Lake of Albano--Velletri--Naples--Rapid Travelling in 1830--A Trial at Naples--Deciphering Manuscripts--Ball at the Duchesse d'Eboli's--Matteis's Plot and Trial--Pompeii--Taking the Veil-- Pausilippo--Baiae--La Cava--Salerno--Paestum--Lazaroni--Museum of Naples--Grotto del Cane--The Camaldoli--Herculaneum-- Vesuvius--Sorrento--Miracle of St. Januarius--Astroni--Farewell to Naples Page 331
Moladi Gaeta--Capua--Lines on leaving Naples--Return to Rome--The Aqueducts--'Domine, quo vadis?'--St. Peter's--The Scala Santa-- Reasons in Favour of San Gennaro--Ascent of St. Peter's-- Library of the Vatican--A racing _ex voto_--Illness of George IV.--Approaching _Coup d'État_ in France--The Villa Mills--The Malaria--Duc and Duchesse de Dalberg--The Emperor Nicholas on his Accession--Cardinal Albani--A _Columbarium_--Maii--Sir William Gell--Tivoli--Hadrian's Villa--The Adventures of Miss Kelly and Mr. Swift--Audience of the Pope--Gibson's Studio--End of Miss Kelly's Marriage--A Great Function--The Jesuits-- Saint-making--San Lorenzo in Lucina--The Flagellants--Statues by Torchlight--Bunsen on the State of Rome--Frascati--Relations of Protestant States with Rome--The French Ministry--M. de Villèle--The Coliseum--Excommunication of a Thief--The Passionists--The Corpus Domini--A Rash Marriage--Farewell to Rome--Falls of Terni--Statue at Pratolino--Bologna-- Mezzofanti--Ferrara--Venice--Padua--Vicenza--Brescia--Verona-- Milan--Lago Maggiore--The Simplon--Geneva--Paris Page 350
A JOURNAL of the REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE FOURTH
Queen Charlotte--Duchesses of Cumberland and Cambridge-- Westminster Election--Contest between Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Murray Maxwell--London Election--Oatlands--The Duke of York--Duchess of York--Ampthill--Tixall--Mr. Luttrell--Lady Granville--Teddesley--Macao--Burleigh--Middleton--Lady Jersey-- The New Parliament--Tierney and Pitt--Princess Lieven--Madame de Staël on the French Revolution--Westminster Election-- Hobhouse Defeated--Scarlett's Maiden Speech--Influence of Party--Play--The Persian Ambassador at Court--Prince Leopold-- Woburn--Anecdote of the Allies--Death of George III.--Illness of George IV.--Queen Caroline--Fleury de Chabaulon--The Cato Street Conspiracy--George IV. at Ascot--Marchioness of Conyngham--Queen Caroline in London--Message to Parliament-- Debates--Insubordination in the Guards--Wilberforce's Motion-- Proceedings against the Queen--'Les Liaisons dangereuses'--The Queen's Trial--The Duke of Wellington on the Battle of Waterloo and the Occupation of Paris.