the want of capital
will render this measure very slow. He did not think the
Jews could be removed from the villages till the autumn,
when some arrangement would be adopted for their
employment. The Jews might have land near to Christians,
and he thought it desirable that they should be more
together. I am of opinion that the Jewish population has
increased more rapidly than the others, and consequently
their means of obtaining a livelihood by barter is more
difficult. We were introduced to the Governor's wife, a
very handsome and agreeable lady, and extremely well
informed. She expressed the kindest sentiments towards
the Jews. I called with Monsieur Ouvaroff's letter on
His Excellency Monsieur E. Gruber, Councillor of State.
He was much in favour of the Jews. At five I received
those persons who formed the deputation and came twenty
versts to see me. Dr Loewe addressed them in German,
related all that had passed at St Petersburg, and read
them the papers I had received. They will write me their
observations."

The reader will probably remember the charges which the Ministers
brought against the Jews; also the special reports referring to the
unsuccessful endeavours to raise their status, with which the Russian
Government provided Sir Moses, to enable him to ascertain the exact
state of the Hebrew communities. It was therefore necessary, however
painful it must have been to him, to make fully known to the
deputation all the wrong-doings of which they stood accused before the
Government, and to afford them the opportunity of clearing their
character.

I addressed them in the name of Sir Moses, saying that "this fatiguing
journey over land and sea had been exclusively undertaken by him for
their sakes. The guiding hand of the Eternal God, which always
accompanied him on his travels, had not forsaken him on the present
occasion, and made him arrive at an opportune time at St Petersburg,
when His Majesty the Emperor had just returned from a journey to
Moscow. He was fortunate enough to be received by His Imperial Majesty
in a private audience, where His Majesty deigned to receive him most
kindly, and afterwards sent him to his three Imperial Ministers, Count
Nesselrode, Minister of State; Count Ouvaroff, Minister of Public
Instruction; and Count Kisseleff, Minister of the Crown Lands, to
receive from them their reports. His Majesty had promised Sir Moses
that he would treat the J