The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE TARES,

The frost still continues. During Monday night the
thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving-
house fell as law as 19 deg. being 13 deg. below freezing
point. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning the mercury rose
only to 23 deg., and even at noon in the sun rose no
higher than freezing point. The wind was during yes
terday variable, but the principal quarter was north-
west. The barometer indexed during the principal part
of yesterday and the previous night 30.12 deg.

The Serpentine River in Hyde Park is now completely
frozen over, but during yesterday was in such a palpably
dangerous state that Mr. Superintendent Williams issued
orders that no one was to be allowed to go upon it. It
is, however, expected that during the present day the
ice will become sufficiently strong to bear without any
danger.
The Long Water in Kensington Gardens.--The ice is
here officially reported as being two inches and a half
thick and in first-rate condition, which has induced the
various noblemen and gentlemen belonging to the Ska-
ting Club to patronise it. They have already fixed a
splendidly appointed pavilion on the banks of the river.
2,500 skaters and sliders ventured upon the ice during
the day. At 40 minutes past 3in the afternoon Fred.
Morley, of 47, Queen-street, Edgeware-road, fell through
the ice near the bridge, and was immersed in seven feet
of water. He was fortunately rescued by iceman Ed-
ward Cook. He was removed to the receiving-house,
where, after being properly attended to and changing his
clothes, he wail enabled to go home. Shortly after the
above accident Mr. Blomfield, of Fulham, Middlesex,
fell through the ice in deep water. He was rescued and
taken to the receiving-house, where stimulants were
given, and after some time he was enabled to proceed
home in a cab.

The Royal Round Pond, Kensington-gardens.--
During the day between 400 an.d 500 skaters and sliders
ventured upon this pond, and not a single immersion
occurred, although the ice Is far from being safe. A
gentleman named Brantham, Q.t, 19, Queen's-road, Bays-
water, while skating, fell ti pon his head, and became
insensible. He was assiste,'l by Joseph Knight, one of
the Society's icemen, who found that his head was cut
open. After dressing his wounds the gentleman was
able to go to his home.

The Regent, s-Park.—Ab out 400 skaters and sliders
disported themselves during the day upon the ice in this
park, which is nearly three inches thick. Several per-
Hoes were immersed, but they were so speedily rescued
that they ran very little, risk of being drowned. The
Royal Humane Society had their tents fixed in the dit-
terent Parks and thteir stores removed thereto. The
beds and hot-water ba the have also been made ready in
case of any serious ea malty taking place in any of the
Parks. A. great man y amused themselves upon the ice
in the Victoria and Clapham Parks, but no accident
worthy of record tocik place.

THE WEATHER 1.11" THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND,—A
heavy snowstorm was falling in the north of Scotland
on Saturday. The south mail train, due at Aberdeen at
2.18 p.m., had been, blocked up with snow near Lau
rencekirk, buf the, up line was clear. The mails from
the north were all more or less behind time ; and there
was every :appearance of a long-continued storm-wind
from the north-west.

THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—TYNEIIOIITH, Dec. 1.
—We have not b ad a heavy fall of snow since the storm
of yesterday, and it threatens to-night. The snow is
lying thick on e.ie moorlands of Durham and Northum
beriaud, and, from the number of birds that have come
across the sea from Norway, everything has the appear-
ance of an early and bard winter. A good deal of ice
is formed above Tyne-bridge, but there is no cause to
think that there will be any material stoppage of the
coal traffic. There is no prospect of the large fleet of
light vessels, detained by adverse winds, getting down
shortly. Above 300 sail are in Bridlington-bay: A
considerable number of Scot:,.a vessels are also detained
its the Tyne by the adverse winds. The following
are the highest and lowest readings, during the past
seven days, of the thermometer kept by Mr. Robert
Spence, banker, in this town, for Mr. Glaisher, of the
Royal Observatory :

Highest. Lowest. Thermo. on
the ground.
Tuesday, Nov 25 ... 34.0 31.0 29.4
Wednesday, Nov 26 33.4 20.5 29.5
Thursday, Nov. 2i' ... 35.4 29.7 29.0
Friday, Nov. 28 ... 33.8 24.4 21.5
Saturday, Nov. 22
... 3j.7 22.3 21.0
Sunday, Nov. 3u, ... 34.0 , 23.8 22.2
Monday, Dec 1 ... 30.0 '23 0 19.5

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—MANCHESTER, Tues-
day.—Since our last the transactions for one iinarier,
Uhl- a, have bean very considerable ; our market has
been relieved of some rather heavy stocks, 16.24 water,
for which 1.. Be. advance is now demanded. In other

.escriptions there is little or no variation ; some are
firmer, and Borne numbers are rather flatter than last
week.