The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-29 00:00:00

CORN.

The weather during the last 24 hours has perceptibly
changed. Rain has fallen at intervals, and the glass is
still going down.
In the position of the trade there is no quotable change
At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was small.
There were very fair additional receipts of English wheat,
and very little inquiry. The small sales offered did not
alter prior quotations.

Of foreign wheat thero were fair arrivals, and free sel-
lers at Monday's decline, with but a limited inquiry.

Flour dull, and s ill tending in favour of buyers. Town,
Os to 545.
.4Barley moved off in small quantity, at unaltered rates.
leans and peas remain as they were oh last market day.
Oats in good supply, and a quiet sale at unaltered prices.

TALLOW_

The market is quiet at 44s 6(.1 spot, and 45s 9d last three

mouths.

COTTON.
Lmaron, July 29.—Sales probably 8,000 bales.
Market quiet and prices drooping.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, July 28.—Sea Gull, from Dram; Waterloo,
steamer, from itotterdam.

Arrived, July 29.—Gorilla, from Drobak ; Ellen, from
Guernsey; Nicoline, from Dunkirk; St. Magnus, from
Calcutta ; Merkur, from Wismar; Sarah, from Morlaix ;
Bellona, from New York; Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk;
Malaga, steamer, from Oharante ; Holland, steamer, from
Ostende ; Batavier, steamer, from Rotterdam; Tamalaen,
from Christiana; Robert Hay, from Cronstadt ; Stad
Worcum, from Worcum ; Diadem, from Kurrachee ; Kawe,
from Odessa.

Sailed—South Australian, for Adelaide; Voila, steamer,
for Petersburgh.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed, July 28.—Psyche, of Dartmouth, from Tarra-
gona; Dazler, of Dartmouth, from the west; St. Law-
rence, screw steamer, from Montreal ; Leda, screw
steamer, from Bordeaux; Sir Colin Campbell, brig, from
the west—all for London; Buston Vale, faom Colombo,
for Bremen.

Dr. Tripe, the health officer of Hackney, states,
in his last annual report, that the population of
his district has been very nearly doubled since
1851, and that at least 8,000 new houses have been
erected. He gives some shocking instances of
overcrowding. Nine adults and three children
lived and slept in two very small rooms ; in one
room were found a man, his wife, three daughters,
aged twelve, sixteen, and seventeen years of age,
with three children besids ; in another lived father,
mother, two sons, aged fifteen and twelve, with
two younger children. In another house a man,
his wife, and a girl of seventeen slept in the
same bed. A father, mother, daughter, aged
twenty, son, aged eighteen, and five girls under
thirteen, slept in a room only large enough for
three persons. In one room were also found father,
mother, boy and girl, aged fifteen and sixteen
years, with three girls under twelve.
PAUPERIS3I.—The monthly return of the Poor
Law Board shows an improvement in May. At the end
of the first week of that month the number of persons in
receipt of relief from the rates in England, 953,001, was 4.3
per cent, more than at the corresponding poriod of 1867;
at the end of the fourth week the number was 934,517, and
the excess over 1867 only 3.8 per cent. But it was as much
as 6'oo per cent. in the metropolitan district, 7.4 per cent.
in Yorkshire, 5.4 per cent. in the northern district, and 4.3
per cent. in the north-western. The number in both years
is subject to an addition of about 4 por cent. for returns not
hero included.

TEA LlCENCES.—According to a return published
yesterday the number of licenses to sell tea issued in the
United Kingdom in the year ending the 31st of March
last, was 104,798 at lls. the year, and 72,914 at
12s. 6d. the year. The total amount of revenue received
was £73,443 Os. 90.

They are about to cast at Liege a gun of 24,000
kilogrammes, which, it is said, no iron-clad in the world
would be able to resist.

The Panama Star states that there is likely to be
a considerable reduction of postage on letters passing be-
tween Great Britain and the Pacific coast.

The News states that—" In the last quarter of a
century 678 assurance companies have been projected in
England, 344 established, 319 have ceased to exist, 206
have transferred their businesses, and 59 are now winding
up in Chancery."

I AIFERIAL 1.)-(11-1 LI A.

HOUSE OF LORL'S.:--LAsT EVENING.
The LORD OLLINCELLOR took his- seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Inland Revenue Bill was comtuitted and passed.
The Consolidation (Appropriation) Bill was read a third
time and passed.

The Turnpike Act Continuance Bill was real a third
time and passed.

The Commons amendments to the Regulation of Rail-
ways Bill were agreed to.

Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock.
BELGIIAVIA AND SOUTH KENSINGTON NEW

ROAD BILL.
This bill WaS read a third time and passed.
STATE PAPERS.

Mr. TORRIOTS asked the SJcietary to the Treasury if
he would lay upau the table any official acknowledgment
of " the discernment and judicious course of action,"
whereby, as stated by the Master of the Rolls, five valua-
ble volumes of original State papers, tempore James 1.,
were recovered by Mr. Hepworth Dixon for the benefit of
the nation ?

Mr. S. BOOTH., in reply, said he could not find that
there had been auy correspondence or communication
that had taken place between Mr. Hepworth Dixon and
the Lords of the Treasury on the subject, but the Deputy-
Master of the Rolls had stated iu his report that it was
entirely owing to the exertions of Mr. Hepworth Dixon
that these valuable muniments had been restored to the
British nation.