Show WASHE A JEW The Discussion in Londonover the Question of Robert Brownings Ancestry Special t THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch LONDON Dee 1SBy telegram to theN the-N Y Ilereld1Onu of that largo class of I persons in England who have nothing to do but t write t newspapers asks the I question Was Browning a Jew The Pall Mal Gazette says the question was submitted sub-mitted by one of the best known literary men who was on terms of close acquaintanceship acquaint-anceship with Browning for forty years The Pall Matt Gazette adds For a score of and more it has been stated with years mor stte wih no little persistence and circumstantial evidence evi-dence such as it is ha been brought to bea out the statement In the first place the fact that his uncle occupied a position of considerable importance at Rothschilds is looked upon a prima face evidence a in those days the elder Rothschild preferred pre-ferred to give positions of exceptional trust to men of gve own faith Again the ChristIan Christ-ian or first name of Brownings uncle was Reuben and his mothers name was Sari anna both of them cognomens of undoubted cgomens Jewis origin while the name of Browning is said to be not uncommon among Jews Again one of the favorite topics of the poet was of an Israelitish character as will be readily recalled by all students of his works On the other hand Dr Furni val has declared l Robert Brownings fam ly to be of Dorsetshire origin |