The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 24, 28 January 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1873.

Ckicket. — A match was played at Wakefield yesterday between the Richmond and Foxhill clubs. The former scored 93 in their first innings, and the latter 41 and 47 respectively, thus saving the Richmond men the trouble of taking the bat again.. ;Dr. Cakr. — This gentleman evidently increases in popularity, as his seance 'last, evening was attended' by a large and highly respectable auditory. His lecture

and experiments were eminently succea§ful and' afforded the usual amusement. Heads, Hearts, and Hands is the subject announced for to-night's lecture. j ; Nelson Scientific Association;-*-Tbere will be a meeting of this Society at the Government Buildings to-morrow evening at 8 p.m , for the election of office-bearers for the ensuing year. Mr Mackay will read a paper on the " Cultivation of Sugar-beet in New Zealand." A good attendance of members is expected, and we have been requested to state that any persons interested in the cultivation of that root, or in the general objects of tbe Association, are invited to attend. Two German gentlemen, said to be well-known in the city of London, recently quarrelled about a lady, and, it is alleged, their feelings towards each other were so bitter that they could not be appeased without resort to a hostile meeting. Seconds and a medical man were accordingly engaged, and the duel was arranged to take place in Finsbury Park. The combat was not, however, permitted to take place, and the belligerents were compelled to proceed some distance farther, to a spot where they were screened from the observation of chance spectators by a high hedge. Tt is asserted that they then fought with dagger-knives, having blades seven, inches in length ; that the distance they stood apart was at arm's length, and the position toe to toe. The eyes of each combatant were protected by a vizard, and two of the fingers and tbe thumb were protected by the guard of the knives. Hostilities commenced about seven o'clock, and in the first few passes the slighter antagonist wounded his adversary twice in the right arm. The wounds, however, were not of a character — in the opinion of the bystanders — to cause an end of the duel to be declared. The contest proceeded, and tbe thrusts and parries followed each other in fierce succesion. The combatant who had gained the earlier success seemed to have lost nerve, for, after twenty minutes severe fighting, he lost his guard, aDd received an ugly gash from the corner of the mouth' to the end of the ear. The physician and seconds here interposed, and hostilities were suspended. The dangerously wounded man was conveyed in his carriage to the German hospital. He was speechless when removed, and all communication with him involving the use of speech has been forbidden. An old lady, hearing somebody say that the mails were very irregular, said : — "It was just so in my young days — no trusting any of 'em."