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

THE LATE FATAL FIRE AND IHE

ARTILLERYMAN.

Sir R. W. Carden attended at the Guildhall yesterday
for the purpose of communicating to the poor soldier,
whose case has excited so much interest in the public
mind in consequence of his gallant conduct and the inju-
ries he received in 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 on the bench,

Inspector Cale handed up a valuable silver watch and
guard, the former engraved with the following inscrip-
tion, and the whole enclosed in 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 :—" 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 rnobly 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 husbind by
his colleagues in the division speak for itself. With the
401. collected for her, he 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"Haviland expressed his gratitude as well as his
feelings under the circumstances would allow him ; but
becoming a little reassured he said he 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
fur 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.

PASSPORTS TO THE CONTINENT.

REGULATIONS RESPECTING PASSPORTS ISSUED AT THE

FOREIGN-OFFICE TO BRITISH SUBJECTS.

1. —Applications for Foreign-office passports must be
made in writing to her Majesty's Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, with the word " Passport " written
upon the cover.

2.—The fee on the issue of a passport is 75. 6d.
3.—Foreign-office passports are granted only to British
subjects, including in that description foreigners who have
been naturalised by act of Parliament, or by certificates
of naturalisation granted before tho 24th day of August,
1850 ; in this latter case, the party is described in the
passport as a " naturalised British subject."
4.—Passports are granted between the hours of 12 and
4 on the day following that on which the application for
the passport has been received at the Foreign-office.
s.—Passports are granted to persons who are either
known to the Secretary of State, or recommended to him
by some person who is known to him ; or upon the
written application of any banking firm established in
London, or in any other part of the United Kingdom.
6. -Passports'cannot be sent by' the Foreign-office to
persons already abroad. Such persons should apply to
the nearest British Mission or Consulate.

7. Foreign-office passports must be countersigned at
the Mission, or at some Consulate in England, of the
Government of the country which the bearer of the pass-
port intends to visit.
B. A Foreign-office passport granted for one journey
may be used for any subsequent journey, if countersigned
afresh by the Ministers or Consuls of the countries which
the bearer intends to visit.

Foreign-office, April, 1853.
The countersignature or visa of the Prussian or Sar-
dinian authorities in London is not required.

EXTRAORDINARY YORKSHIRE ELOPEMENT.—In Ley-
burn there has lived for many years an ingenious person,
whose versatility of talent has long been acknowledged
by the inhabitants. Some little time ago our hero ma-
nifested a slight eccentricity in expressing a wish to his
housekeeper that he might be able, at Christmas, to turn
the beam at 20 stone (he then weighing upwards of 16
stone), at the same time promising her marriage if, by
dint of high feeding, she could assist him in accomplish-
ing that object. She accordingly set to work i • many
and ludicrous were the experiments tried ere the desired
specific was found. By proper diet, judiciously pre-
scribed, our worthy's corporeal structure gradually ex-
panded, until at length it was whispered that his outer
garments were undergoing alteration at a neighbouring
tailor's. On Christmas Day our hero was brought Co
the beam, which lie easily cast at twenty stone three
pounds, exactly three poundshaving niore
successfully than wa s stipulated
accomplished
now called upon him to ratify
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agreement,
made preparation for the ceremony. ::Eindprwoasmisneotattothbee
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completed so easily. The two
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votees
of Cupid had not, unfortunately, consultedthei neighbours —a, thing of paramount importance in all'.
small towns. On the day when their bliss should have
been consummaatedd
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mob assailed the house, hurling
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windows, until the unfortunate
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quit the scene of devastation, anr
warehouse. Here they remained until the mobg subsided,
and then retired to their shattered domicile, determined
to be up with the lark, and, on the wings of love, fly to
the haven of Gretna. A postchaise was secretly ordered
at the Bolton Arms ; next evening, at five o'clock, they
were over the Border, and shortly after, man and wife
were congratulating each other on having outwitted
their "knowing" neighbours.—Worcestershire Chronicle.
A MYSTERIOUS FOUNDLING.—A female child, wrap-
ped up in the finest linen, and covered with a liandstane
velvet cloak, was found a few days ago in a passage
leading to the vestry in the church of St. Roch. On
unfolding the clothes the following letter was found :
",Imperious reasons compel me to momentarily desert
my child. I shall not cease to watch over her. I en-
treat the person who shall take charge of her, to pay
her the greatest attention. Some day, and that, per-
haps' not very distant, she will be generously rewarded
for her trouble and her maternal care. I wish the child
to be called Marie, and that the necklace which she has
on may be carefully preserved." The wife of the beadle ,
took charge of the child, and, according to the wish; of
the mother, it was christened Marie.—Galignant Med. •
wagers