18 MAY 1861, page 3

The Indian Mail Brings Us Little Except Mr. Laing's Defence.

It is 'the same as that published in this country, being briefly that he ac- cepted a share in Mr_ Wythe's contract, at the request of the Great Western of Canada Railway, with......

The ,special Correspondent Of The Tines Has At Length...

Charleston, and we shall therefore obtain some accurate intelligence from the South. His first letter adds little to our knowledge of political facts, but Mr. Russell considers......

'it Is A Very Rare Thing For A Foreigner To

preside at a public dinner in England, and distinguish - himself by his after-dinner speeches. 'We do not call to mind any similar case of the kind. The feat has now been......

The Debate On The Budget Has Been Again Postponed....

it came off on Monday and Thursday, but the discussion was alto- gether sterile. The speeches contained few new points, and the Tories declined to take a division on the second......