The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-16 00:00:00

THE ENGLISHMAN WITH THE BRIGANDS.

A STRANGE STORY.

A Naples letter in the Union has the following
improbable story :—" The Piedmootese government having
acknowledged itself wholly unable to deliver the two Eng.
liahmeo captured by Giardullo in the provisos of Salerno,
the English consul had to occupy himself directly with the
afar, and to put himself is communication with the bat-
goods. Having succeeded in getting speech with them,
he demanded what price they eat on the deliverance.
' Twenty thosumed ducats,' they replied. The consul uttered
an exclamation of astonishment and broke off the °onto-
tonne. He sent for a frigate. doubtless to intimidate the
brigands ; whilst the Piedmontem soldiers, on their aide,
took the field against them. These maw producing DO re-
sult, the English repreeentstive reopened negotiations with
the chief of the band, Giordano. How much will you
really take for the ransom of your prisoner r was demanded.
' Forty dammed duosts,' replied the brigand ; 'it is the
last word. Make baste, it you do not wish to pay more ; for
provisions ate dear with us, and it mete something marl.
&Table to feed an Englishman ! Above all, gaard
against Brooding for another ship of war, for, in
that mac, the ransom would be tripled.' The
English consul maw that be had resolute fellows
to deal with. and that he must coma to terms with them
at once. After coeferrieg with the Italian government, it
was arranged that the conditions should be aooepted, and
that 20,6)0 ducats should be given by the province of
&demo, sad the other 20,000 by Eoglan& Word was sent
to the brigands that their proposition was accepted, and
the plane sod time of redeeming the captives were speed
upon. Giardullo isolated upon a double safe-conduct for
his savoy. At the appointed hour, the consul arrived at the
pleas indicated, seoorted by twenty Piedmostese soldiers.
The brigand came alone. After the interchange
of a few words, the money was counted out to Giardullo'e
envoy. The consul having made some remarks on the
enormous sum which had been emoted, the brigand, who
bad no doubt been well instructed what to say, replied to
him in a rather bantering tom : 'A/Adore parienzo, signor
commie ; calm yourself, air, it is you who fixed the sum.'
'How? 'Certainly; you cannot have forgotten ri certain
ship nomad the Cagliari, moaned by revolutionist' and in-
tended to revolutionise our country. The ship was taken
and confiscated ; and the volunteers, among whom were
two English, were put in prison Then England was iedig-
Dant, threatened our Kum Ferdinand I 1., and abusing her
strewth, compelled him to restore the ship lawfully cap-
tured,to set at liberty the two Ecglithmeo, and more thou
that to pay them, as indemnity for their lost liberty, a sum
equivalent to 18,000 dumb" The price of ransom, there-
fore, according to the English tariff is 18,000 ducats, for I
suppose that England doe, not estimate the liberty of one
hottest man at less than that of dishonest wee. Add the
difference in the value of money eight years ago. sod the
expense incurred far your compatriot while with us, and
you will find, signor consuls, the exact equivalent of the
20,000 ducats orgioally demanded. As to the other 20.000.
they are the consequence of the promos of your ship of war
at Salerno ; for,' continued the brigand, with haughty
gesture, 'we are not children who eau be frightened, nor
from whom anything is obtained by fear.'"

Barret BDTWELN AN ADDIIR AND A CAT.—Some
week or ten days ago, the shepherds of Anlduhnine and
Belosboddach, while conversing together near a "sheiling "
in which one of them bee hie summer quarters, had their
attentiou arrested by • oat engaged in sundry scosutric
gymnastic movements at a short dietetic* off amongst the
heather. On a nearer isepectiou, it was found that the
adder cry of par was a large adder, plenty of which abound
about the upper rises of the Noughty, where this en-
counter occurred. The at having a bed chance of being
wrested in the fight, or being 'tun to death, its owner pot
an end to the soconnter by killing the adder with a welk-
in-stick. The uncouth reptile measured two feet three
team is leogtb, which is the common dimeneioes of this
spenise.—Bariffseire Jounesl.
ONTSTAL PALACI.-01f1 SHILLING DAT.—
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diso by moss tadrabio. 1.122; total. VOL