The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. BEN TINCK took the oaths and his seat for the borough
of Taunton.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendment to the Midland Railway and
Burton-upon-Trent Bridge Bill were considered and
agreed to.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented in favour of the Word
of God in schools in India, of the repeal of the duty on
paper, for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister,
for the postponement of the improvement of the Serpen-
tine, &c.
CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCHES.
Mr. W. EWART moved for a return from the Ecclesi-
astical Commissioners for England of every payment made
to them since the Ist of August, 1857, on account of any
suspended stall or stalls in the cathedral or collegiate
churches of England and Wales (in continuation of Parlia-
mentary paper, No. 338, of session 1857).—Ordered.
CHAPTERS.
On the motton of Mr. N. EWART a return relative to
grants, and reductions allowed since 1857, to the several
chapters of England and Wales was ordered.

ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH).
Mr. HADFIELD, in the absence of Mr. Black, moved
the additional clause.

[LEFT SITTING.]

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about at par, and the short exchangeon London is 25.10
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 1007 per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in
Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 420 f per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.4 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 4 10ths per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is about 110 k I per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa-
tion of gold from the United States.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.—We have the gratify-
ing intelligence to convey to the public that the humbug of
entering into security before the publication of a newspaper
is now put an end to. We denounced the mock but harass-
ing ceremony of making out securities to the amount of
£3OO or £5OO, and the trouble that should be undergone to
give the names of referees for the solvency of such securi-
ties. This was the more silly, inasmuch as not a penny
stamp could be got out of the custom-house until it was paid
for. This annoying process of having recourse to officials
made us kick against the farce ; and on Thursday last we
got a letter from the custom-house informing us that we
might publish our papea withouf ant ering into any security.
Thbienfity it
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