The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-29 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Sales of the week 31,201 bales, including 3,120
on speculation and 44,920 for exportation. Actual
export, 4,690 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans,
27f; Uplands, 27; Mobile, 271; fair Egyptians,
27-1. (Swats, 13 to 24i); ditto Bhallerah, 23;
stock, 253,900 bales; week's imports, 15,296.
To-day's market opens quiet and unchanged ; pro-
bable sales about 3,000 bales.

Horrible Occurrence with the Lions at the
Agricultural Hall, Islington,

At about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning the
employes at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, were thrown
into a great state of consternation by hearing, in conjunc-
tion with the sudden roaring of the lions which form part of
the exhibition now taking place at that establishment, loud
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screams proceeding from the part where the animals areept. An impression at first prevailed that some of the
animals had escaped. On investigation, however, it was
found that a man named Thomas Greaves, who has within
the last two or three days commenced his duties as a new
keeper and feeder of the animals, was drawn up close to the
cage of some of the lions.
Some of the employes imme-
diately seized the long iron rods with a species of hoe at
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hold. These proceedings at the outset only tended to in-
crease the ferocity of the animals, who, with loud yells,
commenced tearing the flesh from their poor victim's arm
and hand with their claws. It was not until the brutes
were nearly blinded with the blows inflicted upon them
that they were induced to relinguish their gripe. Mr.
Greaves was drawn away with
great difficulty, and fell
fainting into the arms of those who had rescued him. He
was at once conveyed to the secretary's office in Barford-
street in an insensible condition, and deluged with blood.
Dr. Thomas, of Cloudesley_street, and another medical
in a few minutes; and in consequence of Greaves's exhausted
gentleman in the neighbourhood, were sent for and attended
state, administered brandy and
other stimulants. It was
then discovered that the hand was bitten completely through
and
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panied him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where, on exa-
mination by the surgeons of that
institution, and after a
conference, it was understood that, in consequence of the
frightfully mutilated state of the arm and hand, amputation
would be absolutely necessary, and it was to take place so
soon as the sufferer should have sufficiently rallied from the
first shock to the system caused by the sad occurrence. The
report last evening was that he remained in too low a state
from loss of blood to undergo the operation, and is in a very
precarious state.
The circumstances under which the occurrence took place
are rather extraordinary, and, should death ensue, will no
doubt lead to a rigid investigation. It appears that this
collection of lions and lionesses with which Mr. Crockett
performs nightly at the Agricultural Hall, were, until re-
cently, the property of Mr. Sanger, hut they have been
purchased by Mr. Howe, with the intention, it is stated, so
soon as their present engagement at the Agricultural Hall
is terminated, to proceed with Crockett to America.
The man who has been in the habit of feeding and tending
the animals, and with whom they are as familiar and docile
as Crockett himself, has, it appears, in consequence of a
question of three or four shillings per week salary, been dis-
charged at the end of the present engagement ; and Greaves,
who had undertaken to supply his place at the requisite
price, had within the last day or two (it is stated he has
only been two days so engaged) commenced to feed and
initiate himself with the lions, so that they should know
him. He has even, it is stated, had the courage to go once
into their den and feed them. At the time of the occurrence
he was engaged pushing some straw between the bars,
either for the purpose of keeping it in the cage or of attract-
ing their attention and further familiarising himself to
them. Whilst doing this one lion suddenly made a spring
upon his hand, and, fastening its fangs into it, drew him by
the arm inward. The roar and excitement of the first ani-
mal attracting the attention of the second, it sprang upon
the arm and mutilated it in the manner described. It is
stated that the lions have been more than usually savage
since the death of the large lioness, which took place during
the late frost.

During the afternoon Drx. Crockett and the lions went
through their usual exhibition durin; what is called the
morning performance, bat nothing out of the ordinary way
transpired, only that the two lions who had been beaten
looked heavy and more gloomy than the others. It is now
felt to be desirable that red•hot irons should always be
kept at hand, as, hae, they been so, the animals would have
been made to let rlo their hold of the unfortunate men
instantly.