He has the most beautiful sea-foam of a beard you ever saw, all in a curl and white bubblement of beauty.

He informed us the other morning that he had 'quite given up thinking of a future state--he had _had_ thoughts of it once, but that was very early in life.' Mr.Kirkup (who is deafer than a post now) tries in vain to convert him to the spiritual doctrine.

Landor laughs so loud in reply that Kirkup hears him.
Pray keep Mr .-- -- off till we have settled the independence and unity of Italy.

It isn't the hour for peace, and we don't want a second Villafranca.

By the way, I dare say nobody in England lays his face in the dust and acknowledges, in consequence of the official declaration of the Prussian Minister (to the effect that Prussia was to attack on the crossing of the Mincio, and that nothing but the unexpected conclusion of hostilities hindered the general war)--acknowledges that Napoleon stands fully justified in making that peace.