"  As  for  the  living  in  London,  I  would  make  that
not  difficult  to  you,  (if  you  would  allow  me,)  until
we  could  see  whether  one  means  or  other  (the  suc-
cess of  the  plan,  for  instance)  would  not  make  it
quite  easy  for  you,  as  well  as  for  your  family ;  and,
in  any  case,  we  should  have  some  fun,  composing,
correcting,  supposing,  inspecting,  and  suppmg  to-
gether over  our  lucubrations.  If  you  think  this
worth  a  thought,  let  me  know,  and  I  will  begin  to
lay  in  a  small  literary  capital  of  composition  for
the  occasion.  **  Yours  ever,  affectionately,

"B.
"  P.  S.  If  you  thought  of  a  middle  plan  between
a  Spectator  and  a  newspaper,  why  not  ? — only  not
on  a  Sunday.  Not  that  Sunday  is  not  an  excellent
day,  but  is  engngod  alread^y.     We  will  call  it  the

*  Tenda  Rossa,'  the  name  I'assoni  gave  an  answer
of  his  in  a  controversv,  in  allusion  to  the  delicate
hint  of  Timour  the  Lame,  to  his  enemies,  by  a

*  Tenda  *  of  that  color,  before  he  gave  battle.  Or
we  will  call  it '  Gli,'  or  '  I  Carbonari,'  if  it  so  please
you— ^r  any  other  name  full  of  *  pastime  and  prodi-
gality,* which  you  may  prefer.  •♦••♦•
Let  me  have  an  answer.  I  conclude  poetically,  with
the  bellman,  *  A  merry  Christmas  to  you ! ' "


LETTER  i


ADDRESS

TO  THE  NEAPOLITAN   OOVEKXMBNT.
rTmiuIatkm  fnoi  tin  orifbul  Italian.]

"An  Englishman,  a  friend  to  Uberty,  having  un-
derstood that  the  Neapolitans  permit  even  foreign-
ers to  contribute  to  the  good  cause,  is  desirous  that
they  should  do  him  the  honor  of  accepting  a  thou-
sand louis,  which  he  takes  the  liberty  of  offering.
