The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

.4 TIGER'S J.4IVS.

Grice (a man of the 26th, stationed here i 3 India)
and I obtained two-and-a-half rumths' leave on purpose to
kill tigers, panthers, and bean. having mode our prepa-
rations for the jungles, we started on the 19th of March
with a tine band ; consisting o; one big drum, one big bell,
four small dram., and a pair of pistols always loaded with
coarse powder, and being c mtinually I,t off. The noise et
this concert wsa sufficient to frighten any animals out atlas
jungle ; and, when at wiLl mit, we had also some twenty or
thirty men to set up a supplementary yell. I sltoel i .:ke
you to have beard our band turning a curner :ho
hills! Our battery consisted of ten double guns—some
rifles, the others smooth-)sore)—and two braces of pistols.
We did not commence shooting until the twelfth, and we
began at about nine in the mining; our plan heng
always to go some half-a-tude 1.. fore the beaten':
and, having elated ourselves in some like ly spat,
to sit quietly, and (if passible) concealed,until they had
I beaten up to us. Owing to rain, we saw nothing until the
22nd, when, Mang walked some five milts, we perched
ourselves, guns and all, on a entail tree. and last the
beaten in. We had been in the tree about twenty minutes,
when Grace whispered to me, " 1 iger.'' 1 taw der aireint
at the LIMO moment ; we fired Fier barrel., all of which
took effect. She charged will frightful fq.ecd rig! t under
the tree in which we were eittiug, and was into tne jungle
in a moment. Immediately niter this a peacock began
calling, a sure alga of a tiger being near ; and, sure enough,
in another minute. out cam: a entail cub about therm of
• dog. This Orin shot. We then began the tickiieh
work of " following up," gi nerally dote on teceimets
but not Iseiug rich enough to sport them, we were forced
to go on foot. We traced our prey aeout half a mile into
the jungle, which was so think that see could nut see
more than ten yards a-head. I si panted some six or seven
yards from Oiler, and wee in the art of looking down
close to the ground, when I heard a !rightful roar; and,
before I had time literally to cock ono barrel (I had impru-
dently gone into than jungle with my piece on half-cock), I
felt myself jammed in the brute's jaws. She carried me
about ten yards. My face, I believe, was touching her
cheek, when Grits, with the most wonderful presence of
mind, put two bullets into he r ear. She dropped, but still
held me. Grier ran up, said before she was actually dead.
pulled me out of her mouth. I am told that there wax not
two inches of space between my head and the spot where
the bullets hit. Ilad Grier's hand shaken, I should pro-
bably have been shot through the head, as he hail a very
small mark to fire at. I woo perfi ctly codseious whin
kulled out of the brute's mouth. The skin, of course, I
eep as a trophy—it is nearly twelve teed long. The acci-
dent occurred about fifty miles from camp ; and if it had
not been for Orice, God knows how I !should sver have been
taken hack ; hut he is well know!, by then dine; in lac they
are afraid of Lim this nickname is " Tiger Oriel: ") at d he
told them they would be well paid if they carried me to
the neat town, "Jest," about 12 miles off. Afters fine
little arrangement, they carried me on my bed to Jaat,
where Geis& is almost worshipeei, on account of having last
year killed a which had at different titan kith u 24
of the villagers, amid at the tins a (irk, chat her, she wee in
the act of ceding en unfortunate woman. Twenty-fear men
I were sent out Irma camp well a palnnquin to inert me.
I Grin rode all night by my side, and accompanied me till
within 2 miles of camp, whet, he went back again to ao on
with his sport. It is more than a month since he Lau been
heard of, but I hope he is all right. I suffered great agony
from the menneut I was bitten. My mother was uiways
1111X10,1% about all her children's constitutions well, s very
clever doctor tell me that it I had not hail an irou courtitu-
Goo it would have gone very hard with me. lam perfectly
convalescent, walk shout, anal go out every evening is a
kulkee; the Tunnels are herding, but it is irritable to have
one's arm continually slung up. I she old like very mneh
to send the akin to Ifogland, but it is very lane, would
be difficult to pie up; otherwise it would make a nice rug.
—Die/ism:a "Household Words."

SINGULAR ACCIDENT AT LIVERPOOL.—As tho
screw steam-th:p Tiber was ate .tnine down the river, mit-
ward-bound, for Gibraltar, on Tuesday, she fir:d a gun in
parsing P nice's Pinhead, and was so close to the wall that
the chatee blew •II the tent of a poor woman who was wit-
nessing her J, port ure. The sufferer was conveyed to ono
of the hospitals. where she s:ill remains.
Itovnt MINE& Mr. Gibson, ?jr.
Larchen, Mr. Arrowamith, Mr. Tyndal. and nth, r gentle.
men connected with the mininf operations at Cietleinaln,
and thou in the sicinity of Trace, have been fit.pectif4
their several mines during the last week. The bale it
Lisoline, on the uroperty of Mr E. tinfory,wbo has met than
g,ntlemett in that spirit which every Kerry pent rietor who
wishes to we the people on his property employed should
exhibit, has just been come upon, and there can he now ni
doubt will cut extremelynea. Clugher mine also in heats's
well, brat we regret to hear that soma technical °hitt'''.
tion has been thrown in the way of those gentleme n tram a
quarter where they least ea: crud it. We trust, however,
that the good wntk will not be marred, mid that, instead
of obstruction., Mr. Oilman and his friends will rather meat
with a hearty eo.operatiol. The mums from the Casle-
main mini ore becoming every oily wore and more him,
able.— iris !CC t Reims le.

lIELFA,4 AND ('O('NTY DOWN RAILWAY.—The
trustee on the above railsray war, fur the week ending
Sept. 26.186.: . —Passengers, 1:.7/. 12s. 7d.; subscriptions.
28!. 7s. 9d. ; goods and per, .1., 49!. 10a. 7d. Total.
27.51. 10.. 1141. for the week Sept. 214,1851 :—Passcno
11 /. 114. '41.; I, 24/. 9s. &1.; goods,
and parcels. 4.0!. 3s. S4l. Total. 12s. Id.
LONDON AND NOKTII IVEATER:g
Return of tratEe for the week ending Sept. 26, 1852
Passengers, pares Is, eurnages, horses, and mails
.29,9131. 441. 91 ; merchandise, 19.671/. tis. 0.1 ; can*
2,9:111. Is.. tai. Total, 60,71 n/. 9s. id. Corresponding
week, 16°1,459,33W. 11a. 6d. Ditto, 1ti.50, 48,03.;/. las. 6d
Aggregate: 1.1.50-64ia131. 11.. 3d.; 1841-814,7191. 45.&1.;
1062-679,724/. 19s. Id.
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NORTH I,TArPORDSMRE ItAILVTAY.— Traffic re.
turn. for the wet a ending Sept. 19: 5,2841.; eorrespcndinie
week lath year : 6,2761.
LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RATLWAY.—
Traffic receipt+ (or the week ending Sept. 26,1882
'engem, 170/.17.. 4d.; Good. and mail., 164/. 91.0 d. Total,
3351. 64 44. (341 miles opt u.) Correiponding wt.k,
18.51, 1.501. 19.. 24. (16 miles open.)
CORN .INI, BANDON ItattwAv.—/tettum of traffic
for week ending 2.5 th day of Sept, mber,
parcel., die., 1211. a. lid. ;
311. 151.04. ; total, 1.521. 18.. 114. ,
for correspomling week last year-1
344. 131. ltl. t Yeetchandise, cattle,
$6l. le. 41. (10 miles open).

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merchandise, cattle,
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