Surely a Radical Unionist is a new departure in politics. Mr. STRAUSS, who is opposing Mr. CONYBEARE, M.P. for the Camborne division of Cornwall, in reply to a question at Cusgarne said that he was a Radical Unionist, but the name Liberal was good enough for him. Mr. STRAUSS is to be congratulated on his new political "Doctrinen"; but, if he should succeed in defeating Mr. CONYBEARE, he seems likely to lead the Whips a pretty dance. * * * * * It seems a little hard on a Parliamentary candidate when he is seriously misrepresented by his own friends. This is what Mr. MICHAEL WILLIAMS has suffered in the St. Austell division of Cornwall at the hands of his friend Canon BUSH. With every intention of doing Mr. WILLIAMS a good turn, the worthy Canon fired off a letter in the local press containing a serious misquotation of a speech said to have been made by Mr. WILLIAMS about the false doctrines of the Nonconformists. The explosion of this shell in the Nonconformist camp has not improved Mr. WILLIAMS'S chance of success, and he probably believes in the truth of the old saying, that "Good wine needs no Bush." * * * * * A PULL ALL TOGETHER.--What our forefathers would have called "seeking an explanation from one's representative," is now, in these days of political slang, known as "pulling your member's leg!" Witness what happened in West Fife: "Mr. WEMYSS said, that if they returned him they would have the advantage of being able to run down to WEMYSS when he did anything wrong and pull his leg at the cost of a sixpence in train money, whereas, if they wanted to pull Mr. BIRRELL over the coals, it would cost them £3 to go to London." The electors would certainly seem to "have the pull" by Mr. WEMYSS'S proximity; but why didn't some heckler retort by saying that in pulling a candidate's leg voters must be careful not to get hold of a calf? * * * * * SLOW TRAINING.--The Cork County National Teachers' Association has passed a resolution that "for the sixth class" the geography of the British Isles is enough, and "that the British Colonies be held over till the examination in the second year." But how will the British Colonies like being held over? And is not Ireland itself going to be a self-governing British Colony--some day? But that idea, too, seems "held over" for the present. The National Teachers, however, are true Nationalists, because they also resolved that "Professors of Irish should be appointed in all the Training Colleges." If females, they will be expected to wear the Celtic fringe, of course. * * * * *