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Evening Star, Issue 2983, 10 September 1872, Page 4

Cricket. —There is no mention in the latest English tiles of the result of the. match at cricket between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities, but we learn from a private telegram that Cambridge won by one innings and 166 runs—a most signal victory. Mr Yardly was the principal scorer for the winning team, his total being about I*2o ; and it is equally worthy of note that Mr Thornton, the celebrated hitter, made 20 runs in the astonishingly short time of 74 minutes, his hits being 4 fours, 1 three, and 1 one. Mr W. v. Powys, a cousin of Mr A. L. Powys, formerly of the Canterbury Club, also was very successful with hik band bowling in taking wickets for Cambridge. The Oxford team was first favorite at the commencement of the match. Important Discovery. —The following note from a gentleman well acquainted with Nelson has been given to the Examiner for publication, in the hope that it may direct attention to the highly important subject it refers to : of tin ore, as there is certainly a possibility of finding it in the granite in Nelson Province. 1 expect to see thorn export a million pounds’ worth from here in the year. It is a most important discovery, hardly second to the gold. The rock is granite, with very little mica, but plenty of telspai, very hard, white, or pale pink. The country is rather flat, with isolated bosses of granite. The creeks are all swampy, so much so that I saw a bridge for sheep to cross ; now they are dry. As far as 1 recollect, the rock in Motueka Valley, under the range, is just similar (I do not mean the Upper Motueka, Oliver’s place), although there are no swampy gullies. Our tin country is at an elevation of 1500 feet to 1800 feet above the sea. The Commissioner, in a report not yet published, estimates 170 miles of crock and river-bed, say 13,600 chains, at ten tons tin per chain (worth, say, L 13,000,000); so you see it is important, as this sum is without the lodes.”

Judge Richmond on Self-Destruc-tion. lu addressing the Grand Jury at Nelson, and referring to a charge of attc mpted suicide which was included in the calendar, Judge .Richmond said “ This is an offence not specifically provided for by law ; but suicide is felony, and an attempt to commit it is therefore an attempt to commit felony, and is consequently a misdemeanour. It does not fall under the statutory provisions against attempted murder, for murder means the killing of some one else. The law can do very little towards the repression of offences of this nature. If a man determines to hang himself, and makes an ineffectual attempt to do so, what can the law do ? The utmost that can be clone is to carry out effectually that which he has failed in doing. The most we can do with such a man is to place him for a time under salutary restraint, and offer him a little salutary advice. Do not for a moment suppose, however, that I do not look upon suicide as a sin, but the law does not punish sin, but crime. Sin is beyond it—that is against God—crime against men. Ido not however object to such cases being brought to trial. The restraint, especially wh re drink or the delirium which frequently follows has been the cause, often has a salutary effect, and I never remember having had a man twice before me charged with this offence ”

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