17 FEBRUARY 1849, page 11

Parties And Affairs In Italy.

IL—Tan WAR. When Charles Albert entered Lombardy, victory was almost in our hands, the ground was everywhere our own. In Lombardy, the Austrians, terror-struck and demoralized,......

Mourning Amenities.

WHEN Charles Lamb made merry with the undertaker's invita- tion to be buried in the best of coffins at the most moderate charges, he overlooked one side of the question. His......

Odd Habit In A Leading Statesman.

IT may almost be said that Lord John Russell never gives a rea- son in support of his " opinion "; for he uses that word in the vulgar sense, to mean an impression which is not......

California! What Then ?

SKr that the accounts from the gold-diggings are exaggerated : what then will happen? Can all the digging and boasting go for nothing, as though the Californian fever were a......