and Princess Victoria to Ramsgate--Mr Montefiore's
Hospitals--Naming of the Vessel _Britannia_ by Mrs
Montefiore--A Loan of Fifteen Millions 93

CHAPTER XIII.

Death of Mr N. M. Rothschild--Mr Montefiore visits
Dublin--Becomes the First Jewish Member of the Royal
Society--Death of William IV.--Mr Montefiore elected
Sheriff 103

CHAPTER XIV.

The Jews' Marriage Bill--Mr Montefiore at the Queen's
Drawing-Room--His Inauguration as Sheriff 111

CHAPTER XV.

Death of Mr Montefiore's Uncle--Mr Montefiore rides in
the Lord Mayor's Procession--Is Knighted--His Speech at
the Lord Mayor's Banquet--Presents Petition on behalf
of the Jews to Parliament 119

CHAPTER XVI.

Destruction of the Royal Exchange--City
Traditions--"Jews' Walk"--Sir Moses dines at
Lambeth Palace 130

CHAPTER XVII.

Another Petition to Parliament--Sir Moses intercedes
successfully for the Life of a Convict--Death of Lady
Montefiore's Brother 137

CHAPTER XVIII.

Bartholomew Fair--Sir Moses earns the Thanks of the
City--Preparations for a Second Journey to the Holy
Land--The Journey--Adventures on Road and River in
France 145

CHAPTER XIX.

Genoa, Carrara, Leghorn, and Rome--Disquieting
Rumours--Quarantine Precautions--Arrival at
Alexandria--Travel in the Holy Land 153

CHAPTER XX.

Reception at Safed--Sad Condition of the People--Sir
Moses' Project for the Cultivation of the Land in
Palestine by the Jews--Death of the Chief Rabbi of the
German Congregation in Jerusalem--Tiberias 162

CHAPTER XXI.

Invitation from the Portuguese Congregation at
Jerusalem--Sanitary Measures in the Holy City--The Wives
of the Governor of Tiberias visit Lady Montefiore--A
Pleasant Journey--Arrival at Jerusalem 171

CHAPTER XXII.

The Tomb of David--Spread of the Plague--Mussulman
Fanaticism--Suspicious Conduct of the Governor of
Jerusalem--Nayani, Beth Dagon, Jaffa, Emkhalet, and
Tantura 180

CHAPTER XXIII.

Encampment near Mount Carmel--State of the Country--Child
Marriages in the Portuguese Commu