockburn, in the Thames, at Eton ; 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 Channel ; James Hearne saved four persona in the river Suir ; Captain H. M. Dougall, R.N., saved J. Swadle, at Dundee ; Edward B. Reeves, quartermaster of H.M.S. Bellerophon, saved William Williamson, A. 8., at sea, off Malta; E. V. James and J. Quintin, saved Miss Baldock, off the coast soafvSetd. MC .a 1 Cm 4o I. Bath, omn paaidnetrerT;W T of a. amareltoshnip, ,ofaHt Rangoon-Mn. S Fos, ge. en_ Captain Tarlton had previously saved the life of a painter at Genoa, and received the silver medal for the same ini January, 1851; Captain John R. Ward, R.N., saved Ark nneaMsaevllead Miss Wilkins,nby,atSt off the Stockton-on-Tees ees; coast annfdßJrieghhntnn L. ee Creak The total number of cases reported for the year was 165 ; comprising 190 persons, of whom 180 had been successfully treated. The number of attempted suicides was 29, being a considerable diminution from the number in previous years. The total number of bathers in the Serpentine during the year had been 273,800 ; the number of casualties 30, of which 5 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, including a balance left from the previous year of 941. is. sd. to the amount of 1,9951. 3s. lid. ; and a total expenditure of 1,9601. is. 6d., leaving a balance of 351. 2s. sd. in hand.  Resolutions thanking and re-appointing the trustees, committee, chaplain, and secretary were then passed, and the usual compliments having been paid to the chairman and acknowledged, the meeting separated.