The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-10 00:00:00

CHELTENHAM.

The fact is no longer disguised that our present Mem-
ber, Mr. Grenville Berkeley, is to make way for his
cousin, the Hon. Craven Berkeley, at the ensuing elec-
tion. There is nothing remarkable in this. That his
return will be opposed is a matter of certainty.—Chel-
tenhant Journal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE MUTINY IN THE MERSEY.
The mutiny on board the American New York
packet-ship Queen of the Weat, originated, it seems, in
the sailors having, in a threatening manner, attempted
to dictate to the captain the number of seamen that in
their opinion the crew should consist of for a heavy ship
of 1,200 tons. It would appear that in the summer
voyages the usual complement is not quite two men to
every 100 tons-viz., twenty-two men; and in winter
two men and a half to every 100 tons, or twenty-eight

seamen.
Underwriters will do well to look into these matters
now that the navigation-laws are repealed and the work
likely to be performed in course of time entirely by
foreignere.
In the amended Passenger Bill lately introduced by
Mr. F. Peel, it will evidestly be necessary to introduce
a clause obliging all emigrant ships, at any rate, to carry
a specified number for every fifty tons. At present the
2411 section only provides that " every passenger ship
shall,be manned with an efficient crew for her intended
voyage, to the satisfaction of the officer from whom a
clearance of such ships may be demanded."
A ship like the Queen of the West, or any passenger
ship, should as least be compelled to carry three men
and a boy to every 100 tons on an American voyage;
and four men and a boy to every 100 tons when bound
beyond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.
It is to be hoped that the new Colonial Minister will
at once supply the omissions in the Bill, without fear of
the opposition of the Hon. Member for South Lanca-
shire, and the American agents at Liverpool, whose in-
terests and feelings are in their pockets—all anti-British.
—Herald.

Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs did not inspect the Ar-
rogant,46, screw steam-frigate on Monday. The ship
was, however, prepared, and the life lines on the yards
ready for his reception. The Admiral will inspect her
in harbour. The shell-lighter and powder-boy went
alongside on Monday afternoon, and took out her powder
and live shells. She weighed on Tuesday at two o'clock,
and steamed into harbour. We trust that the crew of
this ship will not be paid off. The defects of the Arro-
gant will take some time to put to rights; but, in the
interim of repair, the crew might be turned over to
another vessel. At this season of the year, when the
Baltic, the Quebec, and Newfoundland trade is open, it
is hardly probable that many of her crew will re-enter
her Majesty's service.

on board
Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, is taking
her sea-service stores. She will come out of dock at
Portsmouth on Thursday, when she will receive her old
bowsprit (which has been proved good), with new lower
yards that had been prepared for the Pembroke, 72.
Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-ship Captain Hen-
derson, C. 8., was taken out of the old basin et Ports-
mouth (having had all her defects rectified) and up to
her mooring in the harbour, where she will com-
plete ber rigging and fit for summer service. She is
still some twenty or thirty A.B.'s short of her comple-
ment.

-Dauntless, 33, screw steam-frigate, Captain E. P.
Halsted, arrived in Plymouth Sound about seven r.u.
on Sunday night, and saluted the flag of Admiral Om-
maney the following morning, which was returned by
the Impregnable. She has some defects, which will be
made good, when she will be paid wages, take on board
stores, &c, and rejoin Commodore Martin.
Fairy, Royal yacht screw-tender, Master-Commander
Welsh, with Captain Crispin on board, awl Elfin, dis-
patch steamer, went down to Osborn() yesterday morn-
ing and returned this afternoon.
Simoom, screw troop-frigate, Captain Kingcome, is
alongside the hulk Victorious, at Portsmouth, preparing
for her trial cruize. We hear her engines are somewhat
too slight for this large vessel.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDA.Y.—The yard-riggers are rig-
ging the Sr. Vincent, 101; and a few of the Blenheim's
men are rigging the Vissli, steam-sloop.
Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, 0.13., has drawn her
sea-service bdats at Portsmouth, and is preparing to get
' a.sunt; she gets seamen but slowly, and is still between
200 and 300 short.

Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain. Jones, was taken
out of dock at Portsmouth on Monday evening, and
brought alongside the pitch-house jetty to receive her
sea-stores, coals, &c.
THE COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUT. HALL, R.N.—The
court-martial on Ist Lieut. Henry Watson Hall of the
Royal Marine Artillery, assembled at Forton Barracks
this morning at ten o'clock, when four witnesses—viz.,
Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. J. C. Harrison, Colour-sergeant
W. Pink, and Lance-corporal T. Whitehead, were exa-
mined. At four o'clock the court adjourned till Wednes-
day (this) morning, when it will assemble at 11 o'clock.
PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The frigate Dublin was yes-
terday towed by the Pike steam-vessel from her moor-
ings to the sheer hulk to have her masts taken out.
GOVERNMENT STEAMERS 0. MERCHANT STEAMERS.—
Her Majesty's steam-ship Dauntless left Cork at 1 P.M.
on Thursday, and arrived at Plymouth at half-past 8
P.M. on Sunday, making the passage in about 80 hours.
The Cork Steam-ship Company's steam-vessel Adler,
Captain Tooker, left Cork one hour after the Dauntless,
passed her outside, and arrived at Plymouth at 5 P.M.
on Friday, making the passage in 27 hours. The Adler
in four hours lauded about 20 tons of butter, a quantity
of eggs, whisky, porter, &c., shipped 70 packages of
cargo, a lot of empties, and 50 tons of coal, and, start-
ing a'little after 8 o'clock, reached London on Sunday
morning, long before the Dauntless arrived at Plymouth.
The Adler is a paddle-steamer, the DatUltle.SS a screw,
but screw boats belonging to the Irish compauy would
undoubtedly have made the passage in less time than
the Government ship. A very strong contrary wind
from the eastward has prevailed for several days. The
Mercury screw steen:evessel, Captain Charlesworth, be-
longing to the Waterford Screw Company, left Dublin
on Saturday at 11.30 M., and arrived at Plymou hem
at
8 P.M. yesterday (Monday)—making the passage
Dublin in 56i hours.
TWELVE O'CLOCK, A.M.—A passenger who passed
through this town yesterday stated that he landed on
Sunday at Falmouth from Sierra Leone, and that the
outward mail packet Bosphorus, Captain Hall, through
severe weather, lost six days prior to her arrival at
Sierra Leone.
A largo steamers painted black, and having two fun-
nels, supposed to be one of the Peninsular and Oriente'
Steam-packet Company's mail boats, was off this por'
this morning at ten o'cleck, under steam only, going ui
Chancel, against a head wind.
SHEERNESS, MARCH 9.—liar Majesty's sic 11M-VUISS,
Bullock, employed on the survey ,
Fearless, Captain, e
tho Thames and Medway, has return, d from Weeteacb,
the defects in her creeks and firebars having been made
geed.
Her lifajesty's steamer Myrtle, having been thr
repair, got up her steam yesterday fur the purpose of
trying her machinery.
Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Horatio, Captain
the Hon. T. S. Carnegie, has had her sides scraped, and
is being painted. She wants several blue jecketa to
complete her complement,
Captain C. Eden, late private secretary to Sir F. T.
Baring, arrived here on Satu d
Admiral the Hon. Josceline. aY On a visit to Vies-
Monday. EereY, and left for town on
THE PASSING OF M
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for the past two years
abroad, preeia. relative to mates who have passr-d
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~ be at liberty to select
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second examination-day after bring
paid off, have undergone revision." In ""equence of