text of Jeremiah, "The elders ceased from the gate, and the young men from their music." We arrived, after an hour's ride, with our ass-drivers, both Mahomedans, at the burial-ground of my ancestors. When, O Lord, shall these dry bones of Israel arise? when shall I hear that noise? behold that shaking? I was hardly able to read some few words upon the stones, for they were so very ancient. Some of my fathers have already slept there nine hundred years.

After my return from the burial-ground, I went to Dr. M., who is as dead as one of those who sleep in the burial-ground from whence I just came-perhaps, more dead. But, O Lord, it is still time that he may awake out of his spiritual death, struck by the power of thy grace.

Dr. M. I will take the liberty of writing down some questions about the Jews in Syria, and Persia, which I wish to hear answered by you some day or other.

I. Does Polygamy find place among the Jews in the East?

Dr. M. Bigamy very often.

I. Do they not respect the anathemas pronounced by Rabbi Gerson? Among those anathemas one is against. bigamists.

Dr. M. The anathemas of Rabbi Gerson have not been universally accepted by the Jews in the East. The law among the Jews in Cairo is, Every husband promises, on the day of his marriage, to take only one wife, but if she should have no children after ten years, he has a right to take a second wife, without sending away the first, but she has a right to desire her divorce. He has, likewise, a right to take a second, in case that the first should not have a son. There are at Alexandria, after the calculation of all the Jews whom I have asked, only 200 Jews.

Sept. 9.-I sent the dragoman of the British Consul yesterday to J. I., born at Jerusalem, great Rabbi of Alexandria, and primate of all the Rabbies throughout Egypt. He sent an answer by his own servant to me, stating that he should be very happy to form a personal

acquaintance with me. I went to him, accompanied by the dragoman of the British Consul; the old' Rabbi J. sat upon a sofa, he gave me a seat near his, a pipe, and a cup of coffee. Jeremiah's Lamentations lay before

him. I asked him about the number of the Jews, about some famous Rabbies in Germany; for instance, about Ezekiel Jampli and Jonathan Eubeshiz. He knew them all by name. I read the Bible and the Commentary of Rabbi Solomon Isaac with him for a quarter of an hour. He was rejoiced to hear that I knew, when at Gibraltar, the Rabbi Israel Nahman, from Jerusalem. When I told him that Rabbi Israel Nahman was dead, he arose from his sofa, and exclaimed, "He only is a judge of truth!" He loved him very much; and he was pleased when I observed, that Rabbi Israel Nahman was more learned than Rabbi Leone at Rome. I asked him whether he would have time to read the Prophets with me? He replied, He was not master of his own time, for as he decides the judicial laws among the Jews, questions come before hime very moment. He is to recommend me to other learned men, with whom I may read the Prophets and converse. Rabbi J. was already informed of the object of my mission, and he (J.) will himself often converse with me. I told him of the labours of the Rev. Lewis Way; he was surprised to hear them. I shall next time take Tracts with me, and speak with him. about single passages of Scripture.

Sept. 10.-Consul Lee introduced me to the Danish Consul, who will give me letters of introduction to his friends at Jerusalem. I dined to-day with the Austrian Consul General, who will also give me letters of introduction to the Austrian Consul at Aleppo, Damiat, and Damascus. Consul Lee has introduced me to Mr. Anastasio, the Swedish Consul.

Sept. 11.-Jacob Mesicha, a blind Jew, whom the Rabbi himself has recommended to me as a learned man, called on me, guided by another Jew; I take lessons from him in the Hebrew conversation, and I begin to talk fluently. We read together the first, second, and ninth chapters of Isaiah. He confessed that that

is used instead of . and the Masora itself He agreed with me,

chapter speaks of Messiah, but I replied that this is not the case, does not notice the circumstance. that the Messiah must be the Son of David, which he proved by Ps. lxxii. 19. His guide wrote the inclosed Hebrew with Jewish Alexandrian characters, which are Arabic and Spanish. The chief clerk of the synagogue likewise called on me; he was present when I conversed with the Rabbi; he promised to introduce me to many other Jews; his name is H. S. They introduced to me to-day a, a collector sent by the poor Jews from Jerusalem; his name is S. M., who talks Hebrew very well. The chief Rabbies at Jerusalem are, Rabbi lom Toph Danum, and Israel Nahman. The general expectation of these Jews is, that Messiah must now

soon come.

Sept. 12.-I have been introduced to the richest man amongst the Jews, who is the chief rabbi of his own synagogue; he received me with true cordial kindness, gave me a seat by his right hand, and introduced me to his partner Fua. They told me that the plague was the reason of the small number of Jews at Alexandria and Cairo. He told me, that he has heard a great deal of me, and that their Rabbi esteems me highly. The tolerance of the Jews at Alexandria, and their liberality, is astonishing. He invited me to see their synagogue.

went in the evening to Dr. M. A long argument took place again between D. H. and myself. These wise philosophers speak in a more stupid way than an ignorant Jew; they observed that morality was not to be found in the Bible in that perfection in which it was to be found in the writings of the Greeks. I asked whether they ever met, in the writings of the Greeks, with "Love your enemy."

E. H., the father-in-law of Dr. M., entered the room; he told me that he several times asked the Doctor, his son-in-law, what was the reason that I had not called a day or two ago. He also told me, that Rabbi J. and Dr. M. called to-day, and spoke of me with high re

gard. E. H. told me, that he himself respects the persuasion of every one, and that he loves Mirz, at Cairo, for every one knows that he did not turn Christian from worldly views. Such a testimonial, given by an old Jew, gives me confidence in Mirz. We talked on the liiid of Isaiah, and he wishes that I should travel with him to Cairo, which I hope to do.

Sept. 13.-E. H. called on me this morning, and told me, that his wife quarrelled this morning so much, that he thought he would come to me to hear words of peace; he told me further, that his wife has such a tongue, that the whole Sanhedrim of ancient times could not silence her. Signor E. H. is scrivano to the Pacha, and is the most respectable Jew among those of Cairo; he has a white beard. He began to talk with me about the wisdom of the rabbies, the moral principles of Rabbi Shamai, who explained the text, "Love thy neighbour as thyself," so well. I took forth the New Testament, he knew it in a moment, and said he had read it in Hebrew and Arabic.

Sept. 13.-Distributed twenty Italian tracts and thirty Greek tracts, and gave orders to the dragoman that he would make it known that I sell Testaments. I have given twenty-five tracts to the Greek merchant, Demetrio Theodorite, for distribution among the Greeks. I have sold an Italian New Testament to Lorenzo Diacono, for five piastres, and given away, by the advice of Mr. Lee, an Arabic New Testament and an Arabic Psalter to Mahomedans. The learned Jew Mesicha, who is deprived of his sight by ophthalmia, came to me, and argued with me more than two hours about the truth of Christianity. He was rejoiced to observe that I did not become angry, and added, that the Turks would persecute him to death if he made any objection to Mahomedanism.

I. H. from Cairo, the father-in-law to Dr. M., has sent me a Hebrew hymn, composed and written by himself, and dedicated to the Rev. Lewis Way, of whose love for the Jews I have told him so much. I had began to copy it, but have not had time to finish it. The original is

written in Jewish-Cairin characters, but very good Hebrew. I send it to you for the Rev. Lewis Way. He wishes that you, Mr. B., and the Rev. Lewis Way, would come to Cairo; he is ready to receive every one of you in his house. I read with Mesicha and his guide, Isa. xi. liii. Gen. iii. Gen. xlix. and Mr. B.'s tracts, and the first chapter of St. Matthew.

Mr. Salt has introduced me to the Swedish Consul, Mr. Anastasio. Mr. Salt will write to you about me, and he will write to you how I went on at Alexandria. Signor Giovanni Koehler has bought a Greek New Testament for five piastres. Mr. Lee tells me, that I must sell them all at reduced prices. Dr. H. has bought for the full price, a Persian and an Arabic New Testament, but he has not yet given me the money.

E. H. tells me that he will take care that I shall sell Hebrew Bibles and Testaments at Cairo, for I shall go with him to Cairo. An old Jew, seventy years of age, of a tall stature, and a white beard, called on me in the Consulate; he has brought his Bible with him, and the commentary of Rabbi Solomon Isaac.

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I. Will you be so kind as to write down, first of all, your name upon this paper Old Jew. I feel myself highly honoured that such a great man as you should show me so much attention.He then wrote it in Jewish-German characters.

"Jehiel, the son of Fiebish, from the land of Russia, from the government Mohilev, from the city of Sclof. He resides now at Jerusalem, waiting for the coming of the Messiah."

I. Have you never heard of Moritz, who is preaching to the Jews throughout Russia?

Jehiel. He tries to prove to the Jews that the Messiah is come, and the Jews at Jerusalem received not long ago, a parcel with New Testaments and little tracts, sent to them by a German, Jean D'Arc; the man himself did not come to Jerusalem, but after all, we have heard of him that he was a Gentile, who did not understand Hebrew, and therefore did not come himself; but we have received letters, that a Jew who was converted