The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-13 00:00:00

BANKING 1)
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,5.53,00n
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savin,crs'
Banks, Commis -
missioners of Na-

tional Debt, and

Dividend

counts) 5,012,113
Other Deposits 14,675,929
Seven Day and
other Bills 856,319

£34,430,913
31. 3

Dated August 11,1859.

PEPARTIIENT.
Government Secu-
rities including
Dead eightAn-
nutty) £11,208,57,2
Other Securities 18,474,568
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin

587,238

, 139,430,973
:ARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 9th day
of August, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain :

Per cwt.
From the British possessions in America 26s 3d
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 20s Bid
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 32s 2 d
Average price of the foregoing 2ss lltd

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY).

Lord REDESDALE, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor
mok his seat on the woolsack at four o'clock.

The Warrington and Stockport Railway Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Ireland) Act Amend-
ment Bill was read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation), Stamp Duties,
Customs (No. 2), East India Loan, Militia Pay Reserve,
Volunteer Force of Seamen, Government of India Act
Amendment, Inclosure Acts Amendment, Stock in Trade
Exemption, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Episco-
pal and Capitular Estates Act Continuance, Corrupt Practices
Prevention (1854) Continuance, Weights and Measures
Act Amendment, Turnpike Acts Continuance, Dublin
Police, Charitable and Provident Societies, European
Troops (India).
DIVORCE COURT BILL.
The Commons' amendments to this bill were considered
and agreed to.

SALE OF GAS BILL.
The Commons' amendments to this bill were also agreed
to.

MARRIAGE LAWS.

The Earl of RIPON presented petitions from the
Mayor and Corporation of Kidderminster and various other
places, in favour of legalising the marriage with a deceased
wife's sister.

Viscount DUNGANNON presented petitions against
any such alteration of the marriage laws.

PARLIA.MENTARY REFORM.

Lord DENMAN gave notice that, in the event of any
further delay on the part of the Government in bringing for-
ward a Reforth Bill, he should next session move in that
house the bill prematurely put an end to in the other
house.

POOR LAW UNIONS (PAYMENT OF DEBTS)

MIL,

Lord WbDEHOUSE moved that the house should not
insist on their amendments to thic bill, to which the Corn-
mons had disagreed.

Lord REDESDALE said the clause rejected by the
Commons had been introduced by him, and he regretted it
had not been adopted.
The motion was then agreed to.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT GLOUCESTER.

The Commons having demanded a conference on the sub-
ject of an address to the Crown for a commission to inquire
into corrupt practices at the last election for Gloucester,
several noble lords were deputed to manage the conference on
behalf of the house ; and they proceeded to the Painted
Chamber, where the conference was held. On their return,
The Duke of SOMERSET moved that their lordships
concur in the address which had been agreed to by the Com-
mons, and the motion prresed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COIVIMONS-(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Mr. GARD the following was agreed
to :—That, in the case of all private bills brought from the
Houser of Lords this day with amendments, such amend-
ments be taken into consideration forthwith.
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.
Mr. PULLER, chairman of the committee appointed to
by the merits of the petition against the return of the
sitting member, Mr. Hoa"e, announced that the committee
had come to the conclusion that the said gentleman was
not duly elected.

MASTERS IN THE NAVY.
In reply to Mr. FORSTER,
Lord'e. PAGET said that the subject of issuing a new
warrant affecting the position of masters in the navy was
under the consideration of the Board of Admiralty.

BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
Mr. EDWIN JAMES gave notice that next session he
would move for the production of the evidence taken before
the election committees, and that, in those cases where bri-
bery had men proved, the Attorney-General be instructed
to prosecute those who had accepted and offered bribes.
(Hear, hear.)

BANDS TN THE PARKS ON SUNDAYS.
Mr. EDWIN JAMES asked the First Commissioner
of Works, what reply, if any, he gave to a deputation of
the Lord's Day Society, which attended him upon the sub-
ject of preventing the performance of bends in the Parks
on Sunday.

Mr. FrrznoY said that he could not give a satisfac-
tory answer to the question, because he had not the memo-
randa -which he made on the occasion of receiving the
deputation in question. He stated to the deputation
that the performance of • the bands on Sundays had
existed for some years, that they had not given rise to any
ground of general complaint, that they were the means of
attracting a number of persons to the park to enjoy them-
selves rationally, and therefore he did not feel himself jus-
tified in interfering to prevent their continuance. (Hear
hear.)

RETURNS.
On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the following re-
turns were ordered :—The number of private bills intro-
duced and brought from the House of Lords, and the acts
passed in the sessions of 1859 ; and of all private
bills which, in the sessions of 1859, have been referred
by the committee of selection, or by the general committee
on railway and canal bills, to the chairman of the com-
mittee of ways and means, return of the number of days
on which the house sat in the sessions of 1859; return of
the number of divisions of the house in the sessions of
1359; and return of the number of select committees ap-
pointed in the sessions of 1859.
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