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to the right, Avith whom he 

 gi-appled, and afterwards, by the 

 violence of the exertion, fell to 

 the ground beyond him. 



" It was at this moment that 

 the party gallantly, and for the 

 humane purpose of saving a fel- 

 low creature, rushed forward, and 

 with the bayonet and swords put 

 an end to the monster. The 

 sepoy was wounded in the left 

 shoulder, but it is hoped that 

 there is no danger of his losing his 

 life. 



" The complete success of the 

 day was justly calculated to ex- 

 cite many pleasing reflections ; 

 but after all was concluded, 

 it appeared that a countryman 

 who attended at a distance un- 

 armed, and for his own curiosity, 

 was woimded in the thijh by a 

 ball. This accident has of course 

 damped the pleasure of the sport ; 

 though it is but just to remark, 

 that before the party entered into 

 the garden, entreaties were used 

 to the curious by-standers to in- 

 duce them to keep a\t ay from the 

 scene of action, and many were 

 sent off by main force, who after- 

 wards returned in defiance of 

 every remonstrance. 



" The animal last killed was 

 a lion, not quite full grown , but 

 strong and powerful in his make ; 

 the lioness was in the same pro- 

 portion. 



" On being brought to the re- 

 sidency and inspected, these ani- 

 mals were sent to his Highness 

 Puttah Sing at his own request. 



" The appearance of tigers in 

 the immediate vicinity of Baroda 

 is not common, two only having 

 strayed fi-om the ravines of the 

 river Myhie to the enclosures 

 round the town within the leist 



1.5 years, but lions have never 

 been seen. Indeed the existence 

 of this species in India has been 

 questioned, though since satis- 

 factorily established. It is con- 

 jectured, that the lions killed yes- 

 terday had wandered out of the 

 deep defiles of the Myhie, about 

 12 miles from Baroda, in the 

 night, which was unusually dark, 

 and attended throughout, in the 

 neighbourhood of that river, with 

 torrents of rain. It was fortu- 

 nate that their retreat was imme- 

 diately discovered, or fiom the 

 number of people now employed 

 in cultivation around this popu- 

 lous town, some would in all 

 probability have fallen victims to 

 their voracity." 



The improved semaphore has 

 been erected on the top of the 

 Admiralty. It consists of a hol- 

 low mast of 30 feet, in which two 

 arms are suspended when not 

 making signals. There is also 

 one erected in West-sr^uare, Lam- 

 beth, and in a few days the expe- 

 periment of communicating to 

 Sheerness will be made. 



The quadrangle of the Peni- 

 tentiary-house on Millbank is 

 completed. The governor, Avith 

 the task-masters and mistresses, 

 &c. have taken possession of their 

 apartments ; and this week the 

 prisoners from the different gaols 

 will be removed thither. The 

 rooms in which the convicts will 

 reside, are very comfortable for 

 individuals who have forfeited 

 their claim to remain at large ; 

 they are about 12 feet by 6, lofty, 

 with an arch, and glazed window, 

 iron bedstead, table, and stool. 

 The whole of them are warmed 

 by means of flues placed in the 

 passages, and proper measures 



are 



