To the Editor of the "Nonra-Carwa Darty News."
Sin—It is only right that I should inform you that I have received to-day an official declaration from Major Nerazzini, carried to me personally by Count de la Penne and Count Manfredo Gravina, in which the Italian Consul-General, desirous of removing the impression created in my letter of yesterday's date—that his official position sheltered him and that hie left others the mote arduous task of beard-the author in his den—directly upon himself and is willing to be responsible as a private individual for his letter of the 4th June. By this language the Consular cloak asi and the Italian Cousulconstitutes himself the sole principal. Much as I should like to exchange fire with bim, poration of the laws of oxteaterritoriality placing me under the harsh legal troatment which is meted out on a British subject who is so unfortunate as to cause the death or disablement of an adversary, makes such a course impossible It is also to be noted that in my first letter I alluded to the ordinary revenge which one Anglo-Saxon takes on another when publicly accused of mendacity. I would for not to continue this discussion public; as I have clearly shown the intention to insult the officer corps of the Ttali navy or the Italian flag T am, te., 8th June, 1906.
Both sides to this dispute have now bad a fair hoaring and we cannot print any further letters.—Eo,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.