The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-23 00:00:00

JAMES STEWART & CO,,

WHOLESALE WINE AND SPIRIT ➢fERCHANTS AND
BOTTLERS OF ALES AND PORTER,
QUEEN INSURANCE BUILDINGS,
I] DALE-STREET.

A TIGEI. HUNT IN INDIA..

On Sunday morning, May 21, about nine o'clock, a
middle-sized tiger made its appearance in the town of
Surat, and frightened the whole of the district, called
Nanpoora, from its propriety. Indeed, at first nobody
believed that a tiger could ever venture into so thickly-
peopled a quarter of the city. How it came there is still
uncertain, but it seems probable that the animal swam
across from the opposite side of the river and ambushed
itself in the Dutch Builder. It was first seen in
the compound of a Parsec's house, in Nanpoora,
whence it was driven by the shouts and noise of the
inmates into the adjoining shed. By this time peo-
ple gathered round it in numbers. It then made a
bold rush on the crowd ; but there was a bamboo wall
intervening which it could not leap over. However, it
made away through a hole in the wall, and secured
itself in a narrow lane opposite. By this time, infor-
mation reached the European residents of the town, and
Mr. Stewart, deputy-commissioner of customs, N.D., and
Lieutenant Rees, fort adjutant, were soon on the spot,
closely followed by Mr. Bellasis, Mr. Pratt, Mr. Rogers,
and other gentlemen. Messrs. Rees and Stewart fired
several shots at the brute and disabled it a little; but
recovering itself, it made a desperate attack on the

former gentleman and threw him down. Mr. Rees
turned on his back and the animal got hold of his leg.
Mr. Stewart then drove a couple of bullets into its chest.
It sprang away, and attacked Li poor Parsee woman, who,
in the struggle to get loose, was" severely scratched on
most parts of her body. Mr. Rogers finally drove a
dagger through the animal's neck, while the other two
gmtlemen continued firing. The tiger only became
helpless after receiving no fewer than twelve balls.
One of these ran through the lower part of its mouth,
and appears to have told upon it most effectually. litia
it not been for the European gentlemen, the brutewould have made desperate havoc in the town. Mr.
Rees has received one or two severe wounds,bt
was
of these are dangerous. The poor Parsee
rwryo n the
taken to her house in Mr. Bellasis's
European doctor sent for, who is doing best for his
Mr. Bellasis,
patient. It is expected she will recover.
the magistrate, has shown her every attention. The
carcase of the tiger wa;47rried off by Mr. Stewart.—
Bombay Gazette,ll6o

ueen's Bench, on Thursday, four-
In the Court
144e4 were aled IQ4 each for uon_
teen special j"
atteudauee.
T"E LASH
THF ARMY.—During 1859 there were
22,665 lashes inflicted on soldiers in the British arm
et y
stationed at home.
The fine old mansion of Newpark, in the county
Roscommon, the seat :of' Henry M. Smythe, Esq., D.L.,
was accidentally destroyed by fire on Monday. evening.
SOCIETY FOR PRONIOTING THE NATIONAL
EDUCATION
OF THE POOR.—The annual meeting of a society bear,
ing the above specious title was held on Tuesday in
Breter Hall,—Mr. Jackson in the chair. It appeared
in the co4rse of the proceedings that the society had
ao minute-book—that the committee was a myth—that
a Mr. Joseph Bentley was sole manager, treasurer, and
committee—in fact, several gentlemen rolled into one—
and that public subscriptions had been collected to the
extent of £7OO.