| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis—Selection of Principal Librarian—Securities—Mr. John Kenyon—Appointment—Proceedings in the House of Commons | 1 to 26. |
| CHAPTER XV | |
| Sir W. Temple--His Collection—Correspondence—Museum Staff—Visit to Brescello—Archduke Maximilian’s Visit to the Museum—Reports of Heads of Departments—Correspondence—Mr. C. T. Newton’s Expedition to Budrum—Blacas Collection | 27 to 53. |
| CHAPTER XVI | |
| Desire to visit Naples—Pius IX.—Ferdinand II.—Revolution, 1848—Poerio and SettembriniSettembrini—“Giovine Italia”—Mr. Gladstone’s Visit to Naples | 54 to 73. |
| CHAPTER XVII | |
| Cardinal Alberoni—Panizzi and Lord Shrewsbury—Correspondence arising from Mr. Gladstone’s Visit to Naples | 74 to 98. |
| CHAPTER XVIII | |
| Death of Panizzi’s Sister—At Rome—Naples—Mr. George Fagan—Interview with Ferdinand II.—Spies—The “Vicaria” | 99 to 111. |
| CHAPTER XIX | |
| Legion of Honour, &c.—Ecclesiastical Titles Bill—Serjeant Shee’s Bill—Concordat of 1855 | 112 to 125. |
| CHAPTER XX | |
| Devising Means for Escape of Settembrini—Mode of Carrying on Correspondence—Senesi Collection—Mazza Affair—Loss of the “Isle of Thanet“ | 126 to 143. |
| CHAPTER XXI | |
| Bianchini’s Appointment—Settembrini Fund—Convention with Argentine Republic—Correspondence—Orsini—Napoleon III. | 144 to 163. |
| CHAPTER XXII | |
| Departure of Neapolitan Prisoners—At Cadiz—Cork—“Captain James”—Poerio’s Letter—Ferdinand II. | 164 to 184. |
| CHAPTER XXIII | |
| Italian Unity—Victor Emmanuel II.—War of 1859—Farini—Cavour—Correspondence—Poerio on Southern Italy—Sir James Lacaita—Visit to Turin—The Biographer | 185 to 214. |
| CHAPTER XXIV | |
| England in 1859—Relations with France—First Visit to Biarritz—Napoleon III.—Letters from Mr. Gladstone, M. Merimee, M. Fould, and Mr. E. Ellice | 215 to 236. |
| CHAPTER XXV | |
| Ill-health—Extra Leave—Deputy Principal Librarian—Departure to Naples—Storm—Naples—Excursions—La Cava, Monte Cassino—Monastic Societies—Return to England | 237 to 247. |
| CHAPTER XXVI | |
| Death of Mr. Ellice—Garibaldi in London—Massimo d’Azeglio—Foscolo’s Remains removed to Florence—Panizzi’s Desire to Retire—Correspondence—Death of Lord Palmerston—Superannuation Allowance—Portrait—Museum Staff—Private Residence | 248 to 272. |
| CHAPTER XXVII | |
| Prosper Merimee—Empress Eugenie—Prince Imperial | 273 to 296. |
| CHAPTER XXVIII | |
| Senator of Italy—Correspondence—Illness—“Priests” Athenæum Club—Knighthood—Friends—Death—Etching—The End | 297 to 309. |
| Appendix | 311 to 336. |