CHAPTER XII.

Public Library of Malta.--British Museum, London.--City Circulating Library.--Museum of Valletta.--Interesting Curiosities.--Birthplace of Hannibal.--Pawnbroker's Establishment.--Savings Bank of the Monte di Pieta.--The Baraccas.--A Superb View.--An Excursion Inland.--Ancient Capital of Malta.--Citta Vecchia.--Toy Railway.--About the Vatican at Rome.--An Ancient Cathedral.--Dungeons of the Middle Ages. 214