The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-08 00:00:00

211 E JEWS.

An Imperial Ordinance has been promulgated at War•
saw, respecting the Jews in Poland. The preamble is in
the following terms:—
" Considering the present number of Jews in our kingdom of
Poland, and the necessity of substituting a fixed order of thugs in-
stead of the provisional state to which they are now subjected;
further to ameliorate their lot as far as possible without prejud a
to the well-being of the other inhabitants of the said kingdom, sr
the interests of the state; lastly, considering that the above object
can only be obtained by a uniformity of ordinances, regulations,
and measures, we have, and do order, &c. &c.
Twelve articles here follow, the substance of which is as folios!:
That a spocial Committee shall be appointed, to which the Jews of
the kingdom must apply on all subjects concerning their &enrol
affairs: that this committee shall examine all the ordinances sal
regulations enforced at different times upon the Israelitish inhabp
tants, and shall communicate its observations upon those set to
the Lieutenant General of the kingdom in the Council of Swe,
through the channel of the minister having the superinte.^dana of
religion and public instruction. The above Committee is author-
ised to make propositions, both concerning the modificainms which
may be judged necessary for the benefit of the Jess, in the
regulations hitherto acted upon, and in any new regulations which
may be made for that purpose. The Committee shall consist
of a Director, two Avsistants, a Chief Clerk, and TWO Scene.
lariell; and to which shall be joined a Council Chamber, composed
of a President and five other Members, who must all be Israelites.
Lastly, as aeon as the organization of the Jews shall be delini-
tively settled throughout the kingdom, and that all objects re-
lative to that numerous class of our subjects shall be endtely
regulated, the Committee shall be dissolved.
" ALEXANDER."

On Saturday morning Prince Leopold came to ticirr,
attended by Sir Henry Seton, and in the afternoon his
Royal Highness returned to Claremont.
On Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, the
Duchess of Kent, the Princess Feodore, and the Prince of
Leinengen, left Claremont for Kensington Palace. accom-
panied by two of the ladies who came with the Dawager
Duchess of Coburg to England. The royal party, after
dinner, went to the Italian Opera, attended by Captain
Conroy. At the close of the Opera the party returned to
Claremont.

The Duke of Wellington arrived at Ghent on the 21
inst. After inspecting the chain of fortresses he took the
road to Ruretnonde, in Paris.
On Saturday the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir
Herbert and Lady Taylor, and a select party, dined with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Sarah
son, at Beckenham, in Kent.
EA RT. or DALDOCSIE.—Monday, the Earl of Dalhousie,
Governor-General of the Canadas, together with his family
and suite, embarked on board the Herald yacht, at Gree-
nock, Scotland, in order to return to the seat of his Go-
vernment. His Lordship embarked about noon, under a
salute of 15 guns from the Nimrod cutter, which was re-
turned by the Herald as soon as she got under weigh. On
Saturday, the inhabitants of Greenock gave an elegant
public dinner to his Lordship. The entertainment went of
in One style. About 140 gentlemen of the town and neigh-
bourhood were present. Amongst the company were the
Lord Justice Clerk; A. Campbell, M.P. ; Sir Gabriel
Wood; Colonel Ramsay : Mr. Wallace of Kelly, &c. &r.
Two Indian Chiefs of Pcdang, named Simpurna his
and Rajah Lavansca, have arrived at Brussels.
The monument to the late Bishop North, which his
been erected in the Lady Chapel of our Cathedral, contains
a fine bust of the venerable divine, in a kneeling posture,
very chastely designed by Chantrey, and underneath is the
following incription, from the classical pen of the Vcry
Rev. the Dean of Winchester:—

31. S.
11 Reverendi admodurn in Chrism patris, Brownlow North. 9.T.P.
Franciscicomitis de Guildfonitilii, natu minnris primo Liehfeldcr•
deiude Vigurniensis. postremo Wintoniensis diceceseos Epis•
copi. In amplissimunt hunc dignitatis gradum evectus, &vitae.
dementia, ct propene, in gregetn, sibi commissum benignitste
' prrecipuum (minium amorem et creuerationetn cnnciliasia Jr. re.
bus gercndis perspiesti. prudentia et firmo, et soleri judicio.
est. Literis humanioribus apprime erutlitus, siniplicetn nitorem ti
tlegantiam in scripts et orationem transtulit. Ecelesifo Angl:cits
singulari affectu dsvinctus, fidem, a priturva swig uitate derirran:.
integre custodivit. 31orbi ingrarLicentis &Imes placide et nt•
stanter, perpessus t•itam worm comniutavit die Juin 12, annoS3hl-
- 11120, retatis 79. floc pietatis ct desiderti monumenturn Wye
voluerunt liberi superstitcs.