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    NAVAL AND MILITARY . A Court Martial assembled on Saturday on board the flagship Impregnable , 104 , in Hamoaze , to try Lieutenant Ross , of the steam-sloop Conflict , on charges preferred by Commander Cochran fox neglect of duty and for absenting himself without leave . The first charge was partly , and the second fully , proved ; and the Court adjudged Lieutenant Ross to be severely reprimanded , and to be placed at the bottom of the list of lieutenants for two years . Swansea Harbour . — -It is the intention of Govern , raent to fortify the harbour at Swansea by mounting two heavy eum on the salient angle of the east pier .

    Proposed Crimean Monument . —A large meeting , presided over by Mr . Pye Smith , the Mayor , was held at the Town-ball , Sheffield , on Monday , to adopt measures for the erection of a monument to perpetuate the memories of the soldiers—natives of Sheffield and neighbourhood—who fell in the late war . The movement originated -with a body of working men . Having obtained the approval of Miss Nightingale , a deputation went to London and obtained an audience at the Horse GuaTds with the Duke of Cambridge to solicit him to lay the first stone .

    Destitute Soldiers' Wives . —Writing to the Times on the subject of the destitution around the camp at Colchester , which was recently brought before the notice of Parliament , Dr . Martin Duncan says : —" It will surprise those who imagine that the soldier is being made a respectable , moral , and religious member of society , when they are assured that more than a hundred and thirty soldiers' families were , at the commencement of the late severe weather , utterly destitute of proper clothing and bedding , and nearly starving ; that , had it not been for the charity of their officers and of the townspeople , they -would have perished ; and that even now , if the benevolence of those who visit these unfortunates be relaxed , th . e same result would ensue . " Damage to Shipping on mi : Coast of Portugal . —The weather had been very boisterous on the coast of

    Portugal . During the night of the 11 th inst . several small vessels "broke their cables in the Tagus , and were driven on shore ; many of tbe large vessels received very serious damages , and so did the lighters and shore boats . Among the vessels wrecked on the coast , advices bad been received of the total loss at Sines of the English schooners ETiraroud , W . G . Tucker , of which one man perished , on the 9 th , and the Queen of the East , Wm . King , on the 10 th . These two vessels had left Lisbon in ballast on the 5 th , and were taking in cork for England . Near Faro , the Redbreast , of Liverpool , Alexander Ross , had been driven on shore on the 11 th after losing her masts at sea , as also three of her crew . She was bound from Cadiz to Liverpool , with a cargo of sherry wine , of which it was expected part would be saved .

    The Crimean CoMMissroNERS . —The Edinburgh Town Council has unanimously carried a motion " that the Council resolve to present a petition to the House of Commons , praying them to take measures for marking the sense which the public entertain of the important services rendered to the country by Sir John M'INeill and Colonel Tulloch , in their inquiry into the causes of tbe disasters that befel our troops in tho Crimea , and in the valuable report submitted by them to Government . " Ship Launch . —A fine vessel , named the Suffolk , of 1022 tons register , was launched from Money Wigram ' s ship-building yard , at Northam , near Southampton , on Thursday . She is intended for the Australian emigration trade , and will be commanded by Captain Martin , late of the Essex .

    "Wreck of the Madrid Steamer . —The Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s steamer Madrid , with the outward Peninsular mails , struck on a rock on the 20 tli inst . while entering the harbour of Vigo , but all on hoard were happily saved , No particulars nre yet received .

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    MISCELLANEOUS . The Couivr . —Prince Albert , on behalf of the Queen , held the first levee of the seoson , on Thussday aftornoon , at St . James ' s Palace . Judge ok the Southwark County Court . —Mr . C S . Whitmore , -Q . C ., of the Oxford Circuit , and Uecorder of Gloucester , has been appointed Judgo of the County 'Court of Southwark , in tbe room of Mr . G . uhvo , who hns been elected member for Hereford . Eijhctioh iNTKMjaENCR . —Tlie oflieial declaration of the poll at Maidstonc give tho numbers at the lute election thus : —Martin 3557 ; Kidilcll 3149 : minority

    , , for Murtin , 408 . —The Colchester election has ended in th « return of Mr . ltebow . The numbers stood thus : —• Kebow ( Liberal ) , 563 ; Miller ( Conservative ) , 4 02 ; Havens ( Radical ) , 7 . —A petition is in course of preparation against tho roturn of Mr . Woguelin , M . l \ for Southampton , on nome technical ground of an adjournment hnvjng- taken place nt one of the polling bootlin for j » ftlf an hour on the dny of election , and two other booths Paving been pulled down a few minutes before four P . clock .

    pension of 100 ? . a year from the Crown for services rendered to literature , and , until recently , he had a salary-of 751 . per annum as clerk to the Special Commissioners of Income-tax ; but by his insolvency he has forfeited that appointment . The creditors asked that some portion of the insolvent's income might be set aside for the gradual liquidation of the debts ; but Mr . Commissioner Phillips declined to make any order , as the pension of 10 OL formed the only source of income to

    the insolvent , who has to maintain a wife and daug hter . A British Bank Bankrupt . —An examination meeting took place in the Court of Bankruptcy on Tuesday , in the case of Edmund Goddard , provision dealer , of 103 , London-wall , 3 , Old Jewry , 161 , Fenchurch-street , and 17 , Aldgate . The case is one in which the bankrupt ' s liabilities as a shareholder in the Royal British Bank had compelled him to have resort to the court , hia estate being otherwise perfectly solvent . He was allowed to pass .

    The Broadstairs Boatmen . — Mr . Croskey , the United States Consul at Southampton , has received from the Life-saving Benevolent Association , New York , a letter enclosing 45 / ., to be distributed among the families of the nine men who perished in the lugger Victory , while endeavouring to rescue the crew of the American ship Northern Belle , wrecked near Ramsgate in the early part of January . The medal of the association will be sent to each of the men who eventually succeeded in saving the Americans , as soon as a correct list of names sh all have been received at New York .

    The Scottish Freehold Movkmknt . —A meeting of members of Parliament who supported Mr . Locke King ' s motion for the extension of the county franchise in England was held On Tuesday , at the King ' s Arms Hotel , New Palace-yard , Westminster , for the purpose of hearing the explanation of a deputation from Scotland , consisting of the ltev . Dr . Begg , Baillie Grieve , and Mr . Duncan M'Laren , on the subject of extending to Scotland the forty-shilling freehold franchise of England . Mr . M'Laren -was in the chair , and Mr . Cobden moved one of the resolutions . The proceedings were very successful .

    Health of London . —The total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday was 1243 . In the first week of this month , the deaths rose to 1368 ; with a warmer temperature during the succeeding two weeks , tliey have been on the decline . In the ten years 1847-56 , the avenige number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1211 ; and , in order that the deaths of last week , which occurred in an increased population , may be compared with the average , the latter should be raised by a tenth part , in which case it will become 1332 . The result of the comparison is favourable as regards the present state of the public health .- —Last week , the births of 975 boys and 904 girls , in . all 1879 children were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-5 G , the average number was 1592 . —From the Registrar General ' s Weekly Return .

    line Victoria Cross . —The London Gazette of Tuesday contains a list of names of those who are to be honoured with the Victoria Cross—the first who have yet received it . The recipients range from Commanders to common sailors and privates in the army . Gkoguapiiv of Russia . —The Imperial Geographical Societyat St . Petersburg is preparing the publication of a geographical dictionary o > f the dominions of tbe Czar . The Manciiestkr Art Exhibition . —Princo Albert has appointed the 5 th of May for hia state visit to Manchester . On that dny , therefore , the opening of the Exhibition will take place . The Knightsbridqis Cask . —We understand that tho judgment of tho Committee of Council in tho case of tho Knightsbridge churches will probably not bo delivered until next May . — Union .

    Thi ! Bui > ukt Conbbmsici ) . —The Liverpool Financial Reform Association , at their last inciting , unanimously condemned tbe Budget of tliu Chancellor of the Exchequer a . s a retrogression from Free-trade principles . Tun Sunday Lisauuu in Nkwoastlk . —An immense meeting on the Sunday question was hold in Nowcastleon-Tynq on Saturday . Tho ltyv . J . H . Kuthcrford appeared as the advocate of the religious party . After throe hour . s of . debate , a petition in favour of the objects of tli ; Sunday League waa enthusiastically carried . There- were but nix dissentients , and the proceedings terminated with llirce chcera for the League . A Nicw Comkt . —Tho Fkave da la Alancha of Cherbourg of the 18 th inst . utaius that uvcry brilliant comet was soon there on the previous evening in tho west . It had no tail , but appeared to bo surrounded by ncbuloua ray . s of light .

    Tine Kkv . G . C . Gohham , says the Western Times , lien hopelessly ill . Tiuo Koyal Bjutihii Hank . —Tho affaira of this bank again came before tho Vice-Chancellor laat Saturday , when Mr . GilFanl , in completion of the evidence already tf iven , read an allidavit of Mr . Humphrey Brown , M . P ., atatiug that ho had boon a director of the bank from February , IBM ' , to February , 1850 , and that during that period it had been the practice of the company not to require any formal assent of the directors to transfers of shares . No actual directions hud been given to the ollieera of the company on the subject , but a non-adheronco to tho ternin of tin ; charter in this respect had hfjcn . ju point of fact , acu . uicaci-d in . Mr . Glasae . ia

    ( which consists of very young men ) , and to appoint a non-resident senior medical officer to take the medical treatment of the poor , and to supply the drags ; this gentleman to have under him a resident medical officer and a dispenser ; the whole to be done by contract . Against this alteration , the Marylebone [ Representative Council has carried a motion , after considerable discussion . The Hudson ' s Bay Company Cosoiittee . —The House of Commons committee on this subject has commenced its sittings . The only witness examined on the first day was Mr . Ross , who had been Solicitor and Attorney-General for Upper Canada , and Speaker of the Legislative Council . He was in favour of the retention of the Company ' s privileges , which he thought are not inimical to colonizing ; but he was of opinion that much colonization , implying tillage , would prevent the territory being used as hunting ground ;

    Fire in Tottenham-court-road . —Between three and four o ' clock on Monday morning , an extensive fire broke out in Tottenham-court-road , at the chapel known by the name of the Tabernacle . The conflagration originated at the eastern side of the building in the boys' schoolrooms , and was caused by the overheating of a pipe-stove . The flames made such rapid progress that they reached the roof of the building before anybody was aware that it was on fire , and the whole of the immediate neighbourhood , as well as the country for many

    miles round , was illuminated by the glare . Engines from various stations were obtained as speedily as possible ; but the roof of the chapel being completely burnt through , fell in . The belfry was entirely gutted , and many of the monuments and fittings of the chapel were greatly injured before the flames could be extinguished . The building , which was insured , was one of the , first chapels erected by Whitfield , the celebrated Methodist clergyman , and therefore possessed an historical interest .

    Mb . Humphrey Brown , M . P . for Tewkesbury , has been presented with a piece of plate by some of the inhabitants of that borough , who believe that he ha . s been wrongfully judged in connexion with the Koyal British Bank . As Historian ' s Mistake . —The Lord Justice Clerk , in the Second Division of the Court of Session at Edinburgh , has given a decision in the case of an appeal against a judgment of Sheriff Alison , the historian . The Sheriff had made a singular blunder , which we have related at full in our leading columns ; and to tliese we refer the reader for the particulars of the case .

    The Persian and Chinese Wars . —Meetings for the purpose of protesting against these wars have been held during the week at Southwark , Hereford , Leoniinster , " Worcester , and Eversham . At the last four places , the chief speaker has been a Mr . O'Neill , of Birmingham . Mit . Serjeant Wii-kins is dangerously ill . False Alarm of Fire . —An alarm of fire , entirely without cause , was raised last Sunday evening" at the Brompton Oratory , where Cardinal "Wiseman was preaching . A great rush towards the doors immediately took place , and the women and children made load outcries ; but the congregation were at length reassured , and resumed their places without any accident happening .

    A Fact for Geologists . — \ Ve hear that Mr . W . B . Brodie has been successful in discovering in thePurbeck beds in Durlestone Bay , what Sir Charles Lyell states to be three new genera of the oolitic mammals . —Salisbury Journal . The Taxes on Knowledge . — The sixth annual meeting of the Association for Promoting the ltepeal of the Taxes on Knowledge was held on Wednesday evening at St . Martin's Hall . The attendance wus very large . Sir Joseph Paxton , M . P ., took the chair , and the other speakers were—Dr . Epps , Dr . John Watts , Mr . Herbert Ingram , M . P ., Mr . Serjeant Parry , and Mr . Milner Gibson , M . P . Several resolutions , with a view to the abolition of the tax , were unanimously carried .

    Tkee Emigration to the British Colomiss . —A meeting , convened by the British Workmen ' s Association , was held at the Great-hall , Broadway , Westminster , on Tuesday evening , in favour of this object . The chair was taken by Mr . Nesalc Porter ; the hall was crowded to suffocation by tho working- men of the locality , and the meeting was of a most orderly and unanimous description . Resolutions in nccordance with the desired result worn unanimously passed ; and Mr . Henry Dmrnmond , M . P ., who waH present , said he had never heard in tho course of his life an hour and a half of such good speaking ; and this was because thd . ipeakerti had uttered the real feelings of their hearts . Mr . William Howitt has boon recommending * in tho Times that Government should send out the unemployed labourers to Australia , whoro tlieir work is wanted , and would be paid for at very high rates .

    Tun Tka Dutiks . —A deputation from Hull on tho subject of the tea duties had nn interview with the Chancellor of the . Exchequer la . st Saturday , at his ollici . il residence in Downing-Htreet . The deputation was introduced by Mr . Cluv , M . I ' ., and Mr . " W . •! . Seymour , M . P . Tiik Insolvency ok Mil Alaiik ; Waits . —Mr , Watts , on Monday , petitioned iindisr the Protection Act . Two creditor * opposed in person . The insolvent's dehts aro about 000 / ., and this insolvency is attributed | . o tho puyiuoiit of former debtH . 1 lu i .-j in receipt of a

    Mei > icai , Hklikf to tiik Poor . —The board of directors and guardians of tho poor of Mnrylebono has resolved to aboliah tho present resident medical £ jta !)

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    Tebbttajsx 28 , 1857 . ] THE LEAPEB . 201

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 28, 1857, page 201, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2182/page/9/