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that it was impossible for the people of Ameiica to
see with indifference the principles of freed.om
attacked and baffled. It was a wonderful failure
that reception of Kossuth at New York, with
triumphal honours—a wonderful failure his being
greeted by Congress at Washington, in a manner
like that displayed towards Lafayette—a wonderful
failure his official introduction to the Senate and
House of Representatives—his reception by the
most eminent American Statesmen now living—his
respectful treatment by the two great men since
departed, Henry Clay, ," the mill-boy of the
slashes," and Daniel Webster, " the great ex-
pounder " 1 As further illustrations of thissame
wonderful failure; take the resolutions inviting
Kossuth to the capital of those States, passed by the
Legislatures and -Governors of Indiana, Maryland,
Maine, New York, lowa, Rhode Island, Ohio,
Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Penn-
sylvania, and Massachusets—all of which, with
the exception of Maryland and Tennessee,
commended in the warmest terms the foreign
policy suggested to the Union by its illustrious
visitor. It would be difficult to enumerate the ad-
dresses presented to that great man during his stay
in. America by a series of important deputations.
Everything throughout his progress indicated a
triumph rather than a failure. Undoubtedly the
old hunkers and the silvery greys were sufficiently
frightened, but their alarm in no way tended to
diminish the geneial enthusiasm. Such is the
character of the extraordinary events here re-
counted by Francis and Teresa Pulptzki, and of
which these present delightful volumes form a noble
and brilliant celebration.

British, Medical Directory for 1853. Published at

the Lancet Office.

This annual has been prepared with great care
mid elaboration, and contains a great deal of infor-
mation of the most useful description. It is impos-
sible to over-estimate the value of such a work,
whether as regards the medical profession or the
public. By a reference to its pages can be found
the name of every practising medical man in every
city, town, or village in England, Scotland, or
Wales, with the date of his diploma, the offices he
holds, and other particulars of an interesting char-
acter. The information respecting the courses of
study and the examinations and honours at the
different colleges, universities, and hospitals is am-
ple, and, as far as we are ablit to judge, extremely
correct. Among the other contents of the direc-
tory are lists of all the hospitals, dispensaries,
lunatic asylums, and medical institutions, from
John o'Groat's to Land's End.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCXCIII.

By permission of the weather the Lincoln Spring
Meeting will come off to-day and to-morrow ; the New-
castle Spring Meeting on Wednesday and Thursday ;
Chipping Norton Steeplechases to-morrow ; and Derby
and Tadcaster Steeplechases on Wednesday. Such is the
present outline of sport for the week. The freezing state
of the atmosphere, however, bids fair to curtail it of its
fair proportions.

LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.—On Saturday, in the
city, they backed Snowdon Dunhill for the Trial Stakes,
as if the race was a forgone conclusion. Chilton is the
only animal in the entry that could beat him, but, I pre-
sume, he will be reserved for the Handicap to-morrow.
Billy Richardson will be the second horse for the Trial
Stakes. There is nothing that has any chance of suc-
cessfully contestingsthe Two-year-old Stakes with Pope
Joan and the Jewess but Monitress, whose starting is
dubious ; the other two I have but little doubt will oc-
cupy the first and second places.
The Steeplechase ought to be won by Bourton.
Maria Day and Maurice Daley are not " in" badly at
9st 101 b and 9st 91b.

The Spring Handicap will be contested, I suppose, by
about half the acceptandes ; and if HARP is not able to
accomplish the feat of winning with only Est 71b up, I
must turn to CHILTON to pull me through. Odiham 18
not overdosed with weight at Est 131 b, nor is that re-
markably slow coach Abdallah, who, though a six years'
old, has been favoured with the light weight of 6st 71b.
Game Tommy at sst 121 b, is the only other animal that
may find his way to the front ; but I cannot fancy with
the small difference of 41bs that he can beat Chilton.

The Hurdle race Ido not profess to advise upon, but
I cannot help remarking that Sir Robert at lOst 81b,
Caurire at lOst 41b, and Theodine at Bst 21b, seems to
me to be better "in" than the remaining twenty-one.

ANALYSIS OF THE GREAT NORTHAMPTON-
SHIRE HANDICAP.
Being within a fortnight of Northampton races, I will
at once proceed to analyse the principal stake of the
meeting, more especially as it will be the centre of
attraction to the betting world until its decision.
The Great Northamptonshire Stakes was established in
1844, when Vitellius, then 4 yrs old, with 7st up, was
the winner. It is a curious fact that, with one excep-
tion (Poodle last year), a three years old has not been
able to win over this course, which has so trying a finish
as generally to stop the youngsters. It has been won
on four occasions out of the nine by light-weighted 4 yrs
old, and in four instances by 5 yrs old and upwards,
who have carried 7st 91b and above. By this it will be
seen the chances are great against a 3 yrs old winning ;
and it must be remembered that in the, only victory of
that class the winner, Poodle, had only the feather of
4st 51b to carry.
The Stakes of 100 sovs. are the gift of the Northamp-
ton Grand Stand proprietors, added to a Handicap
Sweepstake of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, &c., with penalties
for winning certain stakes, which only affects one horse
in the entry, Llanforda, who will have to carry 5 lbs
extra for winning the Liverpool Spring Cup. The dis-
tance is exactly two miles.
The large entry of 117 has been obtained to this stake ;
seventy-three of whom declared forfeit, leaving forty-
four animals to contest the palm of superiority.
Stebbing's lot consists of Kingston, at the top weight
of Bst 1311 i; the Bishop, at 6st 1111, • and Charity, at
sst 31b. I should hardly imagine they will pull out
Kingston, but if they do, with Nat or Butler up and the
horse in good condition, his chance is anything but for-
lorn ; quite as good, in my estimation, as Wolfdog's,
when he won carrying pretty nearly the same weight, in
1847. The Bishop's running at Nottingham was too
mediocre to give him a chance here. Charity would
seem to be their horse for this race ; her pretensions,
however, are but indifferent.
Scott has a couple— Newminster and Hobby Horse ;
the former stops at home, and the latter will not only
represent its stable, but carry a considerable amount of
aristocratic cash. Kis running last year was execrable •
he has improved considerably during the winter, and has
done good work during the last week or two : at 4st. 131 b.
he will, not improbably, repeat Poodle's performance.
W. Day's horse, I believe, will be Postulant, who, at
the same weight as Hobby,Horse, must, I fancy, give
way to him. Joe Miller, I understand, does not run ;
and Lady Harriet is very doubtful.
Alec. Taylor has the Confessor and the Dandy ; the
former at 7st. 121 b., and the other at sst. 3113. I think
some mischief is meant from this stable, to be brought
about very shortly ; whether we are to have it with
these horses, at the present moment I am -unable to
say. Everybody knows what the Confessor can do, and
the Dandy has much improved on his last year's form.
Tom Dawson 's lot is comprised in a couple—King of
Trumps and Lindrick—the former, I believe, being the
representative. I have but a very so-so opinion of
either.

Lord Eglinton's Lucio will not do this time.
Dockeray's Muscovite and Cotton Lady I think very
little of for this race, albeit the latter is treated very
favourably in the disposition of weights and measures.
C. Fisher can have no chance of producing the winner
in Attack ; though if Nerva starts he decidedly has.
Mr. T. Parr's stable will, of course, not trifle with
fau Monday's
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their Chester Cup horse for this stake, but do what they
can with Defiance, whose chance, notwithstanding the
gameness of the horse at sst 131 b, cannot be the very
best.
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