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the hotel. — Friday the 20th, journey to Rome, where the 

 members of the Expedition arrived at 2 P.M., and were, in the 

 same way as at Naples, received in a festive manner by the 

 Syndic of the city, Prince Ruspoli, president and director of 

 the Geographical Society, by members of the University, 

 the Scandinavian Union, &c. Carriages met the Swedish 

 guests, in which they were taken past the Swedish-Norwegian 

 minister's hotel, decked with innumerable flags, to Albergo di 

 Roma in the Corso, where a splendid suite of aj)artments, along 

 with equipages, was placed at the disposal of the Expedition. 

 In the evening we dined with the Swedish minister, and were 

 afterwards received by Prince Pallavicini at his magnificent 

 palace. — Saturday the 21st, visit to the Chamber of Deputies, 

 private excursions, dinner given by the Duke NicoLAS of 

 Leuchtenberg, to Nordenskiold and Nordquist. — Sunday the 

 22nd, public meeting of the Geographical Society, at which its 

 grand gold medal was presented to Nordenskiold. In the 

 evening a grand dinner, given by the Geographical Society, in 

 the Continental Hotel. Among the toasts which were drunk 

 may be mentioned one to the King of Sweden and Norway, 

 proposed in a very warm and eloquent speech by the Premier, 

 L'AIROLI ; to Nordenskiold, by Prince Teano ; to Palander, by 

 the Minister of Marine, Admiral Acton ; to the other members 

 of the Expedition, to its munificent patrons, Oscar Dickson 

 and Alexander Sibiriakoff, to Bove, the Italian officer, who 

 took part in it, &c. — Monday the 23rd. Audience of the King. 

 In the evening a grand reception at the Palazzo Teano, where 

 almost all that was distinguished and splendid of Roman 

 society appeared to be assembled. — Tuesday the 24th. Dined 

 at the Quirinal with King Humbert. There were present, 

 besides the King and his suite, the Swedish minister, the 

 members of the Vega expedition. Prince Teano, President of 

 the Geographical Society ; Commendatore Negri ; Cairoli, 

 Premier ; Acton, Minister of Marine ; Malvano, Secretary of 

 the Cabinet; Major Baeatieri, and the Italian naval officer, 

 EuGENio Parent, a member of the Swedish Polar expedition 

 of 1872-3, and others. In the evening, reception by the English 

 minister, Sir A. B. Paget, and a beautifully arranged fete at 

 the Scandinavian Union, at which a number of enthusiastic 

 speeches were made, and flowers and printed verses were dis- 

 tributed. — Wednesday the 25th. Farewell visits. Some of the 

 members of the Expedition travelled north by rail. Captain 

 Palander made an excursion to Spezzia to take part in a cruise 

 on the large ironclad Duilio. The others remained some days 

 longer in Rome in order to see its lions, undisturbed by 

 official fetes. 



While the Vega lay in the harbour of Naples she was literally 



