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IN ITALY.

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Wet M. Gastand, a merchant of the town, who told me that
oolleng are imported from France into Nice, and again
"Mugeled into that country, the drawback of twenty per
“nt. allowed in France upon the exportation affording a
Profit on this singular traffic; says that the refined sugar
"Tported from Marseilles receives a drawback of six per
“nt., and that this sugar is sold cheaper in Nice than in
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1847.

Ar. 43.

“ Genoa, Jan. 13th.—This morning the Marquis d’Azeglio
lled, with Mr. William Gibbs—the former a Pied-Rontese
 who has written poetry, romances, and political
Works, and is also an artist. He told me he had been
*Xpelled from Rome by the late Pope, and from Lombardy
"ad Florence, in consequence of his writings. An amiable
"d intelligent man, evincing rational views upon the moral
Progress of his country, and deprecating revolutionary vionce
 gg jnimical to the advance of liberal principles.
“ Genoa, Jan. 16th.—Called on Dr. —— and Mr. Brown
(Consul) ; the latter showed me a copy of Junius, with
“merous notes in pencil by Horne Tooke on the margin;
described the demagogue, whom he knew personally, as
* finished scoundrel. In the evening dined with a party
*f about fifty persons, Marquis &’Azeglio president. The
“onsuls of France, Spain, Belgium, and Tuscany present,
" well as several of the Genoese nobles, and merchants
*f different countries. French was universally spoken. My
"Peech was intended for the ministers at Turin rather than
Ty hearers. In this country, where there is no representalive
 system, public opinion has no direct mode of influencing
the policy of the state, and therefore I used such arguments
% were calculated to have weight with the government, and
Wduce them to favour Free Trade as a means of increasing
%e national revenue.”
“ Genoa, Jam. 17(h.~In the evening M. Papa called and