Memoirs of Anne C.L. Botta,: written by her friends. With selections from her correspondence and from her writings in prose and poetry.

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Germany to investigate the system of education prevailing in various parts of that country. In i853 he
was charged with the same mission to the United
States, where he finally decided to remain. He was
soon appointed professor in the University of the City
of New-York. He is the author of several valuable
works, among which may be mentioned "A Monograph of the Life and Policy of Count Cavour," and
"An Introduction to the Study of Dante." Being in
this country at the time of our civil war, he was able,
through his connection with the press of Italy, to promote and to strengthen the sympathy of his countrymen for the abolition of slavery and the restoration of
the Union. He is acorrespondent-memberofthe Royal
Academy of the Lincei, in Rome,which is to Italy what
the Institute is to France. In recognition of services
rendered to the Italian Government in this country,
he received from Victor Emmanuel the Cross of Cornmmendatore in the Royal Order of the Cross of Italy,
of which the King is the First Master. Later, he was
presented by King Humbert with a beautiful gold
medal bearing this inscription: "To VINCENZO BOTTA,
in every fortune of his country a wise interpreter of
Italian thought to the great and friendly people of the
United States.- UMBERTO."
In 1 849 Miss Lynch published a volume of short,
graceful poems, beautifully illustrated by her artistfriends.
In I86o appeared Mrs. Botta's "Handbook of Universal Literature" (revised and brought down to
189o three years ago), a work evincing great in 227