The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

THE JOURNEY OF THE KING OF OREM

The young King of Greece returned to Athens on
the 26th ult. from his journey through the pro-
vinces. A letter from Athens refers in the follow-
lug terms, says the Nord, to the general impression
resulting from this excursion : The country is
in general devoted to the throne and desirous of
peace and order, but the administration is not
always equal to its duties ; and the state of the
country in consequence leaves much to be desired,
especially with regard to the security of persons and
property. It must be admitted, however, as a
proof that the suppression of brigandage is not
mere idle talk in Gnaws, that last week three
brigands were decapitated at Corinth, and that
other offenders are shortly to be tried at the Syra
assizes' who will probably be condemned to death
also. George I. has everywhere received the most
sympathetic welcome from the population."

BRIGANDAGE IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

TWO ENtLISIDIEN CAPTURED.

One of the two Regliftheiten—a Mr. T. C. Mur-
ray Aynaley—who were entered by brigands near Postum.
Southern Italy, ore the 15th, writes a narrative of the Ox-
onians's' to the Taw, dating from Naples. On the
2lat his companion was still in the hands of the brigands.
the ransom demanded Wog on, his (rind says, which it
is impossible to collect. It seems that the two gentlemen,
with their wives, had been taking photographs of the ruins,
Paestum, and were returning in the afternoon, when sud-
denly, about two miles the other aide of Battipaglia,
some wee stopped the carriage, and hurried off with
them towards the sea, leaving the carriage, with the
ladies in it, untouched. The brigands treated them with
Updates, coming them over streams, making a
dry bed foe them at night, and supplying them
with food. In mores to questions they aid they were
soldier of Francesco Sgoondo. Many of them said they
did not like their Min of life ; few, they said, did ; OOP
engaged in it soaps is ant to " We ergot
them to obtain a general pardon on oonditioe of leaving the
country, they told as they could not trust the government.
We felt great pity foe them, for nearly all seemed to have
joined the banal partly at least from loyalty to the former
government, and before the present was fully esta-
blished. We told them that Englishmen were not
their enemies, but the friends of Italy, and that it
was not right to treat their friends, as enemies,
sod they seemed 'shamed. We could not but con •
eider them rather as political offenders than criminals, and
talked to them a considerable time of England and America,
and how much better for them it would be to leave their
present life and go to another land. When we told them
that in England there were no brined', but that all were
satisfied with the laws, they repeated this to one another'
and some who had not themselves heard it came and Naked
if this were so." Os the 16th the brigands dia-
mond what was to be dose with them, and
with two peanuts, 01rDere or relations of owners in
lard in the Ohio, whom they had carried off also,
The °semis of the bead began writing letters to the rela.
tins of one ; but he could not write easily. and one of the
Englishmen wrote two letters at his dictation in the none
of the two prisoners, demanding • ransom. which the pri-
soners were made to age. The letter wee weeded, " Deer
brother, I have been takes by the hand ; send • reason of
12,000 diorite, or I shall be killed ;" and the other, "Deer
father, I have been taken by the bud ; seed a ransom of
9,000 ducats, or I shall belittled." The cage of the Ent
men was thee spin diamond, sad the Winds *greed to and
one of thou (sod the lot decided that Mr. Mean, should
go) and collect some mosey amain the English in Naples,
and is • week's time he was to send a letter testy hew
much he weld collect. The number el the band was at
from 30 to 50. They were dressed is uniform blue trousers,
with coats of brows cloth.
" I had sot left the brigands," writes Mt. Anvils'',
"more them • minute or two gain, wenn to the brow of
the kill, I saw troops and National Goods approeshing.
Is • few seconds I was samonded by soldiers with, as i
t, North Italian eoustanaoss, calling on, 'Are you
on 1 an Enaliehnisa s
ow as Englighease r Ten
:sed my bead, and °se mod, the settee to the
word, • I mast give ye • kiss' The good fellows thought
I bad maned as their approach. la • few moons
dein was omemeneed by the National Gaud. I hurried up
some rising ground, and looking rowed when I got to the
top the brigaods celled ant, • Oa, on, oe we will kill your
ocespanoe.• I, of coarse, obeyed, aid is reesing Monte
Corwin received an enthusiastic welcome. The Whale-
Mete would sot In me leave that sight, bet seat • ocerier
to Salerno with a letter. The deputy et the town is the
Italian parliament received me into hie kiosk and took
nee to the café, where the people all areordsol mooed me,
suntan seised my hen, en or two kissed wsse,, aid many
hooked se if they willed to de Mad my poly
seseped whim the gelding eases use. p
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the adventure with planar% bat he did sot, sad my poe-
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odlent.* • •