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hoy Proceeded across the Campagna to awood at a distance. 1847.
The pring, followed the field in his drag, leaving the road, go za.
iq going across the country, just as we should have done
Ran American prairie. We soon found ourselves upon a
Tackles waste, with no other habitations than here and
here Wigwam, for the temporary accommodation of the
*hophergs during the winter months, the only part of the
Year when man’ or beast can exist in this region. The Marui
 4’ Azeglio called on me on his arrival from Genoa. We
dg long chat upon the prospects of Italy; his political views
“Pear to me sound and rational, and he is evidently under
ho influence of patriotic feelings. There is always hope for
* Country thot produces such men.
“In the evening to the American Consuls, and found a
“aber of his countrymen and women in masquerade dresses,
Verything about them lively excepting the spirits of the
“hors, Introduced to several of our most distinguished
Mizens,' 4, title for a bore.”
“F ebruary 18th.—Dined with Mr. and Mrs. 8. Gurney,
Wi young Bunsens, and some other Germans, the Prussian
Minister, otc. Speaking to the latter about his being almost
the only Protestant representative at the court of the Pope,
"0 saig that Peel had applied to the Prussian Government to
ow whether it found it advantageous or otherwise to have
* diplomatic connexion with the Holy See, and that the
"wor given was, that the disadvantages rather predomi-Sted,
 ang that if that Government stood in the position of
nglang, it would prefer to remain without diplomatic relalong
 with Rome. Next to Prince Canino’s soirée, very mixed,
out very agreeable, and many intelligent men there. Was
Wroduced to the Count of Syracuse, brother of the King of
Naples, with whom I had a long talk about Ireland, France,
Ud other matters. Found him, for a king’s brother, a very
“lear-hended. well-informed man, Talked with the Sar-