NEWS FROM NAPLES.
Mr. Punch received a letter stating that in the writer's opinion it might interest Mr. P.'s readers to know the state of the weather in Naples. If there be one thing in the world nobody out of Naples cares one farthing about, Mr. Punch supposes that thing to be mentioned above. But, respice finem. On examining the report enclosed by his Correspondent, Mr. Punch discovers that the subject is very interesting indeed. Here is the faithful reprint of an official document supplied to the Naples Observer. Emphatically we call the weather in question queer weather. We omit barometers and thermometers, and all that stuff.
State of the Weather in Naples from the 6th to the 12th Jan. 1872.
| DATE. | OBSERVATIONS. |
| Jan. 6 | Rain and p. m |
| 7 | Rain right Clouded day. |
| 8 | Rain rlght off on day. |
| 9 | Heag rain thurdestorm rain d. |
| 10 | Heag rain swig right. |
| 11 | Clouded day. |
| 12 | Brighth day. |
Spiritualism for Sailors.
Mr. Vernon Lushington, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking of that body of naval administrators, doubtless, with knowledge and in sincerity, calls it a "Phantom Board." A Board of Phantoms may be said to be a Board of Ghosts, and such a Board of Admiralty sending British seamen afloat in rotten Megæras, is a Board of Ghosts with power to add to their number.