The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

AI,STRIA AND SARDINIA.

" Count de Morognes, the Sardinian minister who
is accredited both to the courts of Belgium and the
Hague," says a letter from Brussels in the Patrie,
" has left the Belgian capital for Holland, from
which country he will not return until after the ter-
mination of the litre for the man iage of the Princes
Charlotte. That fact would seem to show that the
government which this diplomatist represents and
the court of Austria are still fur from friendly,"

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-TIIIS DAY.

The SPZAILER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The members einem to serve on the Drogheda electioa
committee were celled to the table and sworn. The eon-
mittee to meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY.
Mr. DRUMMOND wished to ask the Secretary to the
Treasury on what grounds 43,0001. of public money has been
advanced to support a private speculation of the Elatellt
Archipelago Company Y What eiteunty for the lame hes
been given ? Whether the government is itself going to
work the coal mines of Libman ; and, if not, whether the
government are =Sweat, and at what rate of intermit
Whether the government have guaranteed to pay to the •
Sultan his royalties, or to Mate that they shall le paid ?
Whether the government have taken any meurtty that the
money shall be bona fide employed in the way for "hid% it
has been melted 1' Whim the money is to be repaid ?
Mr. WILSON seM the first question snowed that a sum
of money had been advanced, but be did not believe
that such was the ease, He knew nothing et
the eircumstmexe, as his attention had only been caged
to the subject within the lest quarter of en hour. However,
he would make inquiries into the matter, end give more
pHrSt !answers to-morrow.
SMOKE NUISANCE (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT
BILL.
The

..ne house went into committee on this bill.
Omelanin I,
Mr. HOE VERIE objected to the sweeping prohibition
which it authorised. Before it could be adopted there man
be en inquiry into the operation of the law in Engheh mme-
factories. If en inquiry took place, he believed it would
be found that the law had not been eueceseful, and that the
problem involved in the removal of the smoke nuisance bad
yet to be solved. lie therefore moved that the dense be
omitted.
After some observations from Sir E. COLEBROOK sad
Mr. Dun Lot:,
Mr. KINISAIRD contended that great beneSts had en,
suited in London from the working of the Smoke Nuisance
Act.
Mr. IttiCIIANAN objected to this partied legislation;
if it was a right bill for Scotland, it was equally required ie
England end !rebind. The effect of the bill, if it pram;
would be to compel the manutacturers of Scotland topey 20
per oent. more for their fuel.
Sir J. ANDERSON insisted that the till was very mutt
required in Scotland, where the smoke nuisance had lid
almost to the depopulation of weeny large towns,
The LORD ADVOCATE was annoue to see tome mer
we of this kind applied to Scotland, but be thought the bill
went too far in its prohibitions. lie suggested that it
should be allowed to go through committee with a view
of introducing amendments, and then allow as much delay as
pranible in bringing up the report, to give Scotland an oppor.
tunity of considering the bill to its emended form.
Mr. KINN Al RD who bad charge of the Lill, was mate
ready to accede to this roam,
Lord LOVAINE took objection to the exorptional cha-
racter of the bill.
Lord DUNCAN believed that the smoke !mimic [tae is
general operation, and he gave notice that he Amid more is
amendment to make the bill applicable to Ireland sad Greet
Britain as well as Scotland.
The clean wen then agreed. to, and the LA with sated-
ments, passed through committee.
The report was ordered to be brought up on the 12th al
SEPEItANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The adjourned debate on this bill was then resumed by
Mr. 'Dote.
[Left Sitting.]