The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-08 00:00:00

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.

The meeting of the Royal Thames Yacht Club on
Wednesday night, which continued until a late hour,
was rendered peculiarly interesting by the unanimous ex-
pression of feeling and sympathy conveyed in the follow-
ing resolution, moved by Mr. R. S. Wilkinson, the
chairman in a speech replete with the fine tone and lofty
bearing of the English gentleman.
"That it is the opinion of this meeting; that the sum
of 50 guineas should be given by this club to the Royal
Patriotic Fund, subject to confirmation, agreeably to the
laws of the club, upon notice in the circulars at the
January meeting."
The annual ball is fixed to take place on the 14th
February (Valentine's Day), and as the proceeds are
to be applied to the Royal Patriotic Fund, we have no
doubt the assemblage will be more brilliant and nume-
rous than even on former occasions.

ANOTHER MILITARY DISTURBANCE.-

THE 18TH ROYAL IRISH.

PORTSMOUTH, Dee. 7.—The Magdalena, hired steam-
transport, arrived at Spithead this afternoon, to embark
the 18th Royal Irish for the Crimea to-morrow. A
fatigue party of aboutilio men, with one officer, marched
into the dockyard to-day, from Chatham, to prepare the
ship for the reception of the regiment.
Having arrived alongside the dockyard jetty, the men
put their arms on board a steam-tug waiting to take
them out to Spithead, but they marched down to the
dockyard gates in a body, and endeavoured to force their
way out, with the view of procuring something to eat,
as it appears they had received nothing whatever in the
shape of food all day. They left Chatham at seven this
morning, and arrived in the dockyard about three.
On getting to the dockyard gates they were stopped
by the police and the usual military guard, the latter
being called out and placed at the gates with fixed bayo-
nets, ready to withstand any further attempt to make
an exit. The officer in charge of the detachment ordered
the men back to the tug-boat for conveyance to Spit-
head, but they refused to go till they were allowed an
opportunity of procuring something to eat. Things began
to wear a serious aspect, and it seemed more than pro-
bable that the men would force their way past the guard,
composed of about half-a-do4en men of the Middlesex

At this juncture a gentleman, who had come down
here to take passage himself in the Magdalena—his
name, we were informed, wan the Rev. Mr. Winhara—
came into the dockyard, and finding the men were really
in want of some refreshment, he very kindly sent out for
a quantity of bread and cheese and stout.

At first the men refused to accept of this favour, but
the reverend gentleman gathered some of them around
him, and, after a little familiar and conciliatory conver-
sation, he prevailed on them to accept of his disinterested
kindness, and they all made a hearty though plain re-
past. They then, on their commanding officer ordering
them to do so, marched to the tug and went out to Spit-
head at four this afternoon, in tolerably good spirits and
temper.
At the commencement of the affair five of the most
determined of the men were taken to the guard-house in
the dockyard, and subsequently marched off to the tug,
as prisoners.

'the general opinion is, that all this unpleasantness
might have been avoided by the purchase by the officer
in command of the detachment of some food for the
men as they came down, and for which he was supplied
with funds.

THE NEW BATTERY AT LIVERPOOL.—This structure,
which has been erected by Messrs. Helene, of this town,
under the direction of the Board of Ordnance, is now
ready for the gene. The general appearance of the ex-
terior is pleasing, but surprise has been expressed that
the outer walls were not faced with granite, similar to
our docks, and which the recent operations of the Allied
navies before Sebastopol have demonstrated to be able
to resist the heaviest ire that the combined fleets could
bring against them. The two turrets which flank the
gateway, and the toy-like appearance of the whole erec-
tion, have been much criticised. Viewed from the river,
the range of buildings forming the officers' quarters and
barracks for the men look very handsome ; still it must
be confessed that they have more the appearance of
first-rate private residences than buildings which are in-
tended to stand the fire of heavy-ship guns. A new
road, called Battery-street, leads direct to it from Bootle-
road, and as the guns are shortly to be mounted, the bat-
tery will be well worthy of a visit.
THIS STRIKE ON THE TYNE SHIPWRIGITTS.—SHIELDF,
Dec. O.—There is every prospect of the strike of the
shipwrights on the Tyne being settled this week. To-day
Messrs. W. and T. Smith, the extensive shipbuilders at
St. Peters and North Shields, have opened their dock-
yards to the men at the old wages of 365. per week.
Afe=srs. Morris on and Fawtus have their men employed,
"\Tot ti,
will set their men on tomorrow. nice are alno em-
pleyed at four yards at Sunderland. The masons and
joiners of South Shields are out on strike, the masters
having given notice of a reduction from 3015, to 240, per
week
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