The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-17 00:00:00

THE TWO SICILIES.

Cll.Oll 0171 OWN

NAPLES, Mat 11.
The intelligence from Salerno is of a most painful
and revolting character, and in the interest of hums.
city I send it to you eves though you may consider
me tedious. Since the appointment of the new keepers
not merely rigour,but even a species of ferocity seams
to have been used. I have already told you how thin
chief keeper inaugurated his arrival by beating
six or seven prisoners in the most violent manner.;
They are still in hospital from the effects of blow,•
and the head of one was much cut. It is impossible
to mark how the Sardinian prisoners are treated, Ilse'
they are in the same category with Watt and Paitinv
nay, more, are entitled to more consideration, In
whereas the British government acknowledged at.
jurisdiction of this government, the Sardinia
government had always disputed it, and yet
the following facts occur. The mother et
Poggi, who hitherto has had permission to sea
her son freely, is now limited to seeing him
a hole in the door. A brother-in-law of Dantii,:ert
like the former had come from Genoa to see him,
cannot get further than Naples. Fromento, for
whom Count Gropello and Signor Farciotti have
been labouring for three months to get him removed
from prison, as he is suffering from a severe chest
attack, is now spitting blood, and is in considerable
danger. Nothing will melt hearts of stone. Whsa
our men were ill mach was said at the last moment
of " deference for British subjects," and they were
sent hams hastily to be cured. Sardinian subjects
are in another category. Naples can treat them es
she likes, because Austria supports. her; bat that
England should abandon Sardinia in this position
ts a burning digress, and most bitterly is it
resented by Italians. As regards Neapolitans,
they are treated as dogs. Five of those who bad
received 100 stripes have not been able again to ap-
pear in court, and are still in hospital. Nimartare,
who reads the protest which I sent you, is now very
unwell, and, judging from his appearance, was
equal to receiving 20 blows. It will not
lead to any change in the condition of these mints
make the facts known—still there is a satisfaction ip
the publication of them, and perhaps in their sera
time they will bear fruit. A person called
has confirmed that he committed the murder =
reported ; his motives were that the man did na
belong to their cause, was put in amongst throwing
continually made falssrevelations to their injury. The
instrument was a wooden dagger, manufactured II
prison. lam told that they rub them over with eil,.
burn them with a candle, and thus harden aux. , 6
Important, if true, is the intelligence which I hasei
jest recraved—that Marchese del Vatto left Napier'
on Sunday in great haste for Gaeta, anti that her
thence accompanied his Majesty to Nag atadM;
where the Pope is in rence. The pan* r
the court say that the royalvisit was at the regante '
his Holiness, who, together with the French ark
Austrian authorities, wished to persuade the Eirt
to give up the Cagliari ; another opinion is, that lga
Majesty was gone to take counsel with the P*Al
any emergency that may arise. I give that
mere reports, without attaching to them any
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portance, as the object of the visit may be figi
simpler than we may imagine. '''
I have received intelligence, from what I cradia2
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a oorrect source, that the answer to the Eng s'
is decidedly negative. It asserts the gainl
engineers and the sufficiency of the di
them—maintains that his Majesty _WI
act of grace, and that there is no growl fir anPrr
demnity. Yon will find that every cant will SS!
roads to gain taw ....i•
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