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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

Upton-cum-Chalvey-A Family Ghost-Rats--Wm. Romer-Eton College

and Dr. Goodford-A Story of Thackeray and "Jacob Omnium "-

Death of the Prince Consort-The Funeral-The Exhibition of 1862-

Mr. Beresford-Hope-A Meeting in the Chapter House, Westminster .

SOME NEWSPAPER MATTERS.

Sir Edwin Arnold, Poet and Journalist-"Placing" Living Poets--Mr.

Alfred Austin-"The Seven Sons of Mammon'

-Why we Drink Less

MAINLY ABOUT A WEDDING,

The Prince of Wales's Wedding-The Rev. J. M. C. Bellew-An Adventure

with the Police-Difficulties of Journalists-Lord Chamberlains and

their Courtesy-Mr. W. Frith's Levée Costume in 1863-In St. George's

Chapel-James Grant and his Dinner-His Antiquarian Blunders-A

"Caw" in All the Year Round

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

Miss Braddon and "Lady Audley's Secret"-My Novel "Quite Alone "-

Mr. Train, the Tramway Projector-The War between North and

South-John Livesey-Mr. Robert Brough-At Euston: Time for

another "Hug"-In New York-Joined by Mrs. Sala-Montreal-

General Earle" Maryland, My Maryland!"-Quebec-The Governor-

General's Hospitality-D'Arcy Magee-" Bully for you, old Ad

Valorum"-Hawley Smart and his Uncle, the Racing Baronet-A

Landlady who was "Raised on Piccadilly "— Indian Lorette-Sir

James Macdonald-Sir George Brown-Captain Jenkins, Commodore

of the Cunard Fleet-Samuel Ward and W. H. Hurlburt

Dedication of "My Diary in America" to W. H. Russell-A Story of Miss

Florence Nightingale-Joseph Jefferson Accepts an Invitation Intended

for Someone Else-The Misses Bateman and their Father-His Unruly

Hair -In Paris Once More-Marseilles-The Municipality and "the

Widow Bonaparte "—Algiers-An Interview with Napoleon --The

Promoter of the Red Cross Ambulance-A Droll Incident in the

Theatre at Oran-The Flavour of Ostrich Egg-At Hamburg again-

Vicissitudes of Fortune at Cassel-In Holland

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To Madrid in a Hurry-The Duchess of Frias and Her Husbands-Mr. and

Mrs. Antonio Gallenga-The Man in the Cloak: What is He?-The

Escorial The Fun of the Carnival-Travelling in Spain- A Break-

down in Don Quixote's Country-A Greedy Frenchman-Cordova :

the Cathedral-Seville-Dancing before the Altar

CHAPTER ΧΧΧΙΧ.

BELLA-HORRIDA BELLA.

Over the Mont Cenis Pass-Venice-A Battle between a Crab and a Rat-

The bora at Trieste-Over the Semmering to Vienna-The Kaiser-

Turner's Venice-Padua-Milan-H. M. Hyndman-" Viva Verdi!"

-The Salas of Milan.

WITH GARIBALDI IN THE TYROL.

A Badly Provisioned Army-An Interview with Garibaldi-His Career-

What he did with His Uniform-His Lady Devotees-His Ingenuous-

ness-Daniel Manin-Legend of a Special Correspondent-I recognise

my Overcoat-Edward Dicey-Lord Ronald Gower -Garibaldi at

Stafford House-Compulsory Peace

THE LIBERATION OF VENICE.

Mr. Frederick Hardman-The First War Correspondent-Peter Finnerty

and the Walcheren Expedition-M. Plantulli-At Padua-Marshal

Haynau and the Caffè Florian-Shakespeare's Familiarity with Italian

Cities-Ferrara: Haunted by the Ghost of Lucrezia Borgia-Donizetti's

Opera-I Rejoin my Wife-An Incident at Mestre-A Reminiscence.

of Niagara-Venice on the Eve of its Liberation-Good-nature of the

Venetians-The Fenice Re-opened—Popular Enthusiasm-Enter the

ROME AND NAPLES.

Perugia-Rome in 1866 and in 1894--Papal Warriors--The Colosseum--

Cardinals in State-The Holy Father on the Pincian Hill-Papal

Money-Guido's Beatrice Cenci a Whim-Pompeii-From Naples to

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF '67.

Paris-Napoleon's Interest in the Exhibition-The Imperial Commissioners

-"Old King Cole" and his Panorama of English Literature and Jour-

nalism-The late Lord Houghton-The Commissariat-The "Test

House" and its French Nickname-Baron B- and his Variegated

Career-The Distribution of Prizes-Napoleon III. and Ferdinand de

Lesseps as Prize Winners-Vicissitudes of Fortune

SULTAN AND TSAR.

Mr. Felix Whitehurst-Arrival of Abdul Aziz at Toulon-In the Midst of

Flunkeys-Attempt on the Tsar Alexander II.-Trial of Berezowski-

Maître Arago's Defence-News of Berezowski in 1886-Frightening a

Sentinel-A Galaxy of Royalty—The First German Emperor

THE CLERKENWELL EXPLOSION AND THE "CLAIMANT."

An Execution at Maidstone-Lord Mayor Allen and his Chariot-The

Queen's State Carriage-The Clerkenwell Explosion-The Boat Race

of 1868-Buckstone and Toole and the Old Cognac--The Tichborne

Claimant and his Friends

BEHIND THE SCENES AGAIN,

A Feat of Memory-St. Martin's Hall: The Queen's Theatre-Mr. and Mrs.

Labouchere-An Invitation to Write a Play--Watts Phillips: a

Neglected Dramatist-Edward Sothern-At Home Again-The Strand

Music Hall-Mr. Lionel Lawson-Mr John Hollingshead-Wat Tyler

at the Gaiety-Miss Nellie Farren, Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Constance

THE TRIAL OF PIERRE BONAPARTE.

Prince Pierre Bonaparte's Stormy Career-The Slaying of Victor Noir-

Maître Floquet-Incidents of the Trial-M. Henri Rochefort-M.

Paul de Cassagnac-An Acquittal-A Solatium to the Victim's

CHAPTER XLVIII.

THE WAR OF 1870.

"Kit" Pemberton-Military Linguists-Correspondents to keep in the

Rear-Paris before the War-An Admirer of la grosse Cavalerie-

Crowded Churches-A Thoroughly Popular War-At Metz-A

Musical Colonel-Nicholas Woods-Henry and Athol Mayhew-

Augustus O'Shea-Mr. Simpson-Sydney Hall-" Azamat Batouk'

-O'Shea in Trouble-An Insubordinate Aide-de-Camp-Mr. Simpson's

Tent-A Bullying Commandant-Meeting the Commandant Again-

Metz Demoralised.

EXIT THE SECOND EMPIRE.

Panic in Paris-Spy Fever-I am Arrested-Mobbed by Prisoners-At the

Préfecture-A Remand-A Friendly Gaoler-Lord Lyons' Intervention

-A Fit of Hysterics-My Narrow Escape from being Butchered—

Tales of the Prussian Uhlan

THROUGH THE WALL OF ROME.

The Lyons of 1870-In Straits at Geneva-A Friendly Chemist-To Rome

-Cadorna takes the City-The British and Foreign Bible Society to

the Fore--Thomas Cook-My First Acquaintance with Him-Frugal

Box Book-keepers-" Cornelius O'Dowd's" Attacks on Mr. Cook-

Departure of the Papal Garrison-A Mass Meeting in the Colosseum-

The Plebiscitum-A Review in the Campo di Marte-Might and Right. 229

GOING TO LAW, AND TO BERLIN.

A Libel-My "Extravagance "-A Question about My Nose-Mr. Friswell,

my Assailant-Heavy Damages-How the Money Went-At the

Opening of the German Parliament-A Tobacco and Beer Symposium

-Among the French Prisoners at Spandau

IN ST. PAUL'S AND AT CHISLEHURST.

The Prince of Wales's Illness-The Thanksgiving Service-The Tichborne

Claimant again-His Coolness--Funeral of Napoleon III.-Illness-

A Resourceful Doctor-Walking Over One's Own Feet

COLLAPSE OF THE CLAIMANT.

Dr. Kenealy's Career--The End of Sir Alexander Cockburn's Summing

Up-The Verdict-A Parting Glance from the Claimant

TO SPAIN ONCE MORE: ALFONSO XII.

My Acquaintance with Three Kings of Spain-A Call from Don Juan de

Borbon-A Parlour Maid's Comment on Royalty-The Duke of Aosta

-Madrid in Winter-Colonel" Howsomever" and his Stories-Antonio

Gallenga, Then and Now-Archibald Forbes-Roger Eykyn-King

Alfonso's Entry-A Journey to Zaragoza-Left Behind-Washing with

Barcelona-A Train attacked by Carlists-Levying Tribute-Another

Attack: the Tables Turned-Cordova and Seville-Don Arturo of

Bobadilla introduces himself-Gibraltar-A Charge of Insulting the

Sons of the Rock-The King of the Monkeys-Algeria

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO RUSSIA.

Death of Shirley Brooks-His Editorship of Punch-Lord Beaconsfield as a

Patron of Men of Letters-The Difficulty of Saving on £2.000 a Year-

Demolition of Temple Bar: Daily Telegraph Victory-The Griffin-To

Russia again-The Flower of Russian Society-Denounced as a Turkish

Spy--An Ill-tempered Courier and his Peculiarities-The Monotony

of Russian Life-The American Minister-The Russian Climate-

Adelina Patti and her Chasseur-Odessa.

IN THE CITY OF THE SULTAN.

The Black Sea-The Bosphorus-Campbell Clarke-Harems on the Tram-

way-Plundering St. Sophia-Mosaics and Jujubes: a Widow Lady's

Penetration-Dancing Dervishes-The Dogs of Stamboul: a Story of

them-Alexander McGahan-Eugene Schuyler and his Smoking Party

-Frank Scudamore-Hobart Pasha-Baker Pasha-Colonel Burnaby

-British Diplomatists at Constantinople—Mr. Consul Reade―The Son

of Napoleon the Great's Gaoler

THE TURKISH CONSTITUTION.

M. Barère-Mr. Hormuzd Rassam-General Ignatieff: a Reminiscence of

his Father-Sir William White-Christmas at Constantinople-Pro-

claiming the Turkish Constitution-Moslem Toleration

ATHENS AND MONTE CARLO.

Athens-Story of a Deaf Judge-Syra-At Monte Carlo: More Ill-luck-

Captain Cashless-Madame La Baronne Unetelle and her Indignation. 360

IN MECKLENBURGH SQUARE.

Breaking into my own House: Story of a Caretaker and a Haunch of

Venison-In 66
Society Again -Mr. Disraeli and Miss Braddon-

Presented to the Prince of Wales-The Grosvenor Gallery-
-"Paris

Herself Again"-A Dinner to Archibald Forbes.

FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC.

At Richmond, U.S.A.-The Carnival at New Orleans-A Cock-fight—

Chicago-Over the "Rockies"-San Francisco--The Palace Hotel-

The Streets-Chinese Festivities-The San Francisco News Letter and

Mr. Frederick Marriott-Edward Sothern.

A MURDERED TSAR.

Another Russian Mission-Irish Stew in St. Petersburg-The Ill-conditioned

Courier again-The Earl of Dufferin and Lord Frederick Hamilton-

A Recognition at the Beefsteak Club-An Inopportune Attack of

Lumbago-Yod-Lying-in-State of Alexander II.---A Memorial Service 390

CORONATION OF ALEXANDER III.

Permission to Wear Court Dress-An Offer of Free Quarters Declined—

Entrance of Alexander III. into Moscow-A Brilliant Scene-The

Coronation-The Tsar at Dinner-A Run for the Telegraph Office-A

Bit of Journalistic Smartness

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