THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.

Evening Star, Issue 3337, 30 October 1873, Page 3

THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.

The Jevdsh Chronicle, referring to the report that Sir George Jessel will be the new Master of the Rolls, observes In days of yore the Rolls House was a depository of records or archives. One of the titles of the Master of the Rolls was Guardian of Converted Jews, because the Old Rolls House in what was called in former days New-street, and is now Chancery-lane, was an a.iylum for converted Jews. Happily the progress of time has arranged matters in such fashion that a Master of the Rolls need be no more a custodian of converted Jews, nor need he have anything to do with them. A cleverly drawn clause in the new Judicature Act quite removes the Master of the Rolls from any religious difficulty. For the first time a dew becomes an English Judge. Doubtless, if all wc hear be true, he will soon become an English Peer. It would be, indeed, a matter of satisfaction if intellect and work, rather than wealth or political influence, were first to raise a brother in faith to the position of a peer of the realm —a member of the British aristocracy ; though a Jew’s aristocracy is (as the authoress of the 4 Last of the Jeruinghaius’ clearly shows) of higher and older timbre than the English cached, of nobility.”