meeting of the Consistoire de France on the subject was held at the
house of Baron Anselm de Rothschild, which I attended together with Dr
Loewe and Mr Wire. Monsieur Cremieux made a fervent appeal to all
present, and the result was very satisfactory. We left Paris on the
13th July, together with Dr Madden, who had come from London to join
us. Monsieur and Madame Cremieux joined our party at Avignon, and
together we reached Marseilles on the 20th. The Grand Rabbin, with the
principal members of the community, immediately came to welcome us;
afterwards we went on board the _Minos_ to inspect our cabins.

_Tuesday, July 31st._--Repaired early in the morning to the Synagogue,
and prayed for the safety and success of our Mission. At 4.30 P.M. we
went on board the _Minos_; Messrs Palmer and Taylor, of the Imperial
Continental Gas Association, accompanied us. Mr Moore, the Queen's
messenger, and Mr Doyle, of the _Chronicle_, were fellow passengers.
The wind blew very fresh when first we started, but the evening was
very fine.

CHAPTER XXVII.

1840.

ARRIVAL AT LEGHORN--ALEXANDRIA--SIR MOSES' ADDRESS TO THE
PASHA--ACTION OF THE GRAND VIZIR.

_July 23rd._--Landed at Leghorn, and went at once to the Hotel du
Globe. Many visitors called. A deputation from the Synagogue came, and
Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore asked to have the evening prayers read
in the presence of all their brethren. They accordingly gave notice to
the members of the community, who assembled in great numbers. Before
the service commenced we all joined them. Subsequently the
Ecclesiastical Chief opened the Holy Ark, and offered up a special
prayer for the Mission. At the conclusion of the service we returned
to our ship, accompanied by the representatives of the community, and
at four o'clock we left the harbour.

_July 24th._--At ten we dropped anchor at Civita Vecchia. We had been
advised in Leghorn not to land in the city, as there had been some
little movement against the Israelites, occasioned by the writings of
a priest called Meyer, a converted Jew. We were visited by Signor
Scala and Signor Samuel Alatri, a deputation from Rome. Their account
was very unfavourable as to the opinion of the Papal Government, and
murmurs, not loud but deep, were heard in Rome. They strongly
recommended our going from Malta in an English steamboat to Egypt.
They related an incident which had taken place a few days previously,
and caused them much uneasiness.