The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-19 00:00:00

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nut becoming Christians, where
they .._..i., . _ late men, he considered, to '
ale * Veto: of his own, In a letter from
Ifis iliti" ep -of St. David's, lately pub-
liatstiV 'Only ploughing among flints and reap.l
lot A.-This, it is Ito be hoped, has net been'
thisliiiiieCiiff the Roverend Gentleman, who is now
...
returnhke 'lts Eneoand, after. eighteen months of la-
boor Wed. obeertistion among Russian and Polish
Israelite,. The 'Reverend Gentleman (who is gene.•
rally knonti to be a min of large fortune, devoting
lais life sad means to the cause of Jewish conifer. '
lion) set eutfrore England in.the spring of last year
(f 817), carrying along with him the Rev. Benjamin
Nehemiah Solomon, a converted Polish Ribbi, Wu-
' rated ender his osn care; Kitte-ghery Rrim-ghery,
, a 'l'artsr+4islose, descendant of the ancient Khans ;
sq Euglieb clergymars (Mr. Cos, of Bridgenorsit);.
as English secretary, sod a .mugs of Hebrew New
Tokitamtmts. 110 Ms now, I auderstand, disposed
*this cafgo and ill Ms tinselling companions( except
his y (mug oniony. liit left Kr Itebbl in Poland ;
bit settled-Mis Suites hi the let‘d.itt iri'S forefathers ;
he sees kilt Orley mesrbotne with dispatches ; and
distributed Me Trost:seats among sects Jews :as
evinced a disposition to read. them. In the course
of a year, he says in his published letter,' " I have
visited all the synagogues, and conversed with most
•rsf AO fitilifiblibbies horn Rottirdam to Moscow."
Hripiik tewerthees •of kmsierdate, Berlin, Poland,
and Petnersiiisrabl'ae the eouth-eastern prutioces of the I
Russia* empire, estarniug thrwegit the southern
para. .or *union; and shot saw the state of, the
dispersedatibraelfrei Itte is wide eaten." of siielkud
and incivifixed' Rimini.' le In Prussia and Othilr'perts
of Germany, wherethey baie been admitted to 'privia
lege. denied to their fotefathers'," he says, "they are
making advances in morals, literature, civilization,
and the arts. The education of youth among them
has become the subject of general attention. Many
are turned from the traditions and tables of their old
system, and'are commencing a carier'olphilosophical
research and spiritual speculation, which, if they are
not led to the truth of the Gospel, will lead them
further from ,it. In Berlin, the Rabbinical opinions
and system have almost disappeared ; and the com-
mercial body is composed of, men of snore educe.
lion and liberality of sehttnient'tban the ordinary
class of trading' Israelites." Mr. Way distributed
copies of the New 'l'estament in the Hebrew,
among several of the students of the University of
this latter city, some of whom he foetid " young
men of rest talent and reistaith," whom he thought
possible to rescue from the'irrors of their system, if
judicious means were employed. A rather untoward
circumstance happened to the mission when in the
Pinssian capital. The father-in-law of the Rev.
Beejamin Nehemiah Solomon pursued him from Ham.
burgh, with a paper executed for the divorce of his
daughter from him, on nett:runt of his having em-
braced Christianity. It was aftewards put to the
option of the latly,whether she would " cleave to her
husband" with his new tenets,.or remain behind; and
from whatever cause it arose, she chose to sacrifice
her love to her religion. Probably, the change of
resilience acted ai much upon her as the change of
faith, and she disliked as mach a Russian whiter as
Christian poaching. Such obstacles to the proms.
tion of Christianity among the Jews as this just
mentioned, together with the persecutions and bad
treatment which the new convert ones suffers from
his unconverted brethren, haercinduted the Emperor
Alexander to institute places of refuge, with endow.
ments of land, for those proselytes Who, on account
of their change of faith, are left in a destitute condi-
tion by their friends, or excommunicated from the
society of their own nation. This regulation issues
from the general principles of toleration and benevo-
lence which direct his Government. Its importance
may easily be appreciated when it is considered, that
in Poland, the Crimea, Moldasia, and the southern
provinces of Poland soliject to Russia, the number
of Jews under the Russian sceptre greatly exceeds
two millions. These places of refuge are established
on the confines of those provinces where they most
abound, namely, in Russia Proper and on the Black
SPC Pursuant to the Imperial Ukase of the 25th of
March last, a Committee for superintending the
affairs of the Christian Israelites in these settlements
was formed on the 4th of April last, when a highly-
wrought panegyric was passed' by the President on
the Emperor Alezanderi-1* A new idea of benefi-
cence," said he, " has emanated from the heait of
this most Christian Monarch—an idea which has
taken strong bold on his mind, and turned his at-.
tentirin towards those Hebrews in his dominions who
are illuminated by the light of Christianity, and
make an open profession of it. This idea, like a ray
of light, has shone forth from the depth of his mind,
and bag gives rise to an institution in favour of the
descendants of Abrsham." . The principal Article k

Besides giving bills on houses at Amsterdam and,
Hamburgh, as I mentioned in giving an account of
the chief Articles in the Convention for the prolongs.
Lion of plying the contributions, Messrs. Bring and
Co. will give bills on London, Vienna, Frankfort,
Augsburgh, and one or two other cities. The different
Powers will have their separate agreements with the
contracting bankers. The separate Convention with
Prussia occupied the most attention. The whole is
now arranged, and the bankers are preparing to de.
part. Mr. Baring sets off to night for Paris Mr.
Ilem for Amsterdam, and Mr. Bothnia'', for Franke
fort. Mr. Baron Rothschild goes to Paris on
day, and the whole of the foreign [linkers will be
dispersed by the middle of nest week. There has
berm no political news here since the settlement of
the terms of the late Convention. The attention of
the Public must now be directed to the official publi-
cation of results, as the business of Congre.is is now
drawing its a rapid close. If nothing unforeseen
occurs, the last conference, k suppii.oll, will he
held on Tuesday or Wednesday neat (17th and 18th
inst.) though all the Ministers will not leave Aia-la.
Chapelle till the end of the week, or probably the
beginning of the following. The suites of the dif-
ferent Sovereigns, and the bureaux of the Ministers,
have got orders to hold themselves in readiness for
a speedy departure. The Emperor Alesander leaves
Ais-la-Chapelle for Brussels on Tuesday morning
(the 17th), or Monday night. His departure was
used for the 16th, before it was considered that it
was a Monday ; on which day the Russians, ac-
cording to their belief, never undertake auspiciously
any journey, or engage in any enterprise of int-
portance. The Emperor, of course, is above this
prejudice; bet he has on more than one occasion
shown that he respects it in hii demesnes. His late
departure for Paris was postponed a day from the
some cause. His Imperial Majesty will remain at
Brussels till Saturday, when he returns here. Ha
will arrive on the Sunday morning; and after
breakfasting and attending Divine Service in his
g chapel, will set oat for Vienna by Staigard aaJ