The Express. — 1860-08-02 (London, England)

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.  An extraordinary general court of the governors of the Royal HllllllOOO Society was held yesterday aftennion at the board room of the offices, Trafalgar-square ; Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, V.P., in the chair. After some fonual business the secretary (Mr. Larnbton J. H. Young) lead the minutes of the committee, which contained the following miolution, as to dig late treasurer, Mr. Benjamin Hawes : "That the committee, before proceeding to the onlinary business of the day, desire to express their unanimous appreciation of the great value of the services rendered by the late treasurer to the society for nearly seveuty years, and toesictird their sincere esteem, remird, amid respect,, which his personal character, his urbanity as chairman, and his unaffected zeal in the cruise of the preservation of life secured to him during this long period, through the whole of which he devoted himself with singular consistency and ability to the promotion of the great object for which the society was establialied in 1774 by his father, Dr. Hawes." On the motion of the chairman this resolution was confirmed, end a copy of it ordered to be sent to the bereaved family. The following summary of the caeca that have come under the operations of the society since December last was reported :—Cases read, 59 ; successfully treated, 03 ; beyond recovery, 8 ' • attempted suicide, 11 ; reward cases as specified below, 8 ; Hyde-park, cases read, 16 ; successfully baited, 10 ; beyond recovery, 2 ; found drowned, 4 ; at, tempted suicide, 2. The following cases were recommended by the committee for rewards for the gallant conduct recapitulated in the various instances :—Frederick Cowell, seaman, Areta, in May, 185.'1, saved a hoe off Cape Leuwin, Australia, who fell from the rigging u the vessel was going at the rate of 9 knots an hour—silver medal. Mr. W. f. Beaumont, third officer of Peninsular and Oriental steamer Heddiugton, attempted to save J. J. Wigan, an apprentice, at sea, ou the 25th of October, 1858—silver medal. Peter Seeker, A. 8., her Majesty's ship Ruby, saved William Borthwick, AM. who WM thrown Off with another man in a collision off flataborough Head, Dec. 28, 1859, silver medal. Mr. J. Cameron, boatswain of her Majesty's ship Queen, attempted to save Mich. Sinclair, A. 8., of the same ship, who, on the 10th of May, 1860, fell between that vessel and the Bellerophon hulk. F. Davis, a seaman on board the Bellerophon, who was sick in his berth, also leapt in the water to save Sinclair; silver medals were awarded to both. Mr. W. lieygate, of Hero, who saved the life of William Savage, his butler, on the 17th Feb., 1841). The butler accidentally fell into a brick reservoir, 15 feet deep, and partially covered with ice, and Mr. Heymite heal in.,. cries for awietance ruehod from the dining-room and plunged in, and after diving several times succeeded in bringing the body to the surface, and with great difficulty supported it, die edge of the brickwork of the reservoir being 4 feet below the ground— silver medal. Mr. E. H. Seymour, her Majesty's ship Iraperieuse, for maleavouring to save private T. S. Parks, R.M., at Rhio Straits, China, jumping overboard after biro in a place known to be much infested with sharks—silver medal. James Bean, A. 8., her Majesty's ship Hannibal, saved Henry Arnold, at sea, on the 26th February, 1860— silver medal. A letter of thanks was also sent to Cliptain Parkin, who also jumped in atter Arnold; but Captain Parkin stated in his account of the transaction, that but for Beau, who reached him first, Arnold must have been drowned, as he could not swim. Josiah Morgan raved Eliza Strout, a lunatic, who jumped into the river tisk, neer Abergavenuy, the water being at the time intensely cold from the snow from the hills, and the tide running very strong—silver medal. Certain alterations in the rules were then made, sad the election of trustees and members of the committee proceeded with. The election of treasurer vice Mr. B. Hawes was defezred, and the usual vote of thanks to the chairman ten:Mated the business.