14 JANUARY 1871, page 4

The Friends Of France.

T HE friends of France would excite a good deal more sympathy for their very just cause, if they Would study to be quite fair to the cause against which they are struggling.......

Topics Of The Day.

THE NEW FRENCH DISASTER. T HIS week has been one of 'heavy trial for France and the friends of France,—of disaster which multitudes in this country will feel like a personal......