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      Westminster police-court respecting the charge of which had been brought against him by M . Moretz Albeit , Chancellor of the Prussian Legation , the particulars of which appeared in last -week ' s Leader , and -which had been adjourned in order that the whole affair might be 'fully investigated . At the second examination , little transpired beyond what had been stated at the previous one . is .. Albert brought forward his brother-in-4-aw , 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 . IT .

      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 to Oxford , which he -could not afford to do . M . Albert said , he had given the defendant credit in the first instance for being sincere in his belief that he was the Baron de Behr , bat he had since learnt that the person so calling himself was a German Jew , who , after being in Van Diemen ' s Land as a convict , was now in Australia undergoing a punishment for horse stealing . There was not , as he was informed , the slightest resemblance 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 Thomas Heaves ^ 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 . B ~ 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 one child under seven years old , who must be paid

      for , for which purpose the sum of At . 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 he -would be so good as to advance that sum , and he had no 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 Walcott parish , came in , and it was then discovered that the whole affair was an attempt to extort money . Heaves was subsequently given into custody , and brought before Mr . Ingham the next day , by whom he waB

      remanded . The case of Mr . Shedden , which was brought before the notice of the House of Lords lost week , made its appearance in the Court of Exchequer on Wednesday , when a Mr . Craig and pothers , 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 the House of Lords , the documents in question , which Miss Shedden had handed over to Messrs . J . Maitland

      and Co ,, the Parliamentary agents of her father , were by thosej 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 was 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 plaintiffs ; but application was now also made to the Court of Exchequer . The Chief Baron said that the

      plaintiffs were , in his opinion , entitled to recover the documents and the costs they hod been put to by the detention of them on tho part of the defendant ; but he should stay execution till the -6 th day of next term , with the view of giving the parties an opportunity for an arrangement . Mr . Lush ( who appeared for the plaintiffs ) , assented to that course , and on his enggesjtion the documents were severally valued by the jury at 1000 J ., and a verdict taken for the plaintiffs for 4050 / ., subject to tho return of the documents and the suggestion of tho Judge .

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      Naval And Milita11t. The Victoria C«O8b....

      NAVAL AND MILITA 11 T . The Victoria C « o 8 b . —Tho Queen has signified to Lord Panmure , Secretary of State for Wht , that it is her intention to distribute personally the Yiotorln Cross ( the Order of Valour ) on Friday , tho 20 th inst . 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 PrusBia , the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria , and a brilliant Court circle , will be present on the occasion . —Times . Reviews by the Commandkk-in-Chibf . —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 Puke expressed himself highly satisfied with the conduct of the men . —His Royal Highness , last Saturday , inspected the Household Txoops in Hyde Park .

      A Drunkest Captain . —Captam 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

      . 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 Kara 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 Eari . of Yakboeough ' s Yacht Zoe . —The project of recovering the Earl of Yarboroug h ' s yacht Zoe , which was stranded a few days since on a sand off Hasborough , on the Norfolk coast , has been abandoned . The yacht iioated off the sand on which she struck , and is now submerged in deep water .

      Miscellaneous, The Court.—The Queen, Pri...

      MISCELLANEOUS , The Court . —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 Bishop on the other . Behind the Archbishop were the Bishop of Oxford ( Lord High Almoner ) , the Bishop of and the Gerald

      Chester ( Clerk of the Closet ) , Very Rev . Wellesley , 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 the Rev . Dr . Henry Philpott ( Chaplain to his 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 , andedged 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 , tho 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 . Tho sponsors -were tho Duchess of Kent , the Princess Royal , and Prince Frederick William of Prussia ; and the 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 Princo Albert . —The Queen held a levee at St . James ' s Pnlaco on Thursday .

      Election of an AumnMAN . —Mr . B . L . Phillips , a Jew , has been elected as alderman for tho ward of Farringdon Within , in tho place of Mr . Eagleton , who hoe resigned from ill health . Thk National RicFonMATORY Union . —Tho second annual meeting of this society was hold 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 be wise to give up transportation entirely . The obstaolos are groat , but not insuperable . Still , a time ' would oomo when tlioro would bo no more young colonies to send criminals to ; and in tho moanwhllo wo must encourage reformatory institutions . The secretary read a report , stating that thirtyfivo reformatory schools had already boon established in England , and twenty in Scotland , on behalf of young

      . It had once been held that « , ~ , * ™" tories would hold out a premium to 2 e bTt ? 0 trary had been the result wherever tlTJt the con ~ been tried , owing , it was tSgbTb yX cEnT ^ reformatory at Liverpool , to the S SIS parents of being called on to pay . The pSST *** had been requested to lower the standard ' of ££ S 5 required for the officers of the institutions , iff ?* posal of the b oys , when discharged , was eneaiint ^ attention « f the society . Youths having tKoXL ^ Mettray were provided with employment- * £ . it thought desirable that a similar course should be Jw * here , but -still that the youth should be taught ^ K upon the college « s a temporary home on any occS of emergency . The colonies , however , were their rf £ mate destination , and accounts from those alreadv JZ to Canada * ma . Natal were highly satisfactory ^^ T oouraging . The neport was received , and , after so ™ further discussion , the meeting separated .

      las -Fishery Laws . —A meeting of gentlemen interested ra our fisheries was held last Saturday at thl Craven Hotel , Strand , to discuss the laws which affect the branch of industry in question . Mt . CJarnett -of Clitheroe , took the chair , and Mt . Ffennell 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 generaSy public character before adverted to . Therefore , the pr inciple of the 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 the six acts in force into oue , by which they may be made more simple and 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 Sir William Jolliffe , M . P . —A dinner was given to Sir William Jolliffe , M . P ., at the Carlton Club last Saturday , in recognition of his services to tho Conservative party , at which one hundred 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 . Fire . —A fire , which at one period assumed a very threatening appearance , broke out on Monday afternoou in the docks at Southampton , but it was fortunately got under without any damage being done . An imof

      mense quantity of shavings , the accumulation years , from tho ship repairs , lines the outer shore of the southern bank of tho inner dock , and a portion of these shavings ignited , it is supposed from one of the workmen smoking . A strong south-easterly wind -was blowing , and the fire soon extended to a length of fifty or ono hundred yards , throwing up dense volumes of smoKo , which rolled over tho lower part of the town , at nrsi creating some alarm . The fire-bell at the dockgato was rung , and in a few minutes eight or ten engines wo playing upon tho flames . In the course of a couple oi hours from its discovery , the fire was subdued nna n » ravages wore confined to tho bank of shavings in wiucu

      it originated . , , oniorixl Sxkam to Canada . — Arrangements have been entereu into by th « Montreal Steam Ocean Navigation Company and the Provincial Government of Canada f * »** " * " ? . of steamoTs , instead of fortnightly , « s at present , toowwi Liverpool and Canada . The company , whoso openjwjj have hitherto given groat satisfaction , " n ^ JJJJ diatoly to contract for new and mow Powerful « tow »« J Ubb Army Education Rktort . -In tho JtapoiJ J the Commissioners on Army Instruction , two wro print occur in the quotation from the Ijittor ofW « tenant-General Shawkennedy . In the third pjwpnpj the words ' a very' arc given in place of '^ ory , £ « in tho last paragraph tho following 'n o 01 " ^ *^ « r is given : -The very great Import * net , of rolMinff ^ overcoming thia most eorious evil le ,, thnt of n « v * highly instructed and efficient Staff , " in p ace of followinff i " Tho only practical mode of bating ^ ° , coming this most ecrioua evil is that of having a Mgn V

      efficient Staff . " , , anA m . w »» Surpoa . cn Suicnw .-A respeotnbly-clroasod m «« J ? recently found dead in a plantation near tho

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), June 20, 1857, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20061857/page/10/