The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-08 00:00:00

THE REGENT'S PARK.

The ice on the ornamental waters in this park did not
exceed three inches in thickness, notwithstanding which
about 12,000 persons ventured on during the day.
About four o'clock the skaters were greatly alarmed by
an immense portion of the ice giving way, when from
sixteen to twenty persons were precipitated into the
water. The cries of those in the water, and those on
shore, for assistance were pitable in the extreme. The
whole of the icemen, with Deputy Superintendent
Chitty, put off with breaker ladder, sledges, and drags,
but the moment they came near the place the ice broke,
and the whole of the mei, with the exception of Chitty
were in the water. He having got a chopper cut away
the ice and succeeded in getting the sledge to the spot,
and took several on board, whilst iceman Smith, N 0.28,
got three persons out by means of a hand-line, all of
whom were removed to the tent, were every attention
was paid to them by Mr. Norton, the surgeon, and they
all recovered. Amongst the persons rescued were
George Dozell, of 86, Park-street, Oxford-street ;
Thomas Iligham, George Whitburn, of 11, Bridport-
street, Bryanstone-square ; Robert Prest, of 36, Moor-
street, Edgewaro-road ; Mr. Beck and a lady, of 31,
Bvdford-place, Russell-square. From the fact of so many
persons being in the water at one time, it is extremely
doubtful whether some have not perished, This suppo-
sition is strengthened by the fact of a boy's cap being
found in the water, and a lad of 14 years of age haring
been ii q,ired of er.

THE SERPENTINE.
The number of skaters on the ice over the Serpentine
river was, during the day, about 2,000, and the following
persons were immersed by the breaking of the ice abest
out
four o'clock :—George Andrews, of 15, Georgea
Pimlico; Edward Horner, of 15, Brewer-street. Goswell-
road ; Edward Thomas, of 21. Moscow
-road,
Bayswater;
John Spencer, of 14, Farm-street, Berkeley-square; miss
Orford, of 21, Moseow•road. Three weretehsr:::ezadymb.y
watersiTee
man Masktll with the line. They were all tuk'n to tha
übtoeininttgh"t(llti°4 from
receiving-house, and receividadeisrt.shed
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NOLL;
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M.P.--We regret
to PhaEverutooranCn
the county of Donegal,
oc-
curred at his seat, C which melancholy event oc-
night. Colonel astletown, near Dublin, on Thursday
Admiral Sir ConollyThomaswas the eldest son of the Hon.
Pakenham, and assumed the name
of Conolly on inheritingB
Oniony,
, the estates of the Right Hon.
Thomas Conoll of Castletown. He was born in 1716,
and was married''
in 1819, to Catherine, eldest daughter
Ch of s.rnbre Ponsonby Barker, Esq. "As a resident
landlord," says the Dublin Evening Packet, " Colonel
Conolly was deservedly beloved by a numerous tenanttl,
to whom his active benevolence justly endeared him. He
was unceasing in his attention to their welfare, and
spared neither trouble nor expense when the object was
the advancement of their interests, or the promotion of
that happiness and content which, amid every turmoil
and disturbance, always creditably distinguished his
large estates."
On Wednesday morning Mr. Nelson Lee received
from Mr. William Batty, proprietor of Astley's Amphi-
theatre, a splendid silver snuff box, with the followtng
note :—" Astley's.—My dear Sir,—Allow me to beg your
acceptance of the accompanying trifle, as a slight ac-
knowledgment for your attention to my pantomime,
"
wishing you a happy new year and many returns.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND HORSHAM 130.
ROUGH.—Wo understand that the memorial touching
the conduct of the Attorney-General and his friends in
reference to the petition against his son's return for the
borough of Horsham (some strictures upon which ap-
peared in our paper in the month of September last), ia
about to be forthwith presented to the Benchers of the
Hon. Society of the Inner Temples—John Bull.