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bility of making alterations in the local Act without the town being put under the application of the Public Health Act, a case was submitted to Mr. Lawes for Counsel’s opinion. This opinion was that such amendment could not be effected except for the purpose of applying the whole or part of the Public Health Act to the town. A copy of this was forwarded to Mr. Cresy.”

Whether Mr. R.B. Brander and Mr. G. F. Jarman were for or against the Health of Towns Act being applied to St. Leonards does not appear, but it was announced at this meeting that they declined to serve on the Board of Commissioners to which they had been elected in the preceding December.

At their next quarterly meeting on the 24th of June the members present were Messrs. St. Quintin, Davies, A. and D. Burton, W. J. Burton, C, H. Southall, J Mann. S. Chester and G. B. Greenough; the last named gentleman in the chair. The business transacted was that in future every proposition intended to be made should be put in writing, and sent to the clerk a week prior to the meeting; that a committee confer with Dr. Harwood, he having applied to lay down water-pipes to his house at The Uplands from a well that Messrs. Eversfield and Deudney allowed him to sink; that the east line of boundary be correctly laid down in the Commissioners’ map and that Mr. Decimus Burton be permitted to drain his houses leading west from the National Schools into the sewer at Mercatoria. At the September meeting it appeared that Mr. Jarman had revoked his determination to resign and then took the usual oath to serve. The matters discussed were few, and the decisions arrived at were Mr. D. Burton to be allowed to drain his “Cottage” at Maze Hill, and Dr. Harwood “The Uplands” on certain conditions of payment.

The next meeting held on the 27th of the same month was special and important. A loan of £1000 was obtained from a Mr. Marrable, bearing interest at five per cent. Of this sum a moiety was invested in an Exchequer bill, and deposited with the Treasurer. Tenders were received to complete the channel on the East Ascent as authorized, with other work as far back as June 25th in the preceding year. John Burgess’s tender of £10 18s. was accepted for the work. Mr. Chamberlain having complained of the noise occasioned by carriages crossing the stone pathway leading from the hotel to the Assembly Rooms, the stones were ordered to be taken up and used for the fly-stands. The occupiers of Mercatoria having applied to have York-stone pavement put down, and promising to pay half the expense, the same had been done by Hughes and Hunter for £15 14s. and 6d. — a very modest price and the half sum had been charged to G. Potten, T. Ranger, W. Pannett and C. Vine. The pavement at the Sussex hotel had been relaid for £5.00.

Petition Against the Health of Towns Act, 1850

The committee fur-