The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-15 00:00:00

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NAPLES. Maar' S.
The government of Naples is mad, say some;
no, it is only imbecile, say others ; and I am not sur-
prised at these observations, for certainly more
suicidal steps than those which have been taken
within the last week it is impassible to conceive.
At last it must be clear even to the most fawning
foreign radian in the capital that the continuance
of such a government is incompatible, not simply
with the liberties of the nation, bat even with its
,social existence ; and a conviction which was before
whispered only, is now pretty openly declared, by
even the moatmoderate men. Last Saturday's
runnier bore away into exile from their native
ountry seven of those who were arrested last week;
that is to say, the Marchese Monterusei and hie
brother, CST. Menacapo, Marchese Vilma°,
Giuseppe de Simone, advocate and literary
man, Giuseppe Vacca, ex-attorney-general ; Oen-
naro de Filippo, advocate, and his bro-
ther Francesco, an employ./ of government,
who had received promotion by royal re-
script and increased pay on the very morning of
his arrest. For the others, their departure was
suspended. These noblemen and gentlemen were
arrested, some in the street& and others in their
Louses, said were taken to the prefecture, with the
understanding that the prefect wanted to speak to
them. On striving there they were informed that
it was nod convenient for the prefect to speak to
them, and they were shut up in what is called the
locale tic dipaito. At length a commissary of
police informed them that they must leave on the
next day, and that peewee would be given to
them. To this they objected on the ground of the
illegality of the declaim, which of course was not
beedsd Two, who were in a weak state of health,
begged permission to go to Rome by land, but even
this favour was denied them; though the remonabi•-
nesw of such a request is evident, from the fad
that after hie close confinement in the narrow
cells .4 the prefecture one of them threw up blood.
There are three small low rooms amigned to political
primmer, in the prefecture, " and you cannot ma-
cent.," said one, " the horrible closeness of theme
rooms, so bad that even in the winter we are com-
pelled to keep the windows open." Here slept ua
niday rat, or were supposed to 'deep, noblemen,
gentlemen of the bedchamber of his Majesty, advo-
cate., and literary men. No manna wan cesarean
f..r their arrest and exile ; no accusation made ;
they were tad that all was done by special order of
his Majesty ; that the goveniment was determined
pneerve tranquillity in the interior ; and that
they themselves' would he quieter out of the
country
As the prisoner,' were taken out of the prefer
tom to be shipped off, their prose were occupied
by others, amongst whom was Stanielao Gatti, a
eau ..f greet intelligence, considerable education.'
and A frequent visitor in the high society of ?lapis&
was at the Barone= Brenier's reception au
Thitr.lay night, and it was whimpered that he had
beeo seeking to evade the police for several days.
As he. Ma*" drove by its the afternoon on his
return from Celina, him ' assatisenni suckliti" were
waiting in the "linmacolaidla" for the gendarmes
to tak.• them en board.
I have receim-d the impression from a very high
Nene that in men there is acenspiracy todiegust and
intimidate the King, so se to induce him to abdi-
cate in favour el the Count of Traci, and I must
c.d.". that when the events of the beginning of
the reign are talents into consideration, sail the mad
exeires of the present time, excesses which are
rid to he sugarless.' to the King, for be does not
origmate anythiag, there dues appear to be some
troth or the report, At all events I have derived
it from 6 high ammo, and if there he env truth is
it a lady of exalted rank, Nonsignore dello, the
lieu:metes, Nursers, and others of that type, can
give eerie explanations on the subject.
Ereu Sentry was nut a day ei repose be this
arbitrary sad ferodene government. Higher Zir,
the proprietor of the Tirana Hotel, under oboes
rt.( the libido^ is melding, was sumatiined
out of limited early in ihmooroing ; Giovanni &Video,
Atturney4sesral MR, a liberal man of emir
rate views ; Toedoro armee, legal adviser el der
Preach Implies, Eseseakell with the "SSA of 1160
Logics of Maser r, and boner as an waver ut it I
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