The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE-GREAT SILK ROBBERY AND RE-EXAMINATION OF
THE PRISONERS.—James Hunter, a publican, who was
formerly landlord of the Red Deer Tavern, in Cambridge-
road, Bethnal-green, Edwin Turnbull, a lighterman, James
Gill3tt, a marine storedealer, and Thomas Smith, a carman,
were again arraigned this day, before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with being concerned in stealing 10 bales of silk on
the river, on the 14th of March last.
The case was proceeding when our reporter despatched
his parcel, and will not terminate until a late hour.
The case will be again adjourned, and it is expected to
last, at intervals, until Christmas. The St. Katharine
Dock Company have already expended upwards of £1,600
in the prosecution of Debock, Newton, Barker, and Crane,
and in the proceedings against the four men under exami-
nation this day.
The Court was crowded, and there was a large number of
Hunter's friends in attendance.

It has been announced that the Exchequer-bills
dated in June last, and which now bear 3 per cent. interest,
will, at the expiration of six months from their time of
issue—namely, on the 11th December, be reduced to three
per cent. Some persons have thought it possible that in
the present state of the money market a still lower rate
might have been proposed ; but, looking at the number of
floating securities which now compete with Exchequer-
bills, such a step would have been impolitic. The March
bills, which were issued under the old regulations at 2d per
day, or £3 Os 10d per annum, cannot be subjected to any
alteration until they have run for one year.
COUNT CAVOUR.—The municipality at Turin has
ordered a slab of marble to be inserted in the front of the
palace in that town which lately belonged to Count Cavour,
bearing the following inscription :—" Count Camille de
Cavour was born in this house, August 10, 1810, and died
in the same, June 6, 1861, A memorial placed by the mu-
nicipality."

On Monday four bodies were rescued from the
ruins of the house which fell on
.Sunday morning,
and three more at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, in
all 29 lives ascertained to be lost. It is quite cer-
tain that others are still beneath the rubbish. When
the work of excavation was discontinued on Sunday
night it was resolved to pull down the back wall
and tall gables before continuing the search for
those entombed. Nearly all Monday was spent in
dragging down the back wall with ropes, and in
attempting to pull down the eastern gable the pile
of chimneys of this gable, rising nearly 40 feet
above the adjoining building, and to an extreme
height of 85 feet, was only partially brought down
when, shortly before 5 o'clock, it was found neces-
sary to suspend operations owing to the darkness.
At intervals in the afternoon the labour of exhu-
mation was proceeded with, and all night also it
was carried on. Two of the bodies found only had
been identified—namely, Mrs.Mackay, aged 80, and
John Sutherland, her grandchild, who were found in
bed together. The bodies were all mutilated, and
some of them were so much crushed that death
seemed to have been immediate. A dog and a cat
were rescued alive, and a linnet in its cage, which
had been left upon the wall as the house fell, was
saved by a fireman, who mounted a long ladder to
reach it. From the testimony of survivors it
would seem that the noise of creaking timbers
was heard for six or eight minutes before the
house fell en masse. One man describes it as
like the rumbling of gravel, another like a railway
engine passing through the house. A whole family
of nine, named Baxter, escaped, the father driving
them before him into the staircase almost naked,
and himself, coming last, had to jump over the
opening chasm. The staircase was common both to
the front and back tenement, and did not fall.
Another family named Macdonald, of seven, lost
two of their number, boys, who were forgotten in
the first moments of flight and could not afterwards
be rescued ; they are still in the ruins. A family
named Irvine were all lost except one child, who
was afterwards rescued by the firemen. Several
other families had a divided fate, some being pre-
served, others crushed in the ruins. Nearly all the
bodies extricated have been persons found in bed,
indicating that most of those awake escaped. In
one or two cases persons who, after the first moment
of alarm, went back to recover property, perished.
An investigation is in progress as to the cause of
the accident, but according to the system followed
in Scotland it is privately conducted.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng-
lish wheat were very small. The trade, however, was in a
sluggish state, yet no further change took placo in prices,
compared with Monday.

The supply of foreign wheat was moderately good, and
sales progressed slowly in most descriptions, on former
terms.

Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and the
quotations were steadily maintained.
Barley, the supply of which was moderately extensive,
sold heavily, at Monday's decline in its value.
Malt moved off slowly, at late rates.

Good and fine oats changed hands steadily, at full prices
but inferior qualities were in slow request, at Monday's
reduction.

The demand for beans was far from active, at the late
fall in the quotations.

Peas sold slowly, at previous currencies.
Generally speaking, the flour trade was inactive, yet
prices were fairly supported.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng1i5h........ 510 1,360 ; 730 ' 250 ; 940 sack
Irish • 60 1
1 1,, 00
F0reign........ 8,590 3,410 7,6C0 I 500 ski.
2.110 brls.