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SMOKE NUISANCES (SCOTLAND) ABATE.______ ___ _

MENT BILL.
Lord KINNAIRD . moved the second reading of
this bill, and said that the passing of this act would
be attended with the most beneficial Effects in Scotland.
Of course there were objections to the bill by certain
parties on account of the expense of alteration
of furnaces, but these parties seem entirely to forget the
immense saving they would effect by the diminished con-
sumption of fuel. But supposing there was no saving
effected, yet he thought they be justified in pasting this
measure, and compelling owners of milli and factories to
comply with its provisions even upon sanitary
grounds. He trusted, therefore, their lordships
would agree to the second reading of the bill.
Lord C.A.iVIPBELL said, having represented Edin-
burgh in several Parliaments, he took a lively interest in
this bill. He trusted the bill would pass their Lord-
ships and the other house, particularly because it would
effect a great improvement in the sanitary state of Scot-
land.

Lord RAVENSWORTH was in favour of the bill,
although theactforEnglandhad been rendered is a great
measure inoperative. He hoped more stringent mea-
sures would be adopted, to compel the owners of facto-
ries in all parts of the country to consume the.r own
smoke. By so doing they would get rid of a most poison-
ous nuisance, which now prevailed to a most alarming
extent.

Lord REDESDALE supported the bill, and sug-
gested certain alterations, to the effect that any person
might lay the information against persDns infringing its
provisions, otherwise it might be rendered altogether
nugatory.

After a few words from the Earl FITZWILLIAM,
Lord KINNAIRD said the noble lord seemed to be
unacTfainted with the duties of a procurator•fiscal or
public prosecutor. It was bis duty to act upon the in-
formation of any person, if he thought the circumstances
justified such a course.
The bill was then read a second time.
CINQUE PORTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL
Their lordships went into committee on this bill. The
whole of the clauses were agreed to, and were reported
without amendments.

STATE OF THE LAW IN EQUITY.
Lord ST. LEONARDS then ruse to draw the atten-
tion of their lordships to the state of the law in equity,
charging trustees for breaches of trust, and said
it was Lie intention to propose an amendment of the law
for the relief of trustees acting bona fide and without
any benefit to themselves. The noble lord said, when
it was prop )sed to sentence parties t.) seven years' penal
servitude for breaches of trust, a great difflool y would be
found to get persons to take upon themselves the duties
of a trustee. Under these circumstanc,s he had framed
a Lill which he should have great pitasure in hying on
their lordships' table, to protect trustees acting in good
faith from the provisions of so harsh an ena:.stment.
[LEFT SPEAKINII.I

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed
.-Banff, Portsoy, and Strathkla Railway; Bridgwater
Markets and Fairs ; Tyne Improvemant ; and Water-
ford and Tramore Railway.
Toe following bill was further considered and ordered
to be read a third tim :—Stratford-upon-Avon Railway.
FINSBURY PARK.
This bill was read tirA
wEsTmiNsTEtt IMPROVEMENTS (No 3) BILL.
Mr. C. FOSTER moved that the order for the second
reading of this bill be rf-ad and discharged, and that the
bid be referred to the Examiner of Pet.tions for Private
Mills, with Lave to the Examiner to sit and proceed.
furthwith.—Agreed to.
FINSBURY PARK (No. 2) BILL.
Mr. C. FORSLER. moved that, in the case of the
Finsbury Park (No. 2) Bill, the Examiner of Petit-ions
for Private Bills have leave to sit and proceed forth-
with. -

KINROSS-SHIRE RAILWAY BILL.
Sir ERSKINE PERRY moved that the minutes of
the evidence taken before the committee upon the Fife
and Kinrose Railway Bill, 1855, be referred to the corn-
'rnittee on group 13 of railway hills of the present session.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS (IRELAND).
Mr. DAVISON moved for a return from the several
coroners of Ire!and since the year 1846 of all accidents
occurring to labourers or others employed in the con-
struction of reilways or other public works, where death
-has been occasioned by the falling in of embankments of
,earth or other materials.—Agreed to.
THE INDIAN ARMY.
Mr. RICH asked the President of the Beard of Con-
trol, whether since the passing of the act 16 and 17
Vic. c. 95, any measures hal been taken for in-
creasing the nuinbrr of European officers in the Sepoy
Regiments, for checking the drain to civil employ-
• ments, and for otherwise securing the constant
presence with their regiments of a greater number of
officers than at the time of the passing of that act ap-
peared to be the practice in the Indian army : also, whe-
ther any measures had been taken for raiding the general
condition of the native officers, and for opening promo•
tion to the rank of native officer at a shorter term than
• the twenty or thirty years of previous service by which
, it then appeared onlinarily to be obtained ?
Mr. V. SMITH said that the addition made to Sepoy
regiments since 1353, had been one captain, and one
lieutenant, to both infantry and cavalry ; and two cap.
tains and two lieutenants to every European regiment of
infantry. With regard to checking the drain el-
, laded to, the Court of Directors had under their
consideration a dispatch that they meant to
submit to the Board of Control, by making it as advan-
,tageons for officers to remain with their regiments, as
,being withdrawn on civil employment. By the present
• regulation, the Queen's officers were capable of being em-
ployed on the staff, which had the effectof diminishing the
,number of the company's officers so ernplo, ed. He
gett eras was not aware that anything bad been done for raid-
for ra:lg the
educing
,the
condition of the native officers, nor
native •
period of service for promoting
officer
the. Presidency of Bombay
promotion seae blya
.and it was question
- for considering Whether might not be extended to
the other presidencies.
Mr. RICH asked it
the
thei increase of officers had taken
place in comparison
With
men during that period? increase of the number of
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Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN eked the
the
to the
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Treasury on what day he intended to
brio forwa measure affecting insurance institutions, which he had
given notice ?
Mr. WILSON said that on the earliest da
hoped next week) the business of the house WoWoulde
(h
mit of it, he should introduce the subject to the noticpeeori
• the house. It was a subject of great importance, and
he was anxious that the house and the country should
• understand what the Government proposed, and therefore
he should take advantage of the first day to introduce it.