able, as it had been in repose for eighty years, and was
already looked upon as a burnt-out volcano. If I were to return to
Iceland now, I should be looked upon as a prophetess of evil, and my life
would scarcely be safe.

{44} Every peasant in tolerably good circumstances carries a little tent
with him when he leaves home for a few days. These tents are, at the
utmost, three feet high, five or six feet long, and three broad.

{45} "Though their poverty disables them from imitating the hospitality
of their ancestors in all respects, yet the desire of doing it still
exists: they cheerfully give away the little they have to spare, and
express the utmost joy and satisfaction if you are pleased with the
gift." _Uno von Troil_, 1772.--ED.

{46} The presence of American ships in the port of Gottenburg is not to
be wondered at, seeing that nearly three-fourths of all the iron exported
from Gottenburg is to America.--ED.

{47} "St. Stephen's steeple" is 450 feet high, being about 40 feet
higher than St. Paul's, and forms part of St. Stephen's Cathedral in
Vienna, a magnificent Gothic building, that dates as far back as the
twelfth century. It has a great bell, that weighs about eighteen tons,
being more than double the weight of the bell in St. Peter's at Rome, and
four times the weight of the "Great Tom of Lincoln." The metal used
consisted of cannons taken from the Turks during their memorable sieges
of Vienna. The cathedral is 350 feet long and 200 wide, being less than
St. Paul's in London, which is 510 feet long and 282 wide.--ED.

{48} The _Storthing_ is the name given to the Norwegian parliament,
which assembles once every three years at Christiania. The time and
place of meeting are fixed by law, and the king has no power to prevent
or postpone its assembly. It consists of about a hundred members, who
divide themselves into two houses. The members must not be under thirty
years of age, and must have lived for ten years in Norway. The electors
are required to be twenty-five years of age, and to be either burgesses
of a town, or to possess property of the annual value of 30_l._ The
members must possess the same qualification. The members of the
Storthing are usually plain-spoken, sensible men, who have no desire to
shine as orators, but who despatch with great native sagacity the
business brought before them. This Storthing is the most independent
legislative assembly in Europe; for not only has the