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Town Council meetings, at which were discussed the acceptance from Mr. Eversfield the parade between Claremont and the St. Leonards Archway, the Eversfield water-works, Mr. Chamberlin’s resignation, bonds for officials, general district rates, the taking of beach, the removal of rocks, the improving a well at Halton, the financial conditions, bathing machines, the borrowing of £3,500, the taking of ten feet off the Eversfield parade, the preservation of public footpaths, the improvement of the Tackleway, the non-forthcoming of drainage plans, the list of attendances, Ald. Clement’s building designs in Robertson street, the salaries of employees, repairing of roads and sea-wall, letting the Market Hall, the Duke of Wellington’s death, and funeral, and attendance at the latter, the conduct of the Mayor of Rye, the Hastings Mayor to take the initiative, the Pier-warden’s a/cs, the payment of the Local-Board map, Sabbath-day hiring of flies, the municipal elections, etc. — The Borough Election and disgraceful scenes thereat — The County election and similar scenes — Choosing Mayor, and charge of indiscretion by Mr. Ross — More political fire — Repeated contentions on the question of paying for the Local-Board map; the Town Clerk’s opinion and Counsel’s opinion dead against St. Leonards being charged with it; the County-Court judge deciding the same way; the East-ward Councillors yielding with ill-grace — Mr. Brisco’s bounties — Starting the Volunteer Rifle Corps — Mechanics’ Institution — The Atheneum — The Early-Closing Association — Smuggling mis-adventures — Loss of fishing-boats — Other maritime casualties — The Coppard family’s heroic actions in saving life — Railway items — Hastings and the Great Exhibition — Immense crowds to see the preliminary local show — The Duke of Brunswick and Mr. Green’s balloon ascent from Hastings – Natural materials to be found in Hastings and neighbourhood — Particular deaths and inquests — Accidents, fatal and otherwise — Robberies and Burglaries — Public dinners and private hospitalities — Balls and concerts — Lectures and lecturers — Complementary memorial to the E. Pepys, Esq., Vestry meetings — Missionary meetings — The Censi of 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851 — Curiosities and miscellaneous occurrences.
