_Patron_--Her Majesty the Queen
_Vice Patron_--H. R. H. The Duke of Cambridge, K.C., G.C., M.G.
_President_--His Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T.

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At a Meeting of the Committee of the Royal Humane Society, holden
at their Office, 4, Trafalgar Square, on Wednesday, the 21st of
August, 1861.

Present--Thos. Eld. Baker, Esq., Treasurer, in the chair. It was
resolved unanimously--

That the noble courage and humanity displayed by

JOHN ELLERTHORPE,

Foreman of the Humber Dock, in having on the 30th July, 1861,
jumped into the Dock Basin at Hull, to the relief of John Eaby, who
had accidentally fallen therein, and whose life he saved, has
called forth the admiration of this Committee, and justly entitles
him to its sincere thanks, inscribed on Vellum, which are hereby
awarded, he having already received the Honorary Silver Medallion
of this Institution for a similar act in 1835.

Argyll, _President_.
Lambton J. H. Young, _Secretary_.
Thos. Eld. Baker, _Chairman_.

[Sidenote: MEDAL FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE.]

The medal, which is said to be a fine specimen of artistic beauty and
elegant workmanship, bears the following device:--One side of the medal
represents a group on a raft. One of the men is seated on a spar, waving
a handkerchief, as a signal to a small boat seen in the distance;
another is supporting a sailor who appears in a drowning state. There is
also a female holding a child in her arms, the sea having a stormy
appearance. The group forms a most interesting allegory. On the obverse
side is a large profile of Her Majesty, the border bearing the following
inscription:--

'Awarded by the Board of Trade for Gallantry in Saving Life.--V.R.'

Engraved round the edge are the following words:

'Presented to John Ellerthorpe in Acknowledgment of his repeated
Acts of Gallantry in Saving Life. 1861.'

It is enclosed in an elegant Morocco case, the lid of which has
inscribed upon it, in gilt letters:--

'Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, Awarded
to John Ellerthorpe.'

In presenting this handsome testimonial, Mr. Brown said:--

He quite agreed with the Chairman that the last great day alone
would reveal the consequences of Ellerthorpe's bravery. He had to
pr