[152] See the remarkable expressions of dissatisfaction wrung from the placid Lord Raglan on various occasions, and the very free manner in which the English officers expressed themselves when the 7th French leger regiment ran away from the Russians at Inkerman for the second time.—Kinglake’s “Invasion of the Crimea,” 6th edition, 1877, vol. vi. pp. 327-8, 344-5.
[153] Louis was fond of these theatrical announcements, which answered the purpose he designed, of attracting the sympathy of the impressionable French people. The following is a short summary of the mode in which Italy was really freed “from the Alps to the Adriatic”:—Lombardy was surrendered to Sardinia 11th July, 1859; the treaty ceding Savoy and Nice to France was signed 24th March, and approved by the Sardinian Parliament 29th May, 1860. The French troops retired from Italy the same month. Garibaldi landed at Marsala 11th May, 1860, and entered Naples on the 18th of August. The kingdom of Italy was recognised by Great Britain 31st March, 1861. In 1864 Florence was declared the capital of Italy. The French troops left Rome in November, 1865. Venetia was ceded to France by Austria 3rd July, 1866. They retired from the Quadrilateral in October, 1866; Venice was annexed to Italy the same month; the Italian troops entered Rome in September, 1870, when Napoleon III. was no longer able to interpose, and it was incorporated in the Italian kingdom in October.
[154] See previous note.
[155] Since the above was written, a weekly paper has been established, which promises to promote the revival of caricature art.
CHAPTER XV.
JOHN LEECH (Continued).
| Giovanni. What do the dead do, uncle?—do they eat, Hear music, go a hunting, and be merry, As we that live? Francesco de Medicis. No, Cuz; they sleep. Giov. ... When do they wake? Frances. When God shall please. |
Webster’s White Devil; or, Vittoria Corombona (1612), Act 3.