ðə lˈæɾɚ jˈɪɹ hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsəl ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐmbˈæsədɚ tʊ ˈɪɾəli, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
The latter year he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Ambassador to Italy, a post he held until 1888.