LETTER XXIX. p. 313. _Journey from Bologna to Ancona.—The Rubicon.—Julius Cæsar.—Pesaro.—Fano.—Claudius Nero.—Asdrubal.—Senegalia._ LETTER XXX. p. 323. _Ancona.—The influence of commerce on the characters of mankind.—The Mole.—The triumphal arch of the Emperor Trajan._ LETTER XXXI. p. 333. _Loretto.—History of the Casa Santa._ LETTER XXXII. p. 340. _Description of the sacred chapel.—The treasury._ LETTER XXXIII. p. 351. _Pilgrimages to Loretto.—Manufactures.—Confessionals.—Basso relievos.—Zeal of pilgrims.—Iron grates before the chapels.—Reflections._ LETTER XXXIV. p. 362. _Tolentino.—The Apennines.—A hermit.—Umbria.—Spoletto._ LETTER XXXV. p. 371. _Terni.—Narni.—Otricoli.—Civita Castellana.—Campania of Rome._ LETTER XXXVI. p. 380. _Rome.—Conversazionis.—Cardinal Bernis.—The distress of an Italian lady._ LETTER XXXVII. p. 389. _Remarks on ancient and modern Rome.—The church of St. Peter’s._ LETTER XXXVIII. p. 404. _The ceremony of the Possesso._ LETTER XXXIX. p. 413. _Pantheon.—Coliseum.—Gladiators._ LETTER XL. p. 432. _The Campidoglio.—Forum Romanum.—Jews._ LETTER XLI. p. 442. _Ruins.—Via Sacra.—Tarpeian Rock.—Campus Martius.—Various Forums.—Trajan’s Column._ LETTER XLII. p. 452. _The beatification of a Saint._ LETTER XLIII. p. 459. _Character of modern Italians.—Observations on human nature in general.—An English Officer.—Cause of the frequency of the crime of murder._ LETTER XLIV. p. 474. _Different kinds of punishment.—Account of an execution.—Souls in purgatory._ LETTER XLV. p. 487. _The usual course with an antiquarian.—An expeditious course, by a young Englishman.—The Villa Borghese._ LETTER XLVI. p. 506. _The morning study of an artist.—Conversation with him on that subject.—An Italian lady and her Confessor.—The Lady’s religious scruples and precaution._ [Illustration] A VIEW OF SOCIETY AND MANNERS IN ITALY. [Illustration] LETTER I. Venice. DEAR SIR,