19 SEPTEMBER 1863, page 7

Lord Palmerston And Mr. Lincoln. T He Two Humourists Who Are

at present virtual dictators of English and American policy, and, each in his way, almost perfect representatives of the political feeling of their respective nations, offer......

Mr. Grant Duff's Speech.

I T is neither for its eloquence nor its fra n kness—though it is both eloquent and frank—that Mr. Grant Duff's speech at Elgin is a noteworthy one. It is pleasant, in these......

The Reported Russian Reply.

I N this generation diplomacy has made no such failure as in this matter of Poland. For nearly six months the picked diplomatists of Europe, men like Lord Napier and M. Drouyn......