Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-06-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ELEPHANT TO THE RESCUE. A few damt ago a very fine specimen of the Asiatic elephant (Elephas Lidice's), was landed at Southampton, and wet purcha•ed by Mr A. Fftirgrieve. the acting proprietor of Wombwell's. The animal is an exceedingly fine one, standing upwards of six feet in height, with splendid tusks. It is of the male sex, and between three and four years of age. It was shipped at Bombay. and was under the charge of a Sumatrian named Ramee Jhandreggar (familiarly known on board by the term " R.my )", to whom the elephant was particularly attached, and who had brought the huge brute under perfect subjection. During the first few days after the ship had cleared the land, everything went on perfectly satisfactory, hut, unfortunately, heavy weather coming on, a spirit of insubordination was displayed by the crew. The would-be mutineers assembled together one evening near the wheel house  on the main deck, close to where the elephant was chained, at held council as to their future proceedings. The keeper Ramy, lying at the side of the animal, feigned sleep, although he paid attention to what the _ . . .  dontffected ,pirits were saying. He heard the whole details 14 a most diabolical plot to murder the captain and a great portion of the crew and passengers, and he ascertained that he (Rainy) waft one of the celected  ones who were thus appointed to be ruthlessly massacred. The onslaught was to be made when the watch WU changed thlt night. No tiros vim to he  lost in warning the captain of the danger, but it w.te utterly impossible for Ramy to proceed to the state chin without incurring the greatest possihle risk. iti.  astnuch as he would have been compelled to have passed through the midst of the plotting rascals, and they would certainly not have scrupled in effectually silencing on the spot one whom they had themselves selected for slaughter. The wily keeper, however, took a wiser course, and as it eventually turned out, a very serviceable one. Noiselessly unfastening the chain which bound the elephant's four legs, Rattly set the animal e liberty, and springing to his feet in an in,tant, he bounded into the midst of the mutineer , followed by the elephant. Giving a signal to the intelligent brute, it laid about it right and left with its trunk. and the astonished sailors were quickly prostrated on the deck, wounded and bleeding, and shouting loudly for mercy The captain. hearing the disturbance, was soon on the spot, and having been made eqnainte I with the facts of the case, caused the mutineers to be placed in irons, to be dealt with at the first port at which they touched The wounds caused by the animal's trunk were somewhat fearful. In addition to the feat detailed above, the elephant ease many proo s on the voyage of his intelligence and sagacity. On one 'cession, during a heavy gale of wind, he saved a man from a watery grave, by selsing him by his jacket just as he WAR slipping from off the bulwarks; and t.n another he prevented the first mate of the vessel from being severely bitten by a ferocious mastiff belonging to one or the passengers The brute was fling at the throat 0f the min, when his ..pring was interrupted by the elepnant. who, taking firm hold of the dog with his trunk, hurled him over the side of the ship into the °assn.—Bristol Times.  In the General Assembly of the Irish Presby- It will be learned with regret that Robert terinn Church at Belfast a resolution has been carried, Chambers, the celebrated cham ion wailer, died at after three class' di.cussion, in favour of continuing the St Anthuny's, on the Tyne, on Thursday. The deRroium Donum. The majority was 30, and there were ceased was only in his thirty-seventh year, having 390 members present. fallen a victim to consumption. £275