riot among the soldiers of the third regiment of the Guards, which, no
doubt, affected the financial world.

He frequently went to the House of Commons and the House of Lords to
ascertain the state of politics, and the progress of the Jews
Emancipation Bill in particular; for the Roman Catholic Emancipation
Bill, which, side-by-side with Parliamentary reform, and the demand
for free trade, was at that time agitating the public mind, naturally
prompted the Jews to bring before the House their own grievances. Mr
Montefiore also visited the Female Freemasons' Charity, and generously
supported the craft which, as has been said, has had a being "ever
since symmetry began and harmony displayed her charms."

_October 30._--An important event in his financial career takes place:
he gives up his counting-house.

1821 (5581 A.M.)--The first day of this year corresponding with the
Hebrew date, Tebet 28, on which his father, he writes, entered into
eternal glory, 11th of January 1804 (5564 A.M.), he repairs morning
and evening to the house of prayer, offering up the customary prayer
in memory of the dead.

"I visited his tomb, distributing gifts to the poor and needy, and on
my return passed the whole of the day in fasting and religious
meditation."

The next entries refer to his frequent visits to the hospital, "Beth
Holim," going to see King George IV. at Drury Lane, dining with the
Directors of the Atlas Fire Assurance Company at the Albion, going
afterwards with the Lord Mayor of Dublin to Covent Garden Theatre to
see His Majesty again, his excursions to the country, together with
his wife, and their visits to Finchley Lodge Farm, where they
sometimes pass the day together. On his return to London, he attends,
as in the preceding year, the meetings of the elders of his community
and those of the communal institutions.

On 8th May they set out for Scotland. Of this tour Mrs Montefiore kept
an interesting journal, which not only describes the state of the
country and the mode of travelling sixty six years ago, but shows her
good temper under difficulties, her gratitude to Providence for the
blessings they enjoyed, and for their safety after apparent danger, as
also her keen appreciation of the beauties of nature and art. It
contains, however, no information likely to be serviceable to the
present generation travelling in Scotland.

In October we meet them again in London, in the House of Prayer,
offering up thanks for t