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

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Lieutenant Edmund John Piper (1812), who died
at Black way, Hereford, Oct. 14, in the 60th 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 II nry, of the French 74-gun ship L'lmpe-
tueux. After visiting the West Indies, he accom-
panied Captain Hargood 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 Mamelouch, 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, lost 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 ilarpy, 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, 60, screw ship, Capt. M`Dougall;
Leander, 50, Capt. Dacres ; Arethusa, 50, Capt. Sy-
monds. The Dauntless,
Halsted, had not arrived. 33) screw frigate, Captain
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 Henderson to try her en-
gines. She returned again at three r.az.
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 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
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 board the Atalanta, South-
ampton packet-ship, for passage to Dartmouth ; and
nearly 200 others were Lalso 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.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 22.—Second blaster—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, 6, brig,
at DevoP.port.

Master's Assistant—J. 11. 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 F. M. Omanney,
to the Leander, 50, at Lisbon.
Gunner—John Tripp, to the Crane.
Boatswain—R. Davis, to the Crane.
Carpenter—S. Geske, to the Crane.
PROMOTION.

Master Robert Fulton (1814), Master-Commander
of thc. Hercules, 10, store and troop ship, since Dec.
8, 1347, is placed on the list of retired commanders.

ilop DUTY.

An Account of the Duty on Hops of the grewth 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 81-
40,846 17 2i
1 19 4,1;
75 15 111
5 7 B.tA
109 18 6
9 10 11
37 10 2i
2 18 1
52 5 gi
2 13 34
506 1 8i
_ .

Gloucester ..
Leicester ...
Middlesex ...
Northampton
Reading ~.
Shrewsbury ...
Shiffield
Suffolk
Sussex

... ...

1,043 0 11-
47,083 14 6
.•. 22 2 42
78 12 104
37 16 10l;
..•

Taunton •••
'ales Middle,
Ware

£89,941 11 6

Old duty at 1 12-20 d. per lb. 49,251 5 l 8-20
New duty at 8-203. per lb. 36,435 6 4!-, 12-20
Additional duty of 5 per cent.,
per Act 3 Vic., c. 17

4,212 0 0

£39,941 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. LINE, A. and C. G.
Inland Revenue Oface, Broad-street, Oct. 22, 1852. •

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—TtIe British Museum was
re-opened to the public yesterday, and will continue open
ry Monday,- Wednesday, and Friday, from ten to four
o'clock. During the recess another consignment of marbles
has been received from the ruins of Nineveh. The gallery of
scult!iral antiquities being completed, the arrangement and
classificationof the objects is rapidly progressing.
AMERICAN FIREARMS IN via ExurntTioN.--The
Lords of the Treasury have desired the proper authorities to
of the 11th Hussars, of four of Colt's
give directions for the delivery to Lieutenant Eyer Coates,
revolving PistOls from
the Great Exliibition building in Ilyde-park.