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    Westminster police-court respecting the charge of libel which had been broug ht against him by M . Moretz Albert , Chancellor of the Prussian Legation , the particulars of "whiek appeared in last week ' s £ eaderr and -which had fceen adjourned in order that the whole , affair might be folly investigated . At the second examination , little transpired beyond what had been . stated at the previous one . M . Albert brought forward his brother- in-law ; to whom he had been known for the last thirty years , and who vouched for the truth of the statement already made by M . Albert , that twenty years ago ( the time at which he was accused by M'Gowan of having swindled him of 100 / . ) he was at school at Berlin . On M'Gowan being asked by Mr . Ingham if he had got the I . O . U . for the money which he stated he had received from M .. Albert—he ( M'Gowan ) having been liberated on his own recognisances , at the former examination , for that

    purpose—he replied that he could not get it without going : * o Oxford , which he could not afford to do . M . Albert said , he bad given the defendant credit La the first instance for being sincere in his belief that he was the Baron de Behr , but he had since learnt that the person so calling himself was a German Jew , who , after being in Vaa Daemen ' s Land as a convict , was now in Australia undergoing a punishment for horse stealing ' . There was not , as he was informed , the slightest resemblauce between the man in question and himself . A gentleman in court here came forward , and produced a letter dated August , 1831 , from which it appeared that inquiries were then being made respecting a swindler , about sevenand-twenty years of age , who , under the name of Charles Baron de Behr , was trying to marry into a respectable family . This witness knew the Baron , and declared that there was not the least likeness between him and M .

    Albert . M'Gowan was ultimately discharged , after admitting * that he must have been mistaken as to the identity of the Baron , apologizing to M . Albert , and promising not to annoy him any further . M . Albert ( who showed great forbearance and generosity throughout the whole proceedings ) then said that he did not wish to press the charge against the accused . A respectably dressed man , who gave the name of Thpm&a . Reaves ? and who had the appearance of being a countryman , was charged on . Monday at _ the Westminster police-office with attempting to extort money under false pretences from Sir Arthur Hallam Elton , M . P . for Bath . One morning he called at Sir Arthur ' s town , residence in Eaton-place , where , having obtained an interview with that gentleman , he told , him that he was overseer of the parish of Walcott , from which place

    a family whom he knew was about to emigrate to Australia , and that they were all to be sent out free except oae child under seven years old , who must be paid for , for which purpose the sum of 4 / . 15 s . was required . Reaves added that he had taken the liberty of calling upon Sir Arthur in the emergency of the moment , hoping that lie would be so good as to advance that sum , and he had bo doubt that , on his return to Bath , the parish would reimburse him . Not being at all satisfied with the man ' s story , Sir Arthur detained him in the house while he sent for the police . During the interval , a gentleman well acquainted both with the overseer and assistant of Waleott parish , came in , and it was then discovered that the whole affair was an attempt to extort money . Reaves was subsequently given into custody , end brought before Mr . Ingham the next day , by whom he was remanded .

    The case of Mr . Shedden , which was brought before the notice of the House of Lords last week , made its appearance in the Court of Exchequer on Wednesday , when a Mr . Craig and [ others , Writers to the Signet , brought an action of detenue for four documents , with a count on a special agreement to give up the said documents , for the breach of which agreement they sought to recover damages . During the hearing at the bar of tho House of Lords , the documents jn question , which Misa Shedden had handed over to Mesara . J . Maitland and Co ., the Parliamentary agents of her father , were by tbos « J gentlemen delivered to the defendant , who likewise gave a written receipt for them . On the termination of the appeal , it became necessary to return these documents to the Scotch Court , and a formal application waa made by the officer , at the instance of Mr . Patrick ,

    to the plaintiffs , who in their turn demanded them from Mr . Shedden , but without success . The result was the issue of a Scotch process for their recovery against the plaiatiflfe ; but application was now also made to the Court of Exchequer . The Chief Baron said that the plaintiffs were , in hia opinion , entitled to recover the documents and the costs they had boon put to by the detention of them on tho port of the defendantj but he should Btay execution till the 6 th day of next term , with the view of giving tho parties an opportunity for an arrangement . Mr . Luoh ( who appeared for tho plaintiffs ) , assented to that course , and on his suggestion the dooumoats were severally valued by the jury at 1000 J ., and a verdict taken for the plaintiffs for 4000 / ., subjeot to tho return of the documents and the suggestion of tho Judge .

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    NAVAL AND MILITARY . Thb "Victokia Cross . —Tho Queen has signified to Lord Panraave , Secretary of State for War , that it is her intention to distribute personally the Victoria Cross ( tho Order of Valour ) on Friday , tho 20 th inat . It Is now

    determined that the ceremony of the distribution shall take place in Hyde Park , and not on the parade facing the Horse Guards as originally contemplated , so that a far greater number of the public may have the opportunity of witnessing the proceedings . Prince Albert and all the elder members of the Royal family , Prince Frederick William of Prussia , the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria , and a brilliant Court circle , will bfr present on the occasion . —Times . Reviews by the Commandjer-in-Chief . —The

    General Commanding in Chief , attended by a numerous staff , reviewed the troops of the garrison at Maidstone on Monday , the object being to give the colonels of the several cavalry regiments in the service an insight into the ' system of equitation' practised at the depot , previously to the dismissal of the ' trained' men to their respective regiments . The Duke expressed himself highly satisfied with the conduct of the men .- —His Royal Highness , last Saturday , inspected the Household Troops in Hyde Park .

    A Dkujnken Captain . —Captain . Garstein has been tried by court-martial at Malta on a charge of drunkenness while on duty , and of otherwise misconducting himself . He was sentenced to be cashiered ; but this decision has not been fully confirmed , as he has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of his

    co . The Marine Garrison at Woolwich were inspected on Tuesday by Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams . They afterwards performed on the common a number of field manoeuvres , and went through a series of attacks and defences . The hero of Kars was entertained at a banquet in the evening . Troops for China . —The Mauritius and Cleopatra , hired transports , left Portsmouth on Wednesday for China , with the head-qnarters of the 93 rd and 23 rd regiments .

    The Earl op Yarborough s Yacht Zoe . — The project of recovering the Earl of Yarborough ' s yacht Zoe , which was stranded a few days since on a sand off Hasborougb , on the Norfolk coast , has been abandoned . The yacht floated off the sand on- which she struck , and is now submerged in deep water .

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    MISCELLANEOUS . The CorrRT .- ' -The Queen , Prince Albert , and the Royal family , left Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace last Saturday afternoon . On the following day , the Archduke Maximilian of Austria arrived on a visit to the Queen . —On Tuesday , the infant Princess was baptized in the chapel within Buckingham Palace . We are informed by the Court Circular that " the Archbishop of Canterbury , followed by the Bishop of London and the bishops and clergymen assisting , entered the chapel at ten minutes before one o ' clock . The Archbishop took

    his place on one side of the Communion-table , and the BUhop on the other . Behind the Archbishop were the Bishop of Oxford ( Lord High Almoner ) , the Bishop of Chester ( Clerk of the Closet ) , and the Very Rev . Gerald W "« Uesley , Dean of Windsor ( Resident Chaplain to her Majesty ) . Behind the Bishop of London were the Rev . Henry Howarth ( Rector of St . George , Hanover-square ) , the Rev . Lord Wriothesley Russell ( Deputy Clerk of the Closet ) , and tho Rev . Dr . Henry Philpott ( Chaplain to hia Royal Highness Prince Albert ) . The Bishop of Oxford and the Dean of Windsor wore their enamelled

    Badges as Chancellor and Registrar of the Order of the Garter , The Communion- table was covered with crimson velvet , bordered with deep gold lace , and edged with bullion fringe . In front of the table , and immediately below the steps by which it is approached , was placed the beautiful christening font of silver gilt , elevated on a fluted circular pedestal of white and gold . The font contained water brought from the River Jordan , and presented to her Majesty specially for the occasion . " The attendance of ambassadors and noblemen was very

    brilliant , not to speak of the ladies . Prince Frederick William of Prussia , the Archduke Maximilian of Austria , and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen , were among the guests . The Prince of Wales . Prince Alfred , and Prince Arthur , appeared ( as usual ) in Highland dresses . The sponsors were tho Duchess of Kent , the Princess Royal , and Prince Frederick William of Prussia ; and tho infant was named Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore . Previous to tho ceremony , a chorale , called " In life ' s gay morn , " was performed . It was composed by Prince Albert . —The Qucon held a levee at St . James's

    Palace on Thursday . Election of an Ai ^ dhrman . — -Mr . B . L . Phillips , a Jew , has been elected as alderman for the ward of Fnrringdon Within , in tho place of Mr . Eagioton , who has resigned from ill health . Thio National Rmfobmatory Union , —The second annual meeting of this society was held last Saturday at Willis ' s Rooms . Lord Brougham was in tho chair , and tho company included several persons of note . Tho chairman , while warmly insisting on tho value of reformatory efforts , said he thought it would not bo wisp to give up transportation entirely . The obstacles are great , but not Insuperable . Still , a time would come when there would be no more young colonies to send criminals to ; and in tho meanwhile we must encourage reformatory institutions . The secretary road a report , stating that thirtyflvu reformatory schools had already been established in England , and twenty In Scotland , on behalf of young

    criminals . It had once been held that these . ~> e """ tones would hold out a premium to erimfw ^ ° tm&-trary had been the resul ? wherever SSX ^ S ^ been trad , owing it was thought by the chapiaW ^ reformatory at Liverpool , to the dread enterSned W parents of being called on to pay . The Privv ^ f had been requested to lower the standard otSdlE ** required for the officers of the institutions Sf ^ posalof the boys , when discharged , ' was iai gagial ^ attention of the society . Youths leaving the £ „ Mettray were provided with employment ; and tt V thought desirable that a similar course should be aiW ^ here , but still that the youth should be taught tow ? upon the college as a temporary home on any occasion of emergency . The colonies , however , were their ulti mate destination , and accounts from those already sent to- Canada and Natal were highly satisfactory and encouraging . The report was received , and , after some further discussion , the meeting separated .

    The Fishery Laws . —A meeting of gentlemen inte rested m . our fisheries was held last Saturday at the Craven Hotel , Strand , to discuss the laws which affect the branch of industry in question . Mr . Garnett of Clitheroe , took the chair , and Mr . Ffenuell gave an ' account of the operation of the Assessment Act in Ireland " " Under this act , " he said , " Ireland was divided into districts , each embracing certain rivers and tributaries with the seaboard attaching ; license duties were

    imposed upon all engines employed , to create funds ; those who pay the tax elect representatives , who form boards of conservators , to apply the funds for protection of the fish ; no portion of those funds is withdrawn for the expenses incurred by the state in providing commissioners to superintend and effect those objects of a generally public character before adverted to . Therefore , the principle of thei Irish , fishing laws may be said to be strictly constitutional , the executive Government- of the country only permitting interference in those matters

    when communities of mixed interests cannot govern themselves . Those laws have worked well , and are approved by the country ; under their salutary influence , the salmon fisheries have improved much , and their commercial value is progressively increasing . Many who at first opposed are now the strenuous upholders of the laws , finding the valuable results which have ensued after practically testing them . All that appears , now to be required is a consolidation of tie six acts in force into one , by which they may be made more simple tad

    easy of interpretation ; and in doing which some few defects in trifling matters of detail may be corrected and an object of much importance accomplished , namely , rendering the law perfectly intelligible to all—to those called upon to obey as well as to those called upon to administer it . " After much discussion , it was resolved that the laws respecting fisheries in England , Wales , and Scotland should be assimilated to those in Ireland , and that an association of proprietors of fisheries and others should be established for taking charge of the

    subject . Dinner to Sib William Jollitfe , M . P . —A dinner was given to Sir William Jolliffe , M . P ., at the Carlton Club last Saturday , in recognition of his services to the Conservative party , at which one h undred and ninety gentlemen ( chiefly members of the two Houses of Parliament ) were present , being the utmost number which the dining-room could accommodate . The ? chair was occupied by the Earl of Derby . Fere . —A fire , which at one period assumed a very threatening appearance , broke out on Monday afternoon in the docks at Southampton , but it was fortunately got under without any damage being done . An lmaccumulation of

    menae quantity of shavings , tho years , from the ship repairs , lines the outer shore ol tna southern bank of the inner dock , and a portion of tinae shavings ignited , it is supposed from one of the workmen smoking . A strong south-easterly wind was blowing , and the fire soon extended to » length of fifty or ono hundred yards , throwing up dense volumes of smoKe which rolled over tho lower part of the town , at nrss creatipg some alarm . The fire-bell at tho dockgato was rung , and in a few minutes eight or ten engines were playing upon the flames . In tho course of a couple or hours from its discovery , the lire wns subdued ana ravages were confined to the bank of shavings in wnwu

    it originated . « n »« rnil Stbam to Canada . —Arrangemen ts hav e been mum into by the Montreal Steam Ocean Navigation Company and the Provincial Government of Canada forawoeluj , iu of steamers , instead of fortnightly , fls at present , tetwero Liverpool and Canada . The company , whoso « P ° ™ " £ have hitherto given great satiefaotlon , « " ^ JJJJJ diately to contract for now and more V ^^ . ^ TL 1 kb Abmx Education Rbi ? okt . — In tho KeP 01 / > . tho Commissioners on Army Instruction , two erre print occur in the quotation ^ in tho \ otter tf i tenant-General Shawkennedy . In the third ¦ PJ ™?™')( the words a very' are given in place of ovorj ' , in the last paragraph the following inconsequent -enttn

    is given : " The very great Import * nw of relating ^ overcoming this most eorioua evil is , * " f fho highly instructed and efficient Stuff , " ini \™ ° ° over . following : « The only practical mode ° ***}™* hig hly coming this most serious evil ia that of having » »> 6 ' ofllcient Staff . " , imaaod man w *» SurroBBD SuiciDm . —A respectably-dressed n »» recently found dead In a p lantation near i »«

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    sm ¦ T H E LEAD E R . [ No . 378 , Sattt ^^ — nf i - 1 —¦ ¦ — ^ — _ — >

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), June 20, 1857, page 586, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2198/page/10/