The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-21 00:00:00

LAST DAY.

Gold Cup (Deciding Course)—Mr. Fowles's Feathers
Im►tt Mr. Etwall's The Winner, and won the Cup.
The Craven Puppy Stakes—Mr. Gordon's Crape beat
fir. Flesher's Eisler, and won the stakes.
The Dog Puppy Stakes were won by Mr. Etwall's
Vest• end, and the Bitch Puppy Stakes by Mr. Bowles'
tlessington.

MANCHESTER BETTING —FRIDAY.
Very little done. Most of the members being absent
Itttending the great coursing meeting at Lytham, the
DIY bet laid was 500 to 7 against Grotesque for the
e rby.

71IE DISPUTED GREAT BOAT-RACE BETWEEN
THE
CHAMPIONS OF THE THAMES AND
~111 E TYNE.
z The referee has pronounced his decision on this great
dace. The dispute to which we alluded in our yester-
i:l'' Paper, in which it was alleged that Parish (a
:4ebrated London waterman) had held up his hand as
Vligtl9.l to Coombes to direct his steerage, was then re-
erred to the referee, who, on Thursday, gave his deci-
till, in favour of Coombes. Clasper, nothing daunted
leY nis defeat, seemed, at the time of our communication
ttl'ing. Newcastle, in a fair way of being backed against
~,.ewel, of Battle-bridge stairs (the severe opponent
„
rinst C,oombes last year for the London championship),
ut whether a match would be made appeared doubtful.
e are informed that the Newcastle gentlemen behaved
"Y well to the London watermen.

MURDEROUS ATTACK BY
POACHERS.
(PROM • CORRESPONDENT.)

FIVE GAMEKEERS SHOT AT.
WoacreTEß, FRIDAY EVENING.—A most desperate
Ittlaek was wade this morning, between twelve and one
I,lelclek, by a bot7.lv of armed poachers, to the number of
`4 least twenty, upon five night-watchers upon the pre-
":es of the Earl of Coventry, at Croome, about seven
"Iles from this city, by which it is feared human life
ails be sacrificed. It seems that the keepers were watch-
ltig a portion of the preserves near to Mr. Woodward's, ,
Pirton Farm, in the parish of Croome, when they
'1"„,
(l were suddenly surrounded by a gang of some twenty
e'aohers, armed with guns and sticks, and having with
them: a number of snares for taking game. The fellows
chance
attacked the keepers, who, seeing there was no
desperate
of successfully encountering so numerous and
a body of assailants, fled, and were iune-
anitely fired upon by the gang, who wounded
Ile or two of them, though not seriously,
the shots striking them in the face, and
knocking off their hats which were perforated with the
411°L One poor fellow, however, did not succeed in
escaping without receiving such injuries as, it i, thought,
will bring him to an untimely grave. Not being able to
take his escape with his fellow-watchers, the gang set
11130 a him and beat him about the head in a most in-
"man and barbarous manner, leaving him senseless on
the ground. The poachers were heard firing their guns
la the preserves some time afterwards.
The poor fellow last mentioned was this morning
brought in a cart to the Worcester Infirmary, where the
Promptest attention was paid to his wounds. It was found
What, in addition to numerous bruises on the head and upper
Portion of his body, his skull was extensively fractured
Presenting literally a mass of horrid gore. The operation
of trepanning was skilfully performed this afternoon by
the surgeons in attendance, but the unfortunate patient
remains this evening in an insensible and hopeless state.
Some of the gang are known to the police, and it is
hoped that in a few days they will be captured. They
Tong to a large body of poachers which has long in-
fested this part of the country, and are indeed becoming
it terror to the neighbourhood. A party of the same
sang visited the keeper's house at Croome Perry Wood,a
short time ago, and called upon him to get up and find
themsome game, for " they'd be d if they could
find any." They have also made similar visitations in
other places, and have sent threatening letters to two
or three game preservers.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
your paper of the 18th, in your leading
article, you allude to the Great Britain steam-ship as
being propelled by the Archimedean screw.
"hat vessel is not propelled by the Archimedean, or
.whole screw, but by a propeller, consisting of four
tlirved blades, or sections of a screw.
lam desirous of correcting the statement, as the pro-
peller she has on is the patent of Mr. James Lowe, which
r,as established on Monday last in the Court of Queen's
lien.* on the trial of Mr. Penn, of Greenwich, for an
Infringement of his patent.
our insertion of this communication in your next
Itupression would much oblige, Sir, your most obedient
lerwQnt, T. EYRE WYCHE,
Solicitor to the plaintiff.
13, George-street, Mansion-house, Dec. 20.