Page:Notes by the Way.djvu/227

 NOTES BY THE WAY.

��157

��affectionate fealty to the Throne. In a sermon delivered by the Chief Rabbi during the dark winter of 1899 he referred to the fact that " among those who had fallen in the battle, dying a soldier's honourable death, there have been a goodly number of our brethren in faith who have cheerfully sacrificed their lives in the service of their Queen and of their flag " ; and he closed with an exhortation to young men to grow up honourable and pure, truthful and diligent, Rev Morris worthy citizens of England, and true sons of Israel. The Rev. Joseph's Morris Joseph has said : "If the lifelong anguish of Israel excites tribute to the the most profound pity, only admiration can be yielded to that Jew - greatness of soul which is the fairest gem in his crown of martyr- dom." The Jew, patient in suffering, forgave, and preserved his integrity in spite of his suffering. There is but little desire among the Jews for a return to Palestine, for the lands where they were formerly persecuted they now look upon as permanent homes, and among these homes there is none regarded with greater love and affection than England.

LAST OF AN OLD CITY CUSTOM.

One of the most ancient of City customs was participated ] *' Oct< 5 * in, probably for the last time, on St. Matthew's Day, September 21st, st - Matthew's

��1901, when the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs, and a number of aldermen, with the Town Clerk, attended Christ's Hospital, after service at the church in Newgate Street, where he was presented with a list of governors of the royal hospitals, together with sundry dockets. These his lordship inspected, and then formally handed them over to the Town Clerk, to be placed amongst the records of the Corporation.

��Day at Christ's Hospital.

��PRIVILEGES OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, who was elected on the 28th 1901, Oct. 12. of September, 1901, to be the chief magistrate for the ensuing year, Privileges of announced that his first duty as Lord Mayor elect was to ask the the Clt y- meeting to pass a resolution crossing the 2's and dotting the 's of their privileges. It was :

" That in view of the approaching Coronation of our Sovereign Lord the King and his Gracious Consort, all due and proper claims be made for preserving the ancient rights, privileges, and immunities of the City of London, and that the Town Clerk, as Clerk of this Common Hall, be directed to sign the same."

Sir Joseph, as member for the City, has together with his colleague, Dimsdale the privilege, on the first day of each session, of sitting on the family. Treasury Bench. The Lancet states that he is the first Etonian to fill the civic chair for 130 years, and gives the following particu-

�� �