The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER'; 26, 1860.

POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(77iis Day).

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS'.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday being a general holiday, several thou-
sand persons, of all grades in society, including
members of the aristocracy, ladies, and even a vast
number of soldiers, wended their way to the diffe-
• rent Royal parks, in order to enjoy the exhilarat-
ing exercise of skating or sliding. During Monday
the body of the unfortunate man who was drowned
in the Serpentine was recovered, and was taken in
the first place to the Royal Humane Society's re-
ceiving house, but afterwards removed to the work-
house in Mount-street, to await the coroner's
inquest. The body has since been identified as
being that of a person connected with a firm in
Cheapside. The deceased went on Saturday to the
Serpentine, but finding the ice floating about he
would not venture on it, but being more determined
on Monday, he lost his life by his rash act. The
thermometer, as registered by the patent glass at
the receiving house in Hyde-park, was on Monday
night as low as 12 degrees, being 20 degrees below
freezing point. Yesterday morning at nine o'clock
the mercury stood at only 16 degrees, being 17
degrees below freezing point. At noon it was 23
degrees, and towards the evening was 28 degrees,
being only four degrees below freezing point,
clearly indicating that a fall of snow or rain might
be expected. The barometer indexed 29.50 degrees.
The Serpentine River in Hyde-park had between
4,000 and 5,000 sliders and skaters upoi the ice.
A great number of persons were tripped up and
had their heads cut. The parties were taken to
the Royal Humane Society's receiving house, and
Superintendent Williams had to dress eight cut
heads in less than half-an-hour. Two persona suf-
fering from concussion of the brain were also
attended to at the same establishment. The Round
Pond in Kensington-gardens, and also the Long
Water, were crowded with ' skaters and sliders
during the day, including several members of the
Skating Club, and a great number of the Guards
and Rifle Volunteers, and a large number of ladies.
Fortunately no accident of a serious character took
place up to late last evening. 'I he ice on the orna-
mental water of St. James's-park was crowded
until night. Several persons were immersed, but '
no fatal accident occurred. The Regent's-park
had a very large assemblage of skaters and sliders,
including a great number of members of the nobi-
lity. Several persons were severely injured by
being tripped up, bat nothing of a serious nature
occurred. The ice at the Crystal Palace, Surrey
Gardens, Clapham, and Hampstead is in good con-
dition, and may with safety be ventured upon
unless the weather should suddenly break up.

A SYSTEMATIC MEAT STEALER.—SINGULAR
Eliza Hall, a coarse featured, low looking woman of about
45, was charged with stealing veal at Mr. Jeffrey's shop, in
Torbet's-place, Regent• street.
From the evidence of Mr. Gumbley, shopman to Mr.
Jeffrey, it appeared that on Chi istmas -e ye he saw the pri-
soner looking over the meat on the show board, and after-
wards leave. Shortly after she returned, and on her again
leaving, having seen her take up one or two pieces of rout,
he fetched her back and asked her where the meat was that
she had stolen. She handed him two pieces, saying that
was all she had. She then asked forgiveness, but Mr.
Jeffrey having been so much robbed of late, ordered him
to give her into custody, and on the way to the station she
dropped from her dress (in which there was a hole made at
the top large enough to admit a 71b. joint, and another at
the bottom for an outlet) several pieces of meat, which,
with that produced, weighed 291bs.—beef, pork, and mut-
ton, the dress being evidently made to convey away a large
quantity.

Mr. Beadon asked if she was known, and the witness
said he believed she had been once before charged with
stealing meat from Mr. Jeffrey's, with another woman.
Mr. Beadon said it was an outrageous case, and he had
never heard a more wholesale thing. He should commit
her for six months, with hard laboitr.
A SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.—Catherine Arnold, a respect-
able looking female, was charged before Mr. Beadon with
annoying Mr. Joseph Zevolla, baker, 22, Carseaby-street,
under the following circumstances:—
Mr. Zevolla said that on the previous afternoon, at a
quarter to two, the defendant came to his shop for her din-
ner. He told her that she was too late to have it, and that
if he did he should be liable to a penalty under the Act of
Parliament. He then closed his door, but she commenced
knocking violently at the door and demanding her dinner,
and he was compellel to give her into custody.
The Chief Clerk asked Mr. Zevollalwhat became of the
defendant's dinner then ?

Mr. Zevolla: said that he kept it till that (Wednesday)
morning, and then gave it up to her.

Mr. Beadon asked the defendant why she went and
annoyed Mr. &voila.'

The defendant said she was Rot aware that the baket
was allowed to keep it, but was sorry that she had acted as
she had done.

Mr. Beadon said as she had lost her Christmas dinner
he should 'let her off, but the baker was quite right, and
had he given it up to ker he might have been fined.
The defendant was then discharged.