CAN a man murder his wife? The point seems doubtful, to judge by the common experience of the Courts, and the general tone of public opinion, when a charge for this questionable offence is under consideration or comment. On the whole, it would seem to be desirable that we should cease to use the term "Murder" of Wife-killing, and create a special term for that offence--if offence it can be called. May we suggest either "Wife-icide," or "Spousi-cide," or "Uxori-cide"? It would be the correlative, in cases of feminine life-taking, of "justifiable homicide" in the case of male. It was very touching to observe the general expression of newspaper sympathy with an individual lately convicted for having pushed a little too far, perhaps, the natural feeling of exasperation and impatience with a wife who may safely be assumed to have been a very aggravating person. "Poor monomaniac," "unfortunate gentleman," and so forth, are terms which testify to the natural tenderness of the public feeling towards one who is subjected to such painful consequences for so venial an act of temporary irritation. We are glad to see that this touching and well-directed sympathy is confined to this unfortunate victim of a rash impulse. As for the woman who provoked him, we observe only a considerate silence, or the expression of a feeling equivalent to the well-known Cornish verdict--"Sarved her right." * * * * * 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 da_y_. " 8 | Rain rlg_h_t off on day. " 9 | Heag rain thurdestorm rain d. " 10 | Heag rain swig right. " 11 | Clouded day. " 12 | Brig_h_th da_y_. -------+------------------------------- * * * * * =Spiritualism for Sailors.=