He calls with Mr N. M. Rothschild on Prince Esterhazy, who
says that Canning and Villele are trying every means to settle a
representative constitution for Spain.

_October 22nd._--The entry states, "Received an express that the
differences between the Russians and Turks are amicably settled."

_October 29th._--He frequently attends meetings of the elders in this
and the following month, also orders blankets for distribution among
the poor.

_December 12th._--The king sends a message to the House to the effect
that five hundred troops would be sent to Portugal.

_December 14th._--The King of France's speech is considered very
warlike.

The diary concludes with the following memorandum:--

"By the blessings of God, prepare for a trip to Jerusalem. Get letters
of introduction from Lord Auckland for Malta, and from J. Alexander
for Constantinople. Study Italian, French, and Hebrew."

CHAPTER V.

1827.

FIRST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM.

The reader having accompanied Mr and Mrs Montefiore through the first
period of their life and work, and seen them deservedly raised to a
position enabling them, if so disposed, to take a prominent part in
important public movements, I shall now describe all the incidents of
note in connection with their pursuits in the second period of their
lives.

In the year 1827 they decided to visit Jerusalem. Their sole reason
for this determination was a wish to visit the Holy Land, a land with
which their race is connected by so many associations, and of which
the name is kept in loving remembrance in the prayers recited daily by
every true Israelite.

Mrs Montefiore has given a most interesting account of that journey in
her private journal, printed, but not published, and the following
narrative is based upon the entries made therein, and in the diaries
of Mr Montefiore. For the better understanding of those extracts which
bear upon politics, it may not be out of place to briefly recapitulate
the circumstances of the one important event that occurred in the
administration of Viscount Goderich (Mr Robinson), who succeeded
Canning as Premier under George IV. This event was the battle of
Navarino, which was followed by the establishment of Greek
independence. The cause of Greece was supported, from different
motives (see Brewer's "Hume"), by Russia, France, and England. These
Powers had their squadrons in the Levant, the English being under the
command of Sir Edward Codrington. W