tains the Chamber of Deputies, a printing
establishment, and various apartments for the accommodation of friends
and relatives. Entering one of these we found the Vladika's brother,
whom I have previously alluded to, and had the honour of a
presentation. He is a very ordinary-looking personage; and, as the
powers of language were wanting to express our feelings, we soon took
leave. The bishop's rooms for public and private reception, consist of
a billiard-room no bigger than is necessary for the due performance of
the game, at which he is a great adept, a small anteroom and bedroom.
His valet and chamberlain, a well-dressed Montenegrian, did the
honours. In the billiard-room the walls are hung with arms, though
some of these were now absent on service. I observed some fine Turkish
swords, some of an ancient date, presents to different Vladikas; some
Albanian daggers, straight, with a triangular blade, resembling the
ancient Venetian _misericordes_; and a handsomely mounted and antique
Servian sword, the blade with the wolf-mark, so well known in the
Highlands and other parts of Europe. There were some handsome
fire-arms; and, among others, a splendid pipe lately presented by
Osman Pasha of Mostar. In the anteroom I remarked with pleasure a
small three-legged stand, with a basin and towel; and I have heard
that other contrivances for the purification of the Episcopal person
are not wanting, though no such met my eye. In the bedroom, where the
odour of tobacco still remained unmitigated, was a cabinet, which,
when opened, displayed objects well worthy the attention of the next
pasha who may visit Cettigna. Russian orders and snuff-boxes
uncountable, set in the choicest brilliants; presents from the
Emperors of Austria of no mean value; a remembrance or two of the King
of Saxony, &c. &c. All these were opened by the _cameriere_ to our
free inspection; but not for this, nor the trouble we afterwards gave
him when exhibiting the sacerdotal robes, keeping him above half the
day, would he accept the smallest remuneration. This completed the
public rooms, (his highness is reported on occasions to give grand
entertainments, but the whereabouts was not manifest,) and we
proceeded to the ancient convent. This, formerly the Episcopal
dwelling, is still the residence of the chief officials attached to
the Vladika. The first among these is the vicar--(his other avocations
having only permitted the Vladika to officiate on two occasions