The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-21 00:00:00

HINTS TO YOUNG HUNTERS.

"The usual pace of the hunter—who has to
keep his eyes continually on the look-out, not
only for the game that he is in search of or is
following, but for the track of animals on the
ground that he moves over; besides having to
take care not to put his foot on a .dry leaf, or
stick, or stone, for the sound would frighten the
game—will not be much more than two and a
half miles an hour ; but if the hunter has to
intercept or go round his game, he may have to
go three times that pace. Very few men, how-
ever, have their lungs in such order, in this trying
climate, as to enable them to run any distance
and to be steady enough to shoot accurately
afterwards. You must, never appear suddenly
and abruptly over the top of a hin or rising
ground, so as to show yourself in motion to any
game that may be below you. The' same rule
refers to suddenly coming round angles bfjungles,
or from the shelter of trees into the open glade.
Climbing up out of ravines and water-courses, or
descending into them, must be done with like
caution. Your step must be that of the velvet-
footed tiger, your the. Look at him walk and
crouch in a jungle. Listen to him : you cannot
hear his tread, though you may almost feel his
breath in your face. You cannot hear hi*
though there is only a bush between you ; and
though your ear is aching with tension, it can
make out only the sound of his nostril inhaling,
as he is scenting the ground within a few feet of
you. This actually occurred to me in the year'
1838, when I was a very inexperienced shikaree.
A tiger had killed a large buffalo.that had been
picketed for him ; and a friend of mine, who was
on an elephant, went down the jungle to beat
him up. My elephant had gone with my native
shikaree to the other ground ; and as I was walk-
ing between the slain buffalo and • a ridge of a
hill from which I hoped to see the tiger better,
I became all at once aware of his presence, by
hearing him draw in his breath to scent me.
The *bush in front of me was so thick that I could
not see the animal. The villager with me became
• suddenly the picture of horror, and he was on the
point of running, when I. seized him by the neck,
and put him under my knee. I had my fore-
finger and the next finger on the two triggers of
my double rifle, which I kept to my shoulder,
expecting the tiger every moment to make his.
spring. This had lasted for perhaps a minute—
I thought it appeared the longest minute I ever
knew—when, I may almost say, I felt the
tiger's hot breath receding from my face; and
to my relief, almost directly after I heard him
splashing and growling in the little river. below.
Nothing but having faced him, with eyes rigidly
fixed upon the spot where he was, saN ed us ; for
though I could not see the tiger, I have no doubt
that his eye, being accustomed to the darkness of
night and gloom, was fixed on us, and could see
us well. One step to run, or a sudden movement,
'would have caused the destruction of one or both
of us. The instant I felt the animal had passed
on, we scrambled up the hill side ; but though I
saw him plainly, he was eighty yards off, and too
far to fire at with any' certainty. We never
found him again, for he was not gorged, the
buffalo having only just been killed ; and in the
cool of the morning he took himself clear off."

The public sales of Colonial Wool commenced
yesterday, with a full attendance of buyers, both
home andforeign. A fair amount of competition
was displayed, and last sale's prices were fully
maintained.

A CHINESE DINNER.—A letter in the Moniteur de
l' Armee describes a Chinese dinner :—" When the pro-
visions had been placed on the table, every one sat down-
-My neighbour on the left offered me a portion of a
kitten, the One on the right the wing of an owl, and the
third pressed on me the leg of a dog. The Chinese, to.
do honour to a guest, cram his plate with what they
consider the most delicate morsels, so that he runs the
risk of having a violent indigestion. In this country
obesity is considered the highest beauty in man. The
Chinese with whom I was at table had good appetites ",
they ate a good deal, and used their long transparent
finger nails, which are as hard as horn, to separate their
food into small portions. That was to me a new employ-
ment for human nails. Wine made from rice, tea, and
different sorts of syrup, were sent round the table. I
confined myself to taking a few glasses of the latter, but
it *mild be difficult for me to give the names or to
describe the taste. This repast lasted three mortal
hours, and when it was over a little girl ten years of
age came in and offered us liquors. She was not lief
in -European eyes, and iii those_ the Chinese was a
perfect beauty. Her eyes' were triangular, her nose,
thick, her teeth white, and her hair raised to a prodi
gious height. She poured out to each guest a glass of
fermented liquor, which to me was detestable ; received
gravely the allegorical compliments which nearl.c every-
body addressed to her, and then trotted off as i she had
only wooden legs ; her feet, in truth, were so. sinall that
they could scarcely be distinguished. Afterwards pipes
were brought, and every one began smoking with great
gravity and in silence. '

DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A MISSING GENTLE`
MAN. —About five weeks since a gentleman named
Charles Lewis Bremner, aged 38, was missed from his
home, and no tidings of him could be gained until Fri-
day last, when a mower employed in Sedge Meadow,
Ealing, cutting the grass, at the edge of a watercourse
or ditch, espied the body of a man half immersed in the
water. He gave an alarm, when Police Serjeant Stone,
17 T, came to the spot, and saw deceased lying on his
back, with his legs crossed and one arm under him-
They obtained a fork and rake, and succeeded in reach-
ing the body. On removing deceased they found be
had a large beard and moustache. The body was in an
advanced state of decomposition. He was removed to a
public-house, when it was found that he answered the
description advertised, and that he possessed a gold ring
on his finger resembling a buckle and strap, and gold
shirt studs. In the pockets of the deceased a small
phial was found, a threepenny-piece, a small ancient
coin, a cigar mouthpiece, and some eards inscribed "Mr-
Charles Lewis Bremner," also a knife. An inquest was
held by Mr. Wakley, on Monday, at the Plough, Little
Ealing, when his wife attended and identified the arti-
cles above named, and said he was a photographic artist.
practising in Camden Town, but their private residence,
was in Grafton Street, Pitzroy-square. For the last-
twelve months he had been very strange in his manaerr
and latterly he occasionally went out at night about
Hampstead-heath and other places, accompanied by her.
On the 2nd of June last he went to see his brother, and,
she never saw him afterwards. He had no money at
the time. Witness had a photographic likeness of the
deceased on the upper part of her dress, a second in a
bracelet, and a third in a case. Evidence to the above-
effect having been given, the jury returned a verdict
" That the deceased was found dead in a ditch, but how
he came there, or by what means, there is no evidence
to prove, but there was no blame attached to any"
person."

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sores, and all skin diseases originating in impure or weak
blood, or depraved secretions, the joint
agency of Holloway's
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sequence how Icing these disorders may have fasted, or hove
sluggish, obstinate, or malignant they may seem, the daily
application of the Ointment to the parts affected, and a course
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efficacious.
NEW .brvE IivION.—THE New FOUNTAIN gretieee
annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with--.the-
difficulty is to get a good one. Aniongst the recent improves
=vets the new " fouutain pen," jest introduced by Reitethall
and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple lent effece
live contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, bet means of
a second inverted barrel, above the writingnib, and this barrel
can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly
clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature
in this pen is, that one dip in the ink will lee: for five minutes'
quick Writing. The pen itself is of the mat description, and
in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will;
be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We
have tried this splendid pen, handeel to us by Mr. E. T. Hall,
South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
sure ll who use it will give a full verdict in its favour.
The difficulties and ~,liingers of bringing up infants by hand
or wet nurses have been entirely overcome by Du Barry's
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and removes all those little pains and irregularities infants are
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my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered
my life very miserable, has been .radically removed by Du.
Barry's health restoring feed. Alex. Stewart, Archdeacon of
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1850. Gentlemen,— 1 think it but common justice to you to
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Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spurious and injurious
imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's
imitations are prohibited by the High Court of Chancery under
a: penalty of £l.OOO against Alfred Hooper Nevin and his
agents; And the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabic&
Food, and that Du Barrys are connected with such patent are
utterly false. No canister is genuine without the name, Barry
Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, on the seal and
wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in. one article
must expect to b distrusted in all others. Packed in tins at
Is. 2d. ; 1 lb. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 5 lb. Ils ; 121 b. 225. • 241 b.
40s. The 12 lb. and 24 lb; canisters are Bent ciirriage
free on receipt of Post-office Order by Barry Du Barry
end. Co., 17, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum Mason
and Co., and through all grocers and chemists. Agents
in this district :---Nixon 6; Thew, 1, Castle-street ; T. Low; J.
Kirkus ; Forsyth ; F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise-street ; R. Sumner
& Co; H. S. Alpa.ss ; E. Pearson & Son; J. Oliver; W. Cross;
Sharlie Higgins, &Co; Clay &Abraham, 37, Bold-street ; Evans,
Sores • & Co., Wholesale agents ; John Beyuon ; Thompson &
Capper; J. Strawson, druggist; G. Bramwell & Son C.
Bromlow, 1, London-road ; Isaac Woodville, tea dealer ;
Raimes & Co., wholesale druggists ; F. Staveley, druggist,
Price-street ; T. D. Walker, Rauelagh-street ; J. H. Howell,
72, Dale-street; Hingston, druggist, Bold-street; Henry
Middleton; Gilbert Brothers; J. Critics; Grace & hell:
G. Barber, 21, Great Georgeestreet, Birkenhead; T. Fore,
druggist; B. J. Candler ; J. Dutton ; J. E. Hargraves ;
Sanders & Co.; C. 3,AlAes; S. Green.

Printet; tuixi Published by WALTER HENRY PEAT, of No.
8„. Wesley-street, in the Parish of Tosteth-park, at his
Printing Establithments-3, EntrxeNvlcx-srarrr (corner of
Castle-street), and 40, LEIGII-STRIBT, LiTerroa. •
JULY 21, 1860.