The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

THE "MIRAOLB" AT VICOYARO.

A letter from Rome of the 28th ult., is the
Dibats, says :—" Like many others, I last week undertook
• pilgrimap to ass the double miracle which attracts such
• crowd of pumas to iriocvaro and &Mao. I had scarcely
left Tivoli. when I met on the road numerous caravans of
peasents is their Sunday shire retaining from Viomaro.
Thom men. women. and children awoke the whom by their
cries of ' Viva Maria!' They all felt persuaded of having
men • minis. sad ell bring book some object of devotioa
which hue been Mimed by the miraculous Madam*.
Vicovane le • village containing some hundreds
of inhalliaste, hay* eharmiag Marshes of which
no assation it mar boss maths and a cathode's'
whisk is perhaps too mask talked Moat. On reachiog the
that edifies we fouled a greater number
:r.,=:=lts. building mold rectum, and who wore
QiMty waiting fee their tars is ester it. Before maim
of the hums nisei* I feels desire to make a IBM pro-
fedhon at faith. I believe in the f oedemata/ Mimeo of
the estindio relistoe, and my reason inclines
en/stades whisk I do not emprelised, but beyondt:
I reject el ahem of the vapereatarsl. This is testa-
mount to MUM' you that I do not at all believe be
the miracles of the Madames. With them feelings II
is ; sot astonishing that I saw nothing, while thou-
sand' of psalm would be ready to seal with their
blood the deolmation that they distinctly beheld • picture
of the Madams rolling this eyes, raking or doting the
eyelids, and limb's( or tensing pals by tuns. Ido net
think there in say history is all this I have attentively
examined the pieta» in wisdom It is . middle-rate copy,
panted oa ceavas, of an original of the school of Guido
Boni. The picture is placed on an isolated alter. round
which the people can ambits Them extraordinary
movements of the ems mar, perhaps, be expisined by a
hallucination which takes poweamoit of those who
look at the picture ; for it is impoeible to
fix the eyes on any object whatever for • teethe
this without seeing it apparently and I am per-
suaded that those who de they hays seen the motion
of the eyes, believe what they meet However that may
be, the devotion of the pilgrims manifests itself in s ease-
nor that mast be very agrombie to the clergy of Vieovuo.
Offerings flow abnodantly into the box placed at the'
foot of the altar • the hook foe the Meription of seams
is constantly led, and it may be said that the priests
have work cad out far them fee • keg time to
mem ; i sheet, the church is enriched by tins
.ample dons.
time of the feitidul. I witnessed • fact during my visit
widek made sem impression oo me. Is the midst of a
deep Wean, • kind voice widelemairose from the crowd,
sad • man, standing nem the elf tbs choir, raising
hie arms towards the Beekams. ex teed, 'lo ti mei°,
Madonna fah! Vieni. Thai ore me!' the exclamaties
Wag aosommaied by loud sobs. The man then fell to the
geound in 000volsiooa resembling as attack of epilepsy, and
am sot mower for 90020 time. He certainly amid se* be
seemed of Wag as accomplice, 'loco he did net miry ma his
part my fortkpa."

NEAPOLITAN BRIGANDAGE.

A letter from Naples of the 30th ult. gives the
following account of the Mite of bripods in NM city sad
neighbourhood:
" Symms who has visited Naples knows that the towns
al &ream and Castellamare form most conspicuous objects
os the shores of the bay, just at the toot of the lest spur
of the Appeidees. Those Mom are oosseeted by arced run-
ning parallel with the met, and moth translated by the
ishabitaate sad karats A bead of thirty bnpods, sever-
%helm, bad the audacity, only three days nook at Dear, to
seize twelve parsons pmmisg alms this rood, and carry
them off to the mowiteios. where they were subjected to
much ill.tnatment. Naples itself eves ie sot free from
such indoors. The litaronytelte masks lately received
morel visit from • well-dressed Man who demanded
mousy with threats. The mocks at last communicated
with the authorities, and it was maned that on the
fellow's nett visit Colonel Mica, of the Nationel Chard.
&ivied for the psrpoee. sheshl receive him and give hie.
Mk. This use doss. and the man on liming the mem
tory wee takes into custody. Two women had also
Moe robbed is treat of the postaffice,where they had jest
cashed • mosey order. 1 will masa with mentioeing •
feet whisk Ms recently occurred in the Bamilimate. Maned
rad his band went to the coovs.t of Nartimmovo, and
hammed the prietipal that they wished to surrender them-
selves. They Were admitted Leto the ocievent, and the
worthy fathers sang • To Deem ors the otreasaoa, at the
ems time man two of the masks to inform the prefect
of the depenmet. The monks afterwards gave the bri-
gands as ample repast, which they had so sooner finished
than they coseresecsd palming the aweeetery, seized every
valuable they could find, sad made off before the prefect
arrived.'

corerarstrAL rrEPARANCE CONGRESS AT
HANOI'S&

The proceedings of this gathering of the friends
of temperance from Holland, Swedes, Norway, Denmark,
Ragland, Roots. °grassy, Switserised, and Praia, cora.
maenad on Tuesday lest at 9 o'clock. by • sermon in the
Egidun Church, Hanover; after which the members of
emigres', numbering about 300, adjourned to the hall of the
Lyewem, when Pastor BOMAN', of the Kirchrode, was
dented shakoes of the mopes& The delegates from die-
bet parte were then welcomed, sod the English represen-
' abyss (the Rev. T. W. Matthews, of Boston,
Messrs. Harper Twelvetmes, Robert Rae, and Joseph
Taylor, of Leedom) Invited to the platform. Their
exesllemise Mee mishears of Mate were preempt ; also the
ebemberlsie to his Majesty the King of Hanover ; Baron
de Lynam, chamberlaie to his Majesty the Klee of the
Netherlands; Lord do Berries, late Minister of the Interior;
his Excelleecy the Stale Misfits? of Okisebierg ; Berea
von Geld, Potsdam ; Dr. Filly, somber of the
Chamber of Deputise; Professor Stole, of Badentlband
u
numerous distieguished gentlemen, with • great number of
piston and Ronan catholic clergymen frost all puts of the
metiesett. Reports were thee arsesetsel by the dalegatse,
and the progress sod position of the temperance moveeneet
in different countries were reviewed, which occupied the
whole of the first day's sittings. On Wednesday, Sep-
tember 30, the promedinp were devoted to ab-
et:mime sad resolutions bearing on the social
sod raillery aspect of the question as to pauperiaa. loamy,
taxation, disease, &c. On Thursday, October I—the but
day—the attention of the mamma was directsd to the
various matters by which the temperance movement might
be promoted—tie the position of the legislature in reference
to distilled spirits in the individual states, and the prin-
ciple en which their action ass been, or should be governed
—and to • review of the different measures of the govern-
seats, with the reolite of such legislative action, and
regulative samegements. To the course of thin day's sittings
, • resolution, ietrodnoed by the Euglieli delegates, and sup-
: ported by his Excellency the Minister of Justice, was
adopted—viz., that the magma °molders it desirable to re.
coosider the basis of their operations, with the view of
practising and advocating abstieence from all intoxicating
drinks, is whittle° to distilled liquors.

SOUTREII3 IJDZPZ3DLNCI ANDO-
CIATION.—A meeting of the consaittes of the associettoo
formed under the above the by the amalgamation of the
Central Aseociatice for the Rescues* of the Southern
States and the Aesthete. Southern Club. war held yester-
day at the Monne, Hotel, Manchester ; Lord Wbarediffe in
the chair. There wan a SIIMSIMIO atteudthos, and amo.
the gentlemen present swore Messrs. T. H. Birley, W. R.
Cairseder, James Spasm (Liverpool), J. H. Clarke, Thames
Adsheasi, E. Horicasile Rev. W. Huntington,
King, CounciUor Morshill, C. Pocky, Rev. A. Packer, Y.
Kesseedr, J. G. Potter, Colossi Judson, Rev. F. H.
Williams. awl J. N.M. The meeting was a private one ;
but we illellithat the report of the amalgamation committee
Tart MACON VI-DRAWL —A circular just issued by • was presented sad adopted. A hot of gentlemen to be the
the &slit' de Viticulture of Macon contain. the &Mowing : pessidete. viveismoidelles sad tessette of ibo
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—" Many remosse respecting the wins crop of 1863 were wee nesel by Mr. &AV, olesdod ‘v,"o"'
ah-
aireolatiole laden the restage ; sow that it Is almost ter. eon, sad adopted. A draft of twil• address W the aeossiatioa
missed we may be permitted to make some obervatioss wee reed and moved by Mr. Speer" @speeded by Mr. IL
uton malt. The Macon vineyards bays as the whole Hstaresetle, and carried. A resolution was thee revel*
• yyquantity of wise Shrew to that of the year Mr. Matthew Reseed ha favour of seetiestial aid brim
862 TM deddssn may be estimated at a fifth, or a Tsar- celled for by the as width was seconded by Mr.
ter at the entiels. bet whatever may be wanting in that C. Posey, and cased. The reeling closed with a vetoed
is mine thee caespseseted for by the quality. aerobe to Loyd Wharecliffefer be services in the choir.
=S appears to asap *plass midway between that of Ax AGED Lair BtliNT.--Yestardoy • temble
1863 aid the *dm ef 1861. The wines of 1863 are of s Moe occident happseed to Mn. Julia Bann, aged 70 years, of
deep relear, eel the reseal apiece is that they win im- the Lowe-seed, Deptford. The newtons* lady, who was
prove. bath la tilt sad quality, in the wood." -slighted, we Stiles war the It., when her demo became
PAMIR IKUSIIIIII O
KISIXXTON. —Num- ignited, and the we speedily enveloped in flames. Her
her al visitors for the week ending Neter 3. 2.122 cries braeglit sideasce, sad they were eaticruiehed. With-
To_lll4 'subs ideas the opening of the Museum free oily est leas of Mae she was oosvoyell to Guy's Hospital, but
(1.26 b H 47. 118,618. Mee is settle alkiblost looped her recovery.