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Show in nritiLP or nil! i:lviu juts. KolMiWINU la the full teitofthe luamorlal to the Cur of lljula, voted at the loii lou Qulldhall meetlug, and which waa duly forwanlod, but returned re-turned unopened by the ltusslau aid denamp forpetltlona to IllaMaJraty the I'.mperor: To IIIIiiirUl SlAjf.tr-, Aletatilcr III, The liicinorlal of the olihuna nf In lou, Influlldliallastamble'l, on behalf of the ltusslau Jena. May It please jour ImpTlnl Majesty! e, tho eUlaeusnf Uindon, reavvtfully approaeh your Majesty, an 1 humbly beg ourgralotialeaiolo le.e.1 tlioiause of Ihaatlllileil. I 'rlca of dlstreel havo reached lie from UioumihU of kutfarltig lsraelttoa In j our vast Hmplroi and we Kngtlshuien, with pity hi our souls for alt who auirer, turn to jour Majesty to Implore for theai your Hovorelgn aid audclomriioy Hve lulltlona of jour MajMtaauti Jeets grout 1ni atli tho yoke of isep ttoimt and res rletlielaua. Huuinautaof arai-owheuie all religion aprjug-ours an I ultra, an 1 oiery creel on earth that owiiennedod-imiiwhii ellng whh all del i Hon to tin Ir andent filth and forma of wonditp, tliea llobrewa are In jour Ihuliltosuj'Jcctto saili lawathltuudor tlieitt they onnnot lite and thrive Those laws, built up In b)gtne Mine w heu Intolerance waa tha rule lu almost every 8ute, have boeu intenslflo-t by later onllnanoes, an I Melgh aa grlotoua bunlenaon the Hebrew auhjecta of your Majesty, raising a barrlor batareon thorn and their Christian fellow anbjeeta, tnak lilgttiem a pariah evite, degraded und di-i lsel aa If an accursed race. Vent up In narrow bounds w Ithln your Msjnly'a wl In Umpire, an 1 even within thoe boiinda fort-ed to rest to chleily In tonus that rook an I o etltow with every firm of porerty and wretchotlneast forbidden for-bidden alt free uioioinent, hedgutl In eierycntcrpr'so byroatrletlve lawsfor-bldileu lawsfor-bldileu tenure of lau 1, or all eoueoru In land, their iiuniiw oriliellhood haebe-iviuio haebe-iviuio ao i ramped a to ri nder Ufa for tlmm welt tilth Impossible. Nor are thay erampftl alone In ajwico anlaotlon. Itiahlgherivl iC4tlou la do lil thani, eirept lu lluil fir bolmv the lite proiMirtlou of tin Ir neivls an I aspirations. aspira-tions. 'Iliey may not freely etenlao profo"slona Ilka olhor aiibjoata of your Majesty, nor uu) thev gain promotion hi tbearaiy,howrgrwittliatr merit and their alur. No woudor If, at riigjllng against aueh Usabilities In tha IWroo tight for life, their fautta an 1 fallings ahoiiM come up. I nuost, obH-urlng Hit Ir many virtues. "For tliey have virions, Tho Isnrnl-ltis, Isnrnl-ltis, ilpelaml aliens toy tho l,ie.s, are patriots aMII. They sort o In the Imperial Army beyond ttnir duo ,rumrtloii liny light with tail an I tl r In HilstlVa hat ties, and etiod their llf blool for their eoillilrj'a oause. I.icr loyal to your MJty, lhe strliu to obey II,., Uw, tliougli Ita yoke bo hoavj, ami true In Ilia dlotatraof their llolent ltl,k,thev pnty In their Hyiidgoguoa fur Hie Midfaie of jourThronoant Home. ' sltet we wlm hate loirnt to tolir. ale all eruels deeming It a jmrt of true nllglou to -e'rnilt religious lllierty, we beseech your Majtsty to Mlwl lliose Ian a that ullllrt llioso Israel ilea. Ohe tlo in tha blessing ofciuallly I lu overylaul where Jaua hate lijuul rights, tin, nation prosrs. Wo pray you, thin, enuu'. those tmelal laws so, I dl.nl llltlos tlisleni.il nnd ow your Hebrew He-brew sol Jr. t "An.l, mighty Nlrel rinll the sun 1,1ns or your Imperial tlfaee to hrlgho n Ihelrdark honir- anl lee ihem f 1 th warmth of your patamal favor aoverj passing yoar e-otir Msje"tya vast iniplre wlJen. and grows, my enter a new sphere of oon'ioest, proclaimed by this enisml-(ntton enisml-(ntton Htuiror of llvo million hearts swelling with gralltnde. "Mrol sonr UoyalMsler, our I'mpress Mn wIkiih lll preverieli bis her U,roni upon lor laople'a Ion. inAlug their happiness her own Ho mar s nir M oi gain from your euhjeota I vi' all atrengtli ami happiness, making your mights implre mightier Bill), r. mining yuurlhroti, llrm and Impregiwblo nai-lug nai-lug n, h blossloga for y.oir house and Uom eUgnnil on In-half of Hie rllliena or l"'M-dun l"'M-dun (Signed) Jo.rni onr, Ixinl Mai or. loth H-oeinlr.lsat). Iheiiicmorlnl was ornamentally en-grosseil en-grosseil on vellum, and transmitted by the I. or I Mayor to Hu retertburg.wlth thu fnfliwlng litter: Miistoy llmsB, l.-in.bn. 1 I' , HoeemberSlth. IWSl To Ilia I'a.-ellener, I.teut.-neii. do lllch-ler, lllch-ler, Aid de-Camp tor Petitions to II. . tho l.niierori YMir Hxretlrney At ehalrmau of a laiblk- iiieellng held In the (lull Ihall of the My of toodon, on the 10th IKvemlr Inst-, I have the honor to enclose hare-whh hare-whh to your eteellemy Hie respeitful liKmrrlal of Uie elU'ena of luidon tn Ills ImjH rial Majesty ilia Kinpernr, on the auljcctnfthu conlltlona of the Jews of tussle. 1 beg that jour ears Henry will dome the honor of laying thla memorial at thofvetot III. linpirUl Majesty, an 1 of kin Hy acknowledging Ita receipt. i our eicelleney will ohserto that the liieinorlal la expressive of tho greit es-teem es-teem and reganl entertalne.1 by the cltl ns of lou Ion for Ills Imperial Majeity and hla thr mo, and entreat thn graeloua aynislhy and l leniency of Ilia Majesty liillio-humar.ltirltn enorla whhh are belog made fir tha Improvement of the eon llllou of hla Jewish aubjerta. I need hardly assuro yonr e&cilloncy that the tin uiorlil la it it addressed to Ills MaJ.aty(rom any polllli-al or rellglone conslderntlnns, but solely III tho feelllfg thalau expression of frlenlty Interest In the welfare of IhftJoweln llussla by the city of !onlou will have that gracious gra-cious ant generous reception hy His Maeety, that hla wall known atlVtlon fir all class of lha object, of hla vast empire will proniL Ikgglngthat your cxnlleney will re reltntliosluecre assiiramxi of my high ealei ui and eon.Uleratlon, I have the honor to lai your hitmblo aenanl, Jo.ll ll Sloitv, !rd Ma) or of Hie City of Inidon III le cftheglgautlo ablllllcatup-xinl ablllllcatup-xinl lolai associated with the distinguished distin-guished lictllluuera, (ho document doea not convey tho Idea of being adroitly worded. It eniliodlcaaouio remarkably uuhlendablo element). The faitattabsl are won lerfiilly opioaeil to the dlplo matlo (lattery the purcontalna. It la a tortuous attempt to make a abile meuttotheefTect that a min is a cruel, heartleaa and altogether Infernal acoun-drel acoun-drel and at theaauie lime one of the most loving, lovable and Iwtilgn eocr-elgna eocr-elgna that ever wore a crown or wielded a tcrtre. Ile-twren the line of diplomacy the document Informa lilt Caarililp that lie Is, by tho most Inhuman measure, causing the gruiui an 1 cries of five millions of people, inssnaslug many virtues, to ascend to heaven agalnit him; that Ida latiat inactminta have thrown tho Intolerance and tyranny of thu datkngeelulotliaehade by making lb situation now euimleli worse than then; too petitioner! twit Hit Majeaty with black lugratltude In thus treating a people who have valiantly fought for llussla. The Cr la rcputo I to an uul the oppreiilve autl-eeoiltlo law a roinplalneilof and be llku the Ilrltlili (Jueeu, whoso Hirouo reita Ukou the lou other people, while In contra-dUtlnctlou contra-dUtlnctlou the luiperhl teat of the Ctar recllnee upon a dynanilo volcano constructed outof the mingled fear nnd hate of lib) aubjeets. Hee how much la ttir alio la than thou art. "Oi thou and do likewise" jou Intoletaut, Iron-liearteal Iron-liearteal old bigot. Vet tho Mayor Kiktof the "well known affection" Ida majesty vnterUIni for "all clasina" of hla subjects, iswclally, lie might havo ad lei, with umal ronalatency, those for whom lilt royal euiil cticrUhea a most brutal and Intense hatred. It la mom than likely that I.lcut-lien, I.lcut-lien, dolllchter la n man who lovet Ida homo and the eiiJearmeubi of hla domestic circle, honco he declined to fir ward the memorial to Ida ratal master Had hla heart been eet ujton n long cold trip to rllberla aud that -clra ofphjalcil recreation connected with w orklug lu the tuluei of that for-bMJIiig for-bMJIiig region, lie would probably have hastened to the emperor and placed the document In hla bands with a recotUDietidatloti that It bo dul), If not favorably cousldered. In our opinion, If the London (mllda wish to do anything to ward ameliorating thu condition el the happiest Husalan Jewa, It should not be In the tbipuof docu. herniary Irrltantt arllod to theCrtr That plan will only make mattert n arse for the unfortunate jwople hose benefit It nought, l'rovldo for them a suitable refuge, where Ihey can bask lit Ihtf auututuoof lomparatlve liberty, and where (hey can labor and prosper without being devoured. No spot Is, tufaraiwe kuow, at elllglulo for this iKirpuseail'alistliio, tho lau I of their f ithrra. The ipiratlon la bound to rtach that point, nud n beginning nuy at will bo ma lu now, , |