The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-22 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

We regret to state that a fatal snidest ogresned yesterday
la the Ragout's Park. Several persons went out the to. before
the icemen were on duty. Amount no number was a young
milieus named Willing Parker, of No. 7, Albany-street,
Rogen'e-park. He was aiming on some newly-foraged lee
on the broad water, when he book. through just at the
moment the inane were going en duty. The parkakeepers
immediately peaked the Royal Ramose Society's sledge to
the spot, and after the lapse of • quarter of as hour, the
unfortunate perms was got out, but he was past all means
of recovery, as vitality had erased.
In Hyde Park, on Thursday night, a groat number of
parties kept ow afidiag and skating Datil a very late hoar,
when • man fell into deep water. Mr. Sapertnteadent
Williams and iceman Ball weal with all possible expedition
towards the spot, bat tbq were enable to reach him owing
to the brinks's@ of the kw. Tits man, however, after
swimming with his skates oa shoat 16 yards, and breaking
the in weeper beemesseded, oneeeeded is levies Mama
• distressing *oddest nerarred yesterday at Highgate
Ponds, two brothers, James Broadbent, aged 17, and Henry
Alfred Brownian, aged 15, the eons of • gentleman
residing at 3, Orevelhaar, having lost their lives by the
breaking of the ice. Mush sympathy is felt la the locality
for the be d parents.

ASYLUM FOR FRIULI ORPHANS,

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s general mettle' of the parodies* of this valuable
charity, which was roweled in 1768 by Sir John Fielding,
" far the protection of female orphans who have • superior
claim for the care of the lamas, sod virtuoso in cense-
games of their mforterate condition," was held in the
board room of the institution, Westminster-road, for the
purpose of treasactiag the general business of the asylum.
Mr. Charles Beam presided. The secretary (Mr. W. Davis)
reported that the »Imola festival in aid of the fends was
lined to take place at the Loudon Tavern, on the 21st of
February, 1818, when, the committee were happy to
M. that their president, the Doke of Cambridge, would
NM the chair; and, as this charity was unlike many
ate llee who have a dinner every yeas, they trusted that the
sp,llllo weld readily some forward sad act as stewards.
Than het the present time 166 children is the school, sad,
In IMMehmenne of the greatly increased pries of providoas,
Erse the Miami income was sot sufficient to meet the yearly
selgelep. The shade's, who, I. additios to the usual
alletthmte, are under the ears of a ladies' committee,
mo rafted to habits of Industry and regularly as household
.wants. Sines the int setablishment of the institution
ISO childres have been admitted, and, as this is the eldest
rarity for orphan girls, the committee trusted that the
public would mese forward and liberally support them in
= out so goad
the an object.ti The report having besa
TlLit BILLESDON POIBO9IBO CUM.—Since Mr
law paregrapb was written another of the 'mite hes
illsi, a Mt» buy sic leers old. The three other piton
'the pante* elf She poisoned hod are recovering. Ott Wed-
wiftheg es twit was held is the bodies by J. Gregory,
Sig-. slid mean for Leicestershire' and tea witnesses
more emmined, »eludes Chula' Partridge. the father,
idle himself ate of the puddiag. Although at first easel-
done were einertsthed respostiag this psms, the jury were
geogy nevi...dam tho mdnsMly affair was the resale
all essideat, soul that the prism VW put In the pudding by
the old lady who wee its Irut /With. A piece of old news-
paper which bad contained silisis Ins found in the roes
where she made the peeps& ami a Itakins powder, alai.
larly wrapped up, wee ffeeuuaaadislbsepMMi It h sappend
the ohs lady brought the ensue hoes hems to kill ales In
her sou's home, sad pat that into the pudding by mistake
instead of the baking powder. A verdict to this effect was
returned by the jury. The affair has ceased great emit,.
sent throughout Leicestershire.
DIUTZUCTION Or CAETON 11011811 ST Fins.—A
destructive fire broke out yesterday morning at Cartes
Home, the resides» of the Duke of Leiseter. user Mar
moth. nova the length of time daring which it
WWI is too mush reason to fear that a very eonsiderrairg
portion of the build», has fallen a prey to the flames. The
fire was diseovered about four o'clock in the morning,
sad up to Mae o'clock the ravages of the flume were not
subdued. Every man fa the tows of Maysooth, with the
stadium from the college, and great swabs» of people
hoes the nnessiteg_sowstry, were on the spot, and under
the dimities» of the Duke himself and of the Marquis of
Kildare, or Lord Gerald, every possible effort was made to
stop the metisgration sad to remove the valuable property
In the boom to a place of safety. The gale, which unfor-
tunately Mew with considerable violeuse at the time spread
the Ire, sad fed its fury with more elect than all ibis ewer-
time that *add be made were able to overoose. The
Dinh's@ of Waster having been moaned for some time
from illness. it was found etwomary to rem» her Ones to
the steward's bones. The bows wee issued.
RIFOUUTORY SCHOOL POE BVOSIX.—A large and
thieestial meeting of the noblemen sad gestlemes enacted
with the sumo of assess wee heM yesseelay thilsigbess,
ks the the
of taking minima seeps Az Ifs eatablish-
Wet tht the county of • reformats', embed for juvenile eel-
Stimala The Duce of Riebsond sesephd the their, wed
Cilein=bilribl Berl
liagbilbel. K P.,lir lirEir Delaware,P.
the Myer et Ileigtotau, the Rev. Sidney Turner, end others.
M. Blenehere, owl of the boo. secretaries, read the prollisi-
iimy sea" is whist) It WOO stated that the amount of &se-
am sae eakseriptisse ahead, method was 1,1921. for the
IMMINaIIMat of the selsel,ead 1061. 15s. fur its saints-
=Os the =miss of Earl Damian a resolution is
dile satabillemeat of as William for the better
awe wed reformed= of juvenile thississis up to the ego of
ambv.gee servisd, sad e seetwittee woe appelated to *onset
thissetery husk, to superiatemi eosin et the
soh. toms reguletiewl li ill 11•11Mleat.
Tbsi Ds e el Illsbalail of weed se seeedest et the is- ,
ellalles, Will tbo Saw olf Defakiss. Eastiage. Cblebsotero
Amadei, sod ffgek ibis eisheass sad depstpebelnesa of
Omelet Ilsokno; lie tee of Brighten,
sod the alp=seditlistiellodluttwcrth gaols were
el the stemittss. The eat of the
is sot to mewl NM
TEE Las aderUnifil ox Tan Noma Karr
I .anAvey.—Tesearder. Job. Ikea* the switelmea, who
nesse cursed althliavias awed the snipes widest es
the North Zest lieffway,:yz=feses is the portenesses
et Ws duty, wee helm the Otheswish
nesielistee, sad =al he WM at the sat one Nagy
Sorisia