11 JANUARY 1868, page 5

Earl Russell And Sir James Hudson.

T HE late Mr. Cobden had not many political crotchets, but he had one which has produced very considerable mischief to the country. He had an idea that diplomacy was nearly......

Topics Of The Day.

THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE IRISH MEMBERS. W E should feel some hope for Ireland if we could believe that the statement of Sir John Gray last week at Kil- kenny, that "the Irish......