[Printed parliamentary paper.] Correspondence respecting Monseignor Ruffo Scilla's Mission. Presented to the House of Commons by Command of Her Majesty, in pursuance of their Address dated August 11, 1890.

6pp., folio. Disbound. In fair condition, on aged high-acidity paper, with a few short closed tears to edges. Title leaf (with 'Price 1d.') carrying 'Table of Contents' on reverse; followed by three pages of transcripts of letters (paginated 1-3); with the reverse of the final leaf carrying the details of the pamphlet for display on its being folded into a packet. The correspondence relates to the Mission of Cardinal Rampolla, travelling from the Vatican to England to present the Pope's congratulations on the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Six letters are transcribed, dating from between May and July of 1887, the authors being Cardinal Howard, the Marquis of Salisbury, Cardinal Rampolla (in Italian, with translation), Queen Victoria and Pope Leo XIII (to the Queen, in French, with translation). Scarce: no copy on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC.