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

AQUATICS.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OAR RACE.
The Oxford crew are now getting into good training
and doing their work well; this afternoon (Saturday) and
the day previous the crew, under the captaincy of Mr. A.
Hall, of University College, the well-known Eton oars-
man, rowed down toloy and back, twice each day. This
'has been their practice daily all the week, except Wednes-
day, when the weather p-eveuted them. Mr. 'l'. Crump, of
Wadham, hold the stroke oar until Friday, when ho was
displaced by the present one. The following are the names
of the crew as at present constituted :
Bow. C. 11. Bowman University College.
2. G. 11. Swinny Exeter College.
3. E. Carter Worcester College.
4. J. H. Fish Worcester College,
5. J. C. Thine University College.
G. R. G. Mai's(lon - Merton College.
7. J. P. R. Goodden Trinity College. -
Stroko. A. Hall University College.
_ .

Mr. Willan, the President of the Oxford University Boat
Club, who is a most indefatigable officer, has had the as-
sistance of Messrs. C. R. Carr, of Wadham, a former pre-
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.

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SIIOOTING 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. 19. 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, Mothersolo and three
or four under-keepers were watching in a wood, having
reason to suspect that poachers were about. Hearing a
rustling among the underwood, they crouched in the
ditch, and saw two men come within twelve yards of
men to seize the poachers, and Edward Parmenter, seeing
them. The headkeeper, Mothersole, gave a signal
them rise, fired off his gun immediately at them. The
charge struck Mothorsole on the side of the head, and ono
of the shots also struck an under-keeper named Steed. The
to his
poachers then turned and ran, but were followed by the
keepers out of the wood and across a field into Acton-lane,
where Edward was seized, but his brother got away.
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 ono of the keepers, and
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 identified by two of the keepers as ho was
running, away, was apprehended on Monday, the 28th 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 he got home Mr. Spencer,
surgeon, of Melford, was sent for, and dressed his wounds.
Two of the shots had passed through the lobe of the left
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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
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killedspot. The 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 l
before stated, they were
committed for trial.

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