The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-17 00:00:00

UST.

RECOVERY OF MORE BODIES--THIS

DAY.

The dragging for the recovery of all the bodie
of those who perished by the breaking of the
ice on Tuesday was resumed this morning, but still
under the greatest difficulty. The sharp frost
during the night had re-frozen the water, which
had been to a certain extent cleared off yesterday,
so that it had again to be broken this morning
before the drags could be got into efficient opera-
tion. To facilitate the labours of the men of the
Royal Humane Society and the park keepers, who
were the principal parties engaged in the different
boats, permission was given to every person who ap-
plied for it to remove the ice from the park, and
between 20 to 30 persons soon appeared with their
horses and carts, which they quickly filled with
large pieces, and drove off, and as quickly returned
for more. The sight of so many carts laden with
ice was the signal for every person who had a means
of conveyance at hand, and who felt so disposed, at
once to engage in the pursuit, and at noon a vast
number of street hawkers brought their vehicles to
the water's edge and loaded them with ice, which
was retailed to the tradesmen in the neighbourhood
at about 3s. per load. Costermongers attended
with their barrows, which they also filled ; and al-
together the scene, although associated with such
melancholy recollections, was one of much bustle
and activity. As the ice could only be taken from
the edges of the water, it was very peculiar to witness
the different modes adopted by the industrious crowd
to :detach portions from the large sheets floating
about, far beyond the reach of the poles they were
using for landing purposes. In many instances a
141 b. weight, attached to a strong rope, was the
most successful mode, as when it was thrown high
in the air and descended suddenly on the ice it not
only broke off very large pieces, but the rope falling
across the piece broken off, a ready- means was at
once found of bringing the frozen mass to land.
After the drags had been at work for about an
hour this morning the bodies of two young men wore
brought to the surface of the water, and conveyed
to St. Marylebone Workhouse, followed by a very
large crowd of persons. Neither had been identified
at the time our reporter left. The scene during the
removal of the bodies of those who have been
identified from the dead-house of the workhouse is
heartrending.

Thousands of persons still remain round the dif-
ferent entrances of the workhouse, but for what
purpose no person seems able to explain.

The attendance of spectators in the park is by no
means ad great as yesterday, but very few persons
now occupy the rising ground to the north-east of
the scene of the accident, and which yesterday was
covered with human beings. A bitter cold biting
wind sweeps through the park, and few persons
seem to have the courage to incur the penalty inac-
tivity is sure to inflict.
The police are now in attendance in great force,
and appear, by their over-zeal now, to make up for
their tardiness when the accident first occurred, and
when some cool judgment was required.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, Jan. 17.

The return of the Bank of France for the week
ending to-day shows the following changes com-
pared with that of last week :

INCREASE.

Bills discounted

Advances 1,666,000f.
Notes

DECREASE.

Cash in hand
Treasury balance
Private accounts 32,000,000f.

Bank of England Returns,—This Evening.

An Account, pursuant to ti
cap. 32, for the week ending I

,he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1867.

'AItTNENT.

Goyernmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo
Other Securities 3,984,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion
Silver Bullion

£33,272,645

:PARTMENT.
Governmt. Secu-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) .... X 13,111,068
Other Securities 19,999,718
Notes 9,972,225
Gold and Silver
1008,200
Coin

£44,091,211