Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

then, for it ; neck or nothing ! She is within sixty yards
of us, and keeps advancing. Turning the horses:tails to
her I knelt on one side, and, taking a steady aim at her
breast, let fly ; the ball cracked loudly on her tawny
hide, and crippled her in the shoulder, upon which she
charged with an appalling roar, and in the twinkling of
an eye was in the midst of us. 4this moment Stofolus's
rifle exploded in his hand, and Kleinboy, whom I had
ordered to stand reedy by me, danced about like a duck
in a gale of wind; the lioness sprang upon Colesberg,
and fearfully lacerated his ribs and haunches with her
horrid teeth and claws ; the worst wound was on his
haunch, which exhibited a sickening yawning gash, more
than twelve inches long, almost lying bare the very bone.
I was cool and steady, and did not feel in the least degree
nervous, having fortunately great confidence in my own
shooting; but I must confess that, when the whole affair
was over, I felt it was a very awful situation and attended
with extremes.

THE ZOOLOGICAL GAEDENS.--is anticipated, the
attractions at these beautiful gardens have brought
crowded audiences during the week, and we:.hav e not
observed more enthusiasm amongst the public, than has
been accorded to the engagement of the D3lavanti family
and Mr. Wallett. Indeed, we knew such would be the
case, and to those who miss the present opportunity of
seeing the greatest attraction ever offered, will lose a
treat indeed.

MR. CHARLES MATHEWS AT THE THEATRE
ROYAL.

Last night Mr. Charles Mathews attracted a much
larger attendance than usual, at Mr. Copeland's beautiful
little theatre, to see his admirable personification of Sir
Affable Hawk, in the "Game of Specula ion," and Tom
Beeswing, in " Twenty Minutes with a Tiger." In the
first, he was as affable as usual, and hawked at his game
with his usual precision and certainty. He was well
supported by the same cast as on former occasions ;
Basil Baker, in the whining old hypocrite, and Mr. Ray,
as " Prospectus," being peculiarly successful. ;In
`‘ Twenty Minutes with a Tiger,"—a lively, animated, and
bustling bUrletta-l—Mr. Mathews, as a commercial
traveller, was as active and voluble as if he were only five
and twenty. He was very ably supported by Mr. B.
Baker in Mr. Chili Chutnee, the tiger with whom the
twenty minutes were to be passed, to win a wager made
with some of Mr. Beeswing's commercial companions.
Beesu'ng perseveres and wins, in spite of the wild temper
of 2tir. Cliutnee, an old Bengal nabob. The particular
incidents need not be detailed. They might be thought
extravagant in description, but they afforded opportu-
nities for most ludicrous situations and capital acting,
and excited uproarious laughter. The evening's perform-
ance concluded with " A Good Investment," of which Mr.
Baker was again the prominent character—a London
tradesman seeking: a good investment at fifty per cent,
finds himself mixed up in a series of transactions which
threaten to deprive him of his money, his bride, his
friend, his best customer, and his character, from which
dilemma he is relieved with the usual magic power. All
the other parts were very well supported, the audience
were very well satisfied, but with the usual courtesy of
Liverpool audiences, made a simultaneous rush to the
doors when the piece approached a conclusion. To-night,
Mr. C. Mathews appears in Harry Bellany, in " Serve
Him Right; " and in lValsingham Potts, in "Trying it on."
JUBAL.