12 JANUARY 1878, page 5

Old And New French Republicans.

F RANCE has lost in M. Respell a good man, but a politician belonging to a class which even in France we are glad to believe is slowly disappearing. From 1815 down to a very......

The Situation.

I T is quite clear that Turkey is seeking peace, and that is all that is clear. The British Government, after many discussions, and probably many telegrams to St. Petersburg and......

Topics Of The Day.

THE DEATH OF VICTOR EMANUEL. T HE Pope has enjoyed, in his own view at least, an hour of supreme triumph, and it has been a Christian one. He has forgiven, with all the......