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 carriages 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-

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 freez
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.
Tie Round Pond was also patronised by 1,50 0 sliders
and skaters. The ice on this favoured resort is desoribed 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 on Saturday night, bnt 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.

The Regent's-park had about 4,000 on the broad wafers
but the gates leading to the private gates were closed, a..2(1
the icemen were enabled to keep the people from venturin g
upon the narrow cuts. Several serious accidents took plat
on the broad water, but they were attended to by Dr.
Norton.

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walks were crowded with spectators, including about 2,,000
females.

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

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Church and turret clocks specially estimaled for. Benson's'
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the Prince cf Wales.

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son, clerk, has been convicted of stabbing one of
Turner's pictures in the National Gallery in several places
with a knife. Ile pleaded guilty to the charge, and said he
did the mischief in a moment of uncontrollable excftemenc.
He might more safely have stabbed a man, for in that case
the plea of uncontrollable impulse would have obtairta bins
acquittal, on the ground that he was not an accountable
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