The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-05 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR WATERLOO,BRIDGE

We lament to slate, that yesterday afternoon.
very melancholy occurrence took place near Waterloo-bridge,
by the falling of.at.wall, which formed part of the extensive
prenliSi,% ne€191,4 • t a few years ago, by Mesqro• Phelps and,
tuaLculluffei soap-manun.o.., „„, id.,..ttte.•• •
late'Neirow 11%'"2. ,`• —Utirlng the last f‘ortnight,'
about one hundred and fifty men have been employed in
pulling down the buildings, which, in consequence of •a ver.
dict in the Court of Exchequer, for duties against the pro-
prietors, were forfeited, to the Crown, and clearing the ground,
upon which, it is said, a new dock is to be formed-. The
workmen were employed in different gangs, each gang hav-
ing a foreman, and it has been observed, during their la-
bours within the last week, that such has been the rapid
manner in which the buildinr have been thrown dOwn,
that on more than one occasion t to lives of several of the Men
have been endangered. The labourers employed in the work
had engaged with the person who had contracted to take down
the buildings, to remove the bricks at so much per thousand,
and that may
.account in some measure for the danger to which
they were at times exposed by their eagerness to get through a
great deal of work. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, one
of the gangs were employed under the order of the foreman,
named Mallard, to remove the west flank wall of a building facing
Belvidere-road. The front wall had been taken, down, and the
roof had fallen in a considerable time ago, before the removal
of the building was in contemplation. Mr. Broome, one of the
contractors, was looking on, and giving directions, while the
workmen were cutting what they term a dune or slit in the wall,
first perpendicularly from the top to the foundation, and after-
wards horizontally near the lower part of the wall. Neither
Mr. Broome nor the foreman Mallard, were In the least appre.
hensive of danger at the time, as it appears that, while the
workmen were engaged in cutting the wail, they employed part
• of a gang of labourers in clearing the bricks front the mortar close
to the foundation:. When the wall fell, two-men and two boys
were buried beneath the ruins, and Mr. B. who Was at the time.
standing within a yard of the man engaged in making the breach
in the wall did not escape without serious injury. He saw
the wall, when the lower part of it broke from its joining
(about two feet in width only) to another wall, and instmay
called to the labourers, whilst he himself rushed from impend-
ing danger. The men, unfortunately, did not understand the
cause of his alarm, and were crushed to death; and Mr.
Broome was much injured by the falling brieks, and was car-
ried
to the Feathers 'tavern, where he was bled. Ile remained
in a very doubtful state for some time.' but ultimately was so
far recovered as to be pronounced out of danger. The utmost
dispatch was used by
the labourers on the premiSes to remove
the bricks and rubbish from the unfortunate men, and in a
very short time two men were taken out of the ruins. One of
them expired soon after he was extricated, and the other was
removed on a abutter to St. Thomas's Hospital, and survived
only half an hour after his arrival. The labourers continued
. with the utmost. Activity to dig the rubbish, and before four
o'clock took out two boys. They apPeared to be in a dying
state; they breathed , With difficulty for a considerable time,
but recovered on being removed to the hospital. They were
instantly put to bed and examined by the house surgeon, who
found that several of their liMbs were broke, anti, in one case,
amputation was found to be indispensable. One of the men
killed is named Brown; he has left a wife anti large family in
an unprovided state. The other man had been engaged not.
more than • half an hour when he lost his life ; his name and
family are not known. He was passing by the building, and
said he wanted work, and although' the foreman told him his
assistance was not. required, he instantly began to assist. In.
formation of the sad accident was sent to Mr. demmett, the
Coroner for Surrey, who will appoint an inquest to investigate
the circumstances under which it wok place.

A MONSTER.—On Sunday evening, soon after
dusk, a wretch,
in the shape of a man, perambulated the north
aide of Somers-town, and, as he procemled, he attacked' several
females with a sharp instrument. One young lady was walk-
ing a short distance behind her father and mother, when sud-
denly she was assaulted by dlunifian in a similar manner,
anti dreadfully injured t she' ii eked out, and her father re-
turned to her assistance. The monster by this time had made
a precipitate retreat across some waste ground near Euston-
square. When the circumstances of the attack were known,
an immediate pursuit took place by the young lady's father
and several other gentlemen, and at one time they had die
fellow in view, who, upon seeing his pursuers dose to his heels,
quickened his pace surprisingly, and made for the Hampstead-
road, where all further trace of him vanished. The young lady
described him to be a short thick-set man, wearing spectacles,
and was dressed in a blue coat and trousers. From his de-
scription, it is believed that he is the same fellow who was con-
victed some time back at the Clerkenwell Sessions of an in-
decent assault on a married woman in the public streets, for
which he received three months' imprisonment.

d Ji re]
The difficulty with which a. barbarous nation
advances towards civilization, has been strik-
ingly manifested in the treatment which this
persecuted people have recently experienced in
Russia. In some parts of the Russian dominions,
by a late Edict, the JMs are to be compelled
to abandon whatever may have been their various
callings, and to employ themselves in tilling the
earth, like their original ancestors, or to quit the
country. Can there be a more unjust, illiberal,
or ridiculous enaction ? By a later Weise issued
at St. Petersburgh, the officers at the frontiers
are strictly enjoined to take care that no foreign
Jew is to be allowed to proceed into the interior,
but, what is still more tyrannical, if a Jew has vo-
luntarily quitted the country, he is never to be per-
mitted to return to it !! It is needless to mention
the various occasions of the most pressing nature
that may require a man to make a temporary
journey from St. Petersburgh, and after his busi-
ness, of whatever kind, is disposed of, to be
anxious to return to his family and his friends.
It is evident therefore, that the, Imperial ALEX..
aspen, though he is reputed to be an enlighten-
ed Monarch, and has had the advantage of travel-
ling, has not emerged from ' the barbarism and
bigotry of his ancestors. According to a new
ordinance issued by the Grand Duke of WEIMER
respecting the Jews, they are to perform Divine
Service throughout in the German Language. Is.
the sagacious Duke afraid that the Hebrew lan-
guage contains some State secrets, which may be
diffused among his subjects and undermine his
Government ? The Jewish community, it seems,
have applied to the Government to allow certain
prayers and religious exercises to be still retain-
ed in the Hebrew language, because, according
to the peculiarities of the Jewish faith, the bless-
ings and consolation depend on them which the
Pious hope to enjoy.. This very request seems
likely to excite the suspicions of the Govern-
ment, and • a rescript has been issued, by
, which the Rabbi-und enlightened Jewish men of
learning are desired to state expressly which are
the prayers that it is wished to have repeated in
Hebrew. But it is probable that the same narrow-
minded Government which issued the first injunc-
tioit will yet prohibit any part of the service from
being performed in the original language. The
Duke of WEINEta and his Ministers should havti
been born in the dark ages. Why, if the Jewis'
Religion is tolerated at all (and why should

,ot be tolerated as well as any other religion tha,
is not injurious to the welfare of the State)—why
th Nie tg
mannerrites most Ti 'al c clrp"tna% ten, InNin dee-it
essential, to the faith of its followers? In Frank-
fort. the Jewish- families and individuals, and
their male descendants, 'have been admitted
lately to the rights'of subjects of that city ; but
some whimsical regulations, however, have been
adopted on other points. For instance, only fif-
teen marriages. among the Jews shall be con-
tracted. eikdryeur, among which there may be two
where one of 'Om parties is a foreigner. Another
point is, that. before a Jewish citizen can obtain
permission to contract marriage, he must prove
that he is able to stspport a family. There may
be some reason for this regulation, lest too many
poor may appear in the country ; but why may,
not a prudent young man, with a reasonable
prospect of being able to support a family by in-
dustry, marry without being in actual possession
cif means ? Such means, if .possessed before mar-
riage, may be easily dissipated by subsequent
extravagance or misfortune. The'Jewish citizens
at Frankfort
.may be allowed to purchase houses
and gardens, to hire shops and wurehouies, and
to open shops ;
.but no one is.to be proprietor of
more than one house and one garden, and though
he may have apartments in
,the city, it must be
to live in them with his family. The Canton
of Argovia has lately adopted more liberal
measures respecting the Jewish People, by
a law founded on the basis of humanity,
granting to them rights which every citizen may
claim, and also by providing education for
their children. Jewish Communities are to be
formed
atrierleleiygni there
eo‘vvuieslrii. upon r
ilgitkhetlisey,aasttno
d 1 :refitsoileo)rrimionitilelatepri
outesidei
legislative
n their
tilie,dinrnirficd if l
ippv important
portion
teJewish
ofPeople.
tlein to
opeople. But it is the honour of
the British Nation
Isere they
rtii the
maybe beat t
acquireprotection
snore t o
wealth than even the noblest families,or even the
Monarch himself can possess. They may enjoy
that wealth without the fear of State Spoliation.
They may exercise their Religion in their own
way, and none dare oppress or insult them with
impunity. IVe see them mix with the highest
.society, and employ their riches in patronizing
the Fine Arts, in magnificent hospitality, and
they are treated without any religious distinc-
tions.* We see in the 14-lAant.Y. family that they
can acquire nobility and legislatiVe importance.
In the late RicAuno, and others, they have be-
come representatives of the people in Parliament,
and, besides acquiring great wealth,communicate
principles of political economy calculated to im-
prove the State. In what country, except Great
Halal°, can a Rcanscultin,a GoLnsnoo, a MoN-
TIFIORE, acquire such wealth in safety,and enjoy
it with such splendour. The prejudices against
the Jewish. People may be expected gradually to
lessen in all countries in due time. What is the
crime of the Jews ? Their attachment to what they

• Mr. Franks, a respectable merchant of the Jewish persua-
sion, was revered for Ins henevolence by all who knew him, and
he proved the liberality of , his feelings by acting as Church-
wer‘ten in his parish of lslewerth.