The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

AN INDIAN TIGER HUNT.

(From the Bombay Standard.) .
A tiger hunt which has just taken place in the
vicinity of Broach deserves special mention ,°,ll
account of the good conduct and courage shown II
the police employed. Capt. Graham, superintetl;
dent of police at Broach, had pitched his tent Ov.
the 15th on the Surat side of the river near 111
sote. He received information about the middle,°o
the day that a large tiger had taken up his positi°d
in a village near, and had just killed a woman anll
severely mauled a man whom he found workin,,le
a field. Graham at once sent off a sowar to ask tlid
men in Broach to come out, saying that he would
wait till 5 o'clock, and then, if no one came, he
attack him himself. This sowar found some diffinol
tf
in crossing the river, and did not get into Broach
till near three ; and as the place was 14 miles °:
the other side of the river, and horses and WI;
not ready, the Broach men thought it useless ,
go that night, and resolved to start next mornin4
Graham waited till five, and then set out wit'',l
naique and six Sepoys of the armed polices 611 e,
some peons. As they were going towards the pl',
through a cotton field, suddenly the tiger spilt;
up from the cotton and charged Graham, who g'„,
loped off, and the tiger, failing in his harge, '0
treated. Graham ordered his men to load, 01
taking his rifle gave chase to the tiger. When',o
got within 50 yards he pulled up and made a b,141
tiful shot from the saddle, his grey Arab stan°,if
as steadily as a rock. The ball passed through ,',eo
tiger's neck and brought him down. Graham w31:0
till his men came up and advanced on him. I'd
he gave him another shot, on which the tier
up apparently unhurt, and roaring furiously charno
right down on the Sepoys, who received. him
a volley, which did not stop him. He rushed oil,
coolie police Sepoy, who with the utmost coolird
and courage received him with a bayonet. inflict"
a severe wound on the head. But the tiger
down the Sepoy's defence, and seized the old
the musket in his jaws. So immense was I
strength of his jaws, that the musket and baYl
were bent to a right angle, and the marks 01
teeth are visible, grooved out in the iron 0f,,,d,
barrel. Seizing on the Sepoy he clawed him ft,
fully. Graham could not get his second gun '°o:
minute •, seeing which the peons, Mussulol34:
drew their swords, and most gallantly attacked
tiger, they slashed him so with their swords tti
he left the man, when Graham, who had !IL!,
his second gun, put a ball through his
They took the tiger and wounded sepoy and set o,
at once to Broach, where they arrived about font r
the morning of the 16th. The sepoy was sen'if
the hospital, and the doctor thought he wou.l°:,,e,
cover, as no large vessel appeared to be inn
though he was frightfully lacerated. He askecl,
four hairs from the tigers whiskers, which he 'ot
were a charm to cure him if tied round his 'WC
However, on the night of the 16th he began to
rapidly, and on the 17th, to the great regret 01c
he died.' He was a most gallant fellow. We Pied;
heard before of a tiger being shot from the sad

COUNTRY MARKETS.

BIRMINGHAM-JAL 20.

At this day's market there was less wheat offerirVi
no progress could be made in sales, except by giving .01
price is per quarter. Barley nearly as dear. Oats qui
high. Beans and peas unaltered.