The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-04 00:00:00

[Stamped, id. Addidocal.)

New York Central, 1151 ; Illinois, 119 ; Brie, 741;
6.20 U.S. Bonds, 111. Cotton dull ; Middling
Upland, 83 to 85. Flour and wheat declining.
Corn quiet. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee
quiet. Sugar downward tendency. Molasses in
good demand. Petroleum heavy ; crude, 450.; re-
fined, 68c.

MIXICO.

NEW YORK, Frs.=

•
The New York Times says that Valdez, who had
placed himself at the head of the movement of the
church party with the republicans against Maximi-
lian, is reported to have been defeated by the
French near Texoatitlan. The Herald reports that
the French had not occupied Guaymas. The
French were besieged at Mazatlan. On abandon-
ing Acapulco the French took with them a large
number of the inhabitants to save them from the
fury of the Juarists. Governor Feigners was
raising troop. to oppose the French. He bad
already 2,000 to 3,000 men, and was determined to
offer an energetic resistance.

CANADA.
THE CONFEDERATION' SCHEME.
Quinn°, Fn. 21

The Upper House of the Canadian parliament
has voted b 745 to 151 n favour of the confederation
scheme. An address will be presented to the
Queen based upon the resolutions of the Con-
ference.

FRANCE AND THE RAMIE TOWNS.
HASSUROF, k&iai 3.
The treaty of commerce between France and
the Hanes Towni was signed a few days ago.

GREECE AND TURKEY.
TRUSTS, MAzca 3.

Advises have been received here from Athens to
the 26th ult., which state that the Minister of the
Interior had been coldly received at Corfu.
Three lonians, who had been appointed council-
lors of state, had refused to accept the nomination.
Count Sponneck remained in Athens. The public
treasury was empty, and a loan of 500,000
drachmas bad been concluded with the National
Bank. The deficit for last year amounted to
6,000,000 drachmas, and the deficit this year was
supposed to exceed that amount. The same advice.
further state that revolutionary proclamations had
been leaned in Livadia, and that public tranquillity
had been disturbed at Cephalonia.
Intelligence received here from Constantinople
announces that a diplomatic rapture was expected
between the Porte and Persia.

THE CHARGE OP INDIGENT ASSAULT
AGAINST LORD NOEBUEY.

Yesterday afternoon the adjourned summons
against the Earl of Newbury was heard at the petty en-
mons, Seveoceks, Keot.
Mr. Edward Begley, barrister, thatructed by Mr. West,
from the aloe of Menses. Mien and &ewe, the solicitors
M the iimisty for the Protection of Weems and Children,
prosseueed ; Mr. W. C. Wive, solicitor, of Tunbridge
Walla, defeeded the Earl d Morbery.
Last week we gave the evidence of the complainant,
Mannar leans, aged 15 in Jane next, who bad been ISM
played as umise-larcadrytuald at Valens, that es the 15th
nit. Lord Norheri spoke to her in the kitchen, where she
thee was, miring h how she was provided with etothes
and each DIONOSTiIIi. aid cm her tolling bins, be made
her • present of 51. to provide Mr with whet
she wanted. The girl alleged that when she was in bed that
eight Lord Norbury carom etc her room, bearing • lighted
candle, which he o:finalised, thee came to her bed, and,
despite her resistance, put kis era rested bar, asked her to
kiss hint, and put one hand on her knee ; but she pushed him
away, and he then wont out.
The summons was takes out under the 43rd edition of the
24th and 25th Vick, c. 100, the penalty of which was •
fine sot exceeding 20L, or imprisonment for Dot more than
six months, and the delemilant to be booed over for Mx
months.

aryAns Maximus, examined by Mr. Edward Beeler,
now said—l am • simile woman, sod have been cook to the
Earl of Newbury, at Valises. I went there on the Bth
Febaary, and the girl, Hassle lames, was then under-
lausdrymaki. I am still in the service, sad attend on •
Crowe•offce abparna sad a onaltrato's summons. There
was no one acting as housekeeper in the establishment.
Lady Norbury was sot there. I slept in • room divided by
• merge from the room is which Haab Lana slept.
The pelage and Rases& Imam' room are wand with
kamptulicoo. I remember that I went to the room • few
minutes before eleven o'clock, oa Wednesday. the 15th of
February, ad having some needlework to finish, I eat op
with • light in my room till, I should thick, half.peak
when I buret my nada out. I west to bed and to
slap, sad was awakened by • noise which I thought was
the shaking of my door. I beard Dobbins far a few mantes,
and then I heard the words, " soream, 111 halloo." I
heard no other voice. I think as isterval of a quarter of
an hour elapsed, and thee I heard her lock bar room door.
I heard no one's footsteps nor • mooed vole.. On that
night Hannah Lacs want to the housemaid's room, sad
when ahe returned she said, "Ob." I called out. " What's
the =Aim?" end she said, " I thought say eandle wrest"
I heard her slam her door, and Ikea afterwards I Jared her
distinctly abut it. Whoa she screamed out I did not ask
bee what was the matter, as I thought some of the
girls bad gene there to frighten her, as she bad
bees I. the housemaid's nom laughing and talking
very late. I thought it sot unusual for one savant to
go to another's room at sight if they lave sat op late.
Next monolog, I said what the noise was in the sight.
The door of my room is sot opposite to Haab Lease
room. The wall of my room is board sod canine, papered
on both sides. A think brick wall separate, the hada-
laundrynaid's room from the law"
ilea white, lb* toweled, confirmed the evidence of
the complainant in reference to the puma and the fire sore-

reigns.
Mary Hobbs, examined by Mr. Beelay—l am dairy-
maid at Vidor, sad is corequeme of what I beard ea
Thursday I gave notice, and his losdahip said, " If you
will snake s great foss out at a little, why you must." (A
L mb.) He told me be had been into the girl's room, rid
said She resew why be walked about the errata' roar
was, that he had err as apple—Gore of langbter)—and
it had disagreed with him. (laesene laughter.)
After some farther naimporteet evidence,
Mr. Grippe, for the deteacket, urged that the case of the
war rior% had bees ph up by Lady Norbury.
Mr. Beaky said hie rarer friend was wrong. The
Society for the Protection at Weser rd Children under-
took the ease af tar the father of the girl bad himself tree
oat the gumtree, feeling that his daughter had been im-
properly dealt with.
Mr. Grippe said it was on the depositions that Lady
Notbury had taken aa active part in the awry, seeding
down the " strange woe= " to fetch the girl away. Be
that as it might the evidence of the girl was ant reliable ;
she get into the serving with • Be, @rim she was sere-
teen, and bar demener is Mei wirer-box was sot that
eta modest girl. TM girl had bees manly put forward to
serve the ulterior purposes of some other person ; and it
would ben ote, upon the evidence that had been adduced,
to convict re defendant. He should not call any evidence,
r he was quite satisfied the beer would not believe the
story that had Mee told, sad which, if believed, would
stamp the Earl of Newbury with rating disgrace.
After • deliberaticrolof Truly an hour,
The Chairman rid—We have, at ter weighing all the
evidence, come to the conelasics that the ere ter the era-
prison% is proved, sad than the deredaat has 'omitting
• commas result upon her, and we inflict a Sae of 61. sad
cora. (Great applause in wort)
Mr. Crier, on the part of the Earl of Neebury, gave
formal motees el appeal

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[TWOPENCE

MUSIC.

THE HANDEL FESTIVAL.

The Crystal Palace Company, in conjunction
with the Sacred Harmonic Society, lave begun their pre.
panties. for the Fourth Triennial Handel Festival, to be
bald at Sid/wham in June next. The most Important cf
these preps/name an the choral rebeenale is Exeter Ha,
the in of which took place yesterday eves*, under the
direction of Mr. Meta. The metropolitan division of
the festival choir, about sixteen hundred sting,
were ememblad, and tilled an only the orchestra
but the whole body of the hall ; the frost gallery only being
reserved far a limited member of visitors. Mr. Oats was
oanspinteasly pined is the din of the nein body, who
surrounded his. as every side ; ad it ws ingrating to
observe the power with which he controlled every move-
men of this mighty but ; with what ecoton e. he detected
the slightest errors, from whatever quarter they preowned ;
with what promptitude be corrected them, and with what
&muss and vigour he promoted every teadeacy to onion= .
Had an hie hues bees already well trained and
plied, it would have been 'wenn/6 for nee his Inca to
sway them es it did. Bat this body. great se it is, forms
little mare thaa a third put of the army which will muster
at the Cryrtal Pelee*. It will aunt of mare then four
demon raises, dean from every peat of the Tailed
Kingdom ; army individual being esrefully milpted from
the heal provinein dogrel ansihe and clank ante, and
eocateatly kept is a state et annoy by mesas et system
el keel roilmareals sad punka is all parts at the kingdom.
The rehearsal et last evening counted of the prim:Opal
cleaner of loud is Icypt ; including "He pee them
haSirtoses," "He seat a thick darkness," "He note all the
first-born," "The Lord shall rein for ever an ever." and
" The hone sad his rider;" noes gigantic structures
erected by the Innen at oneels. On novelty Mr. Costs
'straiten. The tunes dart, " The Lori is • Man of
I War," was gang by the satire bus choir; as Innovation
which will be justified by the graadeur of the nut, the
words ot this don being perfectly inn for being sung as •
chores.

From the programme of the 'newsiest& just Maud by
the Crystal Palms gerspeey, we learn that the festival will
be held ea Monday, Weriseday. end Friday, the 26th, 28th,
sad 30th of Joao. On the tint day the Messiah will be
performed; as the esseed day there will be seleeticas from
Haulers work ; sad the het day will be devoted to Israel
in Egypt—is the knew of Me superior, " the Colossus
of Oratorios is the Oases= of Orobseina" We believe
that this gigantic with, es well as all the other music
to he performed ea this etwaskes, will be given as it
has user been gives beton, fat ever alas the last of thew
feelivsh the archon.* sad the whole band* where the
performances take plum b►ve been undergo* improve-
:este dletrited by expenses, sad theme inaproventeate are
Ail gasp ea.