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that it was Impossible for the people of America to
see with indifference the principles of freedom
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 " I As further illustrations of this same
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 general enthusiasm. Such is the
character of the extraordinary events here re-
counted by Francis and Teresa Pulszki, 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
and 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 able 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 contesting the Two-year-old Stakes with Pspe
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 acceptances ; and if HARP is not able to
accomplish the feat of w inning with only 6st 71b up, I
must turn to CEILTON to pu'l me through. Odiham is
not overdosed with weight at Got 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 bst 121 b, is the only other animal that
may find his way to the front ; but I cannot fancy with
the small difference of 41b1 that he can beat Chilton.

The Hurdle race Ido not profess to advise upoq, 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 f)y 5 yrs old and upwards,
who have carried 7st 91b and above. By this it w:11 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 slb to carry.

The Stakes a 100 sovs. are the gift of the Northamp-
ton Grand Stand proprietors, added to a Handicap
Sweepstake of 25 sovs. each, 15 't, &c., with penalties
fur winning certain stakes, which only affects one horse
in the entry, Lianforda, 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 foCq-
four animals to contest the palm of superiority.
Stebbing's lot consists of Kingston, at the top weight
of Bst 131 b ; the Bishop, at 6st 111 b • and Charity, at
sst 31b. I should hardly imaglne 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. His running last year was execrable ;
he has improved considerably dining 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 HobbHorse, 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. 31b. I think
some mischief is meant from tb's 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 compiL:ed in a couple—King of
Trumps and Lindrick—the former, I believe, being the
representative. I have but a very so-so opinion of

ei;her.
Lord, Eglinton's Ludo 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
their Chester Cup horse for this stake, but do what they
can with Defiance, whose chance, notwithstanding the
gameness of the home at sst 131 b, cannot be the very
best.
I shall conclude this analysis to-morrow, and at the
same time attempt to indicate the winners of lionday's
races at. Lincoln.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF

e avzawnbroker in
ea. r :Pnegr person
there.
description.
A NOVEL PLEDGE.—One day last week, a woman.
carrying a basket, entered the shop
.ainnyquionreedanfsowr
The attendant
thishad city,not
sea :Ind
basket bearer feigned surpi.se, thought sherePTrhee.
repre-
sented bad promised to meet her
some mistake, said she would call there must be
and would the shopman kindly againi in a short time,
basket till her return 1 There ya' ow her to leave the
any objection to so trillin covld not. of course, be
was very carefully deposited g a request, and the basket
Not long a.L;er the woman's in one corner of the shop.
man's departure, some noise from
the basket attracted attention which was quickly fol-
lowed by the screams f irfa: a d upon searching
a fine healthy child was foundan nt ;
carefullyn
packed, but, as
may be supposed, . its
without any reference or clue to
connexions. The woman did not return to look for her
friend, and the infant, we understand, was removed to
the workhouse.—Er,eter Flying P 0,,.%
HEALTH Or TOWNS ON ELEVATED SITES.—It is a
somewhat singular fact that fever should be prevalent
the. present time in the villages of Cherryairi Willingham
I situated on
and Reighington, both beautifullyand
s that I;eyat the base
the summit of hills, whilst villsgee
free. Yet such is the
and on the sides of the hillshaarm
and Heighington the
case, and both at
Willing
malignant form.
disease has appeared in a
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of
COTTON.—Mr. .1300thrGaIl, secretary
EGYPTIAN
ber of Comerce, hived 20
the Manchester Chain m
on the estates ofas the Pacha of
small bags of cotton gr.olvt.l
great improvement
assamples exhibiting a very .
EgYPt - through the instrumentality. of Mr. Ed-
already; effectedyoung man sent out by the chamber
ward Swinglehm at, a
I,h .
n the cleaning and
packing
at the request of the ac a, i
of Egyptian cotton.
THE KoH-i-Noon DIAMOND.—This diamond that
looked in the Great Exhibition like a dingy chandelier
drop, has now—after an expenditure of 2,0001. in bringing
it to light—been finally set in an exquisite circle of small
diamonds, and made the " Mountain of Light" on a most
graceful tiara of diamonds for the brow of. Queen Victoria.
To show a jewel o: this character to numbers, and to due
advantage, is impossible ; but, by the kind invitation of
Mx. Garrard, of the Haymarket, we had the opportunity
of examining and a, mir.;ng it before it wan sent, on Fri-
day week, in its rew setting, to Buckingham Palace. The
old setting, as worn by Runjeet Singh, has been
preserved,
with beautiful counterfeits of the stones as they
on the arm of the Lion of Lahore. The large were seen
• rendered to Great Britain on the rubies Ru-
same occasion
with their Persian inscriptions remain
untouched, as we hoPet
indeed, they ,mill long remain.—AthenguIN