The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-04 00:00:00

three miles.
Mr. P. Williams's Arlescott, by Birkenhead—Gratis,
aged, list 131 b (inc. 71b extra) (Ellison) 1
Mr. A. W. Clayton's Crusade, aged, list 21b (E. Jones) 2
Mr. Somers's Tho Rogue, aged, list 21b (J. Knott) 0
Betting-11 to 8 on Arlescott, 5 to 2 agst The Rogue, 5
to 1 agst Crusade. Won by 30 lengths. Tho Rogue did
not pass the post.
Old Trafford Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 addod ;
second to save stake; winners extra. About three-'
quarters of a mile on the flat.

Mr. H. Groen's Libertine, by Newminster —License, 3
yrs, Est 101 b (Jarvis) 1
Mr. T. Smith's Gentile, 3 yrs, 6st 2lb —(S. Brown) 2
Mr. Backhouso's Wallet, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Thompson 3
Mr. J. Phillips's Diana, aged, 9st 31b (inc. 71b extra)
(Tomlinson 4
Mr. T. Merone's Terror, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (J Harrison) 0
Mr. W. H. Scott's Merry Boy, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b

(J. Edwards) 0

Betting-6 to 4on Libertine, sto 1 agst Diana, Bto 1
agst Wallet. Won by three lengths ; a length between se-
cond and third. Terror threw his rider.

AQUA TIC S.

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OAR RACE.
The Oxford crow aro now getting into good training
and doing their work well ; this afternoon (Saturday) and
the day previous the crow, under the captaincy of Mr. A.
Hall, of University College, the well-known Eton oars-
man, rowed down to Iffi ly and back, twice each day. This
has been their practice daily all the week, except Wednes-
day, when the weather p-eveutod them. Mr. T. Crump, of
Wadham, held the stroke oar until Friday, when ho was
displaced by the present ono. The following are the names
of the crew as at present constituted :

Bow. C. H. Bowman University College.
2. G. IL Swinny Exeter College.
3. E. Carter Worcester College.
4. J. H. Fish Worcester College,
5. J. C. Tinno University College.
6. B. G. Marsden Merton College.
7. J. P. IL Goodden Trinity College.

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Stroke. A. Hall University College.
-Mr. Willan, tie President of the Oxford University Boat
Club, wbo is a most indefatigable officer, has had the as-
sistance of Messrs. C. R. Carr, of Wadham, a former pm-
sident, and Mr. Brown of Trinity, the victorious Oxford
stroke, who steered them down alternately. The latter
gentleman will very probably be again elected to that post
of honour—the stroke oarship.

SHOOTING A GAMEKEEPER.—,Two men, named
Edward Parmenter and Robert Parmenter, were on Friday
committed for trial at the ensuing Suffolk assizes, on a
charge of shooting at James Mothersole, a gamekeeper to
Earl Howe, at Acton Park, on Jan.l9. Seven or eight
witnesses were examined, four of whom swore positively
to having seen Edward Parmenter fire the gun at the
keepers, and several of them spoke to seeing his brother
Robert with him before the affray. It appeared that on the
night in question, about ten o'clock, Mothersole and three
or four under-keepers were watching in a wood, having
reason to suspect that poachers were r,bout. Hearing a
rustling among the underwood, they crouched in the
ditch, and saw two mon come within twelve yards of
them. The headkeeper, Mothersole, gave a signal to his
men to seize the poachers, and Edward l'armenter, seeing
them rise, fired off his gun immediately at them. The
charge struck Mothersole on the side of the head, and ono
of the shots also struck an under-keeper Steed.nafmeeildewedby the
poachers then turned and ran, but were
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brothereld in t.o Acton-lane,Edward was taken to the keeper's house, but with some
difficulty, as he resisted violently, and Inspector Gower
was sent for, and took him to the lock-up at Melford. His
gun had been taken from him by one of the keepers, and
I when ho was searched a powder-flask and shot-pouch—
! both nearly full—a number of gun-caps, a snare, and other
articles, were found in his-possession. Robert Parmenter,
who had been ilentified by two of the keepers as he was
running away, was apprehended on Monday, the 28 t h ult.
in his own house at Acton. Mothersole, notwithstanding his
wounds and great loss of blood, ran after the prisoners, and
assisted to take one. As soon as ho got home Mr. Spencer,
surgeon, of Melford, was sent for, and droised his wounds.
Two of the shots had passed through the lobe of the left
oar, grazing his head, and six shots passed between the
scalp and the scull-bone, and, after travelling from an inch
to an inch and a half, passed out again. For some days
Mothersole was in considerable danger from the shock to
the system and loss of blood ; and Mr. Spencer stated, in
reply to one of the magistrates, that if the gun had bean
pointed half an inch to the right the charge would cer-
tainly have entered the forehead and killed him on the
spot. Tho prisoner Edward Parmenter denied having
seen the keepers at all, but admitted having fired the gun;
and Robert Parmenter denied having been in the wood
at
all on. the night in question. As before stated, they were
committed for trial.

INCREASE OF POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS FOR NEW
ZEALAND, &C., VIA PANAMA..—The rate of postage
on newspapers, sent via Panama, specified in the
notice to the public, No. 21, of May last, will be
reverted to, the reduced rate of Id. each newspaper,
which has been levied since September last, being
insufficient to cover the cost of the transit of the
newspapers across tho Isthmus of Panama. In
future, therefore, newspapers for New Zealand or
Australia, sent via Panama, will be liable to the
following rates of postage, which must be raid in
advance :—Not exceeding 4oz. 4d. ; above 40z., and
not exceeding Alb., 81—General Post Office,
January 28.
BEARS' DJ:mt.—Bears' flash is now being sold in
Paris as an article of food, at If. 25c. a pound.
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