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 DIARIES OF
SIR MOSES
AND LADY MONTEFIORE
COMPRISING THEIR LIFE AND WORK AS RECORDED
IN THEIR DIARIES FROM 1812 TO 1883.

WITH THE ADDRESSES AND SPEECHES OF SIR MOSES; HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH
MINISTERS, AMBASSADORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC BODIES;
PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF HIS MISSIONS IN THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY;
FIRMANS AND EDICTS OF EASTERN MONARCHS; HIS OPINIONS ON
FINANCIAL, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS, AND
ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS REFERRING TO MEN
OF HIS TIME, AS RELATED BY HIMSELF.

EDITED BY
Dr L. LOEWE,

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; OF THE
SOCIETE
ASIATIQUE OF PARIS; OF THE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF LONDON, ETC. (ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE MISSION TO DAMASCUS AND CONSTANTINOPLE UNDER
THE LATE SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, BART., IN THE YEAR 1840).

ASSISTED BY HIS SON.

In Two Volumes

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
 VOL. II.

CHICAGO:
BELFORD-CLARKE CO.
1890.
 ANCIENT COAT OF ARMS OF THE MONTEFIORE FAMILY,
explained on page 6.

(The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved.)

Copyright—Belford-Clarke Co., Chicago.

 CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. PAGE
Sir Moses presented to the Queen on being made a Baronet—
Ukase
of the Czar—The affair of Deir-el-Kámár—Sir Moses'
Interviews
with Louis-Philippe, M. Guizot, and Lord Normanby—
Satisfactory
Measures of the French Government 1

CHAPTER II.
The Polish and Russian Jews and the Question of Agriculture—
The
Jewish Disabilities in Parliament again—The Chartist Riots—Sir
Moses and Lady Montefiore depart for the Holy Land—Absurd
Charge brought against them—Their Return to England 9

CHAPTER III.
Preparations for the Great Exhibition—Fresh Measures against
the
Russian Jews—Complaints from Rome—News from Damascus
—Baron
Lionel de Rothschild takes the Oath on the Old Testament—Sir
Moses Interviews Louis Napoleon at the Elysée—The
18
Exhibition

CHAPTER IV.
Visit of the Hereditary Prince of Egypt—Baron Lionel de
Rothschild
returned for the City—The North American Relief Society—Sir
Moses on the Distress in Palestine—Serious Illness 26

CHAPTER V.
A Hospital for Jerusalem—Distribution of Relief in Palestine—
Battle
of the Alma—Sir Moses again sets out for the East—He
receives
the Order of the Medjidjeh—His Second Interview with the
35
Sultan

CHAPTER VI.
Arrival at Jerusalem—Miss Roger's Description of the Jewish
Girls'
School there—Sir Moses purchases a Piece of Land—Oriental
Methods of Bargaining 44

CHAPTER VII.
Departure from Jerusalem—Arrival in England—Projected
Railway
from Jaffa to Jerusalem—Lord Palmerston's Views—The
Firman Hháti-Hoomáyoon—Lord Stratford de Redcliffe 56

CHAPTER VIII.
Fifth Visit to the Holy Land—Maltese Jews and their
Grievances—
Cairo, Jaffa, Lydda, and Geeb—Arrival in Jerusalem—The
Appeal Fund Institutions 63
 CHAPTER IX.
Toussoun Pasha stays on a visit to Sir Moses—Sir Moses re-
elected
President of the Board of Deputies—The Indian Mutiny—
Monetary
Panic—The Jewish Disabilities at last removed—Sir
Moses presents Toussoun Pasha to the Queen 72

CHAPTER X.
The Case of the Abduction of Edgar Mortara—Strange Theory
about
Baptism—Sir Moses interests Himself in the Matter—Action of
the Evangelical Society—Discouraging Opinions 82

CHAPTER XI.
Cardinal Antonelli declares the Abduction of the Child Mortara
"A
Closed Question"—The Delusion about the Passover Cakes
spreads to Rome—Uneasy Feeling among the Jews in that City
—
Shameful Attempts to get up Testimony against Them—
Interview
with Cardinal Antonelli—Sir Moses leaves Rome 90

CHAPTER XII.
Interview with the Duc de Grammont—Another Ukase—
Influential
Protest in the Mortara Case—Persecution in Roumania—
Attitude
of the French and Turkish Governments towards the Jews 100

CHAPTER XIII.
The Sultan permits the Building of the Jerusalem Almshouses
—Concession
for a Carriage-Road from Jaffa to Jerusalem—Sir Moses
champions the Persecuted Christians of Syria—Punishment of
the Culprits—Disquieting Reports from Damascus 109

CHAPTER XIV.
Appeal from the Jews of Damascus—Lord John Russell's
Action—The
Mortara Case again—Serious Illness of Lady Montefiore 116

CHAPTER XV.
Affairs in Syria—Lord Palmerston's Advice—Death of the
Duchess
of Kent—Acquittal of one of the Accused Jews at Damascus—
Favourable
News from Moldavia—Death of the Prince Consort 125

CHAPTER XVI.
The Jaffa and Jerusalem Railway—Lord Dufferin—Sir Moses
and
Lady Montefiore's Golden Wedding—Death of Lady Montefiore 133

CHAPTER XVII.
Burial of Lady Montefiore—Sir Moses sets out for Jerusalem—
Interview with Sultan Abd-Ool-Azeez—Abandonment of the
Journey
to the Holy Land—More Persecutions in Morocco—Sir Moses
proceeds there on a Mission 139

CHAPTER XVIII.
The Mission to Morocco—Tangier—Liberation of two Prisoners
—
Deputation of Moors—Sir Moses successfully Intercedes for
them—Death of Sir Moses' Sister, Mrs. Goldsmid—Oppressive
Regulations respecting the Jews in Morocco—Favourable Edict
of the Sultan 148

CHAPTER XIX.
Reception of Sir Moses by the Sultan of Morocco—Enthusiastic
Welcome from the Jewish Colony—Home again—
Congratulatory
Meeting at the London Tavern 154

CHAPTER XX.
Sir Moses receives the Thanks of the City of London—The
Projected
Survey of Jerusalem—Bad News from Rome, Hamadan, and
Jaffa—Endowment of Judith College Ramsgate—Death of Lord
Palmerston 162

CHAPTER XXI.
Sixth Journey to the Holy Land—A new Jewish Census—The
Plague
of Locusts—Death of Dr. Hodgkin—Arrival in Jerusalem 171

CHAPTER XXII.
Sir Moses' Narrative continued—The Jerusalem Water Supply—
Scheme for Isolating Lepers—Deputation from Safed—The
Jews and Agriculture—Unfounded Allegations by a pretended
Austrian Consul 176
 CHAPTER XXIII.
Visit to the Mount of Olives—Site of the Holy Temple—Dr
Norman
Macleod's Charge—Sir Moses' Inquiries—Dr Macleod's
181
Retractation

CHAPTER XXIV.
Departure from the Holy City—Return to England—Visit to
Baron
Brunnow and Lord Clarendon—Frightful Outbreak against the
Jews
in Persia—Fresh Complaints from Moldavia 187

CHAPTER XXV.
Sir Moses accepts a Mission to the Danubian Principalities—
Action
of the British, Russian, and Persian Governments—Prince
Bismarck's
Opinion—Death of Sir Moses' Brother, Horatio 195

CHAPTER XXVI.
Result of Appeals to Roumanian Bigotry—Perilous Position of
the Mission—Courageous Conduct of Sir Moses—An
Enterprising
Contractor—Satisfactory end of the Mission 203

CHAPTER XXVII.
Giurgevo—Rustschuk—Sistova—Nicopolis—Buda-Pesth—
Return to
England—Addresses of Thanks from Bucharest—Local
211
Honours at Ramsgate
 CHAPTER XXVIII.
Serious Outbreak against the Jews at Berlad—Sir Moses
appeals to the
Moldavian Government—The Reply—Repressive Bill affecting
the
Jews—The Galatz Incident—Lord Shaftesbury and Sir Moses—
Visit
to the South of France 219

CHAPTER XXIX.
The Prince of Wales and Sir Moses—Consecration of Judith
College—
Napoleon III. a Prisoner of War—Serious Charges against the
Jews
of Damascus in the Times Newspaper—Sir Moses' Answer—
Death of
Sir Moses' Sister, Mrs Gompertz 227

CHAPTER XXX.
Famine in Persia—Sir Moses assists in the Work of Relief—
Lord Granville's Aid—The Tabernacle at Ramsgate—Professor
Max Müller—Illness of the Prince of Wales 237

CHAPTER XXXI.
Petition to the Shah—Outrages in Smyrna—Second Mission to
Russia—
Visit to Stockholm—Interview with the Czar Alexander II. 244

CHAPTER XXXII.
Continuation of Sir Moses' Narrative—Satisfactory Report with
regard to the Condition of the Roumanian Jews—Arrival in
Berlin—Return to England—Visit of the Shah to England 251

CHAPTER XXXIII.
Address to the Czar on the occasion of the Marriage of the
Duke
and Duchess of Edinburgh—The Czar's Reply—Death of Sir
Moses' Sister, Mrs. Cohen—Sir Moses reads his own Obituary—
He
resigns his office as President of the Board of Deputies 258

CHAPTER XXXIV.
Unveiling of the Bust of the Archbishop of Canterbury at St.
Peter's
Orphanage—Sir Moses on Jewish Conversion—The Montefiore
Testimonial—Preparing to start once more for the Holy Land 266

CHAPTER XXXV.
Seventh Voyage to Palestine—Reception at Jaffa—Arrival in
272
Jerusalem

CHAPTER XXXVI.
Welcome to Jerusalem—Satisfactory Report on the Condition
of the
Population in the Holy City—Sir Moses' Recommendations
for their welfare 277

CHAPTER XXXVII.
Congratulations on his Return to England—The Testimonial
Fund—
Palestine Colonization Fund—Unveiling the Bust of Mrs. Tait—
Bad
News from Eastern Europe—Musurus Pasha's Assurance 284

CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Accusation against Jews in the Caucasus—Affairs in Syria—
Anti-Semitic
Movement in Prussia—Death of Joseph Meyer Montefiore—
Assassination
of Alexander II. 290

CHAPTER XXXIX.
Persecution in Russia—Lord Granville's Speech—Project of
Emigration
to America—Death of Dean Stanley and of President
Garfield 297

CHAPTER XL.
The Reign of Terror in Russia—Indignation Meeting in London
—The
Lord Mayor's Fund—The Tisza-Eszlar Trial—Anti-Jewish
Congress at Dresden—A pretended Speech of Sir Moses—
Death
of Archbishop Tait 303

CHAPTER XLI.
Sir Moses Congratulates the Czar Alexander III. on his
Coronation—He
appeals to the Hungarian Parliament—Acquittal of the
Accused at Tisza-Eszlar—Rejoicings on Sir Moses completing
his Ninety-ninth Year 311

CHAPTER XLII.
Presentation of an Address from the City of London—The
Chovavey
Zion Society—Progress of the Agricultural Movement 322

CHAPTER XLIII.
A grand old Centenarian—Public Gatherings in his honour—
Ramsgate
illuminated—Sir Moses' Health 328

CHAPTER XLIV.
Sir Moses' Reply to the Board of Deputies—His failing Strength
—First
published Bulletin—Sir Moses' Death 336

CHAPTER XLV.
Funeral of Sir Moses—A Town in Mourning—Deputation from
all
parts—The Funeral Service—Conclusion 345

Appendix 353
 DIARIES OF
Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore.
 CHAPTER I.
1847.
SIR MOSES PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN ON BEING MADE
A BARONET—UKASE OF THE CZAR—THE AFFAIR OF
DEIR-EL-KAMAR—SIR MOSES' INTERVIEWS WITH
LOUIS-PHILIPPE, M. GUIZOT, AND LORD
NORMANBY—SATISFACTORY MEASURES OF THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

T HE Diary of the year 1847 continues to refer to gratifying events.

Sir Moses orders medical supplies at the Apothecaries' Hall for his
dispensary at Jerusalem, is presented to her Majesty on his being
created a baronet, and on March 29th he receives a letter from the
representatives of the Hebrew community in Kowno, conveying to
him the gratifying intelligence that the Emperor of Russia had issued
a Ukase, dated 10th December 1846, permitting the Jews to remain
in that town free from molestation. But on May the 2nd I find an
entry which must have occasioned him much pain, as it refers to an
accusation brought against his brethren at Deir-el-Kámár.
Fortunately he was in possession of all the papers relative to the
subject, and could at once refute the charge in a letter to the Times,
of which the following is a copy—
"Sir,—My attention has been directed to a paragraph which appeared in
yesterday's Times, being an extract from the Union Monarchique, Paris
paper, which extract purports to contain a narrative of the abduction and
murder by the Jews of Deir-el-Kámár, near Beyrout, of a Christian child;
that, after the lapse of three days, the corpse had been discovered in a
field, that the hands, feet, and side of the child had been pierced, and
that it had also been bled in the neck. Happily, I am in possession of
intelligence of the 5th and 6th of April from a correspondent at Beyrout, in
whose veracity I have every reason to confide, and am thus enabled to
furnish a correct statement of the circumstances.
 "It appears that on the day preceding Palm Sunday several Christian boys
joined some religious procession, agreeably to the custom of the place. In
the dusk of the evening one of the children, about the age of four years,
having strayed from the others, lost its way among the gardens and
vineyards. On the following day, when it became known that the child was
missing, the fanatic populace attributed its disappearance to the Jews;
their Synagogue and houses were tumultuously searched, but, of course,
without success; and subsequently the child was found in a vineyard,
exhausted by cold, hunger, and fatigue, from the effects of which it soon
afterwards expired. This, however, did not silence the clamour of the
ignorant multitude, and eventually the affair was referred to the Governor-
General. The accused persons had been placed in confinement, but on
their brethren undertaking for their appearance in due course, the
Governor gave instructions for their immediate liberation, and he has
directed an investigation before the judicial tribunal.
"I am happy to say that Colonel Rose, Her Majesty's Consul-General at
Beyrout, kindly interfered on the occasion, and that, thanks to his humane
intervention and the good sense of the Governor of the district, my poor
brethren were protected against the frantic violence of their accusers.
"I had hoped, Sir, that even in the East the absurd, yet cruel, calumnies
urged against our faith had ceased to obtain credence; but where
ignorance and superstition prevail to so great an extent, it is more a
subject for sorrow than surprise to find the occasional resuscitation of the
bigotry of a bygone age; but, Sir, I cannot refrain from expressing my
deep regret that this melancholy event should have been recorded so
inaccurately and in so adverse a spirit by the journal in question.
"I am anxious to obviate its mischievous tendency by an authentic version
of the circumstances, and I entertain no doubt, though fully conscious of
the value of the space I seek to occupy, that you will kindly admit this
letter into your columns, as you will thereby give at least an equal
circulation to the true, as you have unfortunately given to the erroneous,
statement; though I believe that even without contradiction few would
attach any credence to the imputation thus unhappily revived.—I have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
"Moses Montefiore."
"Grosvenor Gate, Park Lane, May 2."

Returning to the Diary, we read that on 27th May he and Lady

Montefiore had a gracious reception at the Queen's Drawing Room;
and on the 28th, they received an invitation from the Lord
Chamberlain by command of the Queen to Her Majesty's Ball on
Friday, 11th of June, an honour, however, of which they were unable
to avail themselves owing to its being Sabbath.
June 20th.—An accusation having been brought anew against the
Jews in Damascus, Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore received
numerous petitions from representatives of the Hebrew communities
in Jerusalem, Beyrout, and Damascus, to intercede on their behalf
with the French Government, the Christians in Syria being generally
considered under the protection of France.
They at once resolved to go to Paris, and obtain, if possible, from
King Louis-Philippe, a declaration of his disbelief in the charges
brought against the Jews.
In the present instance it was Monsieur Baudin, "Le Gérant du
Consulat de France" (as the French Minister in Paris described him),
who, on the occasion of a child disappearing from Damascus (the
child, however, was afterwards found at Baal-beck), called upon the
Moslem Governor to have a search made in the houses of the Jews,
reminding him, at the same time, of the accusations brought against
the latter in the year 1840.
July 3rd.—Sir Moses walked to the Foreign Office, having an
appointment for that day with Lord Palmerston. He acquainted the
Minister with the contents of the letters he had received from the
East respecting the late charges brought against the Jews, also with
the translation of M. Baudin's letter to the Governor of Damascus. Sir
Moses praised the conduct of the British Consuls on the unfortunate
occasion, and spoke highly of Mr (now Sir Richard) Wood. His
request to Lord Palmerston was that he would repeat to the Consuls
the instructions he had formerly given them, to protect the Jews
from lawless persecution, and also to give him a letter of
introduction to Lord Normanby in Paris to assist him in procuring a
private audience of King Louis-Philippe. His object was to obtain
from His Majesty a declaration, similar to one made by Augustus III.,
King of Poland, in 1763, of his entire disbelief in the ignorant
delusion about the Jews and the use of blood in the Passover cakes,
and to induce him to give directions to his Consuls, not to
countenance any charge of the kind. Sir Moses found Lord
Palmerston fully aware of all that had passed, as the latter repeated
to him the contents of Sir Moses' last letter from Damascus. The
Governor had behaved extremely well to the Jews, and Lord
Palmerston had sent him the thanks of the British Government.
Lord Palmerston kindly complied with both his requests, and said he
would give him a letter from the Government to Lord Normanby, in
order that it might remain on record in his office.
July 7th.—Before leaving for Paris, Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore
accepted an invitation from Monsieur Zohrab, the Turkish Consul, to
attend an entertainment on board a large and powerful new
steamship built by White of Cowes for the Turkish Government. They
met the Turkish Ambassador, Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, and
many other distinguished persons there, who were all most kind and
attentive to Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore.
On receipt of Lord Palmerston's letters of introduction, Sir Moses
started for Paris, where he at once called on the Marquess of
Normanby. His Lordship was extremely kind, and paid great
attention to what Sir Moses had to say, but could only regret Sir
Moses' inopportune arrival. The King was somewhat annoyed at the
differences with England, and although Sir Moses might go direct
and obtain an interview, still it might be difficult for Sir Moses to
move the King—who was then an old man—sufficiently to induce
him to get Monsieur Guizot to take the matter up. Lord Normanby
was unwilling to incur the jealousy of Monsieur Guizot, but although
the British Ambassador entertained little hope of Sir Moses' success,
he said that he would reconsider the matter.
July 17th.—Sir Moses received a note from his Lordship, saying that
he would be glad to see him to-day (Saturday), between one and
two o'clock. "In spite of the burning sun," Sir Moses writes, "Dr
Loewe and I walked there (the sanctity of the Sabbath preventing
the use of a carriage). His Lordship said he had read over all my
papers in respect to the declaration I wished the King to make; he
believed it would be impossible to obtain it, and thought I must give
up the idea.
"The memorial would therefore require curtailing and altering, and
he would look at it if I brought it on Monday at about the same time.
On that morning he should see the King of the Belgians at the
Palace, and would consider how I might be introduced to the King of
France; as I had been presented before, it was not requisite for his
Lordship to present me himself."
Paris, July 20th.—The following entry is contained in the Diary:—
"Monsieur Guizot received me kindly, and by no means as a stranger.
He attended to the recital of what had occurred at Damascus, and
said in reply that Monsieur Baudin was not a Consul; but I said he
represented the French Government, and the people believed he
spoke their sentiments. Monsieur Guizot then said he would write a
very strong letter himself to Monsieur Baudin,[1] and would speak
with the King on the subject, and I should hear from him. I
immediately went to Lord Normanby, and informed him of all that
had passed; he thanked me for calling, as he was just going into the
country for a couple of days, and was happy he had been able to
facilitate the accomplishment of my object."
August 5th.—Sir Moses went to the Foreign Office to see Monsieur
Le Sage, the head of the department. The latter, having mislaid the
papers, had to go over the whole business again, but eventually
promised to write to Monsieur Baudin, who had exceeded his duty in
expressing his own opinion as that of the French Government.
August 9th.—Monsieur Hude came to Sir Moses from Baron James
de Rothschild, and brought him the following note, written by the
King's own hand, to Monsieur Guizot:—
"Dimanche, 8 Août 1847.
"Mon Cher Ministre,—Je recevrai Sir Moses Montefiore demain aux
Tuileries pendant que vous serez occupé à faire la Clôture, c'est-a-
dire à une heure précise. Veuillez donc l'en faire prévenir. Je n'ai pas
d'autre moment a' lui donner comme vous le savez.—Bon Soir.
"L."
Sir Moses at once put on his uniform, and went to the Palace of the
Tuileries a little before one o'clock. The King was in Council, and it
was ten minutes before two when the Ministers left to go to the
closing of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies. Two minutes after
he was conducted through a splendid picture gallery and several
large apartments into a room, in which the officer who was his
conductor left him.
The King immediately entered, and said, "I am very happy to see
you, Sir Moses; you are come from England." Sir Moses then
informed His Majesty of the object for which he had solicited the
honour of an audience, in compliance with the wishes of his co-
religionists in the East. He informed His Majesty of the unfortunate
occurrence at Damascus, and asked permission to read him a paper
containing the particulars of his petition, to which the King graciously
assented, asking if there was sufficient light, as the blinds were
closed. The King paid great attention while Sir Moses read, and
when he came to the part which mentions the Jews of France, His
Majesty observed, that he was happy to have been the first to have
given them every civil right, and hoped soon to see the example
followed in every country; he fully concurred in the sentiments
expressed in Sir Moses' statements. His Majesty very graciously took
the paper, when Sir Moses had finished reading it, and said he would
give it to Monsieur Guizot, who took as keen an interest in the
matter as he did himself, and would attend to it. When Sir Moses
mentioned the loss of the child at Deir-el-Kámár, he immediately
said, "But it has been found, and there is an end of the matter." His
Majesty could not have been more gracious, and Sir Moses was
satisfied that the Government would give such directions to their
officers in the East, as would prevent their again acting in so cruel a
manner with regard to the Jews. On his taking leave, the King
inquired if he intended leaving Paris, and said that he was going to-
morrow to the Chateau d'Eu, where he would be happy to see Sir
Moses at all times.
Sir Moses left the Audience Chamber by the wrong door, and after
wandering through two or three rooms, endeavouring to find his way
out, he met the King. He very good humouredly said, "You have lost
your way; I will show you," and most kindly walked with him
through two large rooms which brought them to the end of a long
picture gallery, where there were many officers and servants. Here
the King bade him farewell. Sir Moses felt the greatest confidence
that the great object he had at heart had been blest with success.
Paris, August 10th.—He called at the Foreign Office to return
Monsieur Guizot his thanks, and the latter repeated his assurance
respecting the protection of the Jews in the East.
August 28th.—This morning Sir Moses received a letter from
Monsieur Guizot as follows:
"Paris, August 23, 1847.
"Sir,—The King has forwarded me a letter which you addressed to him on
the 9th instant, on the subject of the prejudice unfortunately existing in
the East against the Israelites, which has given rise to the accusation of
their shedding human blood for sacrifices. You express the desire that the
agents of His Majesty in the East should be instructed not only to abstain
from doing anything which might tend to strengthen this prejudice, but to
use all means in their power to combat and destroy it.
"The Government of the King regards the imputation in question as false
and calumnious, and its agents are, in general, too enlightened to think of
abetting it in any way. The Government would deeply regret their doing
such a thing, and would not hesitate to censure them severely for it. This
is what the Government has done in the particular case to which you refer,
regarding the disappearance, in April last, of a Christian child of
Damascus, and also regarding the accusation which the agent of the
French Consulate appears to have been emboldened to bring before the
Pasha in this matter. No direct information having reached me on these
subjects, I asked the King's Consul at Damascus for an explanation, and
commanded him in the event of the facts which had been stated to you
proving true, to express my severe disapprobation to the agent, who upon
 a simple rumour would have ventured such an accusation against a whole
people.—Accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest esteem.
(Signed) "Guizot."
"Sir Moses Montefiore, &c."

August 30th.—Sir Moses called on Viscount Palmerston, and

communicated to him what had passed between His Majesty the
King of the French, Monsieur Guizot, and himself. He gave his
Lordship a copy of his Memorial to the King, and of Monsieur
Guizot's letter to himself. Lord Palmerston expressed his happiness
at receiving so favourable an account, and said he trusted his
endeavours would have the desired result, and that the French
authorities at Damascus had certainly encouraged the charge
against the Jews.
In the same year we find Sir Moses Montefiore's name gazetted
(September 24) as Deputy-Lieutenant of the County of Kent, an
honour which he highly prized. Later on he laid the foundation stone
of the Canterbury Synagogue, and addressed the assembly. On his
return to London he presided at a meeting of the London Committee
of Deputies of the British Jews, which had been convened by him for
the purpose of considering the propriety of an address from that
Board to Pope Pius the Ninth, to express their thanks to the
Sovereign Pontiff for the benevolent solicitude he had manifested for
the welfare of the Israelites under his dominion, and for the
judicious measures he had adopted to improve their condition. It
was resolved to prepare an address to be first forwarded to Lord
Palmerston, and then with his consent to be presented by Baron
Charles de Rothschild of Naples to the Pope, who, in due course
acknowledged the receipt of the same, in a courteous letter
addressed to the President by Cardinal Teretti.
December 18th.—He had the satisfaction of learning from the
evening papers that Lord John Russell's motion for the removal of
the civil and political disabilities affecting Her Majesty's Jewish
subjects had been carried on the previous night, the numbers being
250 "Ayes," and 186 "Noes,"—majority, 64.
This pleasing event was followed by another: the reception of a
letter from the elders of the Hebrew community of Damascus, in
which they expressed their gratitude to him for his exertions on their
behalf with the French Government.

Footnotes
[1] Refer to Appendix for Monsieur Guizot's letter.
 CHAPTER II.
1848.

THE POLISH AND RUSSIAN JEWS AND THE QUESTION

OF AGRICULTURE—THE JEWISH DISABILITIES IN
PARLIAMENT AGAIN—THE CHARTIST RIOTS—SIR
MOSES AND LADY MONTEFIORE DEPART FOR THE
HOLY LAND—ABSURD CHARGE BROUGHT AGAINST
THEM—THEIR RETURN TO ENGLAND.

I Nquestion
the early part of the year 1848 Sir Moses was occupied with the
of agriculture in Poland and Russia, and had several
interviews with Baron Brunnow on the subject. A plan, drawn up by
Mr Posener of Warsaw, in connection with the tenancy, treatment,
and improvement of farms, fields, and estates generally in the
dominions of the Czar, was submitted by Sir Moses to the
Ambassador, who fully approved of it.
At home his interest was centered in the Bill for the removal of
Jewish disabilities, which was read a second time on the night of the
11th February, and passed by a majority of 73, there having been
277 for and 204 against it. Sir Robert Peel, in his memorable speech
on this occasion, spoke in most flattering terms of Sir Moses.
Lady Montefiore's interest in politics was also much sustained by her
regular interchange of visits with Mrs Disraeli, who was a near
neighbour.
April 9th.—In consequence of the threatening Chartist riots, much
alarm was felt at the meeting of the rioters which was convened for
the morrow, and it was found necessary to take measures for the
protection of the Bank of England, the parapet of which was lined
and covered with sand-bags, to form a breast-work.
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