The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

THE TWO SICUMIB.

(rime ora own COIUMPONDECT.)
NAPLIte,
'ILL net which has formed this week the
euhjeet of so much and such painful discussion has
at length been commentated, and Baron Pocrio, ex-
Minister of Ferdinand 11., after ten years of impri-
sonment and irons, has been ehippeeloff from the
country, together with many of his companions.
Against their wale, in spite of protesting, and in
violation of Cie law which recognises not that pu-
nishment, they will be transported to the United
Stares. Ann mg in Position on Friday night, or
arday morning, they were taken on board the
gos eminent steamer, which bad been
lightened of tier guns. There were Poezio, Donis,
Pam, Brain, Csatromediano, Palermo, Monica, and
another of the Montesarchio prisoners; Pirenti,who
has been suffering so long from chronic paralysis,
on being exuwined by • medical commission, was
pronounced to be unspial to the voyage, and was
sent immediately to Nisi& without irons. Kisco,
another of the party, as I have already told you,
goes to Munich. These persons are lodged in the
rooms of the commander, whilst the second clam
department is given up to the prisoners who were
taken from the Island of Nisida on Sunday, and
consist principally of priests. The remaining part
of the vessel is flirell up to prisoners from other of
the Wands. The meeting and the parting with
friends which took place at Pozzuoli was of amy
painful character; for Dono, who recently lost his
with, atter MP.. Leg with bis daughter for the first time
in seven years, was almost in the same moment called
upon to bid them perhaps an eternal adieu. On Sun-
day the Stromboli left Pozzuoli for the Island of Yenta-
tine, to take up another batch of prisoners, and on
Monday went to Stan Stefeno toembark some more.
Jacoveli, confined in Brindisi, and Capri° in Pescara,
were to hare been in waiting in Stefano. Capri°
mas the carpenter who fitted up the Chamber for
the I leputies in 1848, and his main (salt seems to
have been in having taken the contract. From this
kingdom they wilt be taken to Cad's, and it dm
been) intimated to me that Signor Bermudez, the
Spanish minister, had bean in frequent relations with
the Neapolitan government on the subject of the
voyage. What transpired I cannot say, but it is
said that communications have been sent to Madrid,
and that the prisoners will be sent off in
Spanish bottoms. (ta arriving at Cadiz each man
ia to receive • more than two pounds, and
in New York from to 101., or 50 ducats.
The world will be then open to them where
to choler, and not before then; and my impression
le that not many !booths will have elapsed before
their arrival In Piedmont, their story not a whit the
bee in interest, sad they themselves full of burning
vengeance against the authors of their sufferings.
I have already said that the punishment of &poets-
tier), to whict: they are now condemned, is no noway
it is accumulative, for where's by the decree the
punishment was commuted into the next degree,
that of perpetual exile (any where), it is rendered
doubly severe by the choice of settlement being
taken from them, and a place Azad upon some
thousands of males distance. It is worth nothing, tee,
that had Poerio] and the others remained, they
would have been walking shoat in the streets of
Naples shortly, for their time would have ex-
pired. For nearly ten years have pamedl
sway, four years, according to custom, have bum
taken off the pnaisluseat of Vino, while diasinstioa
would base been made in the punishment of l'oerio ;
and as the Prince is just married, and his next
brother, the Count of Trani, will be also shortly
married to the sieter:of the Duchess of Calabria, it
is reasonable to expect that either one or both
ladles will present their lords with little pledges, end
in the course of the year—ients which would have
led to another diminution. The punishment of this
unfortunate redeems, his friends think, instead
of being remitted has bees greatly increased by the
prereut decree, or rather by the inferior act, or
sussairria:e which had been allowed to set it aside.
With regard to the other prisoner who linger Re-
tried and te.coodeenned in Santa Maria Appareutie,
they have not left. Twenty-three in all were called
by the Commissary of Police, Dr. Spagniolis, and in-
formed that the King had granted them their liberty
—intelligeete which was received with exultation;
"but," added Spegniolis, t. you must leave immedi-
ately for the United States." Against this decision
the whole party nenoastrated stroagly, with the ex-
ception of our, who ceasented to go, but afterwards
re need—too !le, as he was told, his name having
been registered, ands° he left. For the othe.e,
their protest wee seat to his Majesty, and they have
been permitted to remain in Santa :feria Apparent*
—that is to say, men who have never been tned r r
condemned have sought as a " genie " to be kept in
prison. and this during the wedding festivities of
the Ilereditary Prince. Until farther mien nothing
will he done with them. What those orders may be '
it is impossible to ray. They may be even now, at
the last moment, to 'ship them off, for no considera-
tion interferes with the gratification of royal
caprice.

It is • remarkable proof of the tender amnia of the
gorerrnient of the Two Sicilies, that they extend be-
yond the grave. In the list of those wheire said to
lave their punishment commuted, occur the names of
four persons, whom Death liberated before the kind
intentions of bin Inlajesty were known. They are
Dardano, Lett*, Unpria, of whom I have spoken
In another part of my letter, and a fourth. They
were dead, and the government did not know it.
They could no long( r participate in the mercies of
the paternal government.