The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-07 00:00:00

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the chairman should leave the chair. He thought
that would be the easiest way of at once opposing the
Bill, against which he had received a largo number of
complaints from English distillers.
The Committee divided, when there appeared—
Ayes 123
Noes ... ... 140

Majority against the Government —l7
The announcement of the numbers WAS received with
loud cheering.
The Bill then went through Committee and was
ordered to be reported after the holidays.
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said he
would take the sense of the Housa on every future stsge
of the Bill.—(Hear, hear.)
The remaining orders of the day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Two o'clock,
to Thursday next.

Mr. J. 13. Smith paired in favour of Lord Naas with
Mr. C. Villiers against.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING.—By the Prince of
Wales Indiaman, Captain Hopkins, wh'ch passed the
Wight in the night, and sent in passengers to this port
this morning, we have news from Table-bay, Cape of
Good Hope, to the Bth of April, one day later than the
advices published yesterday.

The steamer with the troops fcom England had nol
arrived out or been spoken w►th.

Her Majesty's ship Sampson had proceeded from St.
Helena with troops from that island, and also the Go-
vernor. Sir Harry Smith had issued an order for a
further levy of 700 burghers, to be raised at a cost of
2,0001.

Her Majesty's steamers Dee and Hermes were still
plying taking troops and levies to the mouth of the Buf-
falo. Lady Smith was about to follow Sir Harry to
Graham's Town. The Katirs were gaining strength.

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COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.
Tier Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, with the Prince of \Vales and Prince Alfred,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duke Ernest of
Wurtemberg, left the Castle at eleven o'clock this morn-
ing for Eton College. In attendance on the Queen and
Royal circle were the Marquis of Bread albane, the Mar-
quis of Abercorn, Baroness de Wangenheim, Lord Duf-
fermi), Sir Frederick Stovin, General Weruyss, Colonel
Bouverie, Mr. Birch, and M. B. de Treskow.
_ _

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal party,
remained at Eton College till one o'clock, and then re-
turned to the Castle.

The Earl and Countess of Besborough, Viscount and
Viscountess Cranley, and the lion, and Rev. Henry and
Lady Anna Maria Cust, and the two Misses Cast, had
the honour of
,joining the Qacen's evening party at
Windsor Castle yesterday (Thursday).
The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Norfolk, the
Duke of Rutland, and the numerous circle of visitors,
took their d-parture from the Castle this forenoon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses
Alice, Helena, and Louisa, end Prince Arthur, accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Saxo Coburg Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtem-
berg, and attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lady
Caroline Barrington, Hon. Matilda Paget, Hon. Mary
Seymour, Lord Dufferin, Sir Frederick Stovin, General
Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, and Mr. Birch, Baroness
de Wangenheica and M. de Treskow being in attendance
on the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, lett
the Castle at two minutes before five o'clock this after-
noon, and proceeded with the Royal suite, in seven car-
riages, to the Great Western Railway station, where a
guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards was on duty.
Party to town.
A special train conveyed the Royal

The Queen and Prince Alkeert, accompanied by the
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, Duke Ernest
of Wurtemberg, and the Royal Family, and attended
by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at
Buckingham Palace at four minutes before six o'clock
yesterday afternoon, escorted by a detachment of
Lancers, from the Paddington terminus of the Great
Western Railway, the Royal party occupying seven of
the Queen's carriav,es. Her Majesty and Prince Albert,
and their illustrious visitors, were received on their
alighting at the Palace by the Master of the Horse, the
Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the
Stole to the Prince; the Vice-Chamberlain, the Master
of the Household, and Colonel Wylde, Groom in Wait-
ing to the Prince.
Iler Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of
Wurtemberg, honoured the performance of the French
Ploys with their presence last evening. In attendance
on the Queen and Prince and Royal visitors were the
Countess of Chorleinont, and the Maid of Honour in
Waiting, and also Lord Dufferin, General Wemyss,
Col.
Bouverie, Baroness de Wangenheins, and M. B. de
Treskow.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leinengen arrived
in town yesterday from the residence of her Royal High-
ne,,s the Duchess of Kent, Frogmore, near Windsor.
His Serene Highness visited Her Majesty's Theatre last
evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, at which Lord John
Rassoll, the Marquis of Lansdowne. Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchore, and
other Ministers, attended.
The Council sat about two hours.
A deputation from the Royal flax Improvement So-
ciety of Ireland had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Mr.
Tennant, M.P., Mr. Marshall, M.P., Lord A. E. Hill,
M.P. , Colonel Rawdofl, M.P., Mr. 'Crawford, M.P.,
Hon. T. Posey Dawson,
M.P., Sir A• B. Brooke, Bart.,
we., Mr. Conolly, M.P., Mr.
M.P., Viscount Bernard,
O'Flaherty, M.P.,Mr. M'Cullegh, M. J.
O'Connell, M.P., tr. Corbally, M.P., Alr- Greene, M.P.,
Colonel Dunne, M.P., Dr. Power. M.P., Mr. Herbert,
M.P., Mr. G. A. Hamilton, ALP., Viscount Jocelyn,
M.P., Mr. Sadlier, M.P., Mr. Scully, M
M.P:, Mr. Tenison, M.P., Mr. MonselaP Ur. O'Brien,
~ Mr. Grace,
M.P., Mr. J. S. Crawford, Mr. Hancock, Dr. m
and Mr. Macadam.
Mr. Whyte Melville had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey, at the Home-office.
The Rector of Liverpool, Chairman of the Select
Vestry, accompanied by Mr. Cardwell,' M.P., had an in-
terview with the Right Hon. 11. Laboanis
----ere yesterday,
at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Grenville Berkeley, M.P., an, r. G. E. Wil-
liams, a deputation from Cheltenham, Aa.ad an interview
with the General Board of Health yesterday, at their
office, Whitehall.
Dispatches wore received yesterday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Van Diemsn's Land. Dis-
patches were sent off yesterday, fromthe Colonial-
office, to the Governors of the Canadis:,fadtho Governors
of the other North Am 'rican Colrwest,

THE NEW ACT TO REGULATg, THE SALE Or
AnsEnc.—Yesterday the new Act to regulate the sale of
arsenic, which received the royal assent on Thursday, was
Printed. There are six clauses and a schedule in the new
law. The preamble declares that the unrestricted sale of
arsenic facilitates the commission of crime; and the statute
enacts that on the sale of arsenic the particulars of sale are
to be entered in a book by the seller in the form set out in
the schedule, containing the date of sale, the name and sur-
name of the purchaser, his place of abode and occupation, the
quantity sold, and the purpose for which it was required.
The name of a witness and the seller's name when a witness
is to be present. No arsenic is to be sold to any person un-
known unless in the presence of a witness, and arsenic is not
to be sold except to a person of full age. It must be co-
loured, or if it would be unfit to the perscai, then not more
than 10lb. are to be sold. For offending against the Act a
penalty of not more than 20/. by justices is to be imposed.
The Act is not to prevent the sale of arsenic in medicine
under a medical prescription. The term arsenic is to include
all arsenious compounds. It should be known that the Act
came into force on Thursday hut, when it received the royal
&Mut.

Rear-Admiral the Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P.,
and Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., have left the Ad-
miralty far the Whitsuntide holidays.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., returnid
to Portsmouth from leave of absence on Thursday, and
rehoisted his flag on board the Britannia, 120.
Commander George Parker has been appointed to the
Queen, 116, flag-ship in the Mediterranean, vice Codd,
promoted.
Commander Philip Somerville has been appointed to
the Banff coast-guard district, vice Maude, whose ap-
pointment has been cancelled.
Commander Thomas D. Stewart, and Lieuts. W. G.
Heath and M'Donald, have been appointed to study steam
at the Woolwich fa.aora
It is with great regret we announce the death of a
worthy and highly intelligent and respected officer,
Lieutenant John Kiddie (1814), which took place at
the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, on the 29th ult.,
leaving a wife and ten children to lament his loss. Lieut.
Riddle has served about 28 years on full pay; for the
last twelve months as agent of one of the West
India mail packets; and to the effects of a fever
caught some months since when in this service
in the West Indies, his death is attributable. He en-
tered the navy Dec. 24, 1806, as first-class volunteer on
board the Mars, 74, Captains William Lukin, James
Katon, John Surrnaa Carden, and Henry Raper; in
which ship, after attending Admiral Gambier's expedi-
tion to Copenhagen, he continued to serve as midship-
man, on the Channel and Lisbon stations, until Fe-
bruary, 1813. He then joined the Bellerophon, 74,
bearing the flag of Sir Richard Keats, at Newfound-
land, where, shortly after his promotion to the rank of
lieutenant, which took place July 29, 1814, he removed
to the Challenger, 16, Captains Fred. E. Vernon and
Henry Forbes. His appointments since the paying off
of the latter vessel in September, 1815, have been—Oct.
15, 1830, to the Talavera, coast blockade-ship, Captains
Hugh Pigot and David Colby—April 16, 1831, to the
coast-guard—Juno 11, 1833, to command the Fox
revenue-vessel—June 22, 1836, to the coast-guard—
Jan. 29, 1844, to command the Harpy, another revenue-
cruiser—and April 22, 1847, again to the coast-guard
until August 4, 1847. The eldest son of the deceased is
now serving as second master in the Gladiator steam-
frigate, on the coast of Africa, and, in addition to having
obtained first-class certificates from the Trinity House,
and various recommendations for his professional skill,
he has on several occasions distinguished himself, espe-
cially so at Marseilles, when, acting master of one of the
mail packets, he obtained the thanks of the French au-
thorities for extinguishing a fire.
ARRIVAL OF THE HERALD.--This ship, commanded
by Captain Kellett, C. 8., has at length reached England,
having touched at Portsmouth yesterday, on her way to
Chathazn to be paid off. She has been absent from
England for more than six years and her ship's company
has seen as many races of men, have visited as many
previously unknown places, and felt the influence of as
many different climates, as any crew of a single ship
since the first days of navigation. After surveying in
the Pacific for many years she was sent to &hring's
Straits, to communicate with the Plover, in search of Sir
John Franklin, and her route thence has been to Hong-
Kong, Singapore, the Cape, and St. Helena. The First
and Second Lieutenants, Maguire and Trollope; the
surgeon, Mr. Goodridge ; the Assistant-surgeon, Mr.
Billings, and her clerk, Mr. Whiffin, have been in her
during the whole term of her commission, since Feb-
ruary, 1845. Her paymaster, Mr. Woodward, it will be
remembered, died on the passage home.
Birkenhead troop-steamer, Master-Commander Sal-
mond, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning, and
went into harbour to coal and hold herself in readiness
for further service.

Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, has moved
out to Spithead, to wait orders.
Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain Warden,
arrived at Spithead from Lisbon (having sailed home),
yesterday morning. She has bad a long passage of 20
days, and was ordered into harbour to be taken into the
new dock at the north corner of the yard on Monday
next.

PORTSMOUTH., FRIDAY.—The Prince of Wales, India-
man, Captain Hopkins, passed the bight this morning,
and communicated by pilot-boat. She brought one
day's later news from the Cape, and the following pas-
sengers:7.

From Calcutta for London—Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Ete-
son, Mrs. Carleton, Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Hicks and two children, Mrs. Spense and two children,
Mrs. Macmullen and four children, Mrs. Doyne and
ens child, Mrs. Campbell cud three children, Mrs.
Tweedie and four children, Mrs. Cameron and three
children, Mrs. Weston and two children, Miss Finch,
Miss Graham, Miss Eteson, Miss Brown, Miss. M.
Brown, Miss Pater, Colonel Graham, 11th Regiment
Native Infantry; Major Hicks, 67th Regiment of Native
Infantry; Captain St. George, 17th Regiment of Native
Infantry; Lieutenant Cookworthy, Artillery; Jeffery
Finch, Mr. J. T. I). Cameron. Children—(2) Misses
Savi, (2) Misses Kenny, (2) Masters Durand, Miss
Bishop, Master Bishop, Master Court, Master Finch,
and fourteen servants.
From the Cape tor London—Mrs. Austin and three
children, Miss Khunard, Mr. Austin, Mr. Blake, R.N.,
Mr. Nicholson, and ono servant.

Left at the Capo of Good Hope from Calcutta—Mrs.
Davidson and one child, Captain N. W. Davidson, 13th
Regiment of Native Infantry; Mr. T. Tweedie, deputy-
magistrate; and two servants.

The ship Prince of Wales left Calcutta on the 13th of
February; the Sandheads, on the 16th of February; ar-
rived at Table Bay on the 3d of April; and Left Table
Bay on the Bth of April.
March I.—Signalled the British bark Nemesis, from
Calcutta, in lat. 0 deg. 16 min. N., long. 86 deg. 50 min.
E. March 26.—Signalled the British bark Sappho,
from Manilla, for Grand Csyman, in lat. 32 deg. 30 min.
S., long. 30 deg. 7 min. E., and parted company off
L'Agulhas on the 2(1 of April. April B.—Lett at Ta-
ble Bay the British ships Earl Balcarres, from Bombay;
the Vernon, from Madras; and the Soubandar, from
London; and signalled the British barqueAlt xander John
Kerr, standing in towards Table Bay. April 28.—Spoke
the Dutch ship Jacobs Helena, from Batavia tor Rotter-
dam, in lat. 0 deg. 44 min. N., long. 20 deg. 41 min. %V.
May 15.—Signalled the English ship Agincourt, from
Calcutta for London, in lat. 33 deg. 0 min. N., long. 35
deg. 21 min. W. May 18.—Spoke the English brig
Amaranth, from Newcastle for Newhaven, United State,,
in lat. 40 deg. 37 min. N., long. 32 deg. 34 min. W.
May 27.—Signalled the English ship Caruatic, in lat.
46 deg. 0 min. N., long. 16 deg. 29 min. W.
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Yesterday Commander H.
T. Van Maideghem, of his Netherland Majesty's steam-
frigate Merapi, with Commander A. Baron Coilot d'Es•
cure, accompanied by Mr. John Luscombe, the Nether-
lands Consul at Plymouth, visited Port-Admiral Sir J.
Ommanney, General Sir 11. Murray, and other official
personages connected with her Majesty's Government
at this port.
The Merapi was built at Rotterdam in 1842, and has
made a previous voyage to Batavia, on returning from
which, about two years since, she incurred considerable
damage in a storm, and was in consequence thoroughly
repaired and then laid up in ordinary. On the 14th of
March last she was commissioned by Lieut. Makleghern,
and is bound to Batavia, where she will be under
the orders of Admiral Huys. Including ten Marines
she carries a complement of 125 hands. It is not the
practice to measure fur tonnage in the Netherlands navy,
but the burden of the Merapi may bo estimated at 1,000
tons; she is 52 Dutch yards in length, 12 in breadth,
and 10 deep, and draws about 4.9 Dutch yards, which
arc 3 feet 21 inches English. Her armament, besides a
few brass swivels fixed on the bulwarks, consists of eight
guns, viz , four 30 pound carronade•, and two long 30-
pounders on the broadsides, abaft the mainmast, and
too traversing SO-pounders on the bow and stern,
where the bulwatic3 shift for practice. Sha is round-
sterned and barque-rigged, and her steering-wheel is
fitted before the miaan mast, so as to leave her
quarter-deck frce for heavy metal. The engines of
the Merapi arc of the ordinary description, of 220-
horse power, having cylindeers inclined to 30 degrees,
supplied with spring pistols and nozzles; they were con-
structed by the Dutch Steamboat Company, at their
foundry, Fyenoord, near Amsterdam; the paddy-wheels
are 22 feet diameter, 7 feet 6 inches wide, and the pad-
dles 18 inches broad. The trigate is provided with a
launch, carrying a 30-pound carronade, a gig, captain's
boat, officers' boat, and yawl. Her rate of speed under
steam, against light contrary winds, is estimated at 9
knots; in a calm, 91; under canvas, before the wind, 10
to 12 knots. The cleanly condition of the ship and
orderly manner of the crew aro highly creditable to the
discipline observed by the commander and officers of the
Merapi.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 6.—The Birkenhead steam troop-
ship, Master Robert Salmond, passed through the Downs
at nine o'clock A.m. yesterday, on her way to Ports-
mouth, where she will wait orders.
The Meg,zera, 10, iron screw steam-frigate, will leave
Sheerness to-morrow for Cork, to embark troops at the
latter port for the Cape of Good Hope.
The Desperate, 8, screw steam-sloop, of 400-horse.
power, having been made ready for sea at Sheerness,will
leave in the early part of next week for Devonport, where
she will remaia as an advanced war staamer, or for com-
mission.

ROYAL MARINES.
First-Lieutenant Richard King Clavell, of the Wool-
wich division, has been appointed to be Captain at Ply-
mouth, vice Snowe, deceased. Captain Snowe was
serving on board the Arethusa, 50, at Lisbon, at the
time of his decease. Captain eleven's commission is
dated the 29th of May, 1851, and he left Woolwich for
Plymouth on June 2.
Second-Lieutenant Richard Pentland Henry, serving
on board the Leander,so,at Lisbon, to be first-lieutenant,
vice Clavell, promoted.
Lieutenant E. B. Snow, of the Woolwich division, has
three months' leave of absence, from May 30.
One sergeant, one corporal, and twelve privates, who
left Woolwich to join the I'rospero steamer, at Holy-
heal, have returned to the head-quarters of their divi-
s

on ut Woolwich.
Captain Berney Varlo was appointed, on the sth of
June, to the Arethusa, 50, at Lisbon, in the room of
Captain Snovre, deceased, and will embark in the packet
which leaves Southampton to-morrow for Lisbon.
First Lieutenant Frederick Augustus Percy Wood
embarks at Deptford in the Sir Charles Forbes freight-
ship for a passage to Asceniion.
The band of the IVoolvrich division of Royal Ma-
rines have received instructions to attend in the Victoria
Park, Stratford, on the afternoons of TaeLduy and Fri-
day, until further orders. They will play from three to
five r.m. on those days.

--;The officers of the Woolwich division have leave of
one week to visit the Exhibition. Two-thirds will be
permitted to be away at one time, and no leave will be
granted after June 29, 1851.

Viscount Melville, we hear, is seriously indisposed.
The captain-superintendent of Dept ford dockyard has ob-
tained leave of alNence to y4it his brother