The Sun. — 1860-12-20 (London, England)

THE WORK.  "Curtis on Manhood.- -This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27,1856. Coruh Sold also by Piper and Co., Paternoster-row; Mann, 39 111  A meeting of the governors of this institution was held yesterday at the offices of the society, Trafalgar-square, under the presidency of Mr. T. E. Baker, the treasurer. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the following gentlemen were elected on the committee as new members :—Sir William Fraser, Admiral' Cator, Captain Egerton, R.N., and Mr H. Cartwright, F.G.R. The committee recommended the case of Joseph Killingbeck to the next general court for the award of the silver medal of the society. It appears that on the evening of the 17th ult. a boy named Joseph Sheldon was in the act of emptying the water out of a bucket of a well at Hunslet, near Leeds, and while doing so made a false step and fell backwards down the well to the depth of about 18 yards, there being at the time about 18 feet of water in the well. On the alarm being given two men, named Brooksbank and Killingbeck, ran to the spot, and the former let down the bucket to the boy, but Killingbeck, telling Brooksbank to hold the handle, slid down the chain. He then seized the boy by one hand and the chain by the other and called to Brooksbank to draw them up, but they had only got about midway between the water and the top of the well when the chain broke, and both were again precipitated to the bottom. Killingbeck, however, again seized the boy, and directed him to hold by the chain which had again been let down, and he ultimately reached the top in safety; the chain was then sent down to Killingbeck, and he was safely drawn up. The bronze medal of the society was recommended to be awarded to the following :—ToFrederickWatts, ablebodied seaman of her Majesty's ship Sphinx, for saving Peal. Elms,. man, whose, boat was_ swamped in the river of Peiho, China, on the Ist of September last; to Llewellyn Lloyd, schoolboy, aged 11, for saving Alfred Warrington, a child between three and four years old, who accidentally fell into a pool near Chester on the 3d ult. ; and to John Murphy, watchman, for saving Ann urchill, a young woman, aged 20, who attempted suicide by jumping into the river at Cork on the Ist instant. Pecuniary rewards of £1 each were given to Wm. Read, gate foreman, for saving J. Sutherland, ship's carpenter, and his son, who accidentally fell into the water at the West India Dock entrance on the 22d ult. ; and to John Donovan, labourer, for saving Philip Mason, a little boy four years of age, who accidentally fell into the Thames, at Hungerford-wharf, on the Ist inst. Donovan has been rewarded before by the Royal Humane Society for saving life. After the disposal of some further business of a mere formal character, the usual compliment was passed to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated.