Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria . opinions,and views — is to he gathered in detail from the parliarmentary 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 collectededition of his speeches has been . published; nor perhapswould the light, off-hand, and conversational yet energeticorations with which he charms the House, and often bafflesand pr
Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria . opinions,and views — is to he gathered in detail from the parliarmentary 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 collectededition of his speeches has been . published; nor perhapswould the light, off-hand, and conversational yet energeticorations with which he charms the House, and often bafflesand provokes an opjionent, bear this test; but some ofhis more important speeches have been pviblished sepa-rately at the time of their delivery in the foi-m 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 I ^ [fli m © G^ M [R nn - :2/e [LH LORD JOHN RUSSELL. This emiuent British minister and statesman has acted aprominent part in the jDubHc affairs of the Enghsh govern-ment for many years. Few public men have been moreindustrious or accomphshed so much in the various stationswhich he has filled, as Lord John Russell. Although nowat the rijje age of seventy years, he still performs thearduous duties of a minister of the British Crown withuntiring assiduity. The outhne historic sketch of such aman is interesting and instructive. The Right Hon. Lord John, is the third and youngestson of the sixth Duke of Bedford, by his first wife, theHon. Georgiania Elizabeth, the second daughter of thefourth Viscount Torrington. His eldest brother, the pres-ent or seventh Duke, is four years his senior. He wasborn in Hertford Street, London, on the eighteenth of Au-gust, 1792, aud was educated first at Westminster school,an
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