The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-07 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

The various parks of the metropolis have sot for
many yearn past pressoted each a gay and animated appear-
ance as they did yesterday. From the hour of dine on
Saturday night until late last night skating and sliding pre-
vailed to a greater extent than in any previous season.
Durimr Ilse eight torchlight processions and skating Matthet
I were kept up with full vigour, especially on the Serpentine,
in Hyde-park ; and as soon as the park ?gates were''opened
yesterday morning a continuous stream of persons kept
n pounag into the various parks. There were, to the
middle of the day. 31,500 persons on the ice on the men.
tine. The Regetiewpark had also 25,000 skaters slider,
on the ice. St. James's-park had open the orminental
waters of the enclosure over 0,000. The Round Pond is
Kesmiugtomgardens had about 4,000 person!, lttluding
many ladiew' on the Ice : and shove 6,000 ware the
the
Long Water between tho tierpentine.hridge Hyde.
park. The banks en the north and south sides oft is Ser-
pentine became sinned impassable, and towards We after
part of the day the carriage-mads were crowded with vehi-
cles. At length the crowd upon the ice and also upon the
foot-paths berme so great that Mr. Young. the Secretory,
and Mr. Superintendent Williams, lire. Christian Norton,
awl Sir John Fisher, chief swoon to the Metiopolit..a •
Pollee, the Hun. Colonel l) Roos, Captain Hawkins, Bea,
Hawes, Esq., the treasurer, visited the different Parks is
order to reader asiiatatioe.

TYESearrnmr, Hera: PAUL—An immeuse *umber of
acculente took place on this river during the previous night.
When the night was pitchy dark sad some hundreds wore
flying over the ice with lighted liambeaux, as slain was
given from the south shore that a man was in 034. water.
Deputy Soperieteadent Parsons and icemen then went
serene the ice with a slight sledge, being guided mitirely by
the <vireo( the rasa and the people on the bask, it being
too dark for them to see. They however' found Mr.. 11,1: a,
living et the Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, strugglivh; in the
water. Upon takirg the sledge to his rescue the .rnachine
broke through the ice, and Deputy SuperinteefleutNrinna
was pitched head foremost into Ow river, and the driu sea
cut away from one of his eyes. The cork jacket bit had Os
enabled Mai to save the man, but then the icemep wen
unable to get either the sufferer or themselves off the ;re,
nets Mr. Arnold, of 72. Baker-street, (formerly champion,
diver of the river) pushed a dreg to Green, who was erinnied
to nave the whole party. During yesterday. 23 persons with
merinoe eut hens], were dressed at the retiring house by
Mr. trimerinteurient Williams. including several femides. A.
man, name unknown, feU on the ice and fractured. his wr;:t.
Two brothers of the name of NeviUe of Kuightsbridgegrer n
were tripped up by the eaters :oee bad his thigh 'Treace, the
other urn so seriously cut and otherwise injured that after
having his wooed. dressed at the receiving house, be ,l'ecione
delirious. The other boy was conveyed to St. George'.
Hospital. The cries of the lad whilst lying in bed, before he
was tskeu away to the hospital, were pitiable in the atm roe.
THE LoNG WATEN, KENSINGTON GARDENS. —A very few
members of the skating club ventured upon this ice yesterday
Several females, judging from their drone balaogiaoto the
higher circles of society, were tripped up by the aksegrs, and
severely injured.
Tug BOUND POND, KEXIINGTON GAIIDICIP.-Ibout •
doyen persons out of the 4,000 who ventured upon ibis pond,
were thrown down and severely injured. They went tram
to the receiving-house, and had their wounds dressed by
Dr. Christian.

Sr. Jauzies-PARR.--Ten persons were severely injured
by being knocked down on the ice ; our was a boy, who re-
ceived such ewers fracture of the skull that he was
obliged to be taken to the hospital, after being attended to
by Ih. Braun, of Parliament-street. The ice et the end
nearest the Horse Guards in completoly broken up, and is
very d..,agerous, owing principally to the " roughs ".follow.
Mg and pelting with stones a body of the volunteer
coTe.
THE REGEST.R•PARI.—A gre:it number oraceirlekts of
serious character happened in this park during the day.
Amongst the persons most severely injured were 't..
Bachael, of 31, New-street, Dorset-square ; Mr. Pranslin,
of 7, Middleton•street, Portlatitbroad ; John Newmar, of
17, Gruvcatreet, Poplar Newtown; We.. Wright, r,,
Duke-street, Lisson•grove ; Wm. Dandey, Church.passage,
Lisewgrove ; Mr. Trowbridge, Grove, Canidentown.
A lad named C. Martino, of 0, Parkotreet, Durisetarplare,
was cruelly treated by a fellow who, whilst skating, gave
him a putsch in the mouth, and knocked many of bin teeth
out. He was taken hr Deputy-Superinteedent Bosons and
some of the icemen to Dr. Norton e, in Baker-street. Search
was made for the man who inflicted the illjUriei upon the
sufferer, but he could not be found.
The thromometer at the Royal Humane Society's Re-
imphouse, in flydepark, during Situnlay night, was as
low es&R..; at 9 a.m. it was 21 t. and at noon the mer-
cury was 30, but last night the quiclisilverkept descending,
and even at 6 o'clock it was as low as 27 dap. The ban>-
, meter in the park indexed ;10.19. The wind wash,irths
mat, and very cutting to the eves.
VH.TORIA PARC—This park was attended by an immense
number of aliders, and, stnafe to sttY, nearly one-Calf w,re,
females. Several persons bad their heads cut, but umittog
of a dan;eroua character ooxerred.
The Ewer Thames yesterday Presented immese sheets ..e
dastieg ice ; and the rads
_at Hampstead and Clapham.
commas were crowded throughout the day.
At 10 o'clock lard night persona wary still skating by
torch-light on the Serpeotiae.

ACVIDINT ON TN* GREAT WINTIARN RILILWA
Our Birmideham carreapoodeot Icy informs us that "!t,
luggage tram ma off the Great Western Railway betwe,A
Bintueshaat and Warwick. The engine find got off the
rails. and dragged with ft two re throe of the trucks ; hit
tacioaphotallama having snapped, the reasaiaing pude la
of the train became detacLed. tied proceeded onward the
report was that the esespaoy's servants escaped injury."