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Show Italian Brigands Worsted. Rome, March 19. A sensation has been created in Sicily by a most daring attempt by brigands to capture the grandson of Admiral Ad-miral Nelson. The young gentleman is Hon. Victor Albert Nelson Hood, son of the present and third Irish Baron Bridport, whose father was the husband of Lady Charlotte, Char-lotte, daughter of Admiral Nelson. - His father is equerry to the Queen, and Duke of Bronte, in Sicily. The family estate includes in-cludes the estate containing the Castillo di Maniac, in Sicily. Victor was residing in the castle when the brigands, who, it is believed, had plotted to take him prisoner, and hold him for a high ransom, made an attack in force upon the place. The servants were brave and soon rallied around their young master in defense. A desperate and prolonged open battle ensued, which resulted in the defeat oi the robbers, but only after many of them were disabled by wounds from further fighting. Four of the brigands were taken prisoners. '1 |