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all others for those qualities which ge- 

 nerally attract young men desirous of 

 becoming distinguished in their voca- 

 tion. 



In the first place, the exit from the me- 

 tropolis is from the West, or most fash- 

 ionable end. The "White Horse Cellar," 

 or the "Glo'ster Coffee House," in Pic- 

 cadilly, would be the point of assembly 

 of the elite of the amateurs, patrons, 

 friends, and acquaintances, of each well- 

 known practitioner who come to criticise 

 their style, examine their team, one by 

 one, survey the drag and then say a 

 word or two in praise of the whole 

 equipment or turn-out. 



There was nothing of this sort at Shore- 

 ditch, or Mile End, at the " Elephant and 

 Castle," or the " Bricklayer's Arms." In its 

 place there was the gape of an indifferent 

 and ignorant multitude, or the slang of 

 the low and vulgar cad. The "Angel," or 



