circumstances, We have been pleased to grant our Licence
for the use thereof."

The document proceeds to describe the supporters as follows:--

"On the Dexter side, Lion guardant, and on the Sinister
side, a Stag, each supporting a Flagstaff, therefrom
flowing a Banner to the dexter, inscribed 'Jerusalem' in
Hebrew characters."

During his stay at Alexandria, and on his return to London, Sir Moses
addressed letters to the Jews at Damascus, advising them to endeavour
to conciliate the Christians in that city, as well as those who were
known to be their most violent enemies. In connection with these
letters, Raphael Farkhi, the principal representative of the Damascus
community, now forwarded to him the following important communication,
wherein he satisfactorily refuted certain calumnies, which, according
to the _Times_ newspaper, had been renewed against the Jews in
Damascus.

"In addition to what I have already stated," Signor
Farkhi writes, "I have already mentioned to Sir Moses,
in a former letter, that as soon as the Pashas of His
Majesty the Sultan arrived at Damascus, they reinstated
me in my former office, the duties of which are to
assist in the magistrates' department in managing the
affairs of the city; this honour was conferred on me in
accordance with a direction in the Sultan's firman. When
the English Consul (Mr Wherry) and the detractors whom I
have spoken of, heard of this distinction, so auspicious
to our people, they were moved with the same
mortification as that which they had exhibited when the
arrival of Sir Moses at Alexandria destroyed their plans
and rescued us from the cruel fate to which they had
destined us; and the English Consul immediately repaired
to the Governor of the city, and recommended him to
dismiss me and put a non-Israelite in my place, under
whom I might act as servant or deputy. But, by the
blessing of the Almighty, this attempt against my
interest utterly failed; for the Governor declined to
adopt the plan thus suggested to him. In consequence of
their envious scheme being thus defeated, they are
seeking other means to inflict injury on us, by making a
false charge against the Israelites of having insulted
their religion, which they communicated to his
Excellency the Governor Ali Pasha, and to the three
Consuls, in order that the charge might be circulated in
other and distant countries, and a universa