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

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Lieutenant Edmund John Piper (1512), who died
at Black way, Hereford, Oct. 14, in the GOth year of
his age, only served eight years afloat. He entered
the navy April 5, 1806, as first-class volunteer on
board the Belleisle, 74, Captain William Hargood, 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 West Indies, he accom-
panied Captain Hargooci as midshipman, in July,
1807, into the Northumberland,74, commanded subse-
quently by Captain the Hon. Henry Hotham, under
whom, while cruising off L'Orient, we find him as-
sisting, in company with the Growler, gun-brig, at
the gallant destruction, May 22, 1812, of the French
40-gun frigates L'Arienne and L'Andromaque, and
16 -gun brig Mamelouct, whose united fire, con-
jointly with that of a heavy battery, killed five and
wounded twenty-eight of the Northumberland's
people. He had previously, in 1809, boat a leg in an
attack upon a large convoy in the Adriatic. Pro-
ceeding in the summer of 1812 to the Cape of Good
Hope, as a supernumerary, in the Minden, 74, Capt.
tain Alexander Skene, he was there made lieutenant,
Nov. 21 in the same year, in the Harpy, sloop, Capt.
Henderson Bain. He was invalided home in May,
1813, and never afterwards served. In consideration
of his wound he received 5 pecuniary grant from
the patriotic Fund, and was awarded, May 28, 1816,
a pension of 911.55. per annum.
Commodore Martin's squadron at Lisbon, on the
16th were his flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90, Captain
Harris ; Hague, 60, screw ship, Capt. McDougall;
Leander, 50, Capt. Dacres ; Arethusa, 50, Capt. Sy-
monds. The Dauntless, 33, screw frigate, Captain
Halsted, had not arrived.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 22.—The Hecate steam-sloop,
Commander Hand, arrived at Spithead last night from
Lisbon, and came into harbour this morning.
The Bulldog steam-sloop has been taken out of
harbour to-day by Captain Henderscin 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 Rome, an old Greenwich 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
today at Spithead, and will sail to-morrow for the
Mediterranean.

About 140 convicts arrived in this dockyard yes-
terday, and were placed on board the Atalanta, South-
ampton packet-ship, for passage to Dartmouth ; and
nearly 200 others were also sent by her from the
York and Stirling Castle hulks in harbour to the same
destination.

The Lucifer steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Jackson, arrived yesterday from Cork with volunteers
for the Bellerophon.

APPOINTMENTS.
WooLwicll, OCT. 22.—Second Master—Francis
Taylor (1848), from the Ganges, 84, on the Mediter-
ranean station, to the Victory flag ship, at Portsmouth.
Midshipman—Henry Moore, to the Crane, G, brig,
at Devoaport.

Master's Assistant—J. IT. Perry, to the Victory.
Clerk—Andrew Little (1851), to the St. George,
guard ship of ordinary, Devonport.
Clerk's Assistant—J. P. Sargent, to the Impreg-
nable flag ship, at Devonport.
Naval Cadets—Arthur G. 11. Richardson, to the
Ajax steam guard ship at Cork, and P. M. Omanney,
to the Leander, 50, at Lisbon.
Gunner—John Tripp, to the Crane.
Boatswain—R. Davis, to the Crane.
Carpenter—S. Geake, to the Crane.
PROMOTION.

Blaster Robert Fulton (1814), Muter-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 gro-mth of the year
ISSI, for the under-mentioned districts, distinguishing the
Old from the New Duty.
Districts.
Barnstaple
Canterbury ...
Cornwall
Derby
Dorset

Duty.
£25 0 3k
40,846 17 2k
1 19 44
75 15 111
5 7
109 18 6
9 10 11
37 10 2k
2 18 1
52 5 Vk
2 18 34
506 1 84

Gloucester ...
Leicester ..•
Middlesex ... •••
Northampton ••
Reading ...
Shrewsbury ... ".
Sheffield
Suffolk
Sussex

••• ,O.

.. •• •

1,013 0 11
47,083 14 6
22 2 4i
78 12 10i
37 16 101

.. •"

Taunton ...
Wales Middle;

•• •••

£89,941 11 G

Old duty at 1 12-20 d. per lb. 49,254 5 8-20
New duty at 8-2011. per lb. 36,495 6 4i 12-20
Additional duty of 5 per cent.,
per Act 3 Vic., c. 17

4,252 0 0

£89,941 11 6

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

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THE BRITISH MUSEUM.-11,e I),ritou Museum was
re-opened to the public yesterday, and will continue open
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from ten to four
o'clock. During the recess another consigurnent 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.
AMERlCAN>directions( FIREARMS IN THE EXHIBITION.—The
giveLo
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deliver ti;3itroe thedLi
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Coates,to
of the 11th Hussars, of four of Colt's revolving pistols frow
tae Great Exhibition building la ilyde-park.