17 JANUARY 1863, page 5

The Emperor's Speech. T He Emperor's Speech To His...

been pro- nounced somewhat tame, for to men expecting a thunder- bolt a hailstorm seems reassuring ; but never was speech pronounced more essentially Napoleonic, or more......

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TOPICS OF THE DAY THE TORY DECLARATION OF WAR. T HE 0,uarterly has opened the ball. In an article which Mr. Croker might have produced in one of his less venomous hours it......