The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-25 00:00:00

EXPRESS I'BOX PARIS

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PAWS, TuuDAT Emilia.

The opposition has achieved an immense triumph
in the Charente LlM:nate. M. Paul Bethmont is
returned by 13,278 votes against 9,138 given to the
government candidate, M. Leclerc. It was in vain
that the prefect sent circulars to the schoolmasters.
telling them that, as "functionaries," it was their
duty to use all their influence to return M. Leclerc;
it was in vain that the Port-Admiral Larne'', for-
getting that by the French law the vote is "essen-
tially secret," told the dock labourers that he
meant to vote for M. Leclerc, and exhorted them
to do the same ; it was in vain that contrary to
almost invariable usage, two fresh candidates were
started at the second ballot in the hope of
splitting votes ; almost all the 5,000 electors who •
fortnight before had voted for K. Gabiou, a man
who was only not a government candidate because
be could not get the patronage of the prefect, passed
over to M. Bethmont, thereby showing that, irre-
spective of persons, they desired to vote in oppo-
sition. The leaden of the liberal party in Paris
are overjoyed at this result, which they scarcely
timed to expect.
The interest in the extraordinary case of Maurice
Roux v. Armand is revived by the judge advocate
of the Court of Grenoble, which was selected by
the Court of Caseation for the new trial, having
expressed his opinion that M. Armand did
commit an assault upon his servant in
the cellar, and ought to pay him damages.
Public opinion was altogether the other way. Ever
since the successful pleading of MM. Jules Fevre
and Lachaud before the jury at Aix, it has been
taken for grunted that Maurice Roux was a daring
impostor who bound himself with cords, and draw-
ing them tighter than he had intended, nearly
killed himself, his object being from the first to ex-
tort money from his master, who is • wealthy man,
by pretending that the latter had attempted to
murder him. Armand pleaded an alibi, and
maintained that he was never in the cellar with the
man at all. The verdict of the jury is in
law oonclusive that he committed no cri-
minal assault. But the judges of the court
of Aix were of opinion that he did really
injure his servant, and iu order not to clash with
the verdict of the jury, which they had no power
to impugn, they introduced into their judgment
the extraordinary and absurd allegation that
Armand had struck a blow inadvertently or
awkwardly (neoladroitersiestt). The Court of Cas-
eation, while fully admitting the undoubted law
that a man may be civilly responsible for the
material fact of au assault, although acquitted
by a jury of any assault of a criminal nature,
was of opinion that the judgment of the court of
Aix did not sufficiently show that it was not in
conflict with the unimpeachable verdict, and
therefore ordered a new trial. At the trial M.
Jules Fevre, for the defendant, argued
in substance that in the particular case
it would be impossible fairly and con-
scientiously so to word a judgment against Ar-
mand as not necessarily to imply that the jury
which acquitted hint was wrong. He solemnly
adjured the court to uphold trial by jury, and not
to presume from any esprit de Corps to set up their
judgment as magistrates against that of the legal
and constitutional tribunal ; but at the same time
he confidently repeated that, as a matter of fact,
his client was wholly innocent, and Mantis° Roux
an impostor. He admitted what everybody must
sae, that if be ever so much as laid a finger on him
at all, be must also have bound him with the cords,
locked him up in the cellar, and left him there to
die. M. °fraud, the bttonnier of the Grenoble
bar, argued Roux's cam with very great ability and
confidence, and insisted greatly upon a certificate
of three medical men, which, strange to say,
was not produced at the trial, affirming that Ronx
had the marks of a blow at the back of his neck
which could not have been produced by the cords.
It must be stated, however, that one of these
doctors, in his Men rocs examination, gave evidence
inconsistent with the certificate' which he bad

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To" Lars Ma. (Num.'s Gaivicia.—Yesterday
the resod= of this gentleman 11.111 consigsed to the grave
betide the remains of his mother, Lady Charlotte °male,
is the beautiful chapel attached to the Orator (Dowager)
of Ellormere's seat at Ratchford is Surrey. The formal
tram 'stir* devoid of display. Mr. Henry Gren'lle, bro-
ther of the deceased, was aid monneer. The Countess
(Dowager) of Zllareare sad ether umbers of the fealty
were present in the c►apsl.
Irrerzeviox or Corcoran:a—We are informed by
the committee of the Protestant Alliance that s meeting ca
the inspection of wombs will be held in St. Jameem-hall,
Pitmen'?, os Tuesday, the 14th of February, to the evening.
The appointment of Commander John D'Arcy to
the royal paddle yacht Osborne pleas" that vessel apes as
indepecdeat imermase, in lieu of her reads*, as the
has hitherto doe*, dens her imperception far her Majesty's
perecoal use by the Victoria and Albert. • tender to the
es era reserve goardship is Portsmouth Harbour. The sub-
stitution of a commander also to the socentand of the yacht,
in the placed a ataff *outlander, is formerly, would appear
to indicate that the yacht's fetus duties will be confised to
the serviee of the Prises and Prisms al Wales, for which
she is admirably adapted.
The paddle yacht En cilantro's, Staff-Commander
Jobs E. Pettey, hes 00C111124111004 pasties and *milking at
Woolwich, in preparation for the service of Priem Arthur
ea a visit to the shores of the Mediterranean is 'March
next. The Black Eagle, Staff-Commander Whittier, wee at
ant selected by the Admiralty far the senUe. The orders
have slue been definitely gives fur t►e Futhestress, as
better adapted for a loft ass voyage aad already "Med with
a deck cable and Oboe ouvesientes regulate for the prince's

The Oonservatives of Berkshire dined together
at Reeding yesterday, whoa a large sad infloential 0:1111.
posy attended. Mr. Kowbray, K.P., was in the °hair,
sad the Dimities wee addressed by Mr. Sanyo°, M.P. for
the county ; Wesel try& Liability, whom the eoessrva-
tires hope to stake kis eollsagne ; Mr. Gathers. Rudy,
M.P., sad several dim gentlemen important from their
local Mamie" or their position' in the state. The loss of
the meeting wee very sanguloe as to the return of the eon-
sereative candidate'. _ _ _

Mr. Leathern, M.P., at Huddersfield, last night,
reitsratal his well-known views oa reform and the Americas
question ; sod staid at sores length the ground' upon
which be elegised to glue his amoat to t►e Permisrive Bill
of the Uoited Kiogdoas Mhos:a. Mr. Barnes, ILP., at
Bolton, urged that " this was the time for retrenchment and
reform." With regard to the oondition of the cotton masa-
factorlog district', be vas of opinion that " the darkest
hoar had passed, and t►ere was a fais sod prosperous time
to be aaticipsiesd"

Mr. Villiers, M.P., inaugurated a new literary
institute et Willeekall yesterday. la a speech which he
delivered on the mossice he highly praised lostitutions like
that being opened, as tending in pp small degree to the ed.
vancement of ednostion of the working•clesese. It had beet
objected that after working all day moo were too nub
fatigued to attend lectures or reading-rooms. Bet the
working wee themselves %ammo& the objective by the
mum in which they dill attend these imtitatioas. One
remarkable :malt was the 03=18160610111116 ot working men's _ .

iseluskial exhihitioas, which he hoped would *aired all
over the country. He urged the committee very straggly
to add a School of Deep to the Willeahall Literary Lurk
tote, pointing out how much good had been done by such
schools in oilier localities.

The Edinburgh Review says that Lord Derby's
tesselation of the " Iliad " conveys no neworthy or bifida-
guide Idea of the original. " Although," observe§ the
Edinburgh, " the matchless art with which Pope handled
the berate acmplet makes his translation of the Home&
poems unapproachable in Its owe form, yet Lord Debt'
bag given to Ragland a version fir more closely allied to
the original, gad superior to any that has yet bees ail-
tempted in the blank verse of our language. Ws hope
that restored health and continued leisure ,nay induce him
to turn for further recreation to the charming pages of the
Odyssey,' and that in two or three years more be may oom-
plot* a task which deserves to give him a lasting plea in
our Moretti's."
Mr. Alderman Preston, of Liverpool, will be high
sheriff of Lancashire for the minting year.
The Dorchester magistrstes have decided that
apples are not agricultural produoe, and therefore not
exempt from toll when moseyed by horse and out through
turnpike gates.
Thu jewellers are now doing a considerable trade
Is Brazilian beetles by setting them in gold or silver to
form bracelets, necklet*, brooches, de. The beetles chiedy
used are found is launeem antabess at Bahia. and they are
braeght to Beglead is the Brazdlea mail masts. The
beetles are of small des, and their colours am green sad
geld. They are aright in nets to provost their nnitelatlau.
They are sold it about le. sash Is this country.
The ROAN et Gassile Musicale informs ns that
the miasmal@ el L'Afrtiosing tube place at Paris twice •
day, that in, every meming and wee*, the Int being
devoted to the muds. the mooed to the Mee en mime.
The erebeetral reiesesals said to have ememmeed on
the 156.

Ina new opera produced at Prague by • W.
Darbisti, the Wei feature oomittoi of "two lise exae."
Mash are mid to have perferesed Utak Farb d ravir.

!Caws DATIL.••••all• following error days bare
been einisted for after Hilary Tens :—Tbe Onret al
Qeese'ilieselt Wedaraday Feb. 1; Tbanday, Feb. 2 ;
?May, Feb. 3; allterdetyJek 4. Tbe Heart el Henson
Plus : S. Tin Court of Inborn : Ti...
day, Feb. 2; Webs. , Pub. f.

--Jdlt OP A WOMAN IN VMS
MANNA
INQURST.--(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the
Airy of Lesbos, bola as tapir, ..pis the
seiparssily by wield% el • kernels misseers, sad aboutia
yews.
George Wilber said that os Friday last he saw this be zie
See deemed &atlas doss die Manse ell Settle-
Nuts. She was got out wittiest isky.tat prossl..jants
gulls dead. Shewas dresesi Week, sad elms"
SDI she wen evidsatly say poor. bsd as s SWlsak o
Ciaol • War bobot bung wlne are. Her 1161/1 will
la solour.
Jobs Squires rid that dossed hid la bar wag we
Whmmy, sods &splints d• key's joist pledged es
Tbsanday last Ise s SAWN. Tire rims el Fres& saserlas.
We were es tits kw* &area d the left bead. Era dollies
wars sorbed "O. L." asidied In bar load was a gege of
the Ashasews. All lessieles I. Os Mouthy of VW dor
mead bad proved Wars filts had writes* bees is
pert &trona The befe jarest bed lass pledged at Yews.
Atesaboreagb's, whowho!<sewsYlimß of bor. It bed boiseged
to a bay about ewes yews al sea.
The Jury retassed a sadist " Tbat deemed wse feud
dead is Ibe Messes, but bow *be was into tie MAR there
we. so seldom to thew."