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HEBIIEW FESTIVAL OF THANKS-

GIVING.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the Hebrew Festival
called " Pureern," in celebration of the relief which Mordecars
triumph over Haman procured for the Israelites in their cap-
tivity, under Ahasuerus, was dedicated by the Jews of Lon-
don as a day of thanksgiving for the safe return of Sir Moses
Montefiore and his lady from their Syrian mission. It was at
first intended that the thanks should be offered to the. God of
Israel, shnultancowly, in all the synagogues in England, but a
Rabbinical law renders it necessary
.that the person for whose
preservation a solemn service is untamed, shall himself be pre-
sent, and deposit with his own hand his offering upon the Ark.
The synagogue selected upon this occasion was that of the
Spanish and Portuguese Jews, in Bevis Marks.
The service commenced at three o'clock precisely, when the
chapel was filled in every part, and contained about 1,200 of the
most respectable members of the Jewish persuasion in London.
The galleries were appropriated to ladies, and the female chil-
dren of the schools in connection w.th the Synagogue. Baron
Rothschild, with his brothers and their families, Messrs. Nlo-
cata, Goldsmid, Da Castro, Samuels, and their ladies, were
also present. The high priest, Dr. Herschel, although not
officiating, attended as one of the congregation, and, in the
course of the service, appeared tojoin with great fervour in the re-
sponses, when the psalms selected for the day, and appropriate
alike to the anniversary and the particular festival of the day,
had been chaunted by a choir of thirty, the most accomplished
Hebrew vocalists that could be found among the tribe, to
whom this portion of the sacred service is prescribed by the
ecclesiastical law of the Jew-s. Sir Moses Montefiore, clothed
in a surplice of white muslin, as a " sacrificer," and conducted
by the Priest, approached the table in front of the Ark, and
deposited thereon his offering, which as well as we could calculate
from the enumeration of the Priest, amounted to lOW., and
the other offerings raised the sum to nearly 900/. As the
Priest counted all the sums as they were offered in Hebrew
terms, it is difficult for a Reporter poorly versed in the lan-
guage, to calculate the exact amount. It was announced, however,
by the Levite in attendance, that the whole should be distri-
buted amongst the poor of the several congregations in London.
The Rev. Mr. De Sola preached a sermon towards the
conclusion of the ceremony, highly eulogizing the conduct of
Sir Moses Montefiore and his companions, concluding wish a
prayer for the blessing of God upon Queen Victoria and her
Consort, and upon.her liberal and enlightened Ministers, to
whom the Ilebrewnation was particularly indebted. He prayed
also for God's blessing to those Continental Powers who had
befriended the Jews of Syria during the Syrian persecutirn,
and congratulated his brethren that even the Sultan, who
might now be recognized amongst the liberal Sovereigns of
Europe, had placed the Jews in his dominions upon an
equal footing, as to civil rights, with his other sub-
jects, and declared the calumnies against them to be " cruel
lies." When the Rev. Gentleman concluded that part of his
sermon which referred to her Majesty's Ministers, a large part
of the congregation expressed very loudly the Hebrew word,
which means something like "bravo," s the latter word is used
to express the acquiescence of an audience in the sentiments
of a speaker. or their approbation of a well executed piece of
music. In the latter sense the exclamation was frequently
uttered at the conclusion cf the several Psalms. But its
literal meaning is strength, or continuance, and it seemed to
be that, in that literal interpretation, the word was loudly and
fervently uttered by the congregation when God's blessing was
invoked upon the Queen's Liberal Ministers.
Sir Moses Montefiore (it should have been said) wept pas-
sionately when the personal services and risks of hims.e.f and
his lady were alluded to in the prayers.

ADDRESS TO THE WORKING
CLASSES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

NO. 11.
" The partition-wall which circumstances had run up
between Reformers of the middle and working elmscs
is already begun to be pulled doan."—Spectator.
BRETHREN,—Permit us to congratulate you upon the
high position of your move.nect, and espeliady upon
the truth of Vie sei:Vince at'inve quoted. Much I ave
ae laboured and Lang have we desired to bring about
:ts fell accomplishmet.t. Often Laie we laboured des
pairingly ; at times, the suffering, together with the
misdirected zeal of the employed, and the deep-seated
pride and prejudice of the employer, teemed alarmt Un-
passable.barriers ; but through Ell a e had a strong fait',
in the justice of. our principles and of their ultimat
adoption by all who were oppressed. Nor hose
we Leen disappointed, for although the an:nds of
many of our countrymen of the middle classes
we e for a time overwhelmed wits the flood of
prejudice and ignorance, we rejoice that the d, huge is
rapidly subsiding, and the ark of reason and justice ha;
found an Ararat to rest upon. Especially do we feel
proud of the wichly different position you now hull
from that which, on former occasions of political inter-
course with the middle classes, you were wont to oc-
cupy. The dignity of labour bids fair to secure its legi-
timate place in society, and without opposing wtalth to
demand that it shall be placed with it upon a pelitical
equality. We are more and more persuaded that the
most efficient way to prepare a people for the enlight-
ened nse of itteiricights is ter engage them in an agita-
tion to obtain them. Never 1,a3 maxim been more com-
pletely verified than in the spirit of calm, yet earnest in-
quiry, that has pervaded the later stages of the Char-
tist agitation. Principles of political economy have
been discussed by the people whirl', but a
fete years ago, were - considered so abstruse,
as only to be understood by those whose
profession was legislation ; every passing event has been
measured by the masses with a scrutinizing, almost
with a prophetic eye, and scarcely has a single atom in
the vast and designedly complicated machinery of
Church and State been left utile:armed and unexplored
by the penetrating search of the people's eagle eye.
The Chartist press, pulpit, and platform have sent forth
thoughts, and implanted hopes, which, like lightnings,
are alive in every bosom of the multitude ; no wonder,
therefore, that when they appeared on the Leeds
hustings they cause possessed of minds, princi-
pkg., and determinations of their own, they were no
longer as they used to be assenting inferiors, or mere
pressure-from-without machinery. They asked not of
the middle classes leadership, but alliance : Lot supe-
riority, but co-operation. Their motto was a bold and
independent one—" With you if we may; without you if'
we must." Brethren, we have cautioned you to be wary of
being led by men in your own ranks. We oppose leader-
ship in Chartism. No wonder, therefore, that we cau-
tion you to watch well every step you take in political
intercourse with the middle classes, whether in your
own ranks, or in your intercourse with others. No
maxim is more ennobling as well as useful than Think
for yourselves." Observe this, and we need not cau-
tion you against deceivers, for you cannot be deceived
To be deceived implies as much intellectual want on
your side as moral turpitude on the other ; and the man
who tells you that you cannot safely admit to your
ranks the middle classes, has either some sinister object
in view, or entertains such a low opinion of your moral
rectitude and intellectual strength, as to doubt your
capability of thinking for yourselves, or of distinguish-
ing between right and wrong. It is a mistrusting of
the intelligence of the people ; and from whatever quar-
ter it come, or however civilly it be worded, it is an
insult, founded on the self same reason whereby
the expediency politicians withhold from them their
rights, viz. their imputed want of discriminating intel-
ligence. Brethren, we see no reason to entertain such
an opinion of you ; we therefore say, receive all men
who admire the principles of your Charter, without
distinction of sect or class ; nay, more, we say invite all.
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have said receive and invite them, nay, more, we ask
you to ennoble yourselves intellectually and morally,
that thus you may silently constrain respect and admi-
ration for the principles you advocate. If every Chartist
was so elevated by pure morality and expanding intel-
lect as to become in reality a man, then would he pos-
sess a moral power, which would so inform the judgment,
and so secure the respect even of his enemies,that many of
them would listen to his kind yet dignified expo-
sition of facts and truths, and, becoming insensibly con-
vinced, would feel such a lively faith in the excellence
of the Charter that they would leave our meetings re-
joicing in having found the truth. In all your attempts
to spread your principles never lose sight of their full
efficiency to gain an entrance into the most prejudiced
mind, if they are prestnted in their pure and native beauty,
unsullied and unmarred by the errors of the advocate.
Remember also that steady morality wins more than the
most sublime intellect accompanied by vice ; men and
principles will be identified ; and, we fear, too often-have
noble principles suffered from a want of equal nobility
on the part of the advocate. On the method of advo-
cating much depends ; ever distinguish between vitipu-
ration and argument ; remember that insult and anni-
hilation is not conviction, and never for a moment allow
yourself to conceive that swaggering Billingsate is eitber
dignity or determination.
becWauesehavvvee ti and
of Chartism to the cause of humanity',
,l,
tis'm derends tile
religion ; on the speedy success
hfein s
g in almost every
happiness of millions of la.nan
t iie. withw 0 ther ld;,si. nt.e
are
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par rests backwards or forwards on the
de-
liverance must ruova bac
barrier • to its progress is
event of this movement ; everyle
human family every
aid, o .
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AquitesTtiHoubite,. " wheein is
haso iitisa,uersnarat
Ird, tg.aeinlostuideirtlcilaitomr
that our gr&at ,t ength lath ?" Reason and expe-
ywtobreld.grcßar.,ist.a,ont_
ts of all nations,
irtienee ansvver. Union! Remember t'.e old saying, " Di_
O'NEILL.
vide the thunder notes, and it becomes a lullaby for
tvf oe
rfetdheb
naltotleli binheirgla'
male,
the royal sound shall shako the heavens. —..We re •
your f.kli!otwy clncifluicttel in the cause of freedom,
JOHN COLLINS.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY,--Among the noble-
men and gentlemen who have been recently electal Fel-
lows of the Royal Society are Lcrd Viscount Melbourne,
Sir R. Hussey Vivian, Sir R. Jenkins, C. Enderby, E
Dr. Blackiston, Dr. Cleedinaing, the Rcv. M. A.
Tierney &O.