The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-01

me Jews are 4 boM1ssf Ia Lohd6h.A
Fhey have populationIofsf5, O10, aud
are represented in Parliament by such
men as Baron Mayor@de Rothschild,
member from Hythe; Baron Nathan
iel de Rothschild, member for Ays7
bury, Nh. Sergeant Simon, a clever
speaker /; Mr.. Jersel, also a good speak
erylSr Francis Goldsmid who has a
leaning to womans rights and adeelded
prediction for universal suffrage AZ
derman Salomons,s who, / believe, was
the first jew admitted to Parliament
from London They always support
the Liberal party, and in the cases of
the Irish Church. bill the University
Tests bill, the Endowed School bill,
the bill for legalizing marriage with a
deceased wife's sister, they have been
among the. most advanced Liberals in
working and speaking for the success
of the measures / have mentioned. Al
Oxford, Cambridge and London Un.-
versity the young gentlemen of the
Jewish faith have carried off high
h0nors. A Jew in 0riel is one of the
hest oarsmen IN the university, andtae
Senior Wranglership; for the first time
in the history of either university, fell
to.a Jew this years- In charity they
fBexcel their Ghrstian brethrengiand
their numerous magni6Gent hospitaiss,,
aims houses, synagogues, and free
schools are not surpassed anywhere
Baron ferdinand othschild erected a
splendid hospital for children in mem
or of his deceased wife, and another
Jew gave Sc, 600 to the Jews Free
School as a simple donation. They
have a first class literary club, also,
which,ranks among its members some
OF the best, writing talent and best ed
ueated men in London. They have
three wen-edited weekly newspapers,
withFa good circulation each; and a,
college, exclusively for Jews, in the
suburbs of the metropolis. There are
jewish Aldermen, Sherifs, Commons
Councilmen, and Members of Parlia-
ment; fifteen synagogues; a Rabbini-
caIeoHeeecm 1eadenhHG street. NTH
the finest Jewhhzlibrary in Europe,
and lectures are given by learnedJ Jews
every Friday evening, free to the pub
lie of all sects. The largest clothing
firm in the city of London, and per-
haps in the world, is hat of Moses &
Sens, which has no less than thirteen
houses In London and suburbs for the
manufacture and sale of clothing, In
which II, 900 hands and 1890 sales
men and clerks are employed, The
mansion of Baron Rothschild, in the.
best part of PiccadiIly,sis a finer struc-
tnre than Apsleys House, its neighbor
and the residence of the Duke of Wei,
linaton.-nThe seat of Sir Moses Mon
tofore, at Ramsgate, and the grounds
and mansion, are second only to two
other seats In all England; and when
Queen Victoria was unmarried and a
young, girl, she did not disdain to boz
row the ~garden-gate key of Sir Moses
to take a walk with the Duchess OF
Kent IN his splendid gardens. St.
Johns Lodge, Regent Park, the seat
of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, are
well known, to Englishmen who have
entree there, O r-their ST lendm. The
great shipping hoasesofth the Salemohs
in Old Change, Cheapside; Moses and
Son and Davis &Co., IN Aldgate; and
Moses; Tower Hill, are known in every
Continental seaport for their connec
tons. They own largely in real estate
all overeEngland, and hold mortgages
on historical buildings o feudal renown
through the improvidence ofnOble pro-
prietors, and their own inherent, keen,
commercial and trading spirit. The
estate of Sir Isaac Goldsmith, l am in
formed on authority, yields 966, 600
q year reEenue.-NeW York World.