11 MAY 1861, page 16

The Parliament.

T HE defeat of the Lords on the tea duties was more con- elusive than at first appeared. Mr. Disraeli Wiffi under- stood, when the numbers were first announced, to threaten......

The Cottages Of Lab Poor.

S IR, L. Palk has done the public a service in introducing a bill for the improvement of labourers' cottages. His measure will scarcely pass, for it is encumbered with details,......