rare. In the female sex, the passion for finery is
almost superior to every other ; and though chas-
tity is not the characteristic virtue of the country,
yet a Neapolitan woman would, for the most part
prefer a present to a lover. The breach of the
conjugal vow sometimes occasions quarrels and
assassinations among people of iaferior rank ; and
in the metropolis, assassinations are often perpe-
trated from much less cogent motives. That fu-
rious jealousy for which the nation was once so
remarkable is, however greatly abated. See Italy
and Sicily.

Naples, a large and rich trading city of Italy,
one of the finest in the world, capital of the above
kingdom, with a university. It is situated at the
bottom of a bay, and is built in the form of a vast
amphitheatre, sloping from the hills to the sea.
Although the style of architecture is inferior to
what prevails at Rome, and it cannot vie with that
city in the number of palaces or in the magnifi-
cence of the public buildings, yet the private hou-
ses in general are better built, and the streets are
broader and better paved. No street in Rome
equals in beauty the Strada di Toledo at Naples;
nor can any of them be compared with the beau-
tiful streets which lie open to the bay, where the
excessive heat of the sun is often tempered with the
sea breezes and gales wafting the perfumes of the
Campagna Felice The houses in general are 5
or 6 stories high, and flat at the top, on which
are placed numbers of flower vases, or fruit trees
in boxes of earth, producing a very gay and agree-
able effect. On the mountain St. Elmo, in a
most pleasant situation, is a convent of Carthu-
sians, on which much expense has been lavished
to render the building, the apartments, and the
gardens, equal to the situation. Naples is admir-
ably situated for commerce, and has all the neces-
saries and luxuries of life in great profusion. The
chief articles manufactured here are silk stockings,
soap, snuff-boxes of tortoise-shell or of the lava of
Mount Vesuvius, tables, and ornamental furni-
ture of marble. They are thought to embroider
here better than in France; and their macaroni is
preferred to that of any part of Italy. They ex-
cel also in liquors and confections; particularly
in one kind of confection, called diaboloni, of a
verv hot and stimulating nature, and which is
sold at a very high price.

The number of inhabitants is computed at 350,
000, which is very probable: for. though Naples
is not one-third of the size of London, yet many
of the streets here are more crowded than the
Strand, and a great proportion of the poorest sort
are obliged to spend the night in them, as well as
the day. for want of habitations. There is not a
citv in the wcrld. perhaps, with the same number
of inhabitants, in which so few contribute to the
wealth of the c immunity, by useful and produc-
tive labour: the number of priests, monks, fid-
dlers. lawvers. nobility, footmen, and lazzaroni or
vagabonds, is immense : the last alone have been
computed at above tL'.OO, but their number has
since been somewhat diminished. The nobility
are excessively fond of splendour and show, as ap-
ears by the briT.incy of their equipages, the num-
er of their attendants, the richness of their dress,
and the grandeur of their tides. The king, it is
said counts 100 persons with the tide of prince and
still a greater number with that of duke, among
his subjects. Six or seven of these have estates of
from xc2xa310,000 to xc2xa313,000 a-year, and a considera-
ble number have possessions to about half that
amount; whils the annual revenue of many is not
67
above xc2xa31,000 or xc2xa32000. The inferior nobility are
much poorer, many counts and marquises not
having above xc2xa3300 or xc2xa3400 a-year, of a paternal
estate, many still less, and not a few enjoying the
title without any estate whatever. Although the
churches and convents of Naples are not to be
compared with those of Rome in point of archi-
tecture, they surpass them in rich jewels, and in
the quantity of silver and golden crucifixes, ves-
sels, and other ornaments. The cathedral is a
grand Gothic edifice; and, of all the palaces, that
of the king is not only the most magnificent, but
in the best style of architecture. The harbour,
which is spacious is protected by a mole. The
bay of Naples is one of the finest in the world, be-
ing almost of a circular figure, about 30 m. in di-
ameter, shut out from the Mediterranean by the
island of Capri, and three parts of it sheltered
by a circuit of woods and mountains. Naples was
taken by the French in January, 1799, but retak-
en by the British fleet under lord Nelson, in the
June following. In 1806 it was again taken pos-
session of by the French under Massena, soon
after which Joseph Bonaparte was here crowned
king of Naples; but on his removal to Spain, in
Ir'fr. the crown was conferred on Murat. In
May. 1815, Naples was surrendered to a British
squadron, and in the following month king Fer-
dinand was restored. In 1803 the city suffered
much damage hy an earthquake. It is 110 m. S.
fcl. of Rome, 104 N. E. of Palermo, and 300 S. by
E. of Venice. Long. 14. 20. E., lat. 14. 55.

NapoU de Romania, a sea-port of the Morea, and
an archbishop's see, seated on a peninsula, at the
head of a bav,of the same name. It has a large
harbour, with a narrow entrance, defended by a
citadel. This town was taken by the Turks in
1715, and remained under the government of the
Porte till the recent dismemberment of Greece. It
is 20 m. S. S. W. of Corinth. Long. 22. 44. E.,
lat. 37. 44. N.

Napoli di Molvasia, a sea-port of the Morea, on
the island of Malvasia. It has a fine harbour defend-
ed by a good citadel; and a long wooden bridge,
which joins it to the mainland. It gives name to
that excellent wine called Malmsey ; and was the
ancient Epidaurus,famed for the temple of fEscula-
pius. it is seated on a rock, at the entrance of the
bay of Napoli de Romania, 38 m. S. E. ofMisitra.
Long. 22. 58. E., lat. 36. 53. N.

Nura, a town of Japan, in the island of Niphon,
with a magnificent castle, 25 m. N. W. of Meaco.

Naraingunge, a town of Bengal, in the district
of Dacca, with manufactures of muslinj and a
trade in grain, salt, tobacco, Ac. It is seated on
the Luckia. Long. 90. 35. E.. lat. 23. 36. N.

Narasinghapura, a town of Hindoostan, in M v
sore, with two considerable temples. It is well
built, and stands in a fertile country, on the Cave
rv, immediately below the influx of Kapina, 30'
m. E. S. E. of Mysore.

Narbeth, a town of Wales, in Pembrokeshire,
seated on a hill, 12 m. N. E. of Pembroke and
242 W. by N. of London.

Narbonne, a city ofFrance, in the department
of Aude. In the time of the Romans it was the
capital of that part of Gaul called Gallia Narbon-
ensis; and here the emperor Marcus Aurelius
was born. Some Roman inscriptions, in different
parts of the city are still visible ; and the canal
from the river Aude, through the city to the Med-
iterranean, was cut by the Romans. Narbonne is
famous for its honey, and the cathedral is remark