15 FEBRUARY 1862, page 5

Essence Of Parliament.

House OF LORD8, Monday, February 11.—Imprisonment of British Subjects in the United States: Earl Russell's Reply to the Earl of Camarvon's Question.—American Blockade: Lord......

The Week At Home.

THE political thought of the nation has been simmering feebly under the stimulus of a new parliamentary session, but. without as yet giving much sign of immediate activity. The......