THE ACQUISITION OF CYPRUS.
[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR:1 send you, for your amusement, the following extract from 16 Histoire de Venise," par F. Valentin (Tours, 1852). The date spoken of was 1489, when Queen Cornaro formally abdicated at Famagosta. Let us hope our new Othello will " bring all esrprsia comfort," and avert these evil omens :- " L'oeeepation du royaume do Chypre produiait uno revolution dans les mosurs do la metropolo les jouissanees do In mollesso, is facilite d'acquerir des richesses attiraient dans cetto Ile Imo foule des patri- cians, qui rapportaiont °unlit° dana lour patrio l'habitude de l'indolence at do Is depravation. Cot exempla cut des plus fachenses consequences pour les mosurs de la population en general : lea vortus austeres dos premiers temps do is Republique disparurout uno 1 nno, at Is corrup- tion descendit jusquo dans les dernieres classes du pouple." (pp. 134, 135.)
—I am, Sir, &c., St. Luke's Vicarage, Nufford Place, IV. B. II. ALFORD.
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