ly, strangers to such exhibitions, were, evidently, not a
little amused at the grotesque imitations of those amusements in
which the aristocracy delight.

"Carriages of every description were admitted into the Parks, and the
splendid carriage of an aristocrat was not unfrequently followed by
the tilted waggon of some remover of furniture, with its load of men,
women and children, who had come to 'see the fun.' All seemed,
alike, bent on amusement; all, alike, appeared to throw aside those
restraints which rank, fashion, or station had placed upon them, and
to enter fully into the enjoyment of the busy scene in which they
were actors. The delightful locality of the Fair, the bright
sunbeams playing upon the many-coloured tents, the joyous laughter of
the people, untouched by debauchery, and unseduced by the gross
pleasures of the appetite; the gay dresses of the women, all in their
best; joined in making the scene one which must live long in the
recollection of those who witnessed it. All appeared to remember
that this was the day of the Coronation of a Queen, so youthful, so
beautiful, so pure, and all appeared to be determined that no act of
insubordination or of disorder on their part should sully the bright
opening of a reign so hopeful, and from which so much happiness is to
be expected.

"We have already said that the arrangements of the fair were
excellent; but, while these called forth our admiration, the
exceeding attention paid to the public by the police force appeared
to prevent the possibility of accident or robbery. All gambling
booths and thimble riggers had, of course, been necessarily excluded,
but we fear it was not possible to shut out all those persons whose
recollection of the laws of _meum_ and _tuum_ was somewhat blunted.
We heard of numerous losses of small sums, and of handkerchiefs and
other trifles, but, throughout the day, we gained no information of
any robbery which was of sufficient extent to produce more than a
temporary inconvenience to the person robbed. A temporary police
station was erected in the grounds, in which Mr. Mallalieu and a
considerable portion of his men were in attendance during the day;
but, although there were, necessarily, some cases in which slight
acts of intemperance were visible, nothing of any serious importance
occur