The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-19 00:00:00

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrival of home-grown
wheat was very moderate. The demand, however, both
for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state; never-
theless, prices ruled firm, and, as compared with Monday,
no quotable change took place. Selected wheats were
mostly disposed of at that day's quotations. The condi-
tion of the produce was good.
Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the
stands. The business done was mostly in retail, yet Mon-
day's currency was supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, at
late rates.

The supply of barley on sale was very moderate.
Nearly the whole was of foreign growth, and of inferior
quality. The trade ruled quiet, at about late rates.
Malt was in moderate request, at previous quotations.
There was a good supply of oats on the stands. 'Gene-
rally speaking, sates progressed slowly, at Monday's de-
cline in the currency.
Beans and peas were a slow request, and the quotations
had a downward tendency.

ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch. 300 300 120
Irish
Foreign 4,210 3250 29,080 1100 brls
eks.

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending July For the corresponding week
15, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver.
Barley ..... 1,186-27s 3d Barley ........ . Qrs.
Aver.
Wheat 50,048-41s ld Wheat 60,378-413 9d
910-275 8d
Oats

WITITECIIAPEL.
The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, and the
trade rules firm, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 10d ;
lamb, 5s Od to 6s 4d ; veal, 38 101 to 48 10d; and pork,
3s 8d to 5s per 81b3 by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
There is a fair demand for hops, and prices rule firm.
The accounts from the plantations are favourable.

Fall of Two Houses and Loss of Life•

[The following appeared in our latest edition of last
eyonind

This evening, shortly after six o'clock, the greatest
alarm prevailed in the Strand and its vicinity occa-
sioned by the fall of two houses in Chandos-street,
Covent-garden. The premises, which were in pro-
cess of being pulled down, were situate between
the extensive coach-building establishment of
Messrs. Barker and the offices of the Friend-in-Need
Life Assurance Society at the east-end of Chandos-
street. The business of an oil and colourman had
been for some years carried on in one, and the other
had been in the occupation of a licensed victualler.
The whole of the walls, both front and back, are level-
led with the ground ; the great calamity is that a num-
ber of men have been buried in the ruins. A large
body of the F division of police were instantly on
the spot, and in a short time three of the men en-
gaged in the work of demolition were extricated
from the debris. All were alive when first taken
from the heap of bricks and broken timber; bat one
poor fellow expired before he could be conveyed
to the hospital, which was but a few yards from the
scene of the accident. Other two were seriously in-
jured and taken to the hospital, where they received
immediate surgical aid, one was enabled to return
to his own home, but the other had to remain an
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a passenger had a very narrow escape of sharing
the same fate.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market opens quiet. Sales, probably 6,000 bales.

NEW BLACKFRIARS'-BRIDGE.—The ceremony of
laying the first stone of new Blackfriars'-bridge will
take place to-morrow. The lord mayor, the sheriffs, and
the civic functionaries will attend in state. There will be
a grand banquet at the Mansion House after the proceed-
ing. Admission willbe had only with cards.