The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 8.
The Conway, 26, Captain Fulford, fitting to carry the
flag of Rear-Admiral Carroll on the Irish station, will be
ready for undocking on Monday, when the Gorgon, 6,
steam-sloop, Commander Cumming, will go in to have
her bottom examined.

The Fairy and Elfin, Royal steam-yachts, Masters
1). N. Welch and A. Balliston commanding, got steam
up to try their engines to-day, and are now ready for the
service of her Majesty.
The Orestes, coal depot, came into harbour this morn-
ing from !ipithead, and in doing so got ashore twice on
' the Hamilton-bank. Rather miscellaneous navigation
this on the part of those in charge.
The Sprightly, steam-tender, Master-Commander G.
Allen, returned from her troop service at Cowes this
afternoon.

REAR ADMIRAL Conn Y's CREW.—The shifting by
Rear-Admiral Corry of his flag from the Prince Regent,
90, to the Neptune, 120, has elicited a remarkable dis-
play of feeling on the part of the crew of the first-named
vessel. The Neptune's crew was short of its compliment,
although some hundreds of coastguard men and newly-
raised men had been added to it, arid to complete it it
was determined to take about 50 men from the Prince
Regent. Such number was accordingly selected, but
the bulk of the crew took umbrage at this measure, de-
siring neither to part with their comrades, their admi-
ral, their captain, or other officers. This feeling they
displayed in a most unequivocal manner on board the
ship at its anchorage at Spithead on Monday night
and it was feared that a most serious tumult would be
the consequence if the measure were persisted in.
Accordingly yesterday it was determined to abandon
the project, which had so invidious an aspect in Jack's
eye, and to turn the whole crew in_ a body over to the
Neptune. This was done, and the men delighted that
no separation was to take place, were brought from the
Prince Regent into harbour by the Pigmy, steam-tug,
in the course of the day and placed on board the Neptune.
The last party were brought in about six o'clock
last night, and as they passed between the Victory,
flag-ship, and the Neptune, they gave three hearty
cheers and hoisted a flag bearing the motto, " Death
shall only part us." The crew of the Prince Regent
were commissioned in March, 1851, but they had almost
all served on board her during a previous commission,
and on her being fitted for sea again at the above date,
they rejoined almost to a man. The warmest feelings
of attachment seem to have sprung up amongst them,
and it would, therefore, have been unwise to have broken
up the esprit de corps that has been formed. The whole
of the crew are, as already stated, to a man now turned
over to their admiral's new flag-ship, the Neptune, one
of the finest 120-gun ships afloat.

The frigate Pique, 40, Captain Sir F. Nicholson,
sailed yesterday for Rio Janeiro.
The Belleisle, 24, fitting for a hospital ship, has been
examined, and, her copper being found defective, it is or-
dered to be taken off. The bottom will be caulked and
new coppered.
The screw steam-sloop Conflict, 8, was placed at her
sailing moorings yesterday. .
Forty-two labourers are ordered to be entered m the
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rigging-house in this dockyard, to fill vacanrieg nC.Pa
eioned by the draught of riggers on board the screw
steam-ship Duke of Wellington.

WOOLWICH, MAReR 8.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander Samuel Moorish (1851), to the Imaum,
72, receiving-ship at Jamaica.
Lieutenant C. 0. Wood (1845), to the Prince Regent,
90, at Portsmouth.
Clerks-in-Charge.—John Freshfield (1847), from the
Valorous, 16, steam-frigate, to the Resistance, store.
ship, at Portsmouth ; Hugh F. Pullen (1847), from the
Royal William, 120, at Devonport, to the Alban, pad-
dle-wheel steam-sloop at Woolwich.
Second-Master George J. Whitehouse (1847), to the
Monarch, 84, at Sheerness.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Second-Master Synder-
combe, went up to Deptford at an early hour to-day to
tow a brig and schooner to Sheerness, these vessels hav-
ing on board provisions for the ships making ready at
that port to join the Baltic fleet.

ROYAL LITERARY FUND.—The annual general meet-
ing of the subscribers to this fund was held yesterday
at the offices, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, but
upon a reporter presenting himself the secretary in-
formed him that he could not be admitted, and that
reporters were never allowed to be present except when
the society wanted to lay anything particular before the
public.
THE CHOLERA.--Leeds has had the misfortune to
stand first in the present year as the scene of the cholera's
ravages. It has broken out among the workpeople en-
gaged in the flax spinning-mill of John Wilkinson and
Co., one of the most respectable firms in this district,
and a mill which, for salubrity, cleanliness, ventilation,
and care of the operatives, has always ranked among the
very best. Fourteen cases of cholera have been reported
to the Superintendent Registrar of Leeds, and of these
14 no less than 12 were persons working at Messrs.
Wilkinson's mill, the 13th being the mother, and the
14th the husband, of one of these operatives. Up to
Tuesday morning there had been six deaths in Leeds,
and one or two others are reported of operatives from
' this mill who reside out of the registrar's district. The
matter has been communicated to the General Board of
Health by the Leeds Board of Guardians, whose medical
and other officers have been unable to account for the
visitation, the more especially as the general health of
the town is excellent. On Tuesday. Dr. Gavins, deputed
by the General Board of Health, arrived in Leeds, and
is at present prosecuting inquiries. Many causes are
assigned for the outbreak ; among others, that the flax
now being used in the mill is Riga flax, and emits an
odour very much worse than any other flax that has
come thence ; but, after all, these are the merest guesses,
and wurth nothing as yet. It was stated on Tuesday
to be the intention of the Messrs. 'Wilkinson to dolts
their mill immediately for a time. The occurrence 'of
this scourge, and the consequent closing of the mill, isa
very sad calamity for the many hundred operatives em-
. ployed there.