13 FEBRUARY 1875, page 7

Mr. Cross's First Measure.

M R. CROSS'S Bill, introduced on Monday, for "the im- provement of the dwellings of the poor" is a good Bill, as far as it goes, but it goes very little way, and will not do......

Secondary Punishments For Corrupt Boroughs.

fi lith debate of Tuesday night on the proposal to delay the issue of the writ for the Borough of Stroud, by way of inflicting a secondary punishment on that eccentric borough......