to St James' Palace to attend the levee. I had the honour to present
the Queen with the firman. The following is the copy of the card that
was read to Her Majesty:--'Sir Moses Montefiore, F.R.S., presented by
the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston on his return from the East,
to present a facsimile and translation of the firman granted by the
Sultan to His Imperial Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish
religion.' Mr Wire and Dr Loewe were presented by me to the Queen. I
had a most gracious reception, and kissed hands."

As a token of royal approbation, Sir Moses had the satisfaction of
being informed, three months later, that Lord Normanby would have
great satisfaction in recommending the grant of supporters to his
armorial bearings. "The supporters I wish for," Sir Moses writes in
his diary, "are to exalt our holy religion by displaying 'Jerusalem'
in a more distinguished manner than I could otherwise have done."

My readers may perhaps care to have the opportunity of perusing the
material portions of this document, which are as follows:--

"Victoria R.

"Victoria, by the grace of God, &c.--Whereas it has been
represented unto us, that our trusty and well-beloved
Sir Moses Montefiore, &c., &c., in consequence of
information having been received from the East, that a
number of Jews had been imprisoned and tortured at
Damascus and at Rhodes, and that he had, in conformity
to a voluntary offer, made at a General Meeting of the
London Committee of Deputies of the British Jews and
others, held on the 15th of June last, proceeded
(accompanied by Lady Montefiore) to Alexandria, with the
view of proving the falsity of the accusation, and of
advocating the cause of his unfortunate and persecuted
brethren."

[Here follows an account of what Sir Moses had accomplished in
the East.]

"We, taking the premises into our Royal consideration,
and being desirous of giving an especial mark of our
Royal favour to the said Sir Moses Montefiore, in
commemoration of these his unceasing exertions on behalf
of his injured and persecuted brethren in the East, and
the Jewish nation at large, have been graciously pleased
to allow him to bear Supporters to his Arms, although
the privilege of bearing Supporters be limited to the
Peers of our Realm, the Knights of our Orders, and the
Proxies of Princes of our Blood, at Installations,
except in such cases wherein, under particular