xtracted from "An Essay on his Character, and Reflections on his
Trial," published at the theatre of his exploits: "About Michaelmas last
it was rumored that an extraordinary man was staying at the Rose Inn of
this city--Canterbury--who passed under the name of Count Rothschild,
but had been recently known in London by the name of Thompson! This
would have been sufficient to excite attention, had no other incidents
materially added to the excitement. His costume and countenance denoted
foreign extraction, while his language and conversation showed that he
was well acquainted with almost every part of this kingdom. He was said
to live with singular frugality, notwithstanding abundant samples of
wealth, and professions of an almost unlimited command of money. He
appeared to study retirement, if not concealment, although subsequent
events have proved that society of every grade, beneath the middle
class, is the element in which he most freely breathes. _He often decked
his person with a fine suit of Italian clothing, and sometimes with the
more gay and imposing costume of the Eastern nations; yet these foreign
habits were for months scarcely visible beyond the limits of the inn of
his abode, and the chapel not far from it, in which he was accustomed to
offer his Sabbath devotions._ This place was the first to which he made
a public and frequent resort; and though he did not always attempt to
advance towards the uppermost seat in the synagogue, he attracted
attention from the mere singularity of his appearance.

"Such was the eccentric, incongruous individual who surprised our city
by proposing himself as a third candidate for its representation, and
who created an entertaining contest for the honor, long after the
sitting candidates had composed themselves to the delightful vision of
an inexpensive and unopposed return. The notion of representing the city
originated beyond all doubt in the fertile brain of the man himself. It
would seem to have been almost as sudden a thought in his mind, as it
was a sudden and surprising movement in the view of the city; nor have
we been able to ascertain whether his sojourn at the Rose was the cause
or the effect of his offering to advocate our interests in
Parliament--whether he came to the city with that high-minded purpose,
or subsequently formed the notion, when he saw, or thought he saw, an
opening for a stranger of enterprise like himself.

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