The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

THE TWO SICILIES.

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LULEA, 'CIE 14.
The follow ing act of brutality ham jest been com-
mitted by a Neapolitan case. I give the deposi-
tion of the injared person, ao reesieed by Mr. Bon-
Lam, adding some details which I have gathered
fro the statement of the father:
Mfred Draper and William William declared
as follows —They were • yesterday 11th June, at
about 1.30 p.m., looking at some cavalry ',amides
near the barracks. An officer, a lieutenant, told than
roughly to go back. Draper answered him, 'He
need not speak so roughly.
whichpt told them
civilly to move back a little, they did. Boon
afterwards the lieutenant told a corporal to make
them go further back. The captain said, ' Never
mind; they are not in the way there.' As
NOG as he had turned round, the lieutenant
came up and said, 'Go back, you blackguards.'
Draper answered,' I am no mos a blackguard than
you are.' The lieutenant them struck Draper with
the scabbard of his sword. Draper struck him in
the face with his fist; the soldiers seized him and
polled him down; he struggled and got up again.
when the lieutenant, who had drawn his sword,
struck him with it in the face and cut his lip open;
he was again pulled down,and struck on the ground.
t ug to help him, was pulled down also,
Both werethen arrested and taken to the buseks.
The captain was kind, sent for a doctor to dress the
wound ; cod told them they might go away, if they
would promise to say nothing about it. They said
they would not promise, and should make a com-
plaint. They sent for Mr. Guppy and Mr. Patter-
son, who came and spoke to the officers. At about 9
at night they were sent to the Prefettura, where
they were kindly treated ; beds and supper were
given to them ; but detained till about 6 o'clock this
morning, when they were released. Draper's two
lips are nearly cut is two. Before leaving the Ps-
fettura they signed a paper promising to appear
again there if called epos. Both speak Italian.
The father adds to this report that Draper &-
elated," Weans English workmen ;" and that when
they were takes to the barracks his son was dragged
by the hair of the head whilst the soldier, beat him
on the back with their swords. He wonders that his
son was not killed.

I have to remark on this other case of brutal treat-
went of a British subject in the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilies, that it is not enough to say that it was
a personal affair between I 'raper and the Aker, and
that it might have happened elsewhere. Immense
power lies at this moment in the hands of the mili-
tary and police. Naples is, and has been since
January. under a lryyr stataria. These branches of
the public force are almost absolute, and are prac-
finally
.guarasteed against all the consequences
of thew sots. Men who know this will
not hesitate to indulge such a caprice as
eating an Englishman's lips through. It is jam
to state that our own authorities, Mr. Elliott
and Mr. Bonham, have both taken up the ease
warmly, and the officer is under arrest. With this
iacident I shall finish my picture of the actual state
of Naples, and the spirit of the government with
which it is said that England is about to renew
amicable relations. Fluty in breaking them off, as
.
some think, she is unjustifiably hasty renewing
them, if the report alluded to be true, and I cannot
drama to von the bad effects which this impression
has produced on the public mind. It is producing
jest the contrary effects to those which England
would desire, • pinion for the war, and fur the
French. I see a great number of persons, and
within the last week, that is, since the arrival
of our fleet, and our mission, I regret to say
that the anti-neutrality and the anti-English feeling
has increased to a fearful eateat. For ourselves, we
, are distrusted and hated. " AU we ask of you ia that
you would leave us alone," is the feeling of the
liberals. You never interfere but to bum us. From
an exaggerated fear of French influence you rest
contented with half measures, and confirm that state
of governmental irresponsibility which has been our
curse for so many years. You tell us that there is a
promise of an extended amnesty, and I know not
what else; but without guarantees the same autho-
rifles that have hitherto imprisoned will continue to
imprison ; and few are the exiles who will trust
themselves within reach of the tiger's paw, '
however soft and silken it may be. It would
be an endless task to report conversations which
I am bound to listen to, all expressive of the
same feeling. Is short, the influence of England
with this country has fallen as low as it an, and
whereas only a fortnight ago we communicated
officially the intention of the British govern-
ment to send back a minister if a constitution wire
granted, and now are about to send back one without
anything of the kind, we are accused of trifling with
the feelings of • nation and of double dealing. The
feet is that the Neapolitan government has does us,
and we and they will soon see the result.
Oa Sunday evening bonbons wrapped up in
pieces of tricolored silk were thrust by gentlemen
into carriages as they drove through the
streets. Some gentlemen, I hear, went so far as to
weir tricolored rosettes in their bosoms ; this I
cannot assert, but the bonbons I hare seen. Epi-
gram", demonstrations are all the order of

the day, and of course policemen, geTlarMesT and
cava,ry patrols. This is a hopeful state of
things lou will admit, and it is • state of things
which England might ham pretreated by a more
decided tone, or a dignified reserve. I don't know
how it is! however, our government in Italy always
reminds me of a great boy riding on a see-saw,
drinking milk aad water.