The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-05 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, I

MEETING OF THE JEWS, &c.

At a meeting of Jews and Christians, held at Sal-
vador House, for discussion on the authority of the.
Oral Law, the subject of the persecutions endured
by the Jews in Russia, in consequence of the Ukase,
was introduced. ,

Mr. LEVI begged to call the attention of his
brethren to the Russian Ukase, which he had ad-
verted to on the preceding evening; and proposed
that a meeting should be called to take the subject
into consideration.

A GENTLEMAN interrupted Mr. Levi, by observ-
ing, that he should oppose the proposition of a meet-
ing, as the Ukase in question had not appeared in
the public papers.
Mr. LEVI said, in reply, that he had not only seen
it in several of the, daily and weekly papers, but that,
he now held in his hand one of the printed copies
circulated in Russia, given to him by a gentleman
who had lately returned from St. Petersburgh, by
whom he had been informed of the fact; that,it had
been not only promulgated, but acted upon. He
(Mr. Levi) had also been told by a gentleman of
the Jewish nation, then present, that he had seen a
letter lately received • from Russia, by a Hebrew of
this city, mentioning the circumstance,-and the dis-
tresi it had occasioned ; and likewise stating, that
some of the congregations were on this account 'fast-
ing and praying at the tombs of their forefathers.
-The Gentleman alluded to .advanced and confirmed
the statement, by acknowledging himself its Mr.
Levi's informant.
The Gentleman who before objected to the. Pro-

posal of a meeting to take into- consideration the
Ukase, on.the score of its authenticity, now stated
that such a Ukase held out.a benefit to the Jews, as
the Emperor evidently, wished to make them artisans.
Mr. LEVI indignantly said, that he was at a loss
which to consider -the greater curse.--.-the persecu-
tions theMselves, or the heartless insensibility which,
some of the Israelites manifested to the subject. ' A
gentleman of this class, last week, requested time to
consider before he was -surprised into what ? A
good feeling, which a public inquiry into the subject
was calculated to. excite.' Had the circumstance
been a money-making one, the. Stock jobbers would
have adopted every means to obtain the earliestin-

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telligence ; and they would have speculated upon
it even before its promulgation.—(Great cheering.)
Not long ago the Greek pirates massacred or maimed
hundreds of his unfortunate brethren, but 'no notice

was taken of it. At Frankfort, not more than three
years had elapsed since a law was passed, restrict-
ing the marriages of the Jews to the number of 15
in a year, although there were more than 1000 fa-
milies in the place. At Rome several bulls were
issued against the Jews residing in the Pope's do-
minions. At Darmstadt a law had been in contem-
plation a few months ago, to prohibit circumcision,
and to remove the observance of the Sabbath to
Sunday. These, and many other persecutions, had
taken place within the short space of three years;
and although they were hurrying the Jews, in civi-
lized Europe, into a state of brutality, there was no
one among his brethren who sympathised with their
afflicted brethren. Good cheer, operas, balls, and so
forth, were uninterruptedly pursued by the rich, and
craved after by the poor; but where was the re-
medy ? Was it to be 'found in the system which
these extinguishers Of.sympathy would recommend'?
No l On the contrary, the more frequently they met
together, the better would they cultivate that feel-
ing of kindness and good-will which should distin-
guish the house of Israel. Mr. Levi-then-proposed
that a meeting of the Jews should be held on an
early day. The proposition was unanimously agreed
on. Some discussion took-place as to the most con-
venient time; and it was ultimately resolved to
hold it on Wednesday evening, the Bth inst., at tlae
London Tavern. •

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CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.

On Wednesday last, an Inquest was held at the

louse of Mr.Janes Isherwood (the George Inn) in
_ _

;his town; on the body of John Metcalf, (late in
the employ of Messrs. Rothwell, Hick, and Roth-
well, iron-founders, of this towu) who died on the

preceding Sunday, in consequence, it was suppo•

sed, of the bite of a dog. -
Jane Dickinson, wife of W. Dickinson, of Great
,Bolton, moulder, stated, that the deceased was her

son; he was 21 years of age, and was generally in
the enjoyment of good health. About ten or eleven
weeks ago, the precise day she could not recollect,
the deceased came home between ten 'and eleven
o'clock•at night. ,The next morning, at about half-
past eight o'clock, deceased said, " Mother, you
must make me a plaster to put upon my hand ;" he
then shewed witness a deep wound on his left
hand, between the thumb and finger, which he said
a dog had bitten ; it was, he said, a dog belonging
to the Messrs. Dobson, and the private watchman
attached to the works of those gentlemen had set
the animal at him. The wound healed within a

reasonable time, and deceased followed his work as

before; he was at his work last Saturday, but did
not seem so well when he came home to dinner ; at
night his eyes appeared affected with extreme weak-
ness. The next morning (Sunday) he complained
of being much worse ; and at about ten o'clock in
the forenoon she sent for Mr. Shariocks, surgeon,
who attended the deceased until his death, which

took place on Monday night last, at about nine
o'clock.' Witness believed that
.the dog had been
destroyed. •
Samkiel Sharrocks, of Great Bolton,. surgeon, ex-
amined—Was called in to the deceased on •Sunday
evening last, at about half-paSt five o'clock; he
complained of a sore throat, pain • in his head, and
difficulty of breathing.; his pulsation was, at 126;
witness bled him prettyfreely ; a faintness came on,
anal deceased drank a little, water; witness was not
then aware that deceased had been bitten ; the next
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morning (Monday), witness again visited the de-
ceased; his difficulty of breathing and pain in the
throat had increased; witness, in drawing his hand-
kerchief from hiS pocket, slightly fanned the deceas-
ed ; this trifling agitation of the air painfully dis-
turbed him, and he begged witness not to do it
again; his pulse was still very frequent, and he com-
plained of great difficulty in swallowing, which he
said had come on that morning at about four o'clock ;
deceased never mentioned that he had been bitten
until this viSit, when witness asked his mother if
such had not been the case; the mother did not re-
collect at the moment, but deceased immediately
said, " Yes, I was bit about two months ago. Dr.
Black, of this town, was called in previous to the
death of the deceased; on Tuesday morning last he
(witness), together with Dr. Black, and Messrs.
Richard Robinson and Sifired Bancroft, surgeons,
opened and examined the head and body of the de-
ceased. There was nothing particular discoverable,
either in the head or body, except a little inflamma-
tion at the upper orifice of the stomach, and gullet,
and in the covering of the spinal cord ; witness
could ascribe his death to no other cause than that
of hydrophobia, in which opinion he (witness) was
joined by the said Dr. Black and Messrs. Richard
Robinson and Sifted Bancroft, surgeons.
In this stage of the business, it as suggested
that the watchman, who it was alleged, set his dog
at the deceased, should be called ; and while the
constable was despatched for the purpose of bringing
him forward, Mr. Scowcroft (the Borough-reeve of
Great Bolton) observed, that be had a question to
put to Mr. Sharrocks, and that was, " How much
blood had been taken from the deceased ?" a report
having been circulated, that the unfortunate man
was bled to death by his medical attendants I—Mr.
Sharrocks stated in reply, that he had taken blood
twice from the deceased; the first time about a
pound ; the second, (on another day) about a pound ;
Mr. Scowcroft expressed himself perfectly satisfied
with this statement.
Mr. Josiah Taylor then said, that he also had a
question to ask. It had been said, that an attempt
had been made to clear the room in which the de-
ceased lay; while ill, but that his mother persisted in
stopping ; and that she saw her son's medical at-
tendant give him something out of a bottle, which it
was supposed, contained a death-draught !—Mr-:
Sharrocks said, that the room had certainly been
cleared, because it was crowded to such an excess as
to have a painful effect upon the patient. As for
the other part of the story, it had not the slightest
'oundation.
The watchman before alluded to being now ar-

rived—
William Lewthwaite, private watchman at the
works of Messrs. Isaac and Benjamin Dobson, de-
posed,as
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Black
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Bol-
ton, against the premises of the Messrs. Dobson ;
deceased came up the street, forward in liquor he
got hold of the ladder, and carried it eight or ten
feet, with the intention, as witness thought, of
throwing it down; witness went up to deceased;
his (witness's) dog was strapped fast to his arm at
the time; he took hold of the deceased, who said,
" watchman, I am hurt in the hand ; I must have
something done at it ;" he did not say how be had
been hurt ; he did not say whether the dog had hurt
him or not ; the dog slipped from his strap and got '
hold of deceased's thigh ; the dog was of the bull
and terrier breed; had drowned him about seven
weeks ago, in consequence of his having a swelling
in the throat.
By the Jury—Did not himself think it was mad;
he despaired, however, of its recovery, and that was
the reason which induced him to drown it ; its suf-
ferings induced him to put it to death; it would
take both food and liquids into its mouth, but could
not swallow.
Tbs evidence having been read over, the Jury re-
turned a verdict of " Died by Hydrophobia. '-
-BOIIQP express,