The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

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ASCOT HEATH, JUNE 7.
A Piece of Plate, value 500 sovs., the gift of his mtrty,
the Emperor of all the Russias, added to a s eep-
stakes of 20 sovs. each ; for three-yr-olds, to carry Est 4
101 b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b
mares and geldings allowed 31b. To start at Cup
Post, and go once round and in. About two
miles
and a half.
Vindex, 3 yrs
Gadabout, 3 yrs
Newminster, 5 yrs
Leopold, 4 yrs
Little David, 3 yrs
Ninnyhammer, 3 yrs
Songstress, 4 yrs
Weathergage, 4 yrs
Defiance, 3 yrs
Umbriel, 3 yrs
Beverlac, 3 yrs

Exact, 3 yrs
Lambton, 3 yrs
Lady Evelyn, aged
Orinoco, 3 yrs
Teddington, 5 yrs
Stockwell, 4 yrs
Kingston, 4 yrs
The Indian Warrior, 4 yrs
Talfourd, 3 yrs
Pelion, 3 yrs
Chief Baron Nicholson,4 yrs
SHREWSBURY, MAY 12.
Acceptances for the GREAT CLEVELAND HANDICAP.
About two miles and a quarter.
Yrs st lb
Weathergage 4 8 11
Chaseaway 5 7 4
Goldfinder 5 7 3
Black Doctor 5 7 1
Merry Bird 4 7 0
Lindrick 4 6 12
Father Thames 4 6 11
Lough Bawn 5 6 10
Red Lion 5 0 9
Gholab Singh 5 6 9
Clothworker a 6 8
Bardolph
Le Juif 5 6 8
Melford a 6 7
Antigone 5 6 6
Farewell 4 6 3
Banshee was struck out
Monday, the 18th inst., at
GOODWOOD, July 26.—Th,
30 subs. •

Yrs st lb
'Leap-year.
Llanforda 3 6 0
Newman Noggs
Morning Star 4 5 10
Harp 5 5 10
Waterfall 5 5 10
The Carrier 4 5 10
Richard Primmer 4 5 100
Tame
4 5 8
Athenia Pallas 4 5 8
Ibis 4 5 8
Audubon 3 5 1
Tavistock 3 5 0
Pastrycook 3 5 0
Placid 3 4 12
Ann Page 3 4 6
of all her engagements on
[0 a.m.
,e Goodwood Cup closed with

THE LATE FATAL FIRE AND THE
ARTILLERYMAN.

Sir R. W. Carden attend;d at the Guildhall yesterday
for the purpose of communicating to the poor soldier,
whose
in case has excited so much interest in the public
mindcoirequ ence of his gallant conduct and the inju-
ries he receivedin attempting to save the life of Serjeant
Patterson, the amount of contributions that had been
forwarded to this court on his behalf by benevolently-
disposed individuals, and on the worthy alderman taking
his seat uu the bench;
Inspector Cale handed up a valuable silver watch and
guard, the former engraved with the following inscrip-
tion, and the whole enclosedin a neat morocco case :
" Presented by the officers and constables of the second
division City of London police to James Haviland, of
the 9th battalion Royal Artillery, for his brave conduct
in attempting to save from fire the life of the late Police-
serjeant Patterson, of the same division, on the 9th day
of March, 1853." Inspector Cale requested that the
worthy alderman would present it to the soldier, who
had obtained leave of absence for the day and was then
present in court.
Inspector Teague requested a similar favour with re-
gard to a handsome crimson velvet French purse, con-
taining six sovereigns, which the same division wished to
present to the widow. On one side of the purse was a
silver plate, inscribed with the following :7" Presented
to Emily Patterson, widow of the late Serjeant Patter-
son, by the officers and constables of the second division
of the City police, as a mark of respect to the memory
of her deceased husband, 20th April, 1853."
Sir R. W. Carden said there only now devolved upon
him the pleasing duty to present the watch and chain to
the soldier as an acknowledgment by the police, in whose
division the unfortunate fire occurred, of the service he
had endeavoured to render to the late Serjeant Patter-
son, and his heroic conduct in exposing his own life in
rescuing a fellow-creature. At the same time he felt
very much gratified at the liberal manner in which the
public had responded to the appeal made to their feelings
on behalf of the soldier and the widow ; and he was
happy to announce that the amount of subscriptions he
had received was about 2401., which he intended to ap-
portion, according to the wish of the donors, in the fol-
lowing way :-2001. for the soldier, and 401. for the
widow. With regard to the sympathy displayed by the
police, he could only say that it was extremely credit-
able to the force that out of the sum he had named as
much as 251. had been contributed by the City police,
independent of the watch he had just had the pleasure
of presenting to the soldier. Such a feeling existing in
such a large body of officers and men only showed their
admiration of acts of this kind, and an anxiety to reward
persons who so inobly did their duty. He, therefore,
hoped the soldier would preserve the watch as a memento
of an honourable and praiseworthy action ; and as it was
his intention to invest the sum placed in his hands in
securing a life annuity for the soldier, he trusted he
would live long to enjoy it. In presenting the purse to
the widow, he would not wound her feelings unneces-
sarily by recalling to her mind her recent loss, but
would let the token of esteem for her late husband by
his colleagues in the division speak for itself. With the
401. collected for her, be intended to ascertain in what
manner it could be made most beneficial to her, and lay
it out accordingly. If the unfortunate widow had any
consolation at all, it must have been that her late hus-
band lost his life in the performance of his duty.
• James Havilaud expressed his gratitude as well as his
feelings under the circumstances would allow him ; but
hopeming a little reassured he said ho could never suf-
ficiently thank the alderman and the police for the hu-
manity and kindness with which he had been treated
throughout, or the public, for the sympathy they had
shown for him.

The poor fellow then applied to Sir R. W. Carden for
so much of the subscription as would enable him to send
for his wife, who was left at Gibraltar when his detach-
ment returned to England, she being afflicted with
asthma and unable to encounter the passage in the
winter season.

Sir Robert gave him 201. for that purpose, and the
soldier seemed delighted with the prospect of getting his
wife home.

The widow then returned her most grateful thanks
for the assistance afforded her, and the court having been
cleared of the crowd of policemen and others, who met
the soldier with the greatest cordiality, the usual busi-
ness was proceeded with.