The Express. — 1861-06-04 (London, England)

MAZIWPA. supported by Mr. James Holloway and a moat powerful Druntate Company. To be followed b> M 'EN Ls IN Tilt ilk' LE The Rocky Illoetotitla Wooa4ra Coucludl•p with • comic ballet —Rotated pekes.  THE ROYAL HUMAYS The anniversary meeting of this society was held yesterday,at the Freemasons' Tavern, at half-peat 2 o'clock l • the Duke of Sourness, M.G., in the chair. It appeared from the report reed by Mr:;.T. H. Limbton (the secretary), that during the past year 156 cuss, latently' with risk to the lives of 167 persons, had been brought under the notice of the society, and of the persons so immersed, 172 were successfully treated, the remaining 15 having been ' pest recovery. Among these uumbers were included 27 cases of attempted suicide. During the same period the society, conferred as rewards for gallantry to those who risked their own lives to save the lives of their fellow-creatures, 24 honorary silver and 65 honorary braise medals, and 14 vellum and 16 parchment testimonials. They also voted pecuniary rewards to 72 other persons (including landlords of receing-houses for prompt admission and treatment of bodies) for their exertions, and for affording accommodation for medical treatment. During the last twelvemonth no less than 68,792 persons bathed in the Serpentine river in the morning and the evenings, when the society's boats were in 'attendance, and out of that number there were 27 casualties, of which two were fatal, from not having been discovered until beyond recovery. Five other individuals were also saved from committing suicide, through the watch- ' fulness and prompt exertions of the society's boatmen. During the late frost the skaters and sliders in the parks and Kensington-gardens were estimated at 563,470, of whom 146 had been rescued from drowning by the applisoces of the society, viz., 15 in the Regent's-park, 51 in Kensingtongardens and Hyde-park, and 80 in St. James's-wk. The committee gratefully acknowledged the valuable aid rendered by the medical officers of the society, whose gratuitous services had been cheerfully and readily rendered for the fitifilment of the objects of the institution, and which • had been one great cause of its somas. Since the establishment of the society the number of lives saved and restored in this country, and mostly in or near the metropolis, was 30,000. The CHAIRMAN presented Dr. Christian with the gold medal of the society, as an acknowledgment of his ham& during the apace of 15 years, rendered his gratuitous eelvicee to the society, and for having saved many lives by his exertions. Ho also presented a silver medal to Dr. Mackintosh, who swam to the relief of a soldier who sank whilst bathing near Fort George, Guernsey, on the 9th of July, 1859.  Sliver medals were also presented to the following gentlemen for gallant services in saving life :--Mr. Pilbrow, third officer of the steamer Hindostan ; Mr. Austin Cooper, second officer of the ship Agincourt; Mr. Amsted* Rouneaklo ; Donald Urquhart, a sailor ; Ensign Chute and Private Quigley, of the Bth King's Regiment ; the Rev. Dr. Samuel Marcus Dell, of Ballymena ; Captain Edward Hardin a, of her Majesty's ship Penian ; Mr. Marton. Mr. THOMAh E. BAlag, the treasurer, read the financial report, horn which it appeared that the income of the society during the year from dividends, donation., and subscriptions, amounted to 1,8971. 12s. 7d., whilst the expenses amounted to 1,6891. 6s. 2d., leaving a balance in band of 2061. 13a. sd. He also referred to the service of the society's superintendent is the park, whore salary they had raised 401. per annum. Among the 'peahen were Sir Wm. Fraser, Lord Henniker, Mr. Montagu Gars, Mr. Henry Formal, the Rev. Henry Jackson, and Mr. Hawes. The report was adopted, as were resolutions affirming the vest usefulness of the society, and pledging the meeting to its support.