Glasgow Courier. — 1847-10-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CHILD SEIZED BY A LION. A very distressing event occurred-at Nottingbain•Groose Fair, which most probably will terminate fatally. Between the hours of nine and ten o'clock at night a vast crowd of persons had assembled in Mr. Hylton's menagerie, to view the collection of wild beasts, amongst whieh was the celebrated lion "Nero," when suddenly a tremendous scream was heard proceeding from the den of the animal. During the last nine months a young woman of the name of Caroline M'Pherson has been in the habit of exhibiting her powers ever the animal in its den. On this occasion she had in her arms her melee, Catherine Ellen Chittoek, a child thre e years old, and while she was walking in front of the lion's den, within the rope put up as a boundary for the company, the animal suddenly put forth its claws through an opening underneath the iron bars, and seized the head of the child. The crowd having observed the woman walking towards the den and supposing she was about to enter it with the child, had closed in upon her, so that the beast fairly got hold of the child with its claws, and tore the back and front of its head, forehead, nose, ears, and its right arm in a most frightful manner, and it was only by main force the poor sufferer was dragged away. The crowd ran in wild confusion one over another to the door to effect their escape, and very much increased the alarm by shouting that the lion had escaped from his den. The persons connected with the menagene quickly repaired to the spot to ascertain the true state of the case, and, after many efforts, appeased the people by apprising them of the nature of the Injury sustained, and that there was no ground to fear for their personal safety. The child, covered with blood, its frock and other clothes torn to ribands, its person presenting a mangled appearance, were removed to a caravan in the fair, in which its parents travel, where it was attended by two medical men, who pronounced its wounds to be of a most dangerous character. The Nottingham Mercury states that the young woman, Caroline WlTherson, entered the den of the lion twice after the above occurrence and exhibited her commanding powers over the animal.  Fox Hunting.—The Linlithgow and Stirlingshire foxhounds meet on Thursday, (this day,) at Castlecary—and on Saturday, at Dunmore—each day at half-past ten o'clock. On Tuesday, the man named Fay, whose case has already been before the police and the public in reference to the alleged fatal injury and confinement of his wife, was apprehended at the instance of the Sheriff's officials, and recommitted on the charge of culpable homicide. We regret to have to record the melancholy death of young Harris, son of Mrs. Harris of Marshall's Hotel, in this island, which was brought about by the accidental discharge of his gun, while shooting rabbits on the Isle of Jethou. It is supposed that the young man, who is but 18 years of age must have slipped on the wet rock where he was standin and in attempting to save himself brought the muzzle of his gun against his stomach, which went off and lodged the contents in his lungs and heart, and killed him on the spot. The body was brought over on Wednesday by Mr. No_yan's cutter. This event is the more as the health of the young expected Coal P out in on  deplora;ii, breaking,  young -*.d to  man  bad  long  As the and ht  WM  s•4ar,to.y of  exertions  casioned,