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stage here at present. Serbelloni, a con-
tralto castrato, who was in England some
years ago, has had a dispensation to be-
come a priest, and now only sings in the
church.
Tuesday 24. This morning a solemn
procession passed through the streets to
the church of St. Ambrose, to pray for
rain, on which account the public library
was not open, which was a great disap-
pointment to me, being the last day of
my residence in this city; but by this
time my letters had procured me the no-
tice and countenance of his Excellency
Count Firmian, the Conte Pò, il Mar-
chese Menafoglio, Don Francesco Carcano,
the Abate Bonelli, and others; which
operated like magic in opening doors
and removing difficulties; and to-day,
upon my presenting myself at the Am-
brosian Library with the Abate Bonelli,
it was instantly opened, and, indeed, for
the first time, all its treasures; the most
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