The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Arita 2.
Some changes have been ordered in the appoint-
ments of the civil governors of provinces. The
Chamber will discuss to-morrow the proposition of
M. Alonso, which will be rejected, and then open
the debate on the bill for the settlement of the debt.
The bills presented by the President of the Council
of Ministers in Spain to the Chamber of lteputies, in
the sitting of the Ist, were three in number; one is
for the regulation of what is called the floating debt ;
the second proposes certain reductions of duty in
imports of cotton goods; and, the third, an increase
of duty on iron. A commission, nominated by royal
decree, left Madrid on the Ist to visit France, Bel-
gium, Germany, and England, to study the systems
of making maths, railways, canals, and ports. M.
liermudez de Castro, a deputy. has addressed a letter
to the Herald') on the bill on the debt, in which he
calculates that the capital of the debt, in 1852, will
he :5,513,000,000 reals, and the SUM required for in-
terest, the sinking fund, &c., 73,130,000 reels. He
shows, moreover, that the latter sum will decrease
every year until 1855, after which it will increase.

ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.

ROME, Msacit 29.
The exploits of the brigand chief II Passatore
have made his name so notorious throughout
Europe that your readers will doubtless be inte-
rested in the particulars attending the close of his
during career, and as the details of his death arc
given iu the official part of lust night's Giornale di
Roma, the intelligence may be considered as certain:
On the 23rd current, at 10 o'clock, a.m., two
sportsmen had spread their nets in the territory of
Rawl, on the property of Carlo Spadini. They were
soon after surprised by two urines" men, who obliged
them to desist from fowling and go away imme-
diately. The sportsmen returned to Russi, and re-
ported secretly to the governor what had happened;'
in consequence of which the governor gave a written
order to the commandant of the gendarmes, Vice-
Brigadier Batistini, to repair with his men to the
spot indicated. lie obeyed instantly, and taking
with him the only two gendarmes then at his dis-
position, four auxiliaries of the commune, and seven
Papal soldiers of the line stationed there, he set out
on the hazardous expedition.
When the brigadier got to the spot, ho advanced,
on the advice of the auxiliary Fantini, towards the
net house, from whence three shots were directly
fired at him, wounding him severely in the breast,
stomach, and arm. His men then fired into the
house, and obliged the two armed brigands to rush
out, when a brisk engagement took place between
the parties. During the conflict the auxiliary Fan-
tini got behind a tree, and recognised one of the rob-
hers us the famous Stefano l'clloni, called the Passa.
tore. lie then took a deliberate aim at him, and
fired his carbine, wounding him in the groin. The'
brigand staggered, and after a few steps fell to the
earth. He dropped his gun,",but his courage did not
abandon him, for he endeavoured to defend himis If
to the last with his remaining weapons. The cor-
poral of the line, however, sent another bullet
through his head, which put an end to his exist-
ence.
The other robber was Taselli, called also Giazzola.
He was wounded in the leg, but effected his flight
notwithstanding. lie was arrested on the night fol-
lowing, near Bagnacavallo, by the flying column of
gendarmes. The Brigadier Batistini will probably
have to undergo amputation of the right arm.
The following amount of money was found on the
person of the Pa.ssatore:-10 pieces of 80 francs each,
2 pieces of 100 francs, 8 pieces of 40 francs, 23 pieces
of 20 francs, 3 double lows d'ors, 15 single louis d'ors,
1 piece of 10 dollars, 1 Austrian sovereign, 1 double
doubloon, 5 single doubloons, 1 Genoese doubloon,
half-pauls, one half and one quarter swansigger,
altogether about one hundred pounds sterling in
gold, besides which he had about him twelve geld'
rings of various dimensions, sonic set with diamonds;
a gold cylinder watch and gold chain, five strings of
small pearls with a gold clasp, a breast-pin with two
diamonds, one of which very valuable ; two strings
of corals, coral ear-rings, coral and garnet beads, a
gold French ear-ring, some fragments of gold, and
portions of dress and weapons.
Another brigand chief, called Luigi Solieri, and
nicknamed Spacetillionfi, probably from his bragging
propensities, was killed in a skirmish which took
place between the robbers and the troops on the 19th
current, in the territory of Conselice.
A letter from Bologna of the 27th ult. states that
the mother and brothers of the bandit chief 11 Pas-
ratore have not recognised his features in the dead
body which has been paraded about as his.
MARCH 31.
The Passatore appears to have acquired that
sobriquet from his former occupation, which, besides
occasional smuggling, was that of a ferryman, called
in the northern provinces passatore, tom passing
folks from one side of the river to the other. He was

imprisoned sonic years ago for quarrelling with one
of his companions, and whilst handcuffed he was
severely beaten by a gendarme, which circumstance
gave him such a feeling of detestation towards the
whole corps, that he swore to murder the first of
them he should meet when set at liberty. lie put
his threat into execution some weeks after by shoot-
lug a gendarme whom he found broiling sausages at

the door of a roadside wine-shop; and. haviog thus
perpetrated his first crime, he Fos-ceded to the com-
mission of ninny more, by abandoning his home and
living the life of a professed brigand.
At Lugo on the 22nd current intelligence was
brought that some rubbers were at a countryman's
house in the parish of San Lorenv.o, on which Captain
Rambelli collected a force of hi gendarmes and :fit
Austrian chasseurs, and marched rapidly by cross-
roads to the spot indicated, not arriving there, how-
ever, much before night. Meanwhile the brigands
' had cunningly changed the quarters which they had
occupied during the day. and were lying in ambush
at a short distance amongst sonic bushes on the banks
of a stream. No sooner did they perceive the sol-
diers approaching than they fired a volley, killing
two gendarmes and grievously wounding a third.
The soldiers fired at random into the hushes, but wero
not able to capture the brigands, who, favoured by
the darkness and a full knowledge of the lo-
calities, effected their escape, and have not
again been heard of. Altogether the military
executions of brigands, and especially of IWRSOIN ac-
cused of having harboured them. have lean of late
so numerous that the bands must be considered as
nearly extinct. The last execution was that of a
married countryman, with a large family, at whose
cottage. near Lugo, one of the outlaw chiefs, named
Felice Scheda, one of the most redoubted leaders,
for whose head there was a reward offered of
WO dollars, presented himself, worn out with hunger
and the fatigue of a long forced march. The country-
man gave him the hospitality he demanded. and,
during the few hours of his stay, a patrol of soldiers
passed without suspecting who was in the cottage.
On the following day, however, the brigand was
tracked to the spot, after he had left it, and the
countryman was shot for having received hint.