deference to the approbation of the Central Consistory, the courses which shall be followed throughout the year by the different pupils; the books which it will be suitable to put into their hands, and such as are to form the foundation of the library, although these latter may also be selected directly by the Central Consistory. It shall transmit every three months, to the Consistory of Metz, a report respecting the progress of the pupils, their conduct, their application, and also respecting the pecuniary condition of the school.

" 32. The commission shall regularly meet for their ordinary sitting every fortnight; extraordinary meetings shall be held as need requires on the convocation of the President.

"§ 33. The members of the commission, the President and Vice-President excepted, shall undertake, each in his turn, the inspection of the school every fortnight. This inspection shall form the subject of a report at every periodical meeting of the Commission.

"§ 34. The assembled Commission shall visit the school every three months, and take cognizance of all the details of the interior arrangements.

"35. The Commission of Administration, called together by the professors and director of the school, shall meet at the end of every year, before the commencement of the vacation, as a Commission of Examinations, mentioned under Article 23, learned men of the city, e. g., the members of the Royal Academy of Metz, or the principal functionaries of the Universities may be casually united to this Commission of Examination. No examiner can receive a salary.

'§ 36. Every three years at least, the era when some of the pupils will have terminated their studies, and when others will be passing from the first into the second

division, the Central Consistory will nominate from amongst its own members, or in case of any hindrance from without its own members, two delegates to be invested with power to examine into all the details, with regard to the moral condition and general state of the school. One of these delegates shall be, in as far as possible, Monsieur, the Chief Rabbi of the Central Consistory.

§ 36. The examinations for promotion, and the examinations at dismissal, mentioned under §§ 13 and 20, cannot take place, except with the concurrence and under the superintendence of the delegates of the Central Consistory.

SECTION V.

"Of the Treasurer and the Accounts.

"§ 38. There shall be a treasurer for the receipts and expenses of the school. This treasurer shall be nominated by the Consistory of Metz.

"39. The account of the expenses furnished by the director shall be submitted and balanced every month by the Commission, and orders for payment, to his credit, issued.

"§ 40. The orders for payment shall be signed by the President of the Commission, and shall be sanctioned by a note of approbation authorizing the expenditure.

"§ 41. The stipend of the professors, of the directors, the salaries of the clerks connected with the school, shall be paid according to a list drawn up every month by the commission, and be receipted by the authorized persons.

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"§ 42. The treasurer shall render his accounts every three months to the Commission of Administration. Commission shall submit them, with these observations, at

the end of the year to the Consistory of Metz, who shall direct them, with the vouchers, to the Central Consistory, for approbation, if necessary.

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Of the Religious Duties and Internal Discipline of the School.

"§ 43. There shall be in the inner part of the school an oratory, where the pupils shall meet for prayer, and where they shall be called upon to officiate each in his turn.

Ҥ 44. They shall practise there, under the direction of a master appointed for the purpose, the ritual and traditional chants in use in the synagogue. The singing shall be taught in accordance with the rules of the art of music.

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"§ 45. The director of the school shall discharge within the precincts of the oratory the duties of Chief Rabbi; he shall there recite the prayers for the King, and he may preach there when he considers it suitable.

"§ 46. If by misconduct or negligence a pupil gives cause for complaint from either the professor or director, he shall be cited before the Commission, and be admonished in their presence; if the complaints become more serious, the Consistory of Metz can, upon the report of the Commission, propose the expulsion of the pupil. The Central Consistory confirms it. However, the Consistory of Metz can, in an urgent case, provisionally put its own decision into execution.

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"§ 47. The Consistory of Metz may, if necessary, suspend the course of a professor; it shall be referred to the Central Consistory to be ratified according to its authority.

"§ 48. In case of illness, the pupils shall be consigned

to the Israelitish hospital at Metz, in a particular apartment, which shall be appropriated to this purpose.

"§ 49. The meals shall be partaken in common. During their continuance, one of the pupils shall deliver a lecture, the director assisting in it.

"§ 50. The pupils shall have a holiday, and enjoy the privilege of leaving school on religious and national public feast days. They shall have a vacation every year, which shall continue during the whole month of Tishry.

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"§ 51. There can be no restrictions admitted to these regulations, except with the approbation of Monsieur, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and of Worship."

This document, beloved father, will furnish you with the most accurate idea of the external religious state of the Jews of France. Metz, you observe, is the cradle and nursery of the spiritual guides of the children of Jacob scattered throughout France and her colonies. I will refrain expressing my opinion to you, of the practical spirituality of French Jews.

your

I could not succeed in procuring here a copy of relative's work, entitled wуD (Maaseh Touviah), nor his likeness. I am told, however, that I am likely to meet with both in Turkey, in which country he spent his latter days, and the greater part of his life. As I purpose visiting that part of the world, I shall endeavour, when there, to make diligent search for it. Do not be disappointed, if I fail in obtaining the desired objects. You must bear in mind that it is now bordering on one hundred and fifty years since Rabbi Tobiah Cohen published his work. I intend writing to my dear mother and sister from Lyons, when I shall give them a little more information about the Israel of France. But remember, I shall expect a long letter from you whilst in

the island of Melita, now known as Malta. You will find reference made to that island in the New Testament, in the last two chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. I expect you, Joshua, Herschell, and Israel, will give me all the information of interest, with respect to the present state and future prospects of our nation scattered through Russia and Poland.

I am, my dear father,

Your very affectionate son,

Upon whose heart thou art set like a seal, &c.

LETTER X.

TO FRANCIS CARLETON, ESQ.

My dear Mr. Carleton,

Paris, Sept. 1847.

I have just returned for a day to Paris, in order to proceed in a direct line towards Marseilles. To gratify a father's wish, I went to Metz, in order to be able to furnish him with a correct idea of the principal Jewish community of France. I endicted, whilst there, a long Hebrew epistle, and dispatched it to Suwalki, my native place. I know that you are very much interested in the present state of my brethren, and venture to trust that you would consider a little information on the subject welcome. I have translated my communication to my father into English, and send you the production. Upon the whole, I have no reason to regret my visit to Metz; besides having had many opportunities of interesting discourses with the professors and students of the Hebrew seminary there, I was much pleased with the few antiquated curiosities Metz possessed. Its cathedral, its