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Wednesday Morning, March II, 1869.
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NAPLES, Feb'y. II, 1859.

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y, NAPLES, Feby. 12, 1859.
To the Editor Of the Press:
VICTOR EMANUEL AT NAPLES.
1t was dull, misty morning wheL we ar
rived in Naples. The city and its surroundings
were hardly discsrnible, but soon discovered
Vssuvius loeming up through the clouds that
hung about its base. We landed in the usual
way, by small boat frsm the steamer and
after short detention of the Custom House,
we foundt ourselves at the quay in the midst
of a crowd of coachmen, portsrs and lazzaro-
nj generally. 1t seemed as if all the blind
and lame beggars and ragged juveniles had
gathered in expectation of our arrival, hold
Ing out their hands and with the most pite-
Gus whinss asking aims. The bestowal of
few copper coins upon the worst looking
mendicants only aggravated the rest. After
while we were enabled to drive them off
and get to our hotel. The next day was
Sunday, and it was also a grand gala day, in
honor of the arrival of King Victor Eman-
uel, who with the court came to spend short
time with the Neapolitans. Troops escorted
him to- the palace from the station, and a
large crowd coilacted in the streets and square
in 'front.' of the palace. But little enthusiasm
was manifested. The King is ne. very pop
ular here, the principal reasons being that mo
Is not resident Then a. the expenses of
the government are very large, taxation is
constantly increasing. The finances are in a
terrible state, and all classes of the commu-
nifty are groaning. The Neapolitans say they
have more liberty under the government of
Italia Unita, but less maccaroni. Among the
common classes that met with, coachmen,
fishermen, &C., Garibaldi is the hero. Ihad
number of opportunities to see Victor
Emanuel, both in the streets and on the
Champ de Mars, where review of $4,000
troops was had. He resembles the pictures
I have seen of him, although he is much
coarser and more sensual looking. His ap-
pearance does not belle the stories that are
told respecting his habits. 9cr aafsUe
~ NAPLES STREET SCENES.
The streets are narrow, paved with square
blocks of lava, with few sidewalks, and the
never ceasing noise Of carriages, cracking OF
whips, braying of donkeys and opportunities
Of beggars, renders q passage through them
very aonoying and disagrseable. The eli
mate is so warm great portion Of the year,
that great amount of business, is carried on,
and large part Of the population seem to
live out of doors. The lower classes swarm
along the quai and in the streets carrying on
various trades and occupations. The women
smphatically spin street yarns. for nearly
every one of the lower classes that you meet,
has spindl . which she keeps revolving with
her hands and twisting the fax, while on
her head she carries basket of oranges or
some heavy burden. The Italians, the poor
est of them, will not walk when they can
ride, and you meet donkeys so loaded with
hampers that you can only see their heads
and tails. and on the top two or three women
will sit urging the animals on with their
shrill cries. The carts which they mostly
ride in are a combination of dray and q
Canadian caleche in and on which have
seen 25 persons In all positions drawn by one
horse, and apparently enjoying their turnout
as much as the occupants of the elegant car
riagss which roll along the, chiaja- The laz-
zaroni are dirty, abject looking specimens .of
humanity. OF the scant clothing that they
wear it would be difficult to tell what was
the original garment. They loaf about, ac-
costing all foreigners with their whining ap-
appeals. Begging is their profes sion and
they have no ambition except to obtain fee
sufficient to satisfy their hunger with macca-
| rnni
There are no very nne pupnc Durrurns9 "a
squares at Naples. The public garden is a
fine promenade facing the bay, and there, and
in the adjacent chiaja, may be seen in the
afternoon the Neapolitan nobility, who are
quite fond of show and splendor, and as this
is about the only time and place that the pa
trician ladies' appear in public, their rich cos
tunes and gay adornments can there be seen
to advantage.
ST. ELMO, THE MUSEUM, ETC.
| The castle of San Elmo Is situated on a
high eminence commanding the city. 1t has
been strongly fortified but is now disman-
tied. 1t was during the reign of the Bour-
bons used as political prison, and we went
down into some Of the subterranean dun
geons where the Italian patriots Of 1S4S were
confined. We had lights in order to see
them. One cell in which Pietro, one of the
present ministry was immured for II years
was about feet square, with earthen floor
and during his confinement dim light was
admitted through niche but one hour day
The church of San Martino near by on the
sams eminencs and connected with the con
vent Of that name, is one of the most beauti
full of the 800 churches Of Naples, aboundinl
in master pieces Of art-in its marbles and
paintings. The museum is large building
filled with relics of ancient art in all its de
partments. The most attractive feature of j
is the collection Of articles discovered at Her
culaneun and Pompeii. The mosaics ant
paintings of the houses, the jewels worn, tn,
cooking utensils in use, and even the food arc
as they were left when the cities were de
stroyed. Ths many articles supposed to b
neutrality-suspicious., show that in their tastes
habits, comfort and ingenuity they have mo-
been surpassed by the race that has succeed
ed them. has t.i adf 81
THE BAY.
But it Is in the environs of Naples tina
you find interesting historical "reminiscences
From the classic shores of Bai@ all around
the beautiful bay to the orange groves of Sar
rento, the whole country is full of beauty and
interest. We made excursions to Bai@, Vir
gil's tomb, Nsro's baths, the extinct crater o
Solftarra, the ruins of Pozzuoli, Lake Aver
| nus. Herculaneum and Pompeii, Vesuvius ant
its smoking crater, Sorrento and the island 0
Capri, finding everywhere enjoyment. In m,
next will endeavor to describe my visit t
Pompsii and Vssuyius. b.
Bangor Correspondence.
BANGOR, Mar. 1S, 1859.
TO the Editor ef theaPress: a
The annexation of Brewer to Bangor is be
ing agitated somewhat this spring; and tn