18 MAY 1861, page 16

Conversation.

" Celui qui court aprea l'esprit, attrappe 1a sottise." • W RITERS have clearly gone mad about conversation. The chances are that any paper you take up, or any modern book you......

The Neapolitan Difficulty. T Here Was Some Reason After...

Lord John Russell's short-sightedi preference for Italian dualism. Up to this date the annexation of the Neapolitan provinces has brought to Italy little besides a small fleet......