The Sun. — 1855-08-27 (London, England)

LATEST VIA HALIFAX.) BOSTON, Avo. 15.—The screw steamer Lebanon, from Liverpool, arrived at New York this morning at 7 o'clock.  SMYRNA, August 16.—Last Sunday morning an un. usual sight was presented at the entrance gate of the large building here, which serves as police office, prison, and Paella's house. A man's head was suspended about seven feet from the ground, and it soon appeared that it was the head of Simon, the chief of the gang of brigands who lately carried off Dr. M'Craith to the mountains, burnt the French model farm, robbed the mails, and murdered unoffending country people. The constant iefluence exerted upon the Paella by Col. Storks, our military commandant (who by the way, is about to replace Lord William Paulet at Scutari), and by the French Consul—our own consul being far too old and feeble to he active, either for good cr evil—has had the good effect of keeping up a tolerably active system of rural police. The direct pursuit under Hamid Bey proved a complete failure, so that it was determined to scatter the forces, to offer rewards for the robbers either alive or dead, and to imprison all persons suspected of harbouring or sheltering them, or supplying them with food or ammunition. Accordingly rural police stations are established about the various roads and passes, some 200 picked men being employed on this duty. A reward of 1001. was offered for Simon or his head, and 201. for any of his baud. Nearly 100 people known to have had communications with the robbers were brought in from different villages. Some were imprisoned, others fines'., and about 15 sent to the Bagnio at Constantinople. Tnese measures at once made it difficult for the band to procure food and shelter, and had the good effect of convincing the poor country people that they would be protected from the menaces of the robbers. Among those arrested on suspicion were seven members of former gangs, under Yanni Katergi, who after his imprisonment had retired from the profession. The information derived from them proved of great use to the police. One of Simon's band, named Kiriako, was taken with him, and from his sta;emente it appears that Simon was fully informed of all the Proceedings against him, and that he had accordingly determined to leave the country for a time with this Kiriako, and go to Greece, or some of the islands, to organise a band of at least 80 members, which he calculated would be quite large enough to defy the police. The two brigands first intended to embark at Smyrna. They accordingly went to the vineyard of an accomplice, about four miles from the town, where Simon procured a Europeon dress and a donkey, and, accompanied by the son of the farmer, came into town. He first went in search of a gardener named Thodori, who has for some time past kept out of the way of the police. Not finding him, he found a brother of Thodori's and hieo wn brother, to whom he gs.ve about 1001. in money, his arms, &c. Then finding it would be unsafe to attempt to get away by sea, determined to rejoin Kiriako, and make towards the entrance of the hay by land, arranging with his brother to meet him at a certain rendezvous. Having returned to the vineyard he changed his European costume for his mountain dress, and the two brigands made for the mountains on the north side of the bay, armed with a small knife only. On Saturday morning they were on their way from the high lands to the coast, near a farm called Ali•Aga, when two guards hired to defend the farm saw and stopped them. They said they wereanasons going to the farm, and, of being asked for the tesktre or passport, said they had none. They were accordingly taken to the nearest station of rural police, following the two guards without resistance, where they were recognised. They were tied with cords preparatory to bringing them into