The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

NAVAL IXTELLIGENCE.

Lieutenant Edmund John Piper (1812), who died
at Blackway, Hereford, 0ct.14, in ,the 60th year of
his age, only served eight years afloat. He entered
the navy April, 5, /806, as:!first-class volunteer on
board the Belleisle, 74, Captain Williamliargood, and
on Sept. 14 folloWing was present at, the destruction,
off Cape Henry, of the French 74-gun ship L'lmpe-
tueux. After visiting the :Vilest Indies, he accom-
panied Captain Hargood a.Cmidshipman, in July,
1807, into the Northumberland,74, commanded subse-
quently by Captain the Mon, Henry Hotham, under
whom, while cruising off L'6srient, we find him as-
sisting, in company with tilo Growler,.gun-brig, at
the gallant destruction, May 2, 1812, of the French
40-gun frigates L'Arienne end L'Andromaque, and
in 16 -gun brig Maeloucl:, ,hose united fire, con-
jointJy,with that of a heavyaattery, killed five and
wounded twenty-eight ofr the Northumberland's
people.:',. He had previously,ln 1009, lost a leg in an
attaelc upon a large convoys in the Adriatic. Pro-
ceeding in the summer of 1812 to the Cape of Good
Hope, as a- supernutheraryilin the Minden, 74, Capt.
tain Alexander Skene, he was there made lieutenant,
N0v..21 in the same year, k the Harpy, sloop, Capt.
Henderson Bain. He was invalided home in May,
1813, and never afterwards served. In consideration
of his wound he received a pecuniary grant from
the patriotic Fund, and was awarded, May 28, 1816,
a pension of 911. ss. per annum.
Commodore Martin's squadron at Lisbon, on the
16th were his flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90, Captain
Harris ; Hogue, GO, screw ship, Capt. 1111Dougall;
Leander, 50, Capt. Dacres ; Arethusa, 50, Capt. Sy-
monds.. The Dauntless, 33, screw frigate, Captain
Halsted, had not arrived.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 220--The Hecate steam-sloop,
Commander Hand, arrived..at Spithead last night from
Lisbon, and came into harbour this morning.
The Bulldog steam-slopp has been taken out of
harbour to-day by Captain;
Henderson to try her en-
gines. She returned again at three P.m.
The Raleigh, 50, had been undocked to-day ; and
the Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, Master-Com-
mander Salmond, has been taken in to refit.
John Roome, an old Grienwich veteran, was sent
down to this port on Monday by the Admiralty to
hoist the ensign yesterday morning on board the
Victory.

The Frolic, 14, Commander Vansittart, will be paid
off to-morrow at this port.
The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord G. Paulet, and
the Hercules, 72, receiving
ship, were paid advance
to• day at Spithead, and will sail to-morrow for the
Mediterranean..
About 140 convicts arrived in this dockyard yes-
terday, and were placed on hoard the Atalanta, South-
ampton packet-ship,• for passage to Dartmouth ; and
nearly 200 others were ialso sent by her from the
York and Stirling Castle hulks in harbour to the same
destination.
ThaLuciferi steam- vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Ackson, arrived yesterday from Cork with volunteers
for the Bellerophon. , „ „

, - ArrommEns:
WooLwrcrr, OCT. 22.—Second Master--Francis
Taylor (1848), from the Ganges, 84', on the Mediter-
ranean sta►ion, to the• Victory flag ship, at Portsmouth.
MidshiPman—Henry Moore, to the Crane, 6, brig,
at Devouport.

Master's Assistant—J. H. Perry, to the Victory.
Clerk—Andrew Little (1851),
to the St. George,
guard ship of ordinary, Devonport.
Clerk's AssiStant—J. Y. Sargent, to the Impreg•
nable flag ship, at Devonport.
Naval. Cadets—Arthur G. H. Richardson, to the
Ajax steam guard ship at Cork, and F. M. Omanney,
to the Leander, 50, at Lisbon.
Gunner—John Tripp, to the Crane.
Boatswain—g. Davis, to the Crane.
Carpenter—S. Geake, to the Crane.
PROMOTION.

Master Robert Fulton (1814), Master-Commander
of the Hercules,, 10, store and troop ship, since Dec.
8, 1847, is placed on the list of retired commanders.

HOP DUT Y.

An Account of the Duty on Hops of the growth of the year
1851, for the under-mentioned districts, distinguishing the
Old from the Now Duty.
Districts.
Barnstaple .••
Canterbury ...
Cornwall ...
Derby •••
Dorset «•
Gloucester .•
Leicester •••
Middlesex .••
Northampton
Reading •••
Shrewsbury ...
Sheffield
Suffolk
Sussex

Duty,
£25 0 3i
40,846 17 2i
1 19 4i
75 15 11i
5 7 gi
109 18 6
9 10 11
37 10 2i
2 18 1
52 5 9i
2 18 3i
506 1 gi

••• N.

1,043 0 11-
... 47,083 14 6
••• 22 2 44
78 12 10i
...
87 16 10i
.1111

.... ...

Taunton
Wales ?diddle,

Ware ...

£89,941 11 6

Old duty at 1 12-20 d. per lb. 49,261 5
1* 8-20
New duty at 8-20 d. per lb. 36,405 6 4i 12-20
Additional duty of 5 per cent.,
Der Act 3 Vic., c. 17

4,2'52 0 0

£39,041 11 6

The above are the only districts from which the returns
have reached this office, those for the other districts will bs
published as soon as receiVed.
S.S. LINE, A. and C. G.
Inland Revenue Office, Broad-street, Oct. 22, 1852.

TnE BRITISH AlusEum.—Ttle British Museum was
re-opened to the public yesterday, and will continue open
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from ten to four
o'clock. Daring the recess another coneignment of marbles
has been received from the ruins of Nineveh. The gallery of
scultural antiquities being completed, the arrangement and
classification of the objects is rapidly progressing.
AMERICAN FIREARMS IN THE EXHIBITION.—TO
Lords of the Treasury have desired the proper authorities to
give directions for the delivery to Lieutenant Eyer Coatis,
of the 11th Hussars, of four of Colt's revolving pistols from
the Great &xlaitivu bitildips hliirielegrh.