The fury of the cholers in Naples is abating, but
in the day ending at midnight on the 17th there were 507 new cases, and in all 293 deaths. The visit of the King appears to have given hopefulness to the people,.and the admiration felt for his con- duct is proportioned to the terror of contagion entertained by his subjects. On his return he was received at the Roman Railway- station by the head of the Clerical party, and everywhere since he has been welcomed by the people with enthusiastic applause. He is said to have distinctly strengthened his dynasty by his conduct, and to have dismayed the Republican party ; and we can well believe it. Courage is the one virtue which im- presses mobs ; and the man who will die for others, be he King or fireman, never lacks instant recognition. The multi- tude know their own selfishness too well not to appreciate self- devotion. It is said that King Humbert took no precautions, bat that is a reflection on his intelligence. The King's busi- ness was to do his duty, not to commit suicide, and he did pre- cisely the right things,—weut into the worst wards of the hospital and the worst alleys of the city, touched the patients without scruple and sat down by their beds without fear ; but had his drinking-water sent him in sealed vessels from Rome. It is water, not the patient's skin, which conveys the poison.
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