The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

FISHING UP BAIL.--Daniel Dunkin, of Newington-
street, Bethnal-green, aged 40, and described as a cigar
manufacturer, was brought before Mr. Paget from New-
gate to be bailed. Ile was committed for trial by Mr.
Benson for conspiracy, with another named William Ball,
to defraud Thomas Morgan, a ship's cook, of £lOO, under
the pretence that if he could produce that sum to give
him £2OO. The plot was defeated by Captain John Wil-
liams, shipowner and mariner, Mercers-place, Stepney.
Since the committal twelve persons offered as bail for the
prisoner have been rejected by Mr. Benson, Mr. Woolrych
and Mr. Paget on objections started by Police-sergeant
Briden, chief of the detectives in the K division, and
among them were sharpers, insolvents, and convicted
felons, not worth a farthing, all ready to swear they were
worth £5O after all their debts wore paid. One man keep-
ing a beershop represented to Briden that he had £350
worth of property in his house. Briden valued his fur-
niture at £3 10s., and his stock and fittings at £lO.
There was an execution for rent in the fellow's house at
the time. Be was of course, rejected. The prisoner's
wife, who has actually spent 00 in "fishing up bail,"
now offered two persons, one the widow of a publi-
can, named Smith, in that suspicions locality, Flower
an i Dean-streets, Spitalfields, and the other a Mr. Yates,
umbrella maker, in Church-street, Shoreditch. Bredin
said that ho was satisfied with the solvency of the
bail, and he was not aware of anything affecting the
character of Mrs. Smith or Mr. Yates. Mrs. Smith's
late husband had been convicted under the licensing laws,
but she had not.
Mr. Paget said as Briden, on whom he could depend,
was satisfied, he would accept the bail, and Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Yates then entered into sureties in the sum of
£5O each to produce Dunkin at the next Old Bailey Sea-
, sions. The prisoner, at the same time, entered into his
own personal recognizance in the sum of £lOO to sur-
render when called upon.
Ball still remains in custody.

A TIGER HUNT.—A letter from India, dated
Coimbatore, August 22, and written by Mr. George Dun-
can Irvine, of Ef.M.'s Madras C.S., has been received,
giving a very graphic account of a hunt and death of a
huge old tiger, who has, for tho last three or four years,
been the terror of the surrounding country. The beast
had destroyed eight or ten men, and so great had
the fear become that a reward had been issued by the
Government for its death. Major Norie, Mr. Irvine, Mr.
Davis, and Mr. Webster started off in search of the man-
eater, and:after innumerable dangers and difficulties,:during
which the party separated. Shortly after, Mr. Davis
and Mr. Irvine came on the track of the tigress, which
they followed up and found the brindled lady finish a re-
past off an unfortunate coolie. Mr. Davis fired first and
Mr. Irvine followed his example, when the huge animal
was seen to fall over and stretch itself on the ground.
After some time the two adranced cautiously,
and for safety sake delivered two more shots
into the tigeress ; but the first fire had been fatal, as the
bullet had pierced its heart, and produced instantaneous
death. The destruction of the man-eater had boon the
occasion of much rejoicing, and the two vanquishers of the
beast thus became entitled to the reward, provided it is
proved that this tigress is the one specified, of which there
does not appear to be a doubt.