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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1865

nomena during life. Moreover, in complicated cases con-
sequences are found of the inflammation of the lungs, of
suppurative pericardite and the hemorrhagical cells in the
tissue of the spleen, even with the rupture of that organ.
Men are more subject to the malady than women. The
workmen who are addicted to drink have been chiefly vic-
tims to it. As yet no treatment suitable to every case has
been discovered ; the physician who turns his attention to
the fever and to the state of the abdominal organs succeeds
best. Mineral acids (acid elixir of Haller) and chloride are
mostly preferred. Symptomatic and palliative treatment
suited to local complications always find their indication ;
also laxatives, resin oil, calomel, warm applications, opium,
&c., according to circumstances. Sulphate of quinine re-
commended by some has not always been attended with
good results. But its usefulness was chiefly admitted as a
palliative to relieve pain and as a strengthening remedy
during the period of convalescence, where it has at times
been used with preparations of iron, and a nutritious diet,
especially when anomie had to be met with in the con-
valescent.'

" For further details we refer to the article of Dr. Hermann,
which contains a description of this disease, as also to the
anatomical-pathological report of Dr. Buttner, which are
to be found in the first numbers of the medical St. Peters-
burg Gazettel(St. Petersburger lifeclicinische Zeitschriff) of
this year. The Government has not neglected anything
to alleviate the sufferings of the sick. Thus, 3,500 addi-
tional beds have been krovided. The Board of Health of
St. Petersburg, under its president, Governor-General
Prince Souvorow, has taken every possible precautionary
measures to stop the disease. An infantry barracks and an
imperial manufactory have been converted into hospitals.
Special committees have been appointed to visit the dwell-
ings of the working classes ; the surveyors have been or-
dered carefully to inspect thel markets. Short and clear
rules to follow have been drawn up and posted in every
quarter; a subscription has been opened for the sufferers
and has been responded to by all classes of society. The
sudden and important diminution of the malady must be
attributed to these useful measures.

" ' Question s.—What has been the proportion between
the population of St. Petersburg and the daily number of
persons attacked by the malady ?
"Reply.—lf we take 500,000 as the approximate number
of inhabitants we have as a maximum during some weeks
only of February 300 cases daily of relapsing fever, typhus
and other maladies included. We add :—The number of ad-
missions to the hospitals in the last months of 1864 showed
upon the admissions of the corresponding months of 1864 an
increase of 30 to 40 per cent. ; in January, 1865, it was 50
per cent. above those of 1864, and the number of admissions
of February, 1865, exceeded that of 1864 by 100 per cent.
" Question 6.—What has been the proportion between
the cases of sickness and of death ?

" is not to relapsing fever that the greatest
number of cases of death must be attributed, but to pete-
chial typhus and typhoid fever. Thus, at the commence-
ment of the epidemic the relapsing fever showed the pro-
portion of (1.20) one death on 20 sick in the hospitals ; in
its greatest development it gave (1.12 and 10) one death on
12 or 10 sick and even less in some hospitals. The pete-
chial typhus always showed much more favourable pro-
portions (1.5 and 1.4), one death out of five, or even four
sick in some hospitals. Generally the number of deaths
during the last six months of 1864 and January, 1865, ex-
ceeded that of the corresponding month of 1863 by circa
2,000. The relative mortality in the hospitals had also
greatly increased, especially during the first months of 1865.
If, therefore, we compare the month of January, 1864, with
the month of January, 1863, we find :—For the first (1.17)
one death on 17 sick, and for the second (141) one death
on 11 sick, comprising all violent and chronic diseases. It
is evident, then, that if we only include the relapsing fever
and typhus the proportion would be still more favourable.
"c Question 7.—What has been the greatest rate of mor-
tality in one day at St. Petersburg ?

" Reply.—The daily mortality from epidemic maladies
in the hospitals from typhus and relapsing fever has not
reached the maximum of more than 60 per diem, and the
average has been 25 to 30 per diem.' "

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

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NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.TUESDAY.

Tho eight events on to-day's card dwindled down,
through the cases of paying forfeit, to six, and of those
only the Seventh Biennial and the Newmarket Handicap
commanded the slightest interest.

Siberia, despite her 51b penalty, made a shocking exhi-
bition of Klarinska and Sister to Queen of the Vale in the
100 Sovs. Sweepstakes over the Ditch Mile, and Mr.
Merry's beautiful Mcestissima filly had no difficulty with
her two opponents over the same course. The winner is
one of the finest and most racing-looking fillies seen for
some time, and her two engagements—the City and Subur-
ban and the Chester Cup—look, especially the latter, as
almost certainties.

Tho Biennial brought out the large field of 20 runners,
of whom Koenig, as the best public performer, was made
the favourite. The start, effected to the very minute, was
a fine one, the Marquis of Hastings's colours on Pantaloon
showing in front with the favourite, King Charming,
Kangaroo, Alicia; and Island Chief lying well up.
Ascending the hill the Duke of Beaufort appeared to be
winning, but was caught at the half distance by Kangaroo,
a fine-looking son of Hobbit) Noble, and defeated cleverly
by a length. The winner will be a dangerous customer in
the Two Thousand. Dollar proved himself a great horse
by running under the top weight a good second to Acci-
dent for the Handicap, over the severe ground of the last
mile and three quarters of the Beacon Course.
The weather has been most delightful, and the attend-
ance to-day was much larger.
Match—Last half of Ab. M. 100, h ft.

Mr. John Graham's Vision, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, paid ; and Mr.
E. Brayley's Viceroy, 3 yrs, 7st 71b, received.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-old colts, Bst
I.olb each, with certain allowances, D.M. 5 subs.

Mr. Watt's Olmar, Bst 101 b (Challoner) w.o.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for fillies Bst 91b ; a

winner of 400 sous to carry 51b extra. D.M. 6 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Siberia, 9st (inc 51b extra) (F,ordham) 1
Mr. Bowes's Klarinska, Bst 91b (Ashmall) 2
Baron Rothschild's Sister to Queen of the Vale, Bst 91b
(Wells) 3
Betting-3 to lon Siberia, 4to 1 agst Klarinska, and 100
to 8 agst Queen of the Vale.

The favourite, on the whip-hand, jumped away with a
clear lead, which she retained to the end, and won in a
canter by 20 lengths; a bad third.

.. _ .
Renewal of the Sweepstakesof 50 soya each; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b. D.M. 5 subs.

Bst 101 b
Mr. Merry's Moestissima filly, Bst 71b (Pordham) 1
3mcCorun
Ntaßytottrtysaniryc' (Custance) 2
(Challoner) 3
Betting-3 to lon Moestissima filly.
shParulrestifist 1 Olb
The favourite, after running in company a few strides,
went to the front and won in the commonest of canters by
a length.
Plate of £5O, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b.
Winners extra. First half of Ab.M.

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Mr. Hodgman's Venturous, Bst 101 b (Morris 3
The following also ran:—Pinchbeck, Flash of Lightning
filly, Gazna, Seam, Woodbine filly, Blue 801 l colt, and
Barege colt.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Mazeppa, 9to 4 agst Flash of
Lightning filly, 8 to 1 agst Henbane, and 100 to 8 agst any
other.

With little or no loss of time the flag was lowered, when
the lot left the starter nearly in a line, but after they had
run a few strides the favourite carried his colours to the
front for a quarter of a mile, when he was eased, and Hen-
bane, his immediate follower, was indulged with the com-
mand ; the pair as they entered the cords drawing away
from their horses to half way up, where Mazeppa again
assumed his position, and won cleverly by a length ; six
lengths separated the second and third, Seam was fourth,
Woodbine filly fifth, and the Barege colt next.
First Year of the Seventh Newmarket Biennial Stakes of

10 sovs each, with 100 added by the Jockey Club ; for
8-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; the owner of
the second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. on

the whole stake, and the owner of the third horse a sum
equal to 5 per cent. R.M. 80 subs.
(J. Grimshal 1
Duke of Beauf oft's Koenig (Fordham 2
Cfforu. Batthyany'snntenrY's Kangaroo
King
Charming (Custance 3
Lord Coventry's Tennyson (J. Adam 4
The following also ran :—Pantaloon, Verona colt, Bar-
barossa, Chimney Sweep, Audax, The Caloyer, Argences,
The Lily of Devon, Vest.colt, Contraband, Island Chief,
Cobweb, Zulette, Jezebel, Joker, and Dux.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Kcenig, Bto 1 agst Joker, 10 to 1
each agst Kangaroo, The Caloyer, King Charming, and
Audax, 12 to 1 agst Barbarossa.
Pantaloon was the first away, and came on with the run-
ning, having Island Chief, Tennyson, and Kangaroo in
close attendance, and wide on their left came Kcenig, King
Charming, Chimney Sweep, and Audax heading the rear-
ward horses. They ran nearly in these positions into the
Abingdon Mile-bottom, where Pantaloon droppedback, and
Kangaroo, with the favourite and King Charming, came on
in advance to half way up the hill, when Mr. Henry's colt
drew away and won very cleverly by a length. There were
two lengths between the second and third, and a like dis-
tance separated the third and fourth, close up with whom
were Joker, Cobweb, The Caloyer, and Audax.
Match ; Bst 71b each.
(RN.) 200, h ft.
Mr. Irodgman's The Monk, aged ............... (Kordham) 1
Mr. Perry's The Principal, 6 yrs ...............(W. Boyce) 2

Betting-6 to 4on Principal.
The non-favourite made all the running, and won in a
canter by two lengths.
The Newmarket Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 if
declared, with 10 sovs added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ;
winners extra. Prom the starting-post of the R.M. to
the end of B.C. 67 subs., 37 of whom pay 5 sovs each.
Mr. R. Drewitt's Accident., 5 yrs, 7st slb (Deacon 1
M. Lupin's Dollar, 5 rs, 9st 71b (Fordham 2
Mr. T. Wadlow's Wandering Minstrel, 4 yrs, 7st 41
(Tomlinson) 3

The following also ran:—Raglan, Troubadour, Spring
Gun, Kate Hampton, Grace Darling, Glen Isla, Tomato,
Fantail, and Suspicion. . _

Betting-3 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel, sto 1 agst
Accident, 6 to 1 agst Grace Darling, 7 to 1 agst Tomato, 8
to.l agst Raglan, 10 to 1 agst Troubadour, and 100 to 8
agst Dollar. •

Kato Hampton, wido on the right, got away with the