The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-22 00:00:00

THE NEW SYNAGOGUE.

This Synagogue, which is erected at St. Albin's-place,
St. James's, was consecrated yesterday by Dr. Herschell,
the Chief Rabbi.

This solemn ceremony was introduced by some excellent
music, and the forms observed, being according to the Le-
vitical law, hail an impressive effect. The visitors were
very numerous, and of the first respectability.
The Wilding its. If is elegantly neat, richly ornamented,
but totally divestfd of tinsel embellishment. The Syne-
gogue is a long square, containing 500 sittings fer ese►nre-
men on the ground-floor, each seat tit:inhered, with a
moveable desk before and behind the sitter, and a locker for
great-coats and cloaks. A gallery supported by quoigns
goes along the two sides and entrance end of the building;
this is exclu►ively for the ladies, and holds sittings for 300,
all numbered ; this gallery is fenced by a light trellis-work
of verge antique, forming a modest screen tc the ladies,
though no interruption to their seeing or hearing. The
altar is a superb piece of architecture, the apex and
entablature supported by four lonic columns, and
six lonic pilasters, with gilt capitals of the Corin-
thian o der, all of highly polished green scagliola.
The Ark is approached by a flight of five oak steps, co-
vered with Brussels carpeting, ay it4l3e,fluor of the altar.
Before the gates of the Ark is rlollsly. embossed-tea (or
curtain) of crimson silk. In the centre is a Hebrew in-
scription, encircled by palm branches, surmounted by an
. imperial crown of gold embroidery; the curtain withdraws
on a brass rod by silk cords and tassels, displaying the oak
gates of the Ark, where are deposited the written Law of
Moses, called the Sacred Scrolls. On the right hand of the
altar stands a light and elegant tripod, bearing nine lights,
in commemoration of the victorious battles of the Macca-
bees. On the front rail of the altar are four metal candela-
bra, highly gilt and burnished, having each a wax
flambeau of the same height; on either side of the doors of
the Ark arc silver ewers and hasins, used at particular ce-
remonials. Three very large chandeliers, of 24 lights
each, are ran3ed down the centre of the ceiling ; between
the spaces, nearer to the sides, are eight others, of 12
candles ; suspended round the galleries are 10 smaller, and
on the rail of the gallery trellis-work, tall lights are placed
about three feet apart. The ceiling is divided into com-
partments, supgorted on groined arches. In the centre of
the floor are tV reading-desk and orchestra, also illumined
by tripod candelabra. There is no organ, but in other re-
spects there is a complete band, consisting of violas di
gamba, horns, trumpets, violins, and a piano.

We are informed that the branch of the Bank of Eng-
land, at Manchester, will commence business to-morrow.—
Liverpool l'aper of 19ednestlay.
We have received the St. l'etersburgh Journal to the
40t11 inst. It is silent respecting the late irruptions of the
l'ersians, and contains no political intelligence. The fol-
lowing arc extracts:—
Moscow, Aro. 14 (211.)
On the 4th (IPII) of this month, her Imperial Highness the
Grand Duchy* Helen visited the University of Moscow, and the
cabinets, Ate. belonging to it.
ST. PT.TEASBURCIII, SETT. 4.
A new edition has just been published of the General Tariff of
Custom•, with all the modifications that have been made in it dur-
ing the last five years.
A WITZIIOBII., SETT. 19.
ExclAAOcs.—QeMeAon, one month, 40f. 7c.; two maths,
40E. 4c.