The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27.—The Dutch frigate Prins
Van Orange, and the corvette Sumatra, sailed from Spit-
head yesterday; the f ,rmer for the Mediterranean and
the latter for the West Indies.

Major-General D'Aguilar, attended by his aide-de-
camp, Captain D'Aguilar, proceeded in the Sprightly
steam-tender, Master-Commander Allen, to Osborne, to
pay his respects to her Majesty and Prince Albert.
DEVONPORT, Nov. 25.—Crane, 6, Commander M•Don-
nell, sailed to day fer the coast of Africa.
Rosamond steamer drew her charts this day, and will
go out of harbour to-morrow; she will be swung and
her compasses adjusted by Mr. Thompson, harbour
master. She will bo paid advance on Thursday, after
which she will sail for the North America and West
India station, &Hug at Lisbon with the supernume-
raries brought down on Sunday by the Sprightly.
CHATHAM, Nov. 26.—The Despatch, 12, sloop, built
at this port from a design by Sir William Symonds, late
Surveyor of the Navy, whs launched at half-past 1
o'clock, P.X. Tho Despatch is 434 tons burden, and
constructed on the same lines as the Arab, the Elk, and
the Heron, 12-gun sloops, all at Chatham at present, nod
the Grecian, 12, sloop, serving at the Cape of Good Hope,
under the command of Commander the Hon. George
Disney Keane.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 26.—The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel
steam-sloop, of 280 horse-powtr, Commander Edward
Tatham, arrived hero this afternoon, on her return from
the south-east coast of Ana:lea station, to be paid off at
this port.

The Tartarus steam-ves:el, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard H. Rish, returned from the coast of Scotland
ycsterdaj to Woolwich to have acme defects made good.

PROMOTION.
John Tome, to be acting boatswain.
APPOINTMENT.

second Master R. P. J. Simpson (1647) to the Tar-
tarus stean..veasel, et Woolwich.

PLUNDER OF WORKMEN'S FUNDS.

Last night a meeting of artisans, connected with the
building trade, met to receive an account of the position
of the men lately working for Mr. Myers, but now on
strike. Mr. Noble, secretary to the strike committee,
read a report, from which it appeared that the men had
been paid at the end of the first week of the strike the
sum of 1181. 0,1. 6d., at the rate of sd. a day; second
week, 1671. 16s. 9d., at the rate of Is. per day; third
week, 1951.45. 9d., at the rate of ls. 4d. per day; and
fifth week, 734, at the rate of sd. per day. The return
to this low rate had been owing to a robbery of their
funds, committed under the following circumstances:—
On the night of Sunday last the treasurer held a balance
of 179/. 10s. Gd.; but on the following morning. the
committee having met to pay tee men, were
surprised at the absence of their treasurer, from
whom, however, they soon received ai til2atessral re-
El'
once
questing that two committeemen .
be sent to his lodgings,
complied with,
ham-court-road. This request
abowve-named, the and upon arriving at the pine
the treasurer that the
com-
mitteemen were informed by
committed to his charge
Totten.
he money could be
had been stolen.
No
trZers offs general meeting of
found, and eventually, y o
b consider the subject, the treasurer,
greater portion of the in
the men, convened
strike,to
who slept with him, were given
and a man also on
hoice. The treasurer stated that
into the hands of te
homep on the night of the robbery,
be had not slept at
safe in his box, which he
had left the money
that he
up on his return on Monday morning,
had found locked .
opening it he
found that about 1341.
belonging
but upon
to the committee had been stolen,
4 besides 301. and seven
• s belonging to himself. The charge was heard
gold ring
at the Bow-street Police•office and dismissed; partly
for want of proof, and partly because, in the opinion of
the sitting magistrate, the money had been collected for
an illegal purpose, and so left no remedy at law. Some
dissatisfaction was expressed at the conduct of the com-
mittee, in entrusting bU much money in the hands of a
single individual; but a vote of confidence in the com-
mittee was unauhnously carried, and the proceedings
ended in the adoption of a resolution pledging the meet-
ing to increased exertions to supply the deficiency oc-
casioned by the robbery. eneelynofFranacsis7stlieet,

THE POTATO CROP 1N THE LOTHIANS.—We are
happy to learn that in East Lothian the potato is keeping
much better in the pit than was anticipated some time ago.
In most cases it is supposed that two-tairds of the crop will
be available for human consumption. In low-lying lands,
where the crop was large, probably about a half will be pre-
served. Thete is, on the whole, every reason for confidence
that the markets will be well supplied, ;at moderate prices.
Even that portion of the crop which is thrown aside as unfit
for the table proves of considerable value for feeding cattle—
being worth for that purpose probably about half as much as
for food to man.—Edinburgh Courant.