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The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Scene in the London parks. (search)
Scene in the London parks. --The Serpentine presented an extra ordinary scene on Tuesday night, and it is estimated that there were upwards of 200,000 persons in Hyde Park. It was anticipated that a large number of the Volunteer Rifles would have visited the Serpentine, but it is understood that some communication was made to the headquarters of the several corps by the authorities, requesting that such a demonstration should not take place, and, in consequence, the numbers were greatly limited. The drive along the Serpentine was, for two hours, completely blocked with carriages of the nobility and gentry, and along the banks masses of persons were congregated. From the bridge down to the extreme end of the river was one continuous blaze, there being upwards of 50,000 skaters and sliders, nearly all of whom carried lighted torches and performed their evolutions by their light. The centre, as well as near the banks of the river, was lined by several hundred tents, consisting