The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-10 00:00:00

POLITICAL DUEL AT NAPLES.

It will have been seen by our readers that, in
consequence of a letter ridiculing the late proposed demon-
*tuition at Naples, and laughing to acorn the party of action,
having appeared in the Nossadr, from the pea of Sigoor
della Diatom, the Enron Nieotera sent his friend, Albeit
Mario (die husband of Wm White) to Signor Gatlin, who
.oferred him to Alexander Dumas, and the result has been a
duel. Theaffaircame o 1 at Naples on Sett -slay last, at noon.
There was some difficulty in arranging the conditions
the combat, M. Petrucelli being very short-sighted, and
his adversary being wounded in one arm. It was decided
that eave-y sabres world be the weapons beet calculated
to put the partim o an equality. It was at filet intended
to fight in the Corso Vittr-in ; a Lour" ct•os-n
by the seconds of M. Maxey., bet at en early hour the
nppronches to the house were guarded by policemen.
The seconds, on seeing this, re-entered their cst.:ages, sod
drove to the Grot oo of l'ausilippe, and, passing tiirough it, took
the first road to the left. About 500 st3ps off they slopp
before asm far.•i Laildirg wide' appears .1 to offer s . or-
venient spot. It was a sort of shed, lighted ov'y by
the door. Four sabres and two swore. were placed on the
ground. Alexander times declared that. knowing l'ttle o 7
the unarsea of a Neapolitan duel, be left entirely to M.
Wools, the fast *wood of M. Petrucelli, tie duty of
arrangements for the combat.. saying that as for Idinself
he did not r•ish even to touch a weapon by which an Indian
might be wounded. Lob were drawn for the sabre, the
seconds of N. Nicotera Gaining the choice. Lots r-re also
drawn for choice of li,ht, when Y. Nicotora's seconds were
again successful. Each of the combatants them bared his
breast to show that he was not protected by any armor-.
Y. d'Avino put the umbrae in the heads of the cuiel"tta,
and placed them at the proper distance, while be and IL
Cemola,each with a sabre in his hand, 81.1 on oppo its sad -.
Y. Nicotera was the f st to cress the tigsianee, and gave the
ant stroke, which slunhtly wounded Y. Petrucelli on the right.
temple. The latter immediately rus•ed on his advetns.,..
Y. NicoLvis was in en instant driven to the we", sod the
sabres were crossed. The four seconds crud 'Halt!" bet
la the movements of the two adversaries, the sloe defend-
ing, the otherattackiog, Y. Nicotera received ► very sever
wand in the fo.e.irm and the L►nd, sod the duel wan
stopp d.

in placing the two adrerneries, Y. d'Avino declar 1,1 n
the name of N. Nicofora, that he fought on his own neconst
and not for the party of MiClll. Y. Niootera's wound was
dressed on tee spot, aid M. Petronell4, less enionsly
wounded was &Unsaid to outside. There lrs besot so
reconciliation be.ween Am&

Several Polish actors from Lemberg (Gsllicia),
who, aerie.; the representatioos g:ven et ths theatre of
Tarnov, had su songs, were, says the Oaf
D:utathe Pon, arrested on their retern to Lemberg.

A letter from Athens, of th 3 30th ult., says :
"The Queen w■s to have Wt for Lewis, bat has abandoned
the intention on account of the opening of the Chambers
being fixed for the Tod December. Several young men
suspected of complicity in the crime of Donaios have been
arrested. The Queen Lao given the Grand Cross of the
Order of the Saviour to Prince Michael Obrenot:ts of
Mervin."

The principal subject noted in the Madrid jour-
nals°, the 'sth is the continued illness of the GtW Prisons
Does Concepcioo. %Valet) the Queen resolved to place the
royal child in the hands of homeopathic doctors,
priocipal physician of her Majesty, Dr. Coital, at ooce re-
*owl his aloe, and the mood, Dr. Drat:toot, left the
palms. The Queen, it in said, has detiradoed oo I:Niting
AsdaluO.s iu the Nixing.

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}lnto, sails to-day for Quebec with the Canadian sod
United State, mail'. The box at the Liverpool Post-ufllee
Maass for letters sad mien at1.30p.r0., but later desystehes
may be forwarded, rid Londonderry, to 8.30 p.m., and with
Lb fee of ld. until 9.30.
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ALIIIVIL 0T Exol.lmg Noss TROY LIRBON.—
Yesterday morning • party of ten English nuns, socompaaied
by a superior, all habitat in conventual attire, mired
from Lisbon, rid Ronthaniptoe, at the terminus of the
London and South• Western Railway, Waterloo-road. It
is maid that they were nu their way to a recently founded
religions establishment ill the Midland Counties, to which
some of their sister devotees preceded them some days
since, and where the rules and discipline of the cloister will
be strictly observed.
Crrr or Losnox Cousos.—The first lecture
ender the auspices of the mew City of Leaden College will
be delivered at the Suesez-hall. Leadeshelletreet, this
evening, by Professor Loewe Levi. The lecture will COM•
mince at 8 o'clock. and the subject will be "The Life and
Times of Count Carew."