24 FEBRUARY 1872, page 6

Mr. Gladstone's Defect.

W E are not amongst those who are accustomed to ignore Mr. Gladstone's greatness and the greatness of what his Government has done, because we can see plainly the great defects......

The Panic In France.

T HERE is another panic in Versailles. The Conservative majority in the Assembly consists mainly of bald- headed men, has no competent leader, and indeed no leader of any kind,......