. Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria. Richly illustrated with portraits of imperial sovereigns and their cabinet ministers' with biographical sketches . acts, opmions,and views — is to be gathered in detail from the parlia-mentary reports of the last fifty years; but more especiallyfrom the Blue Books of our foreign diplomatic correspond-ence since he went into the foreign secretaryship thirty-six years ago. On special questions there have beenscores of pamphlets for and against him. No collectededitioh of his speeches has been published; nor perhapswoul
. Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria. Richly illustrated with portraits of imperial sovereigns and their cabinet ministers' with biographical sketches . acts, opmions,and views — is to be gathered in detail from the parlia-mentary reports of the last fifty years; but more especiallyfrom the Blue Books of our foreign diplomatic correspond-ence since he went into the foreign secretaryship thirty-six years ago. On special questions there have beenscores of pamphlets for and against him. No collectededitioh of his speeches has been published; nor perhapswould the light, off-hand, and conversational yet energeticorations with which he charms the House, and often bailiesand provokes an opponent, bear this test; but some ofhis more important .speeches have been published sepa-rately at the time of their delivery in the form of pam-phlets. The others remain more or less vividly in thememories of those who heard them, or lie buried in Han- 144 THE COURT OF ENGLAND. sard and the newspapers. His speeches are generallyshorter than those of other parliamentary leaders; and hisoccasional letters show the same light and easy energy ashis y § §E[L1L- LORD JOHN RUSSELL. This euiinent minister aud statesman has acted aprominent part in the piibhc affairs of the English govern-ment for many years. Few public men have been moreindustrious or accomplished so much in the various stationswhich he has filled, as Lord John Russell. Although nowat the ripe age of seventy years, he still performs theaxduous duties of a minister of the British Crown Avithuntuing assiduity. The outline historic sketch of such aman is interesting and instructive. The Right Hon. Lord John, is the thud and youngestson of the sixth Duke of Bedford, by his first wife, theHon. Georgiania Ehzabeth, the second daughter of thefourth Viscount Torrington. His eldest brother, the pres-ent or seventh Duke, is four years his senioi. He wasborn in Hertford Street
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