NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE most important event of the week is the announcement made on Wednesday by Lord Lansdowne in the House of Lords that he intends, at an early date, to introduce a Bill for the reform of the House of Lords. We have dealt with the subject as a whole elsewhere, but may say here that, though the official details of the Bill have not been disclosed, it is generally understood that they will follow the lines set forth in Lord Curzon's recent speech summarised by us last week. Whether the Bill will deal solely with the composition of the House of Lords, or whether it will also deal with the powers of the House, remains to be seen. If it does not deal with the powers, it will only be because it is thought better that they should be dealt with in amendments to the Parliament Bill.
