The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-05 00:00:00

Naval Cadets—John Gifford, to the Impregnable,
flag ship, at Devonport ; Ralph BroWn, George L.
Bridges, and Charles F. G. Urquhart, to the Victory,
illg-ship, at Portsmouth, Oncas B. Read, to the
Ocean, fl ig•ship, at Sheerness ; Edward Poulding and
Stephen Ratcliffe, to the Rastings, 72, flag-ship, East
Inlies.

COAST GUARD.-Lieut. George Phillips, Royal
Marines, from Cove Bay to Grand Redoubt station,
vice Mr. 'William Poolewell, superannuated ; Mr.
Samuel Barnes Stellard, late East India Company's
service, from No. 2 Battery, to Lymington, vice Lieut.
Rothery, R N., placed on coast guard retired list.
On Saturday afternoon a new large building or re-
pairing dock, in connexion with the new basin, was
added to the other stupendous works completed in
that arsenal. This new adjunct to the ship building
resources of Portsmouth yard was contracted for at
the same time as the basin of Peter Rolt, Esq., the
eminent contractor for such works, and was com-
menced simultaneously with the:, greater excavation
in the spring of 1844. The cost of its completion
is furnished by the engineer officer in charge of the
Government works (Captain James, R.N.), as about
70,0001. The following items of dimensions and
quantities of material used in building this dock
(furnished by the same officer) will prove interesting:
Length, 305 feet ; breadth, 80 ; depth from the
coping, 32 ; water in area at lowest spring tides, 21.
Materials used : Purbeck stone, 20,800 cubic feet;
beech timber, 52,800; Portland • stone, 10,300;
granite, 119 960. Shingle, 16,660 tons. Bricks,
2,954,300. Iron used in pile shoes, &c. 1,018 cwt.
Two other docks at the extremity of the basin op.
posite the above are in progress of construction, and
will be opened for use the latter end of next year.
The above dock was opened on Saturday, in the
presence of Admiral- Superintendent Prescott and all
the other officers of the dockyard, by floating in her
Majesty's steamer, Sidon, to be completed for trial.
Captain James gava a " spread" in the steam-fac-
tory office on the occasion, and the affair was con-
cluded with considerable éclat. We are glad to
add that no accident whatever attended the opening
of the dock. which is one of the most beautiful
specimens of masonry in the world, and reflects
the highest credit upon all concerned.
SAILORS HOME, PORTSMOUTH. —Commander
C. R. Egerton has presented 201. to this philanthropic
institution; and M. Ommanney, navy agent of.
London, has also given a donation of 101. during the
last week.

The Leander, 50, Captain Dacres, has hauled
alongside her hulk. She has taken in all her heavy
stores, and has only the ship's company's traps to get
on board. She is very buoyant (like the Arrogant),
and we think she will have to take on board about
100 tons of iron ballast to bring her down to her pro
per draught in the water.
The Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcon, sailed
from Plymouth, on Friday morning, with the mails
for the coast of Africa.

The Hound, 8, at Devonport, will be commissioned
in a few days for conveying the mails of the Ist De-
cember to the coast.

The Lily, 12, and Fantome, 12, brigs, have been
taken alongside Portsmouth Dockyard, to be brought
forward for commission.

The Spiteful, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Car-
michael, left Devonport on Saturday morning, for
the Mediterranean.

The Myrtle, steamer, on Saturday evening, took
out to Spithead, 10,0001. in silver coinage, and put
it on board the Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, for
the use of the commissariat at Hong-Kong. She
was to have sailed last evening for Singapore.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY, FIVE P.M.—Wind light and
variable from the northward, with thick foggy
weather.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Her Majesty's steam-frigate
Firebrand, Captain Knox, which came in yesterday
morning from Portsmouth, sailed in the evening for
the Mediterranean.

The frigate hulks Tyne and Andromache, which
have for the last seven months been moored in the
merchant anchorage in the Sound for the accommo
dation of cholera and other patients from emigrant
ships, were this morning sent up Hamoaze, to resume
their old quarters.
Ten hired shipwrights are ordered to be entered on
the establishment of the dockyard.
The bark King William, Captain Avery, which
came in front London on the 30th ult., sailed this
morning for Port Natal. She has on board 120 emi-
grants, selected by Mr. J. C. Byrne, of London ; and
50 from Plymouth, by Mr. J. B. %Vilcocks. These
emigrants who go out under the auspices of the Natal
Colonization Association, are all possessed of means,
having among them more than 25,0001. in money,
besides goods. The King William, which registers
463 tons, has for the colony an entire cargo of Bri-
tish manufactured goods, consisting of six iron houses '
with glazed windows complete, wooden houses, and
agricultural implements, such as drays, carts, wag-
gons, ploughs, &c.
Wind, easterly ; fresh breeze.
THE PACIFIC.

The Asia, 84, Captain R. Fanshawe Stopford, left
Callao August 12, and returned to Valparaiso with
Rear-Admiral P. Hornby, C. 8., Commander• in-Chief,
and remained there all well, August 29.
By a letter received in town from the Constance,
50, Captain Courteney, we hear that, as we stated on
Saturday, she sailed from Valparaiso August 29,
having on board a freight in value to two millions of
dollars, consigned on its arrival to Messrs. E. and E.
Emanuel, of Portsmouth and Portsea, goldsmiths and
freight agents. The Constance may be expected in
about a fortnight at Spithead.
The Inconstant, 36, Captain J. Shepherd, arrived
at Valparaiso, August 20, from San Francisco. She
had not lost a single man from desertion, whilst the
American men of war on the station were almost all
deserted.

The Daphne, 20, Captain Fanshawe, had gone to
Pitcairn's Island.

The Champion, 14, Commander Hayes, arrived at
Mazatlan, from Callao, August 16, and remained
there, September 1.
The Pandora, 6, surveying-vessel, Lieutenant Corn.
mandt,r Wood, left Valparaiso, calling at the Falkland
Islands and Rio on her way, August 9. She has a
large freight of gold dust, consigned to Mr. Robert-
son, of Shaw and Maxwell's, Strand.
The Cockatrice tender, Master Commander Rundle,
left Valparaiso, August 28, for Talcuhuano.

The Gorgon, steam sloop, Commander Paynter,
arrived at Callao, from Valparaiso, August 24, and
left on the 29th for Central America.

Tna THIRD DRAGOON GUARDS.—NOTTINGHAM,
Nov. 4.—Mtsj or-General Thorne (general of this district)
arrivedi n Nottingham on Friday last, and in company
with Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, the commander of the
regiment. waited upon the chief magistrate (Thomas
Carver, Esq.) to inquire into the circumstances of the
late assault committed by cne of the privates upon the
police. It will be remembered that on the 27th ult.,
policeman Gascoigno was on duty in Pelham•street, and
that private Broker, after threatening the policeman for
his interference in the late disturbance, committed a
violent assault upon that individual. The language of
the soldier appearing to intimate that other men in the
regiment would, whenever an opportunity presented
itself, " serve out" the police for the part they took in
the matter, an inquiry was considered necessary. The
interview of the two gallant officers with his worship
was of a private character, but we have been informed
that the inquiries were highly satisfactory to the major-
general, and that the regiment looked, upon Broker's
conduct as highly censureable. Private Moffatt, who
escaped from the guard-room a week ago, has not been
retaken. He was seen three days aga at Loughborough
(fourteen miles from Nottingham), where a troop of his
regiment is quartered. He has, however, not been heard
of since, and the probability is that he will finally escape.
A district court-martial is to be held on the remainder
of the insubordinates this week. Great sympathy is
openly expressed by the regiment for the men under
confinement for the late mutiny, and the general opinion
is, from the letter of the Commander•in-Chief, and other
circumstances, that the punishment awarded to them
will not be severe.

STRIKE AMONG THE WILTSHIRE LABOURERS.—
On Monday morning the peaceful villages of South
Newton, Stoford, and Wishford, presented an unsual
feature, owing to the farmers having reduced the
wages of the agricultural labourers, upon the
ground of the low prices of produce. The labourers
resolved to go ea masse to the fountain bead, from
the farmers of Mr. Hart, of Wishford, Mr. Newman,
of South Newton, &c., there to reason the matter with a
gentleman who has acknowledged that " the very rich
are every day becoming richer, and the poor every
day poorer." About seven AM. upwards of sixty
labourers set off on their road to Wilton-house. Their
behaviour was remarkably good. They first halted in
South-street, Wilton, where the steward of the Right
Honourable Gentleman resides, and thence they
proceeded to the Abbey, where they had, as requested,
an audience with Mr. Sidney Herbert, M.P. They
told the Right Honourable Gentleman that their
wages were reduced to 6+. and 7s. per week, and that
it was impossible they could lire on it, and that they
were now worse off than when bread was dearer.
The Right Honourable Gentleman having listened to
their simple, unvarnished tale, begged them to return to
their work. He said his steward (Mr. Robson) was not
at home ; when he returned some endeavour should be
made that they might have the same wages as before,
and if either of them should lose employment by the
peaceful course which they had adopted, he would give
such persons employment in the park. The men kindly
thanked Mr. Herbert, and returned home in the same
order