Italian Brigands.
The Chevalier de Angells, in a paper on Italian Manners, just published, speaking of the brigands, relates that one of them, cover- ed with wountls, an(d having lost a leg, continued to defend liimself against lhe soldiers by whom hc was attacked. Another set fire to a hay-left, and they perished in the midst of the flames, in order not to expose themselves as trophies to their enenmies. Some C(alabresebanditti having been pursued by a numerous body of troops, were arrested in their flight by a river, which the continual rains had renderedl iropossibl to be forded. Despairing of their safety as well as of their pardon, they destroyed their ammunition, embraced one another, and disappeared togetlher in the midist of the torrent. Bizzaro, the terror of the Calabrias, was always accompanied b his wife, whlso mnad. hirn it rilthe gt th. momlent whien his life was exposed to the most inmminent danger. Fearful that the c:ies of the infant might discover lhis retreat, he determined to sacrifice it; and tcaring it from thie embraces of its motler, he murderedl it in her presence. T'ie wretched woman stified lher grief, not to expose her- self to the same irate ; but no sooner did sie perceive Bizzarro over- whelmed with sleep and wine, than she seized his arms, and avenged the death of her son. A reward had been set upon the head of this monster ; his widow came to demalld it, confessing her crime, and exhibitin.c the trunkless head of her husband. A chier of banditti was taken, and condemned to lose his righit hIand befbre being hanged. The executior,er, wiho was inexperienced, having railedi in his first attempt, was about to repeat it ; tie cri- ninal requested, anti obtained perinnission to cut it off himnself. He chopped off hIis haird. and presenting it to tire executioner, said to h3imrr coolly,_- Learn anotlier timiie to be more expert in your busi. ness P" IT4LIAN BRI(7ANDS.