A tiger has almost killed a boy in the streets of London. As a tiger was in the course of conveyance from the London Docks to the establishment of Mr. Jamrach, a dealer in animals, the door of the van got unfastened. The tiger bounded into the road, and proceeded along the carriage-way till it encountered a little boy, upon whom it sprang, tearing his neck and head in a frightful manner. One of Mr. Jamrach 's men over powered the tiger with repeated blows on the head with a crowbar. The boy recovered and brought an action against the owner; his counsel stated in aggravation of damages that the towns in which the show was exhibited were covered with placards announcing, among other sights, "the tiger that eat the boy in the Minories!"
This was not the last exploit of the same animal. Subsequently sold to the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, he was placed in the next cage to a full-grown lion. The partition between them was weak, and the tiger in a state of frenzy tore it down, made an attack upon his neighbour, and after a short struggle destroyed him.
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