The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-12 00:00:00

THE LEVANT.

We are in receipt of the Athens journals to the
28th ult. The acts of brigandage are not confined to
the provinces, they are carried on in the very heart of
the capital, in the moat populous quartero, in open day,
and with unparalleled audacity. A band of seventeen
brigands, having at their head the redoubtable Char-
move, were introduced into the stable of M. Constantin
Negri*, by his coachman. All the family were induced
by the coachman, under various pretexta,:to go into this
stable, where they were gagged and bound. M.
Negri., during this operation having cried out loudly,
was bend by the neighbour', who came to his assist
*nos and succeeded in releasing the family. The
chief, Chormova, was afterwards captured, but the
others have, for the present, eluded the pursuit of the
authorities. A commission for the suppression of
this crying evil, with eery full powers and an adequate
military force, has been granted to Major Wm*, a
person said to be well qualified for the office. The
journals speak in high terms of the British Minister,
Sir Edmund Lyons, and express much regret at his
departure. A fire had broken out at the school at
Argos, in the ground floor of which was warehossed
the tithe of the last harvest, belonging is the govern-
ment, a great past of which had been destroyed.

BRAZIL—Our Paris correspondent writes : Capt.
Pogihet, of the packet Edouard, arrived at Bordeaux, who
Left Cayenne ow the 19th January, reports that the evening
before he sailed a adowasee kid brought news that all the
Para was in revolution.

Mn. HUDSON AND TIME COMMTITEE OP INVESTI-
GATION. —The York/Aire amsays: "Daring tie past week
the Committee of Investigation appointed to require into the
facts relative to the sale, by Mr. Haden, of 2,800 161. shares
of the Omit North of England Railway has been sitting.
The kaiak, has not yet terminated, nor have we received
say Wermadon—that is to say, authentic informaion—
kinalliog the pnbobla result. Of course, there are various
rammus Iss throughout York, but it would be hazard-
ous to ask oar readers to depend upon one of them. The
inquiry, probably, will not terminate before this (Saturday)
evening. Our own impression, however, is, that so 'xylem-
don can bo snidest to entirely exonerate Mr. Hudson. The
charge of upwards of 2,0001. for broker's communion we look
upon as fatal to the abdicated Iron King."
Mn. MARTIN'S ESTATE.—Tbe vast estate of Mr.
Martin—son of the famous " Dick Martin "—is the misty
of Galway, alluded to in Friday's debate by Sir Robert Peel,
has just been sold to • London assurance company. A re-
ant traveller gives an idea of the extent of this estate by
saying that the entreats to the private domain Is about a
days jemmy from the mansion house.—Liorpoof Journal.
A CLEVER SWINDLER has been victimising the
msmi folks in Satan. Chic/meter and Arundel both .pear
is have suffered by his AIL A oonsmondent of the
Brighton Herold thus issuers some of the adventurer's
proceedings:
_—" On Saturday night last a very curious-look-
ing individual might have Um ma jemmying on the road
to Arundel from Chisiumber. If this plena had walked
alorg lekurely, nothing weird ham bosolehowever, Mara-
larly roma:kohl* in his opmaramo ; bat passer-by could
not see him get late • Brain and • sorrises waggon with-
out being surprised at tie ementrisity of a perm of such
gentlemanly appsormee preferring seek • me& of convey-
ance. The gmftwasoly-lookiog moo of whom we speak,
however, did resort to mask modes of mammonist—in fact,
meriting that was to be ableined pataltonely seemed to
appear moot sompatible and mahantaMe to his wishes.
And having seared the town of Amadei, bibs at the time
es hot. he themeol luckily to observe a gram barn lay
hems towards that town with a hots* by his aide. The
groom had ridden eat with his roaster, and was going home
with his employer's hone, the saddle being, of course, vacant.
By some extraordinary eloquenceohe Mantel ni-looking
pationnin persuaded the groom to allow him to occupy the
saddle of the unridden quadruped. Having done so he so-
smiled, fastened a piece of ribbon from his hat to his coat,
and had the upset of a person returning from a hard day's
hunting. In this condition he reached the town of
Amadei, He told the groom that ha should aright at the
Bridge Hotel of that plate • and accordingly both pumas
rode up to the door of the hotel, and the gentleman sent the
Cmon again with the horses to • very offhand manaer.
landlord, seeing the gentleman alight, naturally
mama the door for his visitor and treated him with that
moped
.that all gentlemen meet with at the same place—
rstmastini at the same time to know the pleasure of his
gnat. The geodes= mid that he had seat his groom on
with his been" sad withal to have accommodation at the
Isstel. The loathed had seen the groom go away with the
boom, and mold mat Marta that, even if he had an Maim-
dm to de to, midi oopplisd his guest with ovary fender% and
vimds of the bad dormiption. The !rustlings steely after
Visits know Mho meld have a mammas and • driver
to take Wm to Brigham " Certainly," said the landlord ;
and the conveyance and a man were la readiness shortly
' after. "Oh l by the by," observed the gentleman to the
landlord, "there are a few turnpikes on the road, are than
sot'" " To, them ern air," said the landlord, "Them. as
I have noebange and dome wish any bother, just give in
the silver to pay than with, and include it in the
ba." This was responded to, and thetlesaan to-
e nded the gig with • man to drive him to : Int et
all, bower, ordering • Mawr to be in fie idle
en his return. Delving aloes is the gig, the gesiknon law
two rim woman, and told foes they =W.. le lie bead
and get two Blaresal wian sod Lathe toothed thst Imo (a
ma of Lord Stanley) wadi pay tar it. Tho aftallarditft Wm
shortly afterwards aria at the bar, bat wee tithed. Mr
thusiLd, at be Debbi= ; bat, ia polar *resift the
t the gmillomin did net pay thy el them ab-
ee t be lidoeli be bade sepia In the diesthea. 1
Having arrived I. Briobtos, be ordered the elm IS pie to
a enteia hetet, and, whoa be get there, he misled fa
beam, sad lad the hotel.keepor that be bed We We pip ill I
die Ohio yard, and reieseled Ida to stye his ma tag
thin did be mated, sod be weal pay for it. This wet
✓esoled to, and the gentlemen Wad the idler If he
and amps thorn the SOL I en rtheivise so waver as
lbe soothe. he mingled the leen ol a sevothiga_g width
wee pasted (pubspe as the weft ef hie as diffilli
biked ter bie dank sod tell bin that he Ad to nos
at a adds bear, eel dogrel to know what o'oleak is wee W
We (the line's) word. The sun produced that snide to
thew the .poodeona observed that the butler
ftlo seder to mire paathudity, would be ter idea to
the mat& Tithe was se objection to this-end the
wank was bagged. The hoer arrived for the seallemaa'a
atm ; but the sentieena did sot siTlVll,asitler did the
Ithidi smith, nor the waiter's sovereign. Hoes after hoer
Ow and lowed in the aura, hitt wain wee Men of de