CONTENTS.

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.