23 DECEMBER 1871, page 4

Topics Of The Day.

THE DUKE D'AUMALE. T HE entrance of the Duke d'Aumale into the French Assembly is an important event, but the special corre- spondents seem to us to misunderstand its meaning.......

The Next Speaker.

M R. 3. EVELYN DENISON, who has now filled the office of Speaker of the House of Commons since 1857, is to retire, as it is understood, to the dignified seclusion of the House......