The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

On Saturday afternoon the glans rose rapidly
to :3; deg., and for two or three hours there was
eve'', sign of the frost giving way. By midnight,
however, the glass had again fallen to 24 deg., or 4
deg. below freezing, at which point it continued
during the night, and up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
At noon yesterday the thermometer at the receiving-
house registered :12 deg.. and at 7 o'clock last evening it
bad fallen to 29 deg. During the whole of the day a
strong and intensely cold wind blew from the north-east,
but notwithstanding this wind an immense concourse of
people visited the various parks during the day, and the
icemen state that they never, recollect seeing a larger
number of persons on the Ice at one time.
On the Round Pond, Kensington, the ice is 4 inches
thick, and there were 8,000 persons on it during the day,
without may caltialty. . . . . .

On the Long Waler, Kensington-gardens, the ice is 4
inches thick. Upwards of 12,000 persons on during the
day. No casualties, except a few cuts from falls.
On the Serpentine the ice is 3t inches thick.
More than :so,orm) persons on during the day. There
were several immersions and injuries from falls,
but none of a serious character. That portion
of Ilyde-park adjacent to the Serpentine presented
yesterday the most animated appearance, not only
from the larco numbers on the ice, but from the great
crowds of persons* of all classes, in carriages, on horseback,
and on foot, who lined the carriage drive and the prome-
nades on the hanks. The whole length along the edges of
the water wero lined with the stalls of the vendors of
fruit, hot coffee. roasted chestnuts, spice nuts, and the
letters out of skates on hire. To discourage night skiing
the police ordered all the stalls to be removed at 6 o'clock
last evening. This measure appeared to have some etfeet,
as at 7 o'clock there were not above 100 persons left upon
the ice.

The number of persons assembled in St. James's-park
was something extraordinary. During the whole day the
ice on the lake was literally swarmed with people from end
to end, while locomotion along the banks and the
gout-red walks of the enclosure. front the great crowds
of spectators, was slow and difficult. &tend acci-
dents from falls and *nand immersions took place, but
nothing very serious. There was no repetition of the disgrace.
Jul scenes of hist Sunday at the Suspension-bridge across
the lake, a hotly of park constables having been placed at
each end to keep the approaches clear, while others
patrolled the bridge; keeping the people constantly moving
on. About four o'clock in the afternoon, however, several
hundreds of rough lola and boy* commenced a proceeding
which. if it had not been speedily stopped by the icemen
and constables, would have ended in a serious disturbance
and personal injuries. About the centre of theThike several
stout ropes are laid on the ice from shore to shore to be
ready in case of emergency. These ropes were taken up
at each end and in the middle by the parties above-men-
tioned, and rushing along the ice with loud shouts wept
all before them. anti the ice being much crowded, skaters,
sliders.:.u,l walkers, who were not fortunateenough to get
out of tb' way. were thrown down a nd tram pled upon. Af to'
this rough game had been carried on for about a quarter of
an hour, it was put an end to by some of the park con.,
stables going on the ice and cutting the rope in the
middle, after doing which, however, they had to beat a
hsaty retreat to escape ill.treatment from the roughs,
whose sport they had thus summarily put an end to. The
gates of the enclosure were shut at 5 o'clock, at which
hour it was supposed to be cleared, but it was past seven
before the people were all got off.
Late on Saturday evening John Doughty, engineer, of
12, Little Marlborough-street, Regent-street, while sliding
on the Serpentine, fell and fractured his leg just ahote
the ankle. He was
the
up a state of great suffering,
and conveyed to the receiving-house, where his case
having been attended to, he was taken ti St. George's
Hospital. On Saturday afternoon Alfred Higgs, a boy
aged seven years, of Q Arthur-street, St. Giles's, while
sliding on the lake in St. James's-park, fell through into
five feet of water. After being in the water five minutes
he was rescued by Iceman Perry. The boy bad a narrow
escape from being drowned.

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