The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

Contrary to the expectations of the officers of the Royal
Humane Society, the carriage drives and foot promenades
of Hyde-park were yesterday thronged with carrisges and
pedestrians. Although the frozen surfaces were in many
places covered with two or three inches of water, and
though the glass indicated that the thaw had set in very
rapidly, and the large boards hung out by the direction of
Mr. Young, the secretary, set forth, that the ice was in a
rotten and dangerous condition, no less than 2,000 ventured
upon the remaining ice in Hyde-park. The consequence
was that several persons were tripped up by the most ex-
pert skaters, and one person in particular had his nose
nearly cut off by the point of a skate. He was taken to the
receiving-house, and his injury was dressed by Dr. Chris-
tian.

In order to caution the public from going upon the river,
a reading of the thermometer was conspicuously put up in
front of the Receiving-house, stating that on Saturday night
the temperature was at 38 deg., showing 6 deg. above freeze
ing point. At nine in the morning of Sunday the glass
stood at the same point, whilst at noon it had risen to 40
deg. The weather was also Stated as being foggy, and even
the wind was set forth as being S.E., but all these precau-
tionary measures could not keep the people off the ice.
The Round Pond was also patronised by 1,500 sliders
and skaters. The ice on this favoured resort is described as
being very dangerous, and only 2} inches thick. Prepara-
tions had been made to carry out a grand pyrotechnic dis-
play on the ice en Saturday night, but the same coming to
the knowledge of Mr. Young, the secretary of the Royal
Humane Society, he communicated with Sir Richard
Mayne, and pointed out the great danger that might arise
by such displays, and the consequence was that no one was
allowed to sell fireworks on the ice.

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The Regent's•park had about 4,000 on the broad water,
but the gates leading to the private gates were closed, and
the icemen were enabled to keep the people from venturing
upon the narrow cuts. Several serious accidents took place
on the broad water, but they were attended to by Dr.
Norton.

ST. JAMES'S-PARR.—This was the great rendezvous of
the people yesterday, Such scenes as took place have not
been witnessed during the skating seasons for years. At an
early hour the crowd began to pour through Storey's Gate,
not in hundreds, but in thousands. From the Surrey side of
Westminster-bridge a continuous stream of persons came
wending their way to this park. A great number of im-
mersions took place during the day, whilst the slopes and
walks were crowded with spectators, including about 2,000
females.

Victoria Park, Battersea Park, the ponds at Hampstead
and Clapham, had very few patrons. The ice in the Grand
Surrey Canal is in many places broken up, and barges laden
with coal and timber can now pass.

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UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSE.—WiIIiam Stephen-
son, clerk, has been convicted of stabbing one of
Turner's pictures in the National Gallery in several places
with a knife. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and said he
did the mischief in a moment of uncontrollable excitement.
He might more safely have stabbed a man, for in that case
the plea of uncontrollable impulse would have obtained him
acquittal, on the ground that he was not an accountable
agent. —Examtner.
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