The Sun. — 1860-11-22 (London, England)

ROYAL B UMANE SOCIETY.  A meeting of the governors of this institution was held yesterday at the office of the society, Trafalgar-square, Mr. Baker, treasurer, in the chair. The minutes of the last court having been read and confirmed, the following cases were recommended for the award of the silver medal of the society, and referred to the next general court :—To Capt. Edward Hardinge, of her Majesty's ship Persian, a son of General Hardinge, for saving a boy of his ship who accidentally fell overboard while on passage from the Cape to the Mauritius on the 20th of July last. It appears that on the evening of the 20th of July the ship experienced a severe gale of wind, during which the little boy fell overboard. On hearing his cry for help Captain Hardinge immediately directed the first lieutenant to have the ship hove to, and, running to the life-buoy, tried to let it go. The portfire attached to the life-buoy lighted, but the buoy hung ; a rope was then thrown to the child, who caught it, but the headway of the vessel dragged him under water, and he let go the rope. The gallant captain at once jumped into the sea in his uniform, and succeeded in reaching the boy and holding him up for some time, but the windblowing heavily, and there being a very rough sea on, he was obliged to relax his hold ; he, however, again grasped him by his hair, and ultimately saved him. To Lieutenant W. R. Kennedy, RN., of her Majesty's ship Wasp, for saving John Sier, ablebodied seaman, who accidentally fell overboard at sea ; and to Wrn. F. Harton, medical student, for saving Matilda Broadhead, who attempted suicide by jumping into the river Shannon, Banagher, King's County, on 29th August last. Thanks on vellum were awarded to Lieut. G. L. Sullivan, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Exmouth, for saving Thomas Burke, able seaman, who accidentally fell overboard in Suda-bay on Sent. 24th. Lieut. Sullivan has already had the silver medal of the society awarded him. The bronze medal was recommended to be awarded to the following :—To Mr. W. C. Shuckburgh, midshipman of her Majesty's ship Sidon, for saving Private D. Hutchinson, Royal Marines, who fell into a dock at Mauritius on July 22d ; to Thos. Scott, acting boatswain, and Private Thomas Sanger, Royal Marines, of her Majesty's ship Sidon, for saving Richd. Fordham, able seaman, who was blown overboard in the act of reloading a gun at the island of Mohilla on May 21st; to Thomas Hall, boy, of her Majesty's Rolla, for saving a boy in the same ship who was knocked overboard by a sail at sea on October Sth; to Charles A. Evatt, midshipman, for saving John M'Donald, who fell into Bullock harbour, Dalkey, near Dublin, on September 11th; to Jas. Haining, blacksmith, for saving Mary Bryden, who accidentally fell into the river Kinnel, Dumfriesshire, on October sth ; to Thomas L. Harris, clerk, for saving Eliza O'Shea, who attempted suicide by jumping into the river Liffey, Dublin, on October 7th ; to WM. Vince, fisherman, for saving George Baker, fisherman, whose boat was swamped by the sea off Ventnor, Isle of Wight, on October 15th ; and to James Watson, fisherman, for saving a mariner who fell from the pier into the harbour at Dunbar on November 7th. Thanks on parchment were awarded to James G. Bryant, draper's assistant, and a member of the 4th Tower Hamlets Rifles, for saving Emily Giddens, who fell into the New River, Highbury, on October 6th. Pecuniary rewards, amounting to £4, were also given for other meritorious conduct, but of less importance than the above, and some routine business having been disposed of, the proceedings terminated.